BTC Foundation Campaign Goal Achieved

In 2018, George S. Parker and the Parker Family Foundation created the Nancy B. Parker Nursing Scholars Program at Blackhawk Technical College. The Parker Foundation made an initial gift of $250,000 to establish the program with a commitment to donate an additional $250,000 based on a challenge match to the local community. In total, this is a $1,000,000 investment into students and the community.

The goal was to close out the giving campaign within five years. The BTC Foundation is proud to announce it closed the campaign and topped it off in just over two years with a very generous gift from the Theodore W. Batterman Family Foundation, Inc.

In partnership with the Parker Family Foundation, Blackhawk Technical College Foundation launched the Nancy B. Parker Nursing Scholars Program in fall 2018, a scholarship to help retain skilled nurses in Rock and Green Counties. It is named for Nancy B. Parker and her lifelong contributions to, and involvement with, nursing activities, including her service to Mercy Hospital in Janesville, where she served on the Board of Trustees for many years.

The program targets high-achieving students admitted into the BTC nursing program. The goal is to improve nursing student recruitment and retention and to fill anticipated nursing shortages in Green and Rock Counties by retaining top talent in our communities. First-year students can be eligible for a $1,000 maximum scholarship award with an opportunity for an additional $1,500 scholarship in year two.

Nancy B. Parker Nursing Scholars major donors:

• Hendricks Family Foundation
• Mercyhealth System
• Janesville Foundation
• JP Cullen Foundation
• Theodore W. Batterman Family Foundation, Inc.
• Beloit Health System
• Geraldine Idzerda
• Monroe Clinic & Hospital  
• Kennedy Family Foundation
• SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Janesville 

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