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August 31, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Story by: Linda Dueser

BCCC Foundation Names New Members, Elects Officers

The Barton County Community College Foundation Board of Directors welcomed two new members as they assumed their new positions on the board July 1. In addition, the board elected new officers for the 2006-07 academic year.

Elected for three-year terms, the new board members are Diana Dawson and Wally Eldridge, both of Great Bend.

Megan Murphy will serve as board chair for 2006-07. Other officers include Angie Fry, first vice chair; Gregg Fischer, second vice chair; and Rob Dove, immediate past chair. All board officers reside in Great Bend.

Remaining Foundation board members include Robin Fabricius, Carol Hopkins, Sharon Mauler, Mike Nicholson, Nancy Peschka, Robert Rugan, Shellie Thill and Eric Walter, all of Great Bend; and Chris Ringwald, Ellinwood.

Dawson is eager to help the Foundation reach its goals and provide opportunities for students. As manager of Dawson Jewelers-Designs By Dana Inc., her professional associations include the Retail Jewelers Association and Great Bend Chamber of Commerce. In addition to serving as a Great Bend Recreation Commissioner, she also is a current board member of Roots and Wings, an organization providing help for the mentally challenged of Barton County. Her past community involvements include Ourselves and Our Families.

Diana is originally from Stigler, Okla. She and her husband, Dana, have a daughter, Rebecca Rose.

Wally Eldridge is president of Eldridge Fencing Inc. He serves as president of the Great Bend Rotary Club and is a member of the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce.

He and his wife, Deanna, have three children, Doug, Derik and Billy. In his free time he enjoys hunting, fishing and watching his kids play sports.