Energy exec gives alma mater BC3 $100K

12/18/2025 02:08:23 PMEnergy exec gives alma mater BC3 $100KFunds to create 125 one-time scholarships next fall to attract former BC3 dual-enrollment, other students(Butler, PA) A 1972 graduate of Butler County Community College who founded an oil and gas exploration company has contributed $100,000 to the BC3 Education Foundation with an unprecedented request that it be disbursed in one academic year through his creation of 125 scholarships ranging in amount from $500 to $2,000.

Gary Griwatz, center, of Cranberry Township and of Tampa, Fla., and a 1972 Butler County Community College graduate, meets with Mikayla Moretti, left, and Dr. Josh Novak on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in the Heaton Family Learning Commons on BC3’s main campus in Butler Township. Griwatz’s $100,000 gift to the BC3 Education Foundation will create 125 scholarships, including 100 for current high school seniors who enroll next fall at BC3 with credits earned through BC3’s College Within the High School or College Now programs. Moretti is executive director of the BC3 Education Foundation and external relations and Novak, the college’s vice president for student affairs and enrollment management.

BC3 Future FundDual EnrollmentGivingHigh School Programs This is a photograph of a donor to BC3 talking with two BC3 administrators in the Heaton Family Learning Commons.

This is a photograph of a donor to BC3 talking with two BC3 administrators in the Heaton Family Learning Commons.