About Us
Our Mission
To provide financial support that enhances educational opportunities for Bishop State students and advances the mission of the College. Through scholarships, fundraising initiatives, and community partnerships, the Foundation works to ensure that every student has the resources they need to achieve their personal, academic, and career goals.
Our Impact
Every dollar raised by the Foundation supports real students with real needs. Whether it’s helping a single mother afford textbooks, supporting a nursing student during a medical emergency, or providing equipment for a high-demand workforce program, the Foundation’s work changes lives every day.
With the generous support of donors and partners, Bishop State students gain the stability, resources, and encouragement needed to stay on their educational path and build successful, meaningful careers.
What We Do
Scholarships
We award donor-funded and endowed scholarships that make college more affordable for students pursuing degrees and certificates across all four Bishop State campuses.
Student Support
Through the Student Emergency Fund, we provide rapid, critical assistance to students facing unexpected financial crises, helping them stay enrolled and focused on their future.
Program & Workforce Development Support
The Foundation helps fund innovative programs, workforce training, and campus initiatives that keep Bishop State at the forefront of regional workforce development.
Community Partnerships
We cultivate relationships with alumni, businesses, civic organizations, and philanthropic partners who believe in our students and in the importance of a strong community college.
Our Mission
To provide financial support that enhances educational opportunities for Bishop State students and advances the mission of the College. Through scholarships, fundraising initiatives, and community partnerships, the Foundation works to ensure that every student has the resources they need to achieve their personal, academic, and career goals.
What We Do
Scholarships
We award donor-funded and endowed scholarships that make college more affordable for students pursuing degrees and certificates across all four Bishop State campuses.
Student Support
Through the Student Emergency Fund, we provide rapid, critical assistance to students facing unexpected financial crises, helping them stay enrolled and focused on their future.
Program & Workforce Development Support
The Foundation helps fund innovative programs, workforce training, and campus initiatives that keep Bishop State at the forefront of regional workforce development.
Community Partnerships
We cultivate relationships with alumni, businesses, civic organizations, and philanthropic partners who believe in our students and in the importance of a strong community college.
Our Impact
Every dollar raised by the Foundation supports real students with real needs. Whether it’s helping a single mother afford textbooks, supporting a nursing student during a medical emergency, or providing equipment for a high-demand workforce program, the Foundation’s work changes lives every day.
With the generous support of donors and partners, Bishop State students gain the stability, resources, and encouragement needed to stay on their educational path and build successful, meaningful careers.
Why Your Support Matters
Many Bishop State students are the first in their families to attend college. Others balance school with full-time jobs, raising children, or caring for loved ones. Your support ensures that financial hardship is never the reason a student steps away from their education.
When you give to the Foundation, you invest in the future of our students—and in the future of Mobile and the entire Gulf Coast region.
Our Mission
To provide financial support that enhances educational opportunities for Bishop State students and advances the mission of the College. Through scholarships, fundraising initiatives, and community partnerships, the Foundation works to ensure that every student has the resources they need to achieve their personal, academic, and career goals.
Our Impact
Every dollar raised by the Foundation supports real students with real needs. Whether it’s helping a single mother afford textbooks, supporting a nursing student during a medical emergency, or providing equipment for a high-demand workforce program, the Foundation’s work changes lives every day.
With the generous support of donors and partners, Bishop State students gain the stability, resources, and encouragement needed to stay on their educational path and build successful, meaningful careers.
What We Do
Scholarships
We award donor-funded and endowed scholarships that make college more affordable for students pursuing degrees and certificates across all four Bishop State campuses.
Student Support
Through the Student Emergency Fund, we provide rapid, critical assistance to students facing unexpected financial crises, helping them stay enrolled and focused on their future.
Program & Workforce Development Support
The Foundation helps fund innovative programs, workforce training, and campus initiatives that keep Bishop State at the forefront of regional workforce development.
Community Partnerships
We cultivate relationships with alumni, businesses, civic organizations, and philanthropic partners who believe in our students and in the importance of a strong community college.
Our Mission
To provide financial support that enhances educational opportunities for Bishop State students and advances the mission of the College. Through scholarships, fundraising initiatives, and community partnerships, the Foundation works to ensure that every student has the resources they need to achieve their personal, academic, and career goals.
What We Do
Scholarships
We award donor-funded and endowed scholarships that make college more affordable for students pursuing degrees and certificates across all four Bishop State campuses.
Student Support
Through the Student Emergency Fund, we provide rapid, critical assistance to students facing unexpected financial crises, helping them stay enrolled and focused on their future.
Program & Workforce Development Support
The Foundation helps fund innovative programs, workforce training, and campus initiatives that keep Bishop State at the forefront of regional workforce development.
Community Partnerships
We cultivate relationships with alumni, businesses, civic organizations, and philanthropic partners who believe in our students and in the importance of a strong community college.
Our Impact
Every dollar raised by the Foundation supports real students with real needs. Whether it’s helping a single mother afford textbooks, supporting a nursing student during a medical emergency, or providing equipment for a high-demand workforce program, the Foundation’s work changes lives every day.
With the generous support of donors and partners, Bishop State students gain the stability, resources, and encouragement needed to stay on their educational path and build successful, meaningful careers.
Why Your Support Matters
Many Bishop State students are the first in their families to attend college. Others balance school with full-time jobs, raising children, or caring for loved ones. Your support ensures that financial hardship is never the reason a student steps away from their education.
When you give to the Foundation, you invest in the future of our students—and in the future of Mobile and the entire Gulf Coast region.
Board Members
The Bishop State Foundation Board of Directors is comprised of dedicated community leaders, alumni, educators, and business professionals who are committed to advancing the mission of Bishop State Community College.
Through strategic leadership, advocacy, and philanthropic support, the Board works to strengthen educational opportunities, enhance student success, and ensure long-term institutional growth.
Clinton Johnson
Chairman of the Board
Community Relations Manager, Alabama Power
Shonnda Smith
Vice Chairwoman of the Board
Deputy Executive Director of Public Works, City of Mobile
Olivier Charles
Ex-Officio Board Member
President, Bishop State Community College
Dr. April Berry
Board Secretary
Pathway 2 Purpose Wellness & Consulting, LLC
Joseph R. Dennis
Board Treasurer
Sr. Director of Safety, Health, Environment, & Quality, USALCO
Cherise Ball Wilson
Director of Operations
Ball HealthCare Services, Inc.
Kellie Hope
Regional Director
Business Council of Alabama
Rufus W. Hudson, III
Vice President
Commercial Banking, Regions Bank
Susan Jacobs
Vice President
HR & Administration
Ingalls Shipbuilding
C.V. Partridge, III
Vice President
Project Management & Sales
PATTI Marine Enterprises
Ali Zeidan
Senior Engineer
SAP Functional Support
ArcelorMittal Calvert
Leonard Stewart
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Mölnlycke Health Care
John White-Spunner
President
White-Spunner Construction
Suntrease Williams-Maynard
Deputy City Attorney
City of Mobile
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Bishop State Community College Foundation
351 N. Broad St.
Mobile, AL 36603
251.405.7107
As an independent 501(c)(3), Bishop State Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides funding and resources annually for scholarships, book grants, emergency funds, and other critical needs of Bishop State Community College.
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