Founders
In 1996, the Founders listed below gave generously so that the Columbia Public Schools Foundation could begin its work. We are forever grateful to these individuals and businesses for leading the way.
| Dr. and Mrs. Mark Adams | Zack and Mona Ajans | Dr. Muriel W. Battle |
| Eliot F. Battle | Lynnanne Baumgardner | Tom Baumgardner |
| Jan Beckett | Wilson Beckett, M.D. | Boone Electric Cooperative |
| Boone Hospital Center | Donna T. Buchert | Dr. Peter K. Buchert |
| Judy Carter | Ron Carter | Paula Chapman |
| Larry Chapman, M.D. | E. K. Chippendale, Ph.D. | In Memory of Chris Churchill |
| Dr. and Mrs. Ken Clark | Jennifer Clark, M.D. & Mr. Craig D. Clark | Mr. and Mrs. Pete Clark |
| Terry and Patti Coffelt | Dr. and Mrs. Harris Cooper | Ann K. Covington |
| In Honor of Becky Cox | George Crawford | John and Laura Crouch |
| Dr. Jack J. Curtis | Mrs. Jack J. Curtis | Deborah Daniels |
| Charlotte and Kenneth Dean | Dr. and Mrs. John DeSpain | Max Dills |
| Yvette Dills | David Duffy | Linda Duffy |
| David Dunafon | Joy Dunafon | Vicki Burton Dunscombe |
| Patricia Eich | Jim and Judy Elliott | Barbara Fairman |
| William Fairman | Elton and Nancy Fay | First National Bank |
| Hank and Shirley Fisher | Dr. and Mrs. Michael Friedman | Ann Gafke |
| Roger Gafke | Barry and Pam Gainor | Gene and Pat Gerke |
| Larry and Jan Grossman | GTE | Jean Gurucharri |
| Vince Gurucharri | Linda L. Harlan | Timothy C. Harlan |
| Jerry Harris | Robert J. Harris, M.D. | Dr. Winston Harrison |
| Drs. John and Ann Havey | Wayne and Carolyn Hawks | The Heinkel Foundation |
| Larry Hendren | Polly Hendren | Thomas Highland |
| Timothy Holekamp, M.D. | David Holmes | Mr. and Mrs. George Jashnani |
| Ray and Karol Jones | Howard Keister | Jerry D. Kennett, M.D. |
| In Memory of Myra T. Kopolow | Stan and Ann Kroenke | Mary A. Laffey |
| Gustav and Elaine Lehr | Robert and Sara LeMone | Lenoir Community |
| Raymond and Jeanne Lewis | Gary and Mary Licklider | George and Mariel Liggett |
| Joe and Martha Machens | Jeffrey MacLellan | Rebecca MacLellan |
| Bob and Cheryl Martin | Nancy Maupin | Robert Maupin |
| Fred and Martha McCabe | Robert and Suzanne McDavid | Doug Mehle |
| Lyn Mehle | Joan Foster Menser | Mike Menser |
| Michael and Nancy Metzler | Dr. Brent Miedema | Renee Miedema |
| Mill Creek PTA | Dr. and Mrs. David Moreton | David Murphy |
| Gunilla Murphy | Drs. Beverly and Jerry Murrell | Jim Offutt |
| Vickie Park | Peat Marwick | Justin Perry |
| Kathy Perry | Philip Peters | Walter L. Pfeffer, II |
| Lenard Politte | Mary Lu Politte | Joyce N. Porter |
| Kim Presko | David Rawlings | Karen Rawlings |
| Jim Reed | Polly Reed | Timothy J. and Lisa Reed |
| Neil and Lyanne Riley | Scott and Sherry Robinson | Diane Rubenstein |
| Paul Rubenstein | Leonard Scheffler | Mary Scheffler |
| Dassel Schoengarth | L.D. Schoengarth | Bill Schulz |
| Jolene Schulz | W. Mike and Joni See | Robert and Mary Ann Shaw |
| Shelter Insurance | Robert Silvers | Sally Silvers |
| Patrick and Karen Smith | Robert Smith | Stephen and Bea Smith |
| Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Southwick | Russell and Jeannie Starr | Mary W. Still |
| Russell C. Still | John and Tommye Stolt | Andrea Stubler |
| Dan Stubler | Gary and Patty Stumbaugh | Jon Sunvold |
| Tamara Sunvold | Charles Swaney | Rebecca Swaney |
| Jim Swearengen | Linda Swearengen | Dr. and Mrs. Russell Thompson |
| Elaine Thompson | John Thompson | The Todd Organization |
| Catharine Twitty | Jerry Twitty | Laurie Twitty |
| James L. Rutter & Catherine Van Voorn, M.D. | Wynn and Patricia Volkert | Dennis R. Walker |
| Robert L. Walters | Sandra Wolsfeld Warner | Roger and Pat Wilson |
| Vicky Riback and Willy Wilson |