The future of our great experiment in representative democracy depends, now more than ever, on your donations...
The Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education, like many non-profit educational organizations across the nation, is facing a major crisis with the immediate loss of federal and state funding sources, and the uncertainty of future federal and state funding.
The Byrd Center is in its 23rd year of operations on the campus of Shepherd University. We conduct public programs related to the U.S. Congress, the Constitution, and representative democracy. We are a research facility with a rich archive covering 75 years of West Virginia and national history, anchored by the vast papers of Senator Robert C. Byrd, the longest serving Senator in American history.
We engage Shepherd University students as paid interns who gain hands-on training in archival processing. This gives history and political science students, and others, rich resources for their Capstone projects. Many of our student interns have said that working in our archive is among their most rewarding educational experiences at Shepherd.
Our public programs have brought to Shepherd’s campus a distinguished roster of award-winning journalists, filmmakers, scholars, and policy makers. A tradition since 2005, our annual Tom E. Moses Memorial Lecture on the U.S. Constitution, has featured prominent public officials and leading scholars to address a wide variety of topics related to the workings of the American Republic.
All Byrd Center programs are rooted in the belief that an informed citizenry is essential to a healthy democracy. It is only through informed and engaged citizens that government, of, by, and for the people can endure. It is your support that makes this possible—now more than ever, as we experience the elimination of so many competitive grants that we received in the past.
The Byrd Center is in its 23rd year of operations on the campus of Shepherd University. We conduct public programs related to the U.S. Congress, the Constitution, and representative democracy. We are a research facility with a rich archive covering 75 years of West Virginia and national history, anchored by the vast papers of Senator Robert C. Byrd, the longest serving Senator in American history.
We engage Shepherd University students as paid interns who gain hands-on training in archival processing. This gives history and political science students, and others, rich resources for their Capstone projects. Many of our student interns have said that working in our archive is among their most rewarding educational experiences at Shepherd.
Our public programs have brought to Shepherd’s campus a distinguished roster of award-winning journalists, filmmakers, scholars, and policy makers. A tradition since 2005, our annual Tom E. Moses Memorial Lecture on the U.S. Constitution, has featured prominent public officials and leading scholars to address a wide variety of topics related to the workings of the American Republic.
All Byrd Center programs are rooted in the belief that an informed citizenry is essential to a healthy democracy. It is only through informed and engaged citizens that government, of, by, and for the people can endure. It is your support that makes this possible—now more than ever, as we experience the elimination of so many competitive grants that we received in the past.
Levels of Giving
Senators (Annual gifts of $20,000 +)
Ambassadors (Annual gifts of $5,000 +)
Leaders (Annual gifts of $1,000 +)
Patrons (Annual gifts of $500 +)
Sustainers (Annual gifts of $250 +)
Supporters (Annual gifts of $100 +)
Ambassadors (Annual gifts of $5,000 +)
Leaders (Annual gifts of $1,000 +)
Patrons (Annual gifts of $500 +)
Sustainers (Annual gifts of $250 +)
Supporters (Annual gifts of $100 +)
2024-2025 Friends of the Byrd Center
♥ Day of Giving Donors
♫ Summer Fundraiser Donors
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♫ Summer Fundraiser Donors
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Senators ($20,000+)
Ambassadors ($5,000+) Dr. Marianne Alexander ♥♫% Charles W. Goodyear III Hon. Alan Mollohan Senate Preservation Foundation, Inc. Leaders ($1,000+) Anonymous Daniel Ahalt Philip & Charlotte Baker-Shenk ♫ Beth Batdorf & John Bresland ♫ Mary Bell & Kent Shaffer Edwinna Bernat Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc. John Deupree & Sally Reynolds ♫ Erik Fatemi ♫ Patrick Griffin Dr. Mary Hendrix & Charles Craft ♥♫ Ann & Anders Henriksson ♥ Nan Johnson ♫ Melanie Winter & Dr. Frank McCluskey ♫ Karen & Bill Rice ♫ Donald Ritchie Carolyn Rodis Stephen Skinner Dr. Ray & Phyllis Smock ♥♫% Joe Stewart ♫% Sheila Vertino Barbara Videnieks Beth Young ♫ Chess & Lynn Moses Yellott % |
Patrons ($500+)
Marty Amerikaner & Linda Spatig ♫ Alice Barkus Dr. William Carrigan ♫ Susan Kemnitzer ♫ Yvonne Maddox John & Elizabeth Sedlins Elysa Smith Sustainers ($250+) William Ansalvish ♫ Elise Baach ♫ Marcy & Steve Bartlett ♫ Hilde Kahn & Steven Bradbury ♫ Dr. James Broomall ♥ Jody Brumage Dan Shelton & Kathy Buchanan ♫ Sandra Cavalier Donna Dean ♫ Mona Fatemi ♥ Paul Herrup ♫ Chris & Anne Jones ♫ Rebecca & Burton Lidgerding ♫ Kathleen Loftin ♫ Harriet & Steve Pearson ♫ Brenda & Robert Phillips ♫ Wolfgang Pordzik Leah & David Rampy ♫ Mary Watters & Andy Ridenour ♫ Jennifer Rolston ♫ Veronica & Terrence Sauvain Robert Schwarzhoff ♫ Matthew Simek Dr. Pam Splaine Lisa & Paul Welch |
Supporters ($100+)
Marellen Ahern ♫ Donald Briggs Bill Drennen, Jr. Eleanor Finn Bill Foster ♥ Judith Jones ♫ Cara Keys ♫ Karen & Douglas Kinnett Nancy & Elliot Kirschbaum Fritzie Martin ♫ Scott McGeary Thomas Miller Diane Niedzialkowski James Nobles David Owens Susan Pellish ♫ Rebecca Phipps ♫ Mary Ruos ♫ Dr. Julia Sandy Katharine Schultz Austin & Carmen Slater Rufus & Renny Smith Nancy Stewart & Mark Kohut Jon Tienstra ♫ Mary Jane Tuckerman Rie Wilson ♫ |
Corporate and Organizational Donors
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Our Mission: |
The Byrd Center advances representative democracy by promoting a better understanding of the United States Congress and the Constitution through programs and research that engage citizens.
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