BELLEVUE, WASH. -- Dale King, Principal (Interior Special Projects Division) with GLY Construction and a resident of Redmond, has been named president of the Bellevue College Foundation Board of Directors for a one-year term beginning July 1, 2010.

King has been a member of the foundation board for 5 years and previously chaired its Directors Committee.

King succeeds Rob McKenna, Washington State Attorney General, who continues on the Board and Executive Committee.

Other new officers elected for 2010-11 are:

President Elect: Bill Kent, Redmond, M. A. Mortenson Company
Secretary: Paul Swegle, Seattle, Sharebuilder Corporation
Treasurer: John Calhoun, Redmond, Union Bank California

New members elected to the board are:

Louise Cooley, Kirkland, a community volunteer
Al Dunnell, Bellevue, Peterson Sullivan LLP
Cyrus Habib, Bellevue, Perkins Coie
Amy Hedin, Bellevue, Human Point
Sarah Langton, Redmond, Langton Spieth LLC
Angela Lepley, Snohomish, Tangerine Travel, Ltd.
Jolanne Stanton, Mercer Island, Musements, Inc.

The Bellevue College Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 1978 to raise funds to enhance educational opportunities at BC.

Through a combination of individual, foundation and corporate donations, the Foundation provides funding for scholarships, program enhancements and special projects at BC.

The Foundation has raised more than $25 million on behalf of Bellevue College.