The bbin信誉网站 East Foundation is excited to announce that it has received the largest estate gift in the foundation’s 52-year history.
住我. “Bud” 病房 of Walnut passed away in 2019年1月 and in his estate designated a gift of more than $240,000 to the BHC East Foundation to benefit the bbin信誉网站 东校区.
The 95-year-old farmed in the Van Orin area early in life then was a grain and livestock farmer in the Deer Grove area for 60 years before retiring at the age of 88.
病房’s generous gift will benefit BHC agriculture students for more than 20 years.
“The establishment of this gift is a true testament of his legacy and belief in lifelong learning,他的侄女们说, Deanna Hoge and Sharon Broers.
The donation will be used as follows:
- $50,000 – Livestock Judging Team Support Fund
- $100,000 – Donal 病房 Livestock Judging Scholarship Fund. One student per semester will receive a $2,500 scholarship starting in 2021.
- $50,000 – Endowed scholarship fund for students transferring to Western Illinois University, majoring in agriculture and participating in WIU’s livestock judging program. One student per year starting in 2023.
- Remainder going to the foundation’s general fund as unrestricted contingency funds that can be used at the 东校区.
“The Livestock Judging Team Support Fund will be used to cultivate and continue the success of the teams here at bbin信誉网站,”医生说。. Blake Bloomberg, lead livestock judging coach. Sixty students are participating in the award-winning Livestock Judging Team this year.
“We could not be more thankful to Donal 病房 for his generous donation,” he said.
病房 was a longtime supporter of bbin信誉网站 and contributed to the ag program in numerous ways.
His farm served as a work experience site on multiple occasions. 病房 was heavily involved in diversified agriculture with an interest in new production techniques raising corn and soybeans. He also raised milking Shorthorns and was a commercial pork producer.
After his wife passed away in 2000, he established the Rosemary E. 病房 Memorial Scholarship in her memory through the BHC East Foundation. It is awarded to an outstanding sophomore agriculture transfer student. More than a dozen students have received the scholarship.
The generosity of Donal 病房 will be felt for decades at bbin信誉网站.
“When a community college receives a gift like this, 影响是巨大的,丹妮尔·威廉姆斯说, executive director of the BHC East Foundation.
“This gift is going to make an incredible difference for our campus, especially our Livestock Judging Team,”她说。.
“While I never had the honor to meet Mr. 病房, I am beyond grateful for his gift and delighted to have such a legacy live on here at bbin信誉网站,威廉姆斯说.