Battelle Gifts $3.25M to Columbia Basin College to Build Community STEM Learning Center

Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle and a 10-time Wash100 Award winner, announced a $3.25 million funding for the establishment of a science, technology, engineering and mathematics, better known as STEM, learning center within the Columbia Basin College, or CBC, campus.

The philanthropic gift is the largest donation Battelle has made in the Tri-Cities area throughout its 60-year history of managing the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the company said Wednesday. 

“This gift aligns closely with Battelle’s mission to leverage science and technology for the betterment of society,” commented Von Thaer. “The partnerships established through this Community STEM Learning Center will build on CBC’s whole-family engagement model to meet the community’s needs and encourage students to pursue the essential STEM careers of tomorrow.”

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