The USBGF salutes the individuals and organizations who have generously supported our federation by becoming Founding Sponsors.
Founding Sponsors have provided the seed capital needed for the launch of the U.S. Backgammon Federation. In appreciation of this support, a doubles event pairing Founding Sponsors with Giants of Backgammon — The Tournament of Stars — is held annually honoring the Founding Sponsors who have been instrumental in the success of the organization. We welcome additional Founding Sponsors who wish to be in on the ground floor of this exciting force for the growth and enjoyment of backgammon!
CORPORATE
Gammon Stuff
Cook Travel
GameSite 2000 (XG, Mobile XG, GameSite)
Geoffrey Parker Games
DIAMOND
Karen Davis (DC)- Chairman’s PB
Thomas Buckner (PA)
Robert Stoller (AK) – Chairman’s PB
Alan and Joan Grunwald (NJ)
Malcolm Davis (TX)
Hugh Sconyers (Panama)
Mike Svobodny (FL)
PLATINUM
Morten Holm (Denmark)
Harvey Gillis (AZ)
Bruce Newberg (CA)
Joseph Russell (CA)
Julius High (KS)- Contributing PB
Patrick & Carla Gibson (CA)- Sustaining PB
Lloyd E Webber (LEW) (VA)- President’s PB
Art Benjamin (CA)-Sustaining PB
John Pirner (MN)
Jeb Horton (NC)
GOLD
SILVER Bill Riles (TX)-Sustaining PB Dorn Bishop (CA)-Contributing PB
Lynn Ehrlich (NY) Chiva Tafazzoli (Germany) Alex Gerding (FL) Larry Liebster (NV) Ben Friesen (MI) Jim Stutz (CT) Gus Contos (CA) Dion Hogan (MI) Albert Steg (MA) Chuck Bower (IN) Bill Finneran (VA) Mario Savan (CA) Jake Jacobs (Singapore) Kristina Vig (WA) Patty Geoffroy Knapp (NC) Dennis Culpepper (VA) Sean Williams (UK) Rory Pascar (IL) Stepan Nuniyants (WA) Scott Kelland (CT) Kathy McGrath Weiner (FL) Bob Glass (CA) Steve Sax (CA) Steve Blanchard (IL) Russell Sands (FL) Gary Oleson (TX) John Stryker (IL) Andrew James Martinez (CA) Michael Flohr (IL) Chris Cavanagh (CT) Joe Potts (TX) Marty Storer (NH) Secil Baysal (CA)
BRONZE Victor Ashkenazi (NY)-Contributing PB Pat McCormick (CA) Neil Kazaross (IL) Kit Woolsey (CA) Michael Weinberger (LA) Preston Guidry (LA) Sean Cearley (WA) Play65 Backgammon (Israel) Judy Field (MI) Greg Cottle (NV) James G. Allen (NV) Mark Gordon (MD) Rochelle Hasson (NY) Drew Giovanis (NV) James E. Roland (IL) Steve Schreiber (NY) John Calcott (NM) Jeff Burdsall (NV) Justin and Rynell Nunez (CA) Arthur Stein (NY) Powhatan French (TX) Carla Gibson (CA) David Kettler (TX) David Rennie (CA) Alan Pruce (VA) Phil Simborg (IL) Ed Sawyer (AK) Twain Pigott (TX) Jerry Godsey (GA) Michelle Steinberg (NJ) Tariq Siddiqi (England) John Hamlin (VT)
Eric Petersen (CA) Anthony Anton (NV) Vladimir Gudgenov (NC) Stuart Domeshek (GA) Jason Pack (NJ) Edj Analytics Mike Costello (KS) Stephen Deep (CA) John Barnett (NY) Lloyd Sorenson (TX) Scott Ward (TX) Larry Shiller (NY) Matthias Vohwinkel (TX) Roberto Litzenberger (VA) Michael Valliere (PA) Karam Ashoo (CA) Eliot Tawil (NY) Shay Asraff (NV) Ed Rosenblum (NM) Kirby Domingue (LA) Boris Docevski (PA) Ray Cifani (OH) Ted Chee (CA) Koray Agirbas (GA) Candace Mayeron (CA) Rob Goodner (OK) Chris Siddall (DC)
YOUTH
Istvan Eger (Hungary)
Pierce Valliere (PA)