Ann Buis, Dana Chair

Ann Buis, former president of Blanchard Valley Health Foundation, will serve as The University of Findlay’s Dana Chair for this academic year.

Each year, the University chooses a distinguished executive to serve as the Dana Chair, a position endowed by the Dana Corp. The Dana Chair serves as a mentor for a chosen group of Dana Scholars who work as a group for the year. They take a class together, work on group projects and visit many local industries where they interact with top-level executives.

As president of BVHF, Buis oversaw planning and operations of the organization. She was responsible for fundraising and development activities and was a member of the Blanchard Valley Health System executive steering council. As president, a position she held from 2001 to 2007, Buis was instrumental in raising $14 million for a new patient pavilion, which opened in 2006.

Prior to her work within the foundation, Buis was the service excellence manager and director of public relations and marketing at BVHS. She joined the organization in 1986.
   
In 2005, Buis was an Athena Award recipient. She is involved in the community as a member of Friends of Findlay, and she is a chairperson and judge for the Golden Rule Community Volunteer Award committee. Buis is a founding member of the Findlay Area Arts Partnership and a 25-year member of the Findlay Symposium Literary Club. She also has been involved with the Hancock County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Toledo Area Planned Giving Association, University of Findlay Colleagues Advisory Board, Findlay Area Community Strategic Cultural Planning Committee, Gus Macker, Bridge Home Health and Hospice Board of Trustees, Findlay Light Opera and more.
   
Buis earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Bowling Green State University. She resides in Findlay.