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
Gammon Guys
Cook Travel
GameSite 2000 (XG, Mobile XG, GameSite)
Geoffrey Parker Games
The Grunwald Fund
USBGF National Championship Prize Fund
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)
Jason Briggs (FL)
Jamie Erin Rosen (NY)
Michael Louis Rosen (NY)
John Bird (TX)- President’s PB
John Pirner (MN)
Art Benjamin (CA)-Sustaining PB
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
Jeb Horton (NC)
GOLD
SILVER Edward Corey (CT) 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) Chuck Bower (IN) Bill Finneran (VA) Mario Savan (CA) Jake Jacobs (Singapore) Kristina Vig (WA) Patty Geoffroy Knapp (NC) 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) Joe Potts (TX) Secil Baysal (CA) Roberto Litzenberger (VA) Bernard Nussbaumer (TX) Kit Woolsey (CA) Judy Field (MI) David Kettler (TX) Neil Kazaross (IL) William Lonergan (NY) Dan Wittkopp (MI) Ray Cifani (OH) Stephen Deep (LA) Stephen Kenney (NC) Anthony Anton (NV) John C. Hamlin (VT) Blake Fleetwood (NY) Thomas Poole (NY) Charlie Briggs (FL) Eric Petersen (CA) Stuart Domeshek (GA) Julia T. Cooley (FL) Greg Merriman (MI)
BRONZE Victor Ashkenazi (NY)-Contributing PB Pat McCormick (CA) Michael Weinberger (LA) Preston Guidry (LA) Sean Cearley (WA) Play65 Backgammon (Israel) 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 Rennie (CA) Phil Simborg (IL) Ed Sawyer (AK) Twain Pigott (TX) Jerry Godsey (GA) Michelle Steinberg (NJ) Tariq Siddiqi (England) Vladimir Gudgenov (NC) Jason Pack (NJ) Edj Analytics Mike Costello (KS) John Barnett (NY) Lloyd Sorenson (TX) Scott Ward (TX) Larry Shiller (NY) Matthias Vohwinkel (TX) Michael Valliere (PA) Karam Ashoo (CA) Eliot Tawil (NY) Shay Asraff (NV) Ed Rosenblum (NM) Kirby Domingue (LA) Boris Docevski (PA) Ted Chee (CA) Koray Agirbas (GA) Candace Mayeron (CA) Rob Goodner (OK) Chris Siddall (DC) Eva Marie Doiron (CA) Christian Briggs (FL) Boris Dekhtyar (NY) Adrian Nedelcu (IL) Max Mowzoon (FL) Chris Trencher (NY) Allen Tish (CA) Gary Fox (Bahamas) Gary Koscielny (FL) Ian Terry (TX) Jim Slomkoski (MI) William Chibnik (IL) Ken Bame (CA) John Klein (MD) Elizabeth Liberty (FL) Joseph Feldman (MI) Vinson Blanton (VA) Kimberly Lewis (VA) Daniel Bryant (CA) Frank Ley (CA) Dick Allen (CO) – Bronze Capital Sponsor Curtis Wilhelmsen (MO) Matt Reklaitis (MA) Tim Boyd-Wilson (AUS) Irina Litzenberger (VA) Michelle Nussbaumer (TX)
YOUTH
Istvan Eger (Hungary)
Pierce Valliere (PA)