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2007-2008 Foundation Board
Officers
Tony Laizure
President
Jim Eagleton
President Elect
Kim Camp
Secretary
Melissa Clark
Treasurer
Mary McIllhany
Nominations
Board Members
Gerald Buckley
Kim Camp
Melissa Clark
Elizabeth Clary
Valerie DeMarco
Al Dunn
Cap Dunn
Jim Eagleton
Barbara Heyman
Murali Iyengar
Earl Johnson
Paul Kent
John Keown
Tony Laizure
Deborrah Leitch
Mary McIllhany
Patricia Parks
Charlie Plumb
Patricia Samuels
Paul Samuels
Craig Silberg
Piper Turner
Valerie von Hartitzch
Susan Walker
Frances Whitehurst
Advisors
Karen Rogers, Interim Principal
Gini Fox
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The Booker T. Washington Foundation for Excellence is a non-profit organization created in 1993 to
support academic endeavors at BTW. Since its inception, the Foundation for
Excellence has provided the BTW community over $840,000 in grant awards and
endowment security.
The Foundation awards grants in the Fall, Winter and Spring of each school
year. The board considers grant proposals in a number of categories including
Core Curriculum, Elective Curriculum, Faculty Enrichment, Special Equipment
purchases and Extracurricular Activities. The Foundation gives teachers grant
application information each Fall. Board members work with the faculty to
understand the needs of each department and help with the grant process.
BTW families and alumni directly support the Foundation by donations to the
Annual Giving Campaign each fall and Gospel, Grits and Gershwin, the school’s
annual spring auction and brunch. Dynamic PTSA and student volunteers
team with us to make this all-school fundraising event a dazzling success.
We also welcome Designated Donor Gifts from alumni and community supporters,
which enable donors to make restricted tax-deductible gifts to the BTW
department of their choice. As the Foundation’s mission concentrates on
academics, the Designated Donor Gift is especially helpful in allowing
donations to support our Sports programs. Other Foundation funding comes
through solicited requests from area grantmakers.
The 2007-08 Board focus is continued excellence at Booker T. Washington High
School. We look forward to a busy, productive school year.
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