Black & Gold Celebration raises $56,000
The 2025 Black & Gold Celebration raised more than $56,000 for the Black Hawk College Foundation. The third annual event featured the 2025 BHC Alumni Hall of Fame induction, live music from the BHC Jazz Ensemble and a silent auction. Fritz Larsen, chair of the BHC Board of Trustees and a 2013 BHC alum, was the guest speaker.
Eight new members have been inducted into the Black Hawk College Hall of Fame. “These outstanding alumni (pictured below) made the most of their time at Black Hawk College and have gone on to make meaningful contributions in our community,” said Zenaida Landeros, executive director of the Black Hawk College Foundation. “We’re proud to recognize their achievements and welcome them into the Hall of Fame,” she said. Read more
Dr. Jeremy Thomas, president of Black Hawk College, with 2025 Alumni Hall of Fame inductees Kevin Nolan, Mark Drake, Steve Layer, Jazmin Newton, Gary Miller, Patrick Eikenberry, Greg Ryckaert and Brett Lohman.
The Black & Gold Celebration could not have happened without the support of many generous sponsors:
Changing Lives Sponsor: Group O Endowment Fund
Building Community Sponsors: Bally’s Quad Cities, Demonica Kemper Architects, Christy & Steve Layer, and Tyson Foods
Hope & Inspiration Sponsors: Ascentra Credit Union, Crawford Company, IHMVCU, IMEG, Local Union 91 Sheet Metal Workers, Metrolink, Newton Law, PLC, Quad City Bank & Trust, Tri-City Building Trades Council, and Wright Law Offices, P.C.
Helping Hands Sponsors: Dave & Lori Emerick, Hon. Linnea Thompson & Allen McCaulley, and Morgan Stanley The 801 Group
BHC Friends Sponsors: Diann Moore and Lisa Powell Williams
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