Friends of the Center

The work of the Center for Research on Violence Against Women is made possible by the generosity of individuals, corporations and foundations who share a commitment to ending violence against women.

On behalf of future generations of girls and women, they give. On behalf of those future generations, we research and educate.

In addition to the donors who support the Center's major endowment programs, the Center's donors include:

  • Leonard Lawson
  • Altria Group, Inc.
  • Humana Foundation, Inc.
  • Ivy Walls Charitable Giving Foundation
  • Alpha Beta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • American Association of University Women, Kentucky State Chapter
  • Anonymous
  • Appriss, Inc.
  • Joe Franklin Arterberry
  • Laura S. Babbage
  • Carolyn D. and Ben R. Bell
  • Clay M. Bishop, Jr.
  • Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program
  • Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center
  • Sandra A. Bolin
  • Francene Botts-Butler
  • Jim E. Boyd
  • Jane F. Brake
  • Betty “Boo” Brown
  • Carrie B. Brown
  • Brown-Forman Corporation
  • Kim M. Burse
  • Anne S. Butler
  • Honorable Karen K. Caldwell
  • Sara B. and James M. Call
  • Jeannette M. Cawood
  • Central Bank & Trust
  • Anne A. Chestnut
  • Janis E. Clark
  • Jamie D. Combs
  • Commonwealth's Attorneys Association
  • County Attorney's Association
  • Maria A. Cull
  • Custom Data Processing, Inc.
  • Bruce K. Davis
  • Mary Helen Davis
  • Rebecca Davis
  • Dermontti F. & Regina M. Dawson
  • Laurie A. Depuy
  • Judy S. Duncan
  • Gerard A. Farris
  • James E. Ferguson, II
  • William H. Fortune
  • Fraternal Order of Police
  • William J. Gallion Family Foundation, Inc.
  • William R. & Kimberly N. Garmer
  • Gess Mattingly & Atchison
  • Natalie A. Gibson
  • Michelle B. Gilbert
  • M. Louise Graham
  • Greenebaum Doll & McDonald
  • Lee A. Guice
  • Stephanie Hall
  • Ellen C. Hannifan
  • Paula C. Hanson
  • Kristine M. Hobson
  • Theresa L. Watters Holmes
  • Erica L. Horn
  • Honorable Sheila R. Isaac
  • Honorable Paul F. and Anna H. Isaacs
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Carolyn L. Jordan
  • Jordan/Chiles, Inc.
  • Bridget L. Justice
  • KCJEA-KMCA
  • Honorable James E. Keller
  • Melissa R. Kemp
  • Melinda P. Kemp
  • Kentucky Association of Children's Advocacy Centers
  • Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Kentucky Association of Counties
  • Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs
  • Kentucky Bar Foundation
  • Kentucky Commission on Women Foundation
  • Kentucky County Judge Executives Association
  • Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
  • Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs
  • Kentucky Mental Health Coalition
  • Kentucky State University Foundation, Inc.
  • Kentucky Sheriff's Association
  • Phyllis Konerman
  • Diane G. Lawless
  • Lexington Herald Leader
  • Valinda E. Livingston
  • William C. and Charlotte Lubawy
  • Helen H. Mains
  • Marriott Griffin Gate Resort
  • Catherine A. Martin
  • Laurel R. Martin
  • Billy Joe Miles
  • Melbourne Mills, Jr.
  • Charles D. Moore, Jr.
  • Phyllis J. Nash
  • Honorable Mary C. and Larry G. Noble
  • David A. and Kimberly B. Owen
  • Judy Jones Owens
  • Honorable Lewis G. Paisley
  • Honorable Paul E. Patton
  • Honorable Philip P. Patton
  • Peabody Holding Company, Inc.
  • Elissa M. Plattner
  • S. Rachel Plummer
  • Prevent Child Abuse, Kentucky
  • Honorable Maria G. Ransdell
  • Ratcliff & Shoop, LLC.
  • Eileen S. and Roger B. Recktenwald
  • Shirley Savage
  • Savage Elliott Moore Mullins & Erdmann
  • Michael J. Scanlon
  • Mary Levy Smith
  • Susan G. Smith-Durisek
  • Marianne Smith-Edge
  • Alan M. Stein
  • Wesley A. and Lana B. Stephens
  • J. Ross Stinetorf
  • Stites & Harbison
  • Stoll Keenon & Park
  • Honorable Julia K. Tackett
  • Christopher Mark Tanner
  • Target Stores
  • Kenneth R. Taylor
  • Elizabeth Lee Thompson
  • Doris Stanfield Thompson
  • Myra L. Tobin
  • Toyota Motor Manufacturing of North America
  • Job D. and Charlotte Turner III
  • Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County
  • Carla B. VanMeter
  • Retia D. Walker
  • Walther Roark Gay Todd
  • Kwane M. Watson
  • John K. Welch
  • Honorable Steve Alan Wilson in memory and honor of Hershell and Leda Wilson
  • WKYT-TV
  • Women's Law Section, Fayette County Bar Association
  • Ernest J. Yanarella

At the Heart of the Center
The spirit of giving to the cause of ending violence against women lives strongly in the hearts of the staff of the Center for Research on Violence Against Women. We live our mission through giving the best of our time and talent. And each of us lives this mission through giving to the endowment of our Center.

Carol E. Jordan, Center Director
Lana B. Stephens, Project Coordinator
Laurie Depuy, Administrative Staff Officer