Building a Lasting Legacy

For more than three decades, John H. Pilling, MDS’17—a faculty member, alumnus, mentor, former board member, and campaign supporter— has returned to the BAC year after year for one reason: the students. Now, as he looks to the future, John has made a significant six-figure planned gift to the BAC, designating a percentage of his estate to support the generations who will follow. His gift reflects both gratitude and conviction, and represents a meaningful investment in the College’s long-term efforts to expand access and affordability—ensuring that future students can fully participate in the kind of education and experience that has defined his own decades of engagement. In choosing to give in this way, John is helping to carry forward what defines the BAC: an education grounded in practice, shaped by real-world engagement, and sustained by a community that invests in its students.