LittleSis: Joe Paterno

The Ivy League-educated coach who transformed sleepy Penn State University into a national football power with an academics-based philosophy only to see his career end abruptly and his legacy tarnished by a child sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach. Paterno had coached at Penn State since joining Rip Engle's staff in 1950 as a 23-year-old assistant. Paterno spent his entire career at Penn State, taking over as head coach in 1966.He was a five-time national coach of the year, won two national titles, and fielded five unbeaten teams. His survivors include his wife, whom he married in 1962, and children Diana, Mary, David, Jay and Scott — all Penn State graduates — and 17 grandchildren.

Donor	Common Recipients
Richard Vague	Lamar Alexander, Barack Obama, Joe Sestak, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte, 1996 Republican Senate/House Dinner Cmte
Clifford L Michel	Lamar Alexander, Barack Obama, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Presidents' Dinner/Aka 1993 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Elsie Hilliard Hillman	John Peterson, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Scott Paterno, Presidents' Dinner/Aka 1993 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte
George Vradenburg	Lamar Alexander, Barack Obama, Joe Sestak, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Roger S Penske	Lamar Alexander, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte, 1996 Republican Senate/House Dinner Cmte
Thomas E. Larkin, Jr.	Lamar Alexander, Barack Obama, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Presidents' Dinner/Aka 1993 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee
Jerris Leonard	Lamar Alexander, Barack Obama, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Presidents' Dinner/Aka 1993 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee
Lance T Shaner	Lamar Alexander, John Peterson, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Scott Paterno
James Ervin	Lamar Alexander, Joe Sestak, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte
David L Cohen	Lamar Alexander, Barack Obama, Joe Sestak, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee
Henry Lea Hillman	Lamar Alexander, John Peterson, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte
James S Broadhurst	Lamar Alexander, John Peterson, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Scott Paterno
Robert A Ortenzio	Lamar Alexander, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Scott Paterno, National Republican Congressional Cmte
C Boyden Gray	Lamar Alexander, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Scott Paterno, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Jerome Kenney	Charles A Sanders, Lamar Alexander, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Scott Paterno, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Sam Fox	Lamar Alexander, Barack Obama, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Deborah Steelman	Lamar Alexander, John Peterson, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Presidents' Dinner/Aka 1993 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee
Dennis Alter	Barack Obama, Joe Sestak, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte, 1996 Republican Senate/House Dinner Cmte
William S Beinecke	Lamar Alexander, Barack Obama, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Alex Spanos	Lamar Alexander, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Presidents' Dinner/Aka 1993 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte

Donor

Common Recipients

Richard Vague

Lamar Alexander, Barack Obama, Joe Sestak, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte, 1996 Republican Senate/House Dinner Cmte

Clifford L Michel

Lamar Alexander, Barack Obama, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Presidents' Dinner/Aka 1993 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte

Elsie Hilliard Hillman

John Peterson, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Scott Paterno, Presidents' Dinner/Aka 1993 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte

George Vradenburg

Lamar Alexander, Barack Obama, Joe Sestak, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte

Roger S Penske

Lamar Alexander, Arlen Specter, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte, 1996 Republican Senate/House Dinner Cmte