Liberty Fellowship is proud to carry out its mission with the support of so many who share our vision for values-based leadership, civil discourse, and bias for action in South Carolina. We thank all those who have invested in the Fellowship and the future of our state.
Our Generous Supporters Make Our Vision a Reality
Key Partners
Lifetime Giving
Since Liberty Fellowship was founded in 2004, many organizations, businesses, foundations and individuals have given recurring support to the Fellowship. The following contributors have played an especially significant role in helping the Fellowship grow into the program and network it is today.
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
The Boeing Company
Dominion Energy/SCANA
The Duke Endowment
Karen and David Dukes (’06)
First Citizens Foundation
Fred Collins Foundation
Gunter Trust
Hayne and Anna Kate Hipp, Founders of Liberty Fellowship
Hollingsworth Funds
Michael (‘12) and Cyndi Johnson
Michelin North America
Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation
Nelson Mullins
Prisma Health
Anonymous Individual
Self Family Foundation
Jason (’14) and Kristen Tompkins
Wells Fargo
Anonymous Fellow
Wofford College
2023 Contributors
Individual, Corporate, and Foundation Contributors
Anonymous Fellow | Anonymous Fellow | Anonymous Fellow | Anonymous Fellow | Forrest Alton (’13) | Betsy Anthony (’20) | Sean Bennett (’16) | Eve Blossom (’10) | BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina | Kippie Brown (’18) | Terry Brown (’06) | Patrick Bryant (’20) | Kenneth Canty (’20) | Micah Caskey (’20) | Molly Cherry (’18) | Andy Coburn (’15) | Andrea Cooper (’13) | Cara Cornelius (’18) | Anonymous Fellow | Anonymous Fellow | David Cutler (’18) | Jill Davis (’10) | Summer Ramsey Dickson | Dominion Energy | Karen and David Dukes (’06) | Anonymous Fellow | Anonymous Fellow | Tyler Easterling (’18) | Gary (’19) and Kacey (’18) Eichelberger | Emily Farr (’20) | Ellis Fisher (’20) | Betsy Fleming (’06) | Nick Fleming (’06) | Kerri Forrest (’18) | Anonymous Fellow | Anonymous Fellow | John Gettys (’09) | Allen Gillespie (’14) | Shawan Gillians (’18) | J.C. Glick (’16) | Teresa Goodman (’23) | Anonymous Fellow | Trey Gowdy (’07) | Eric Graben (’07) | Sharon Graci (’11) | Stan Gray (’17) | Cedric (’09) and Rachell Green | Jamie and Iris Griffin (’16) | Jo (’08) and Bob Hackl | Kevin Hall (’09) | Jay Ham (’11) | Laren Harmon (’10) | Kristi Harrington (’10) | Anonymous Fellow | Lisa Hayes (’16) | Annmarie Higgins (’14) | Brice Saleeby Hipp (’17) | Anonymous Fellow | Ashley Holbrook (’15) | Robert Hood (’19) | Anonymous Fellow | Robert E. Hughes, Jr. | Anonymous Fellow | Michael (’12) and Cyndi Johnson | Lisa Jones (’20) | Craig A. Kinley (’13) | David Koysza (’16) | Ann Kulze (’08) | Anonymous Fellow | Spann Laffitte (’18) | Michelle Logan-Owens (’18) | Joel Lourie (’10) | Anonymous Fellow | John Martin (’18) | Julia Martin (’14) | Shane Massey (’11) | Eric J. McCarthy (’19) | Thomas McElveen (’18) | Madeleine McGee (’06) | Andrea Meade (’16) | Bill (’07) and Julie Medich (’14) | Barbara L. Melvin (’14) | Adela Mendoza (’16) | Heather Mitchell (’17) | John Montgomery (’17) | Rob Morgan (’16) | Susan Newman (’12) | Rose (’17) and Weston Newton (’15) | Many Norrell (’17) | Elizabeth Smith Owen (’19) | Faith Polkey (’10) | Prisma Health | Bratton Riley (’14) | Ansel Sanders (’18) | Jake Scott (’20) | Anonymous Fellow | Windsor Sherrill (’13) | James Smith (’12) | Carl Sobocinski (’14) | Deb Sofield (’11) | SouthState Bank | Ann Marie Stieritz (’16) and John B. Carran | Megan Stifel (’23) | Rob Stilwell (’12) | Michel Stone (’17) | Jim Stritzinger (’06) | Ted Swann (’20) | Ric Tapp (’09) | Hildy Teegen (’10) | The Duke Endowment | The Boeing Company | Anonymous Fellow | Walt Tobin (’14) | Trehel Corporation | Jason (’14) & Kristen Tompkins | Laura Ullrich (’23) | John Uprichard (’11) | Laura Valleni (’16) | Anonymous Fellow | Anonymous Fellow | Chad Walldorf (’06) | Allen Ward (’07) | Joe (’19) and Silvia Waring | Anonymous Fellow | Gage Weekes (’15) | Thad H. Westbrook (’12) | Anonymous Fellow | Anonymous Fellow | Karee White | Anonymous Fellow | Janice Wilkins | Rochelle Williams (’23) and Dudley Brown | Octavia Williams-Blake (’11) | J.E.B. Wilson (’20) | Teresa Wilson (’18) | Kimberly Witherspoon (’20) | Chris Wolfe (’20) | Wofford College | Wyche, P.A. | Lee Yarborough (’16) | Margaret Young (’16) | Mindelle Ziff (’13)
The Challenge to Lead
The Challenge to Lead is a call to action for the business community to help build the next generation of leaders in South Carolina by investing in the Fellowship’s rigorous program. Each business commits $55,000 over the course of three years. Wyche, P.A. was the founding investor in the initiative as part of the firm’s centennial celebration.
Anonymous Business
Co-Founders Hayne and Anna Kate Hipp
Hayne and Anna Kate Hipp created Liberty Fellowship in partnership with Wofford College and The Aspen Institute. We will be forever grateful for their dedication and generosity.
Liberty Fellowship is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian, non-dogmatic organization that operates independently of the views and positions of its funders.