BBCC Foundation

Mission: To actively and visibly support the mission of Big Bend Community College.

The Big Bend Community College Foundation is the fundraising arm of BBCC-the only institution of higher education in a 4,600-square-mile service district. The Foundation is a nonprofit corporation 501(c)3 existing since 1972. It is governed by a volunteer board of directors.

Limits on state funding and growing enrollment threaten the quality of education offered by comprehensive community colleges like BBCC. To ensure growth and quality, private financial investment in the college through the BBCC Foundation is essential. The Foundation raises funds for scholarships, facilities, equipment and staff development.

For further information, please contact:

Douglas P. Sly, Executive Director
Big Bend Community College Foundation
7662 Chanute Street N.E. Moses Lake, WA 98837
Telephone: 509.793.2004 Fax: 509.762.6329 Email: dougs@bigbend.edu or foundation@bigbend.edu

About the Foundation

Foundation policy is set by a board of directors, which meets quarterly.
The Foundation has five standing committees-Finance and Personnel, Scholarships, Special Events, Farm and Property Management, and Trusteeship.
In 1998 the Foundation began an initiative to establish a database of BBCC alumni and began mailing the BBCC Alumni News in 1999. Alumni are now included in fundraising campaigns.
The Foundation publishes an Annual Report, a booklet "Gaining Through Giving," and brochures and materials for capital campaigns.
The Foundation is the U.S. sponsor of the Japanese Agriculture Training Program, an arrangement that has existed since 1965.

Click here to view the 2007 BBCC Foundation Annual Report.

BBCC Foundation Board of Directors

Howard Skaug, Moses Lake, Chair
Joyce Mulliken, Moses Lake, Vice Chair
David Bailey, Moses Lake, Past Chair
Marilyn Bertram, Moses Lake
Dr. William Bonaudi, Moses Lake
Gary Chandler, Moses Lake
Cecilia DeLuna-Gaeta, Othello
Larry Hall, Moses Lake
Erika Hennings, Ritzville
Paul Hirai, Moses Lake
Sherry Keeler-Hull, Moses Lake
Paul Koethke, Moses Lake
Stroud Kunkle, Moses Lake
Clyde Owen, Moses Lake
David J. Plate, Moses Lake
Felix Ramon, Moses Lake (Ex-Officio member from BBCC Board of Trustees)
Mike Wren, Ephrata (Ex-Officio member from BBCC Board of Trustees)
LeRae Redal, Moses Lake
Dr. Michael Riggs, Moses Lake
MaryAnn Simmons, Moses Lake
Katherine Franz Swinger, Lind
Lon Topaz, Moses Lake
John Townsend, Moses Lake