Our Donors

Our sincere thanks to the following individuals and organizations for their generosity during the 2023 calendar year

Thank You for Believing in the ASP
Funds raised support our ongoing mission to foster curiosity, advance scientific literacy, share the joy of exploration and discovery, and encourage the development of tomorrow’s science, technology, and academic leaders.

President’s Circle
($5,000–$24,999)

Neil deGrasse Tyson 
Kenneth & Linda Dulaney 
Shannon Keith 
Sunil Nagaraj+  

Edward S. Holden Society
($2,000–$4,999) 

George W. Cogan & Fannie Allen Charitable Fund 
Leslie Larson 
Luna Foundation, Inc., Jessica Broitman & Gibor Basri 
Ron Rosano 
Al Whaley 
Harold L. Wyman Foundation  

ASP Associate
($1,000–$1,999) 

Jeffrey Bennett+  
Edward Conklin 
Edna+ & Chuck DeVore 
Jo Ann Eder 
Martin Harwit 
Francis Keeler, Jr. in memory of Dr. Elizabeth Roemer
Linda Shore** 
Emma Tan-Stoker
Constance & Christopher Walker

ASP Sponsor
($500–$999) 

Andrew Fraknoi in honor of Vivian White 
Heidi Gerster Kikawada 
Great American Eclipse
Gregory Giving Fund, Patricia & Kent Gregory 
Lynne Hillenbrand 
John Keller+ 
Patricia McCabe  
David Monyak
Robert O’Dell 
Rob Semper in honor of Linda Shore 
Kristin Truse & Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz+
Robert E. Wilson  

ASP Contributor
($250–$499) 

Dan Caselden
Catharine (Katy) Garmany 
Victor & Katharina Grossi 
William & Rita Habeeb 
Pamela Harman 
Mary Kay Hemenway 
Kathleen Kraemer in memory of Karl P. Kraemer
Edwin Krupp/Griffith Observatory in honor of Dr. George O. Abell
Ted Mitchell 
Richard Rairden
John & Monique Reed in memory of Drs. Eli S. & Nola A.
Haynes, Dr. Frank N. Edmunds, Jr., and Mr. R.C. Maag
Diane Tokugawa 
Victoria Walker in honor of Linda Shore and all ASP staff 

Friend of the ASP
($100–$249) 

Laurie Ansorge 
Sally and Walter Bonsack Charitable Fund 
Katherine Bracher 
John & Eleanor Cary 
Richard & Marie Cavello 
Susan Chambers 
Larry Cooper
Joycelin Craig**
Patrick Crane 
Sara Denning-Bolle 
Virginia Fontana 
James Fry 
Dennis Goedken
Thomas Greene 
James Hesser in memory of Dr. Wayne H. Warren, Jr. 

Deidre Hunter 
Tim Hunter 
David Illig 
William Istone 
Liz Keim 
Catherine Langridge in memory of Robert Langridge
Timothy Livengood 
Marie Lott 
Tim Lynch 
Robert Matcovich 
Grant McKinney 
Jeremiah Ostriker 
Leslie Proudfit  
Angela Putney 
Eric Rydgren 
Suzanne Sheridan in honor of Raúl Martínez
Gregory Shields in Memory of J.B. Oke
Janet Simpson
Evan Skillman in memory of Jason Cardelli
W. Thomas “Bud” Stalker III
Robert Wing 

Supporter’s Circle 

Michael Beckage 
Jeffrey Bennett+ 
Stephen Burroughs 
Brian Casey SupCir 
Lynne Hillenbrand
Lynn Cominsky 
Edward Conklin 
Andrea Dobson
Mary Dussault 
Marc Gineris
Alan Gould 
Alison Graham
Thomas Greene
Victor & Katharina Grossi 
David Jenner 
Richard Joyce 
Patricia Lawton & Joel Offenberg 
Pamela Lewis 
Robert O’Dell 
Stephen Pompea 
Jeffery Puschell 
Richard Rairden 
Roland Roberts 
René Walterbos 
Don & Grace Wheeler 
Susan Wyatt

The ASP thanks our donors who participated in their Employers Matching Donation Program  

Great American Insurance Group  

Program Support 

Jeffrey Bennett+
Great American Eclipse
Harold L. Wyman Foundation 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory 
NASA
National Science Foundation 
Rainbow Symphony

ASP2023 Conference Sponsor 

Douglas Duncan
Rainbow Symphony
SETI Institute

ASP Volunteers 

Vandana Ganesan Kaushik 
Jessica Harris – Membership Advisor
Billy Hix – Membership Advisor
Ron Rosano – Membership Advisor
Steven Su 

+ ASP Board Member and/or Officer
** ASP Staff Member  

Our Partners