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Scholarship Program

 2021 Promising Futures Scholarship Ceremony Recap

2021 Promising Futures Scholarship Ceremony Recap

June 16, 2021

It was hot, masks were worn, and social distancing was observed, but everyone was all smiles as Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrated its 35th Annual Promising Futures Scholarship Ceremony on [...]

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     Delivering Congratulations: Recognizing Our 2020 Graduates

    Delivering Congratulations: Recognizing Our 2020 Graduates

    June 19, 2020

    On Tuesday, June 16th, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas’ staff delivered donuts, cookies, and plenty of celebratory swag to 40 high school graduates who are receiving college [...]

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       Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas Invests Almost $1M in the Educational Futures of Area Students

      Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas Invests Almost $1M in the Educational Futures of Area Students

      June 21, 2019

      On Saturday, June 15th, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas held it’s 33rd annual ‘Promising Futures’ scholarship ceremony to recognize the educational achievements and aspirations of [...]

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         Big Brothers Big Sisters’ 2018 Promising Futures Scholarship Ceremony

        Big Brothers Big Sisters’ 2018 Promising Futures Scholarship Ceremony

        July 20, 2018

        The room was filled with excitement, pride and joy at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas’ 32nd annual Promising Futures Scholarship Ceremony. More than 150 family members, friends and Big [...]

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           Kristie Gonzales on The Power of Mentoring

          Kristie Gonzales on The Power of Mentoring

          June 15, 2018

          There are thousands of TV stations across the country, but only 16.5% of them have female general managers, and very few of them are minorities since less than 8% of all general managers are [...]

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             Promising Futures: New Opportunities

            Promising Futures: New Opportunities

            May 18, 2018

            As the school year comes to a close for most students, many high school seniors are making plans for the next chapter in their educational journeys.  Whether attending trade school or college, [...]

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               BBBS’ 2017 Promising Futures Scholarship Ceremony

              BBBS’ 2017 Promising Futures Scholarship Ceremony

              June 30, 2017

              “You can never have too much education.” That was one of the central themes at Big Brothers Big Sisters’ 2017 Promising Futures Scholarship Ceremony. Held June 17 at Austin Community College’s [...]

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                 Spotlight on Candace Bunkley: BBBS’ Scholarship Program Coordinator

                Spotlight on Candace Bunkley: BBBS’ Scholarship Program Coordinator

                January 20, 2017

                Big Brothers Big Sisters is mission-focused. It’s no wonder that many of the agency’s staff members are as well. Candace Bunkley, BBBS’ Scholarship Program Coordinator, wanted to work for an [...]

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                  Texas Assoc. of Counties
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                  JB Goodwin Realtors
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                  OpenJAUS, LLC
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                  The University of Texas at Austin
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                  The University of Texas at Austin
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                  Driftwood Recovery
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                  Miracle Foundation
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                  Hawk Contracting Services, LLC
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                  KIPP Texas Public Schools
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                  KVUE Media
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                  Certain Affinity
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                  Yeti
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                  Agora Systems Inc.
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                  WIN
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                  Yagiz Yildiz
                  Dell
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                  The Foundation Board’s purpose is to oversee all aspects of BBBS’s Scholarship Program, including managing the endowment and distributing scholarship funds to institutions.

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                  Wells Fargo
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                  Loraine Brown, Foundation Board Chair
                  Vino Veritas Ventures
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                  Kori Hattemer
                  Foundation Communities
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                  Shellie Hayes-McMahon
                  Planned Parenthood Texas Votes
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                  Pamela Malunat Hurley
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                  Guillermo Martinez III, PhD
                  Austin Community College
                  Interim Vice President, Student Affairs

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                  Composed of high-visibility individuals and organizations, the Advisory Council provides BBBS with a lasting influence and cross-community reach. Convening at least twice per year, the group provides input on strategic issues as needed, influences others to support our mission and contribute resources, and recruits new members for our Executive Board.

                  Blake Absher
                  Broadway Bank
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                  Darrell Bazzell
                  The University of Texas at Austin
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                  Kyndel Bennett
                  Cayetano Development, LLC
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                  Clayton Christopher
                  Entrepreneur

                  Hector De Leon
                  De Leon Washburn & Ward, P.C.
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                  Chris Ellis
                  Endeavor Real Estate Group, Ltd.
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                  Gary Farmer
                  Heritage Title Company of Austin, Inc.
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                  Kristie Gonzales
                  KVUE
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                  Texas Capital Bank
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                  O’Connell Robertson
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                  The Nyle Maxwell Family of Dealerships
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                  Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette
                  Huston-Tillotson University
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                  Rathgeber Investments
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                  Page Southerland Page, Inc.
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                  Registered Investment Advisor

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                  Taylor Investments
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                  The Executive Board is a group of community-focused leaders invested in improving the lives of Austin youth. Their main responsibilities involve raising funds to support our agency, reviewing and approving agency policies, and generating awareness of, and support for, BBBS.

                  Evan Spaulding, Board Chair
                  Lithified Technologies Texas, LLC
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                  Becky Bonham
                  Hargill Growers Gin & Grain
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                  Urbanspace
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                  Strangeworks, Inc.
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                  O’Connell Robertson
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                  Denver Dunlap Real Estate
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                  Art Guerra
                  Guerra Underground
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                  RSM US LLP
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                  Shellie Hayes-McMahon
                  Planned Parenthood Texas Votes
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                  Pamela Malunat Hurley
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                  Nicholas Johnson PhD
                  OpenJAUS
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                  April Justice, Past Chair
                  Charles Schwab
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                  Lynette Perkins
                  Bohemian Innovation, LLC
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                  Pippa Song
                  ForestCircle Partners
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                  Albert Swantner, Chair Elect
                  Clerk Retail
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                  Jason Vitanza
                  Shadow IT Services
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