F-100 Naming of College Premises

The District Board retains the sole authority to determine whether the name of an individual, business, or organization will be attached to all or part of the College Premises. The President/District Director shall submit all recommendations for naming buildings to the District Board for action.

All recommendations shall comply with the following criteria:

• Recognize a major financial gift to support the construction or renovation of a College Premises or to support college programming that may occur in the College Premises.

• A major financial gift will mean one-half of the total project cost or an amount agreed upon by the President/District Director and the District Board.

• When naming is considered, the District Board shall assess the individual’s integrity, public respect and esteem, and superior standing or importance to their profession.

• The appropriateness of a corporation's name in a public context should be considered when deciding on its name.

Parts of a building or area may be named separately to recognize benefactors who wish to underwrite the cost of the sub-unit or portion thereof or persons who have made substantial contributions to the College or Blackhawk Technical College Foundation. An appropriate plaque may be installed to acknowledge the naming in such a case. The College will not attach names to recognize its leased College Premises.

College Premises will not be named for persons involved in or related to college operations. This includes Employees, District Board members, advisory committee members, legislators, and government officials. College Premises may be named for persons who have retired from active employment with the College after sufficient time has elapsed from the date of the individual’s retirement.

College Premises naming decisions will be permanent for the period the College Premises exists or an amount of time agreed upon by the President/District Director and the District Board. Revoking a College Premises name before the agreed-upon term requires prior approval by the District Board.