Carrying the torch of freedom

Reason, July, 2004

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In this issue of Reason, we acknowledge members of our Torchbearer Society, a community of people who advanced the cause of "Free Minds and Free Markets" by making a contribution of $1,000 or more in 2003.

Torchbearer Council

Bruce & Glovance Ames

Frank Baxter

Thomas E. Beach, The Beach Fdn

Frank & Sheldo Bond

Carthage Fdn

Castle Rock Fdn

Richard J. Dennis

William A. Bonn, Dunn's Fdn

Mr. & Mrs. David W. Fleming

General Motors

Paul F. Glenn

C. Boyden Gray

J. P. Humphreys Fdn

Joseph J. Jacobs

J.W. & Ida M. Jameson Fdn

David Koch

Peter Lewis

Lilly Endowment

Stephan Modzelewski, The Modzelewski Cheritable Trust

Sarah A. O'Dowd & Christopher P. Saari

John William Pope Fdn

Mrs. Spelmen Prentice

Procter & Gamble

John Stagliano

Linda & Harry Teasley

Thames J. Tisch

Platinum Level

AECOM

Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

Altria Corporate Services

American Water Works

Bond Market Assn

California Assn of Realtors

California Building Industry Assn

Louis Carabini

Charles H. Chandler

Chase Fdn of VA (M/M Derwood S. Chase Jr.)

ChevronTexaco

Coco-Cola

B & E Collins Fdn

DaimlerChrysler

Dart Fdn

ExxsonMobil

Fluor

Ford

Bob & Sandy Gelfond, Fdn for Freedom & Justice

Hall Ambulance

Mr. Robert C. Hardie

Harrah's Entertainment

Philip D. Harvey

Graver Hermann Fdn

Mr. & Mrs. John V. Hilberg

Roy C. Hofschneider

James D. Jameson

JELD-WEN Fdn

William J. Johnson

Loews

Macguerie North America

Microsoft

Occidental Petroleum

Andy & Laurie Okun

Purdue Pharme

James M. Rodney

The Roe Fdn

Sheldon Rose

Chris J. Rufer

Carol & Jack Sanders

Scaife Family Fdn

Tejon Ranch

UST Public Affairs

Alex C. Walker Fdn

James & Faith Waters

Mr. & Mrs. Pierluigi Zappacosta

Ray Zemon

Gold Level

Aequus Institute

K. Tucker Andersen

Anheuser-Busch

Ashland

Boar, Stearns

Donald & Karol Boudreaux

BP

California Ambulance Assn

Crew A. Carey

Arthur & Carlyse Ciocca

Cofiroute Global Mobility

Corrections Corp of America

Jim & Denise Curley

DonorsTrust

Freedom Communications

Terry & Carolyn Gannon

Neal Goldman & Marlene Mieske

Granite Construction

Martin G. Grader, William Victor & Frances Claire Groder Memorial Fund of the

Triangle Community Fdn

Dan Grossman

Roger Hertog

William H. Hurt

Infrastructure Management Group

G. Bradford Jones

Michael L. Kaiser

Roy L. Kennell

Manny & Willette Klausner

Koch Performance Roads

Warren & Kathy Lammert

James W. Lintott

John P. Mackey

Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott

Peck/Jones

Pisces Fdn

Robert W. Poole Jr.

Roadway Express

William E. Simon Jr.

Cliff & Bobbie Slater

Vernon L. Smith

Wilbur Smith Associates

Shirley Sontheimer, The Sontheimer Fdn

William P. Sterling

Michael E. Tennenbaum

Mr. E. Mrs. Richard A. Wallace

Bob & Zan Walter

Louis A. Witzeman

Jeff Yass

Fred M. Young Jr.

Silver Level

American Farm Bureau Federation

Armstrong Fdn

David & Patricia Atkinson, David R. & Patricia D. Atkinson Fdn

Bryan Babcock

John W. Berresford

Richard C. Blumenstein

Timothy G. Dalton Jr.

Gregory F. Donahue

Howard & Margaret Drollinger

K. Earl Durden

Robert A. Elliott

Tim Ferguson

Gilder Fdn

The Robert & Marie Hansen Family Fdn

L. Charles Hilton Jr.

Jacobs Engineering

Mal & Florence Johnson

Donald P. Jones Fdn

Mike Laursen

LCOR

Mr. & Mrs. William P. Loving

Paul McMahon

Andrea & Howard Rich

Leslie Rose

Adam & Tara Ross

Louis Simpson

Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer

Edward Solder, The Snider Fdn

Al St. Clair

Sunmark Fdn

Towbes Fdn

Bronze Level

Doug Anton

Arden & Walter Armstrong

J. Robert & Joanna Baur

E.F. Bavis

Timothy & Virginia Beaulac

Don & Pamela Beeth

Douglas & Florence Bolton

Lloyd Botway, Botway Family Fdn

Phil Bowers

Building Industry Assn of Kern County

Hans J. Burgdorf

Kenneth & Colleen Butler

Viggo & Judy Butler

Willard Z. Cerr Jr.

Alan M, Carroll

Paul R Charnetzki

Nancy & Fred Cline

C. Coan

Stereo A. Colson

William H. Conn

Rodger Cosgrove

Elizabeth F. Courtney

John Crosland Jr.

Devon Cross

Emerson Delaubenfels

ArLyne Diamond, Ph.D.

R. Paul Drake & Joyce E. Penner

Durham School Services

John R. Ellis

David Evans

Dwight & Pamela Filley

Marc B. Franklin

Pamela C. Friedman

Rosemary & William Garner Jr.

Charles Gelman, Charles & Rita Gelman Education Philanthropic Fund

The Geo Group

Nick & Katherine Gillespie

Cai & Robin Glackin

Philip & Diana Goldman

Peter Golomb

Matthew E. Graco

Richard C. Green

Norman Greenberg

Daniel L. Gressel

Stina Hans

Norm F. Hapke Jr.

Kenneth Hicks

Theodore R. Hollman

Thornton D. & Elizabeth S. Hooper Fdn

Norms Horvitz

Geoffrey & Debbie Hosta

John M. Inks

James Irvine Fdn

Steven M. Jackson

Bruce Jacobs

Guy M. Kezirian, M.D., FACS

Ted Kingsbery

Norman V. Kinsey

Richard J. Kossmann

Peter Kukol

Byron & Shelby Lamm

Jay Labeyre

Paul & Erica Linthorst

Mary Locetelli

Love Family Trust

Allan W. Lund

Allan & Marilyn MacDougall

Ronald I. Mandle

David R. Mason

Martin Mattern

Roseann P. Mattern

Keith & Sara Mayers

Michael McCroskey

Joseph K. McLaughlin

James Moen

Dr. Kevin L. Moore

Dale F. Ogden

Michael D. Olander

David H. Padden

Cynthia L. Perry

Ken & Claudia Peterson, Peterson Family Fdn

L.E. Phillips Family Fdn