Donor Stories

Learn how others have made an impact through their commitment to the future of Belmont Abbey College.

Johnnie Lowry '81 advocated for Abbey education, striving during her own life to achieve the Benedictine principle of balance in mind, body and spirit.
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Emeritus Stanley J. Dudko

Sometimes it's the people closest to us who see our real needs. Over the years, Professor Emeritus Stanley J. Dudko witnessed the fine work of the College through the accomplishments of students and graduates.
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Lori Ann Mackowski

When Lori Mackowski graduated from Bishop McGuinness Memorial High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1990, she planned to continue her education in a Catholic college by attending Belmont Abbey College.
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Harry Creemers and Dr. Martha Groblewski

Since 1993, Harry Creemers '74 and Dr. Martha Groblewski, Harry's wife, have contributed to a scholarship named for Harry's brother, John, who died at the age of 39 of a rare form of colon cancer.
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Mary A. and Edward K. Showfety

In 1995 Mary A. and Edward K. Showfety established an endowed scholarship fund at Belmont Abbey College. Over the years they contributed to the fund and it has grew, with the result that more and more students received their scholarships.
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Nancy and Don Bates

Nancy and Don Bates, parents of alumnus Eric Bates '00, have made arrangements in their will to set up endowed scholarships at the colleges their three children attended.
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Hugh Shine

I graduated from Goldsboro High School in Eastern North Carolina in 1950. My heart was set on Notre Dame, but we couldn't afford it. Fortunately my brother Jack was just finishing his freshman year at the Abbey, and he sold me on the school. We even roomed together my freshman year.
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Fran and Chuck Muller

Meeting Fran and Chuck Muller was meeting Belmont Abbey College. Their love for the Abbey was reflected in all that they did.
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Johnnie Lowry

Johnnie Lowry
Johnnie Lowry '81 advocated for Abbey education, striving during her own life to achieve the Benedictine principle of balance in mind, body and spirit.
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Emeritus Stanley J. Dudko

Emeritus Stanley J. Dudko
Sometimes it's the people closest to us who see our real needs. Over the years, Professor Emeritus Stanley J. Dudko witnessed the fine work of the College through the accomplishments of students and graduates.
More
Lori Ann Mackowski

Lori Ann Mackowski
When Lori Mackowski graduated from Bishop McGuinness Memorial High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1990, she planned to continue her education in a Catholic college by attending Belmont Abbey College.
More
Harry Creemers and Dr. Martha Groblewski

Harry Creemers and Dr. Martha Groblewski
Since 1993, Harry Creemers '74 and Dr. Martha Groblewski, Harry's wife, have contributed to a scholarship named for Harry's brother, John, who died at the age of 39 of a rare form of colon cancer.
More
Mary A. and Edward K. Showfety

Mary A. and Edward K. Showfety
In 1995 Mary A. and Edward K. Showfety established an endowed scholarship fund at Belmont Abbey College. Over the years they contributed to the fund and it has grew, with the result that more and more students received their scholarships.
More
Nancy and Don Bates

Nancy and Don Bates
Nancy and Don Bates, parents of alumnus Eric Bates '00, have made arrangements in their will to set up endowed scholarships at the colleges their three children attended.
More
Hugh Shine

Hugh Shine
I graduated from Goldsboro High School in Eastern North Carolina in 1950. My heart was set on Notre Dame, but we couldn't afford it. Fortunately my brother Jack was just finishing his freshman year at the Abbey, and he sold me on the school. We even roomed together my freshman year.
More
Fran and Chuck Muller

Fran and Chuck Muller
Meeting Fran and Chuck Muller was meeting Belmont Abbey College. Their love for the Abbey was reflected in all that they did.
More