Robert E. and Adele M. Boydston Charitable Foundation

Foundation News

On June 19, 2008 Bob and Adele Boydston celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary:

Illinois Institute of Technology Peck Lecture Series: - 2005
The event will begin by honoring alumni Lorenz Biegler and Robert Boydston with the Distinguished Alumni Awards. Biegler is currently Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and Boydston is president of the Robert E. & Adele M. Boydston Foundation. Recipients are alumni who have brought recognition to the department through their outstanding contributions to the advancement of the chemical and/or environmental engineering professions. Recipients also have shown exceptional dedication to the department through the generous donation of time, effort, and/or financial resources.

Recent grants have supported:

Claremont Institute
Claremont , California

Free To Choose Network
Erie, Pennsylvania

Guide Dogs for the Blind
San Rafael, California

Hillsdale College
Hillsdale , Michigan

Humane Society of Silicon Valley
Santa Clara, California

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois

Judicial Watch
Washington, D.C.

KCSM Public Television
San Mateo, California

KQED Public Television
San Francisco, California

Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, Oregon

Pacific Research Institute
San Francisco, California

San Jose Museum of Art
San Jose, California

San Jose Repertory Theatre
San Jose, California