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Last updated on Friday, June 29, 2018
(BEDFORD) - The BNL Scholarship Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration requires all those invited to RSVP to the event as soon as possible as preregistration is required for admittance.
Those planning to attend should RSVP by emailing their name to bnlsf@nlcs.k12.in.us.
The BNL Scholarship Foundation's 50th Anniversary Celebration is just that - a celebration and appreciation of 50 years of generous donors.
The not-for-profit (501c3), tax exempt, charitable foundation generates scholarships and supports the educational activities of graduating BNL Seniors heading to college. Just this year the BNL Scholarship Foundation awarded more than $576,000 in scholarships to 163 seniors in the Bedford North Lawrence Class of 2018 for their academic pursuits.
The free event will be July 14th at the BNL PAC for donors, sponsors and special guests. The BNL Scholarship Foundation says the event is to show appreciation to the donors that have supported graduating Seniors for 50 years.
The 50th anniversary celebration banquet is presented by the generosity of 50 sponsors who have contributed financially or through service (sponsor list can be found below).
A reception will be held in the lobby of the BNL PAC at 5:00 p.m. and a complimentary dinner will follow the event at the BNL Cafeteria at 6:30 p.m.
Astronaut Ken Bowersox will be the keynote speaker for the celebration.
Although born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Bowersox considers Bedford to be "home" as he is a BNL graduate from the class of 1974.
Bowersox is a retired US Navel Aviator with over 19 years of experience at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He has flown five times on NASA's Space Shuttle, serving as pilot, commander and mission specialist, and once on a Russian Soyuz, where he served as the flight engineer during decent.
Throughout his amazing career, he has logged over 211 days in space, including five and a half months on board the International Space Station (ISS).
Above: Ken Bowersox pictured during the STS-73 mission.
Subsequent to his work aboard the ISS, Bowersox served as the director of the Johnson Space Center's Flight Crew Operations Directorate and retired from NASA and the US Navy in December, 2006.
Although retired, he remained involved with the US space exploration program as a member of the standing review boards for ISS, Space Shuttle and the Constellation Program.
From 2009-2011, Bowersox was the Vice President of Astronaut Safety and Mission Assurance at SpaceX.
Now, he is an independent consultant advising clients on the management and technical aspects of aerospace projects. He is also a member of the NASA Advisory Council and Chairman of the council's Human Exploration and Operations Committee.
For more information, go the BNL Scholarship Foundation's website at this link: bnlscholarshipfoundation.org.
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