29 Nov
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Scrap Metal Pickup at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Project – Nampa

We thank Jerry Nall, Truck Driver, Pacific Steel & Recycling for picking up a load of scrap metal and a huge bucket for iYERP.  Also, we thank the project’s general contractor, Big-D Construction, Salt Lake, Utah, another partner for their commitment to environmental stewardship on this project. We thank another partner, Roberson Excavation, LLC., for […]

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14 Nov
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Thanks to Bob Thornton, Superintendent, The Russell Corporation.

Bob is one of Russell’s project superintendents working on CenterCal’s Meridian Town Center Project.  Bob and the Russell Corporation first partnered on the construction of the Boise Porsche Dealership and tenant improvements at Lyle Pearson Company, the luxury dealership in Boise.

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12 Nov
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Boise State University's Friends of Nursing Dinner – A Night for Nursing Excellence

Earlier this year, the John William Jackson Fund (JWJF) granted $7000 for 3 scholarships:  Nursing, Radiology and Respiratory Care.     Pictured:  Sunny Wallace, Development Director; Dr. Pam Springer, Associate Dean College of Health Sciences and Director, School of Nursing; Jackie Jackson, JWJF Advisor and Dr. Tim Dunnagan, Dean, College of Health Sciences.

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07 Nov
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Bill Jackson and philanthropist and arts patron Velma V. Morrison at the Veteran eMKayans Dinner.

The 2012 dinner coincided with what would have been the 100th anniversary of the Morrison-Knudsen Company (MK).  The legendary Harry W. Morrison co-founded one of the multinational giants of the engineering and construction industry and later went on to become a well-known international builder, statesman and philanthropist.  His wife, Velma, attended the annual dinner and encouraged attendees to remember […]

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01 Nov
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Boise State University and the Department of Kinesiology invited guests to their Alumni & Friends Social during Homecoming Week 2012. The event was held in the Stueckle Sky Center – Bronco Stadium.

Pictured left to right:  Kris Kamann, Development Director, School of Education, Jackie Jackson, Advisor, John William Jackson Fund; Senior Alyssa Babcock, John William Jackson Fund – Kinesiology Scholarship Recipient and Diane Boothe, Dean, School of Education.  Scholarship was in memory of Robert Orr Cross.

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