Policy 7310E

WESTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FOUNDATION BOARD

Reference: W.S. § 17-19-101 through 17-19-1807

A Western Wyoming College Foundation Board exists.  The Foundation Board shall consist of directors “at-large” and directors which are representatives from the College.

The Western Wyoming College Foundation (WWCF) Board of Directors manages the affairs of the corporation formed by the WWC Foundation.  The Foundation Board of Directors shall consist of not less than seven (7), nor more than eleven (11) directors, the exact number to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full Foundation Board of Directors.  Two directors shall be nominated by the Board of Trustees of Western Wyoming Community College (“College Representatives”) and, subject to the approval of such persons by the Foundation Board of Directors, shall be appointed by the Board.  All other directors (“At-large Directors”) shall be elected by the Foundation Board of Directors.  Additionally, the Foundation Board shall have the right to designate and/or appoint any number of ex-officio (non-voting) directors.

The term of all Directors named in the Restated Articles of Incorporation shall expire when their successors have been designated, appointed, or elected.  Each College Representative Director shall be appointed by the Foundation Board of Directors and shall serve until their successor has been nominated by the Western Wyoming Community College Board of Trustees and appointed by the Foundation Board of Directors.  Each At-large Director shall be elected annually at the first meeting of the Directors in each calendar year, and shall hold office for a period of one year, or until their successor shall have been elected.  At each annual meeting at which At-large Directors are to be elected, the Foundation Board shall first specify the number of At-large Director positions to be filled for the ensuing year.  Ex-officio directors shall serve at the pleasure of the Foundation Board, as designated and/or appointed by the Foundation Board from time to time.  All Directors, including ex-officio directors, shall be adult residents of Western Wyoming Community College District.

The WWC Foundation shall operate under the Restated Articles of Incorporation with Amendments dated December, 1998, and By-laws of the Western Wyoming College Foundation dated January, 2005.

Adopted: January 26, 1989
Revised: October 26, 2000
Reformatted: April 29, 2010
Revised: November 13, 2014
Revised: July 20, 2022