Donor Stories
Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to our organization and others.
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Legendary LoveSummer 2023 - For generations of Baylor alumni, Tom Hanks, A.B.C. '22, Ph.D., suited, smiling and sporting a trilby, was as ubiquitous to the University's campus as Dr Pepper Hour or the overly-friendly squirrels in the Quad.
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A Rewarding ConnectionFor many Baylor students, receiving a scholarship plays an important role in achieving their goal of earning a Baylor degree. The funds go a long way toward reducing...
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Bleeding Green & GoldTami and Jeff Williams can thank a time-honored Baylor tradition for bringing them together – Welcome Week. "I met Tami on my very first day on Baylor's campus. She was standing on a...
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Stewards of God's BlessingsSpring 2023 - Steve and Alyce Beard share a deep love for Baylor University, one with many common elements. However, they joined the Baylor Family by dramatically different routes.
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A Baylor Family Gives BackSpring 2023 - For Don Kennedy, what began as a brief visit to Baylor University's campus as part of a church group during his senior year in high school has become a long family tradition of being Baylor Bears.
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A Life Dedicated to ServiceFall 2022 - When William "Bill" Dube joined the staff of Baylor University's financial aid office, the scope of the financial aid program was modest by today's standards.
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Notes of GratitudeFall 2022 - A love for Baylor University has flowed through Judy Langford Mellenbruch's life like a sweet melody, uniting different time periods and growing stronger over the years.
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A Great JoySpring 2022 – Soon after joining Baylor University's faculty in 2000, Randall Bradley was inspired by a School of Music colleague's philanthropy...
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Creating a Lasting LegacySpring 2022 – Being a part of the Baylor Family has been a constant throughout David Kulesz's life. ..
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A Heart for Serving OthersFall 2021 - Joan Matthews remembers the day she met her future husband, Ronald "Ronnie" Matthews, as clearly as if it were yesterday.
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A Shared Love for BaylorBarbara Johnston recalls that her late husband, Robert "Bob" Johnston (B.B.A. '62).
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Brig. Gen. Jan "Denny" EakleSpring 2021 - For most of her life, Brig. Gen. Jan "Denny" Eakle has been on the move. "My father was in the Navy, and we moved so often...
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Larry SmithSpring 2021 - Larry Smith says that when he returned to his alma mater more than two decades ago to join Baylor University's development...
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Absolute JoyFall 2020 - Dr. John Bishop's first experience with Baylor University came early in life. While growing up in Bellmead, just north of...
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The Gift of a LifetimeFall 2020 - You could say that Baylor University is in Dale Knight's blood. You could even say he bleeds green and gold, even though...
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Leaving a Lasting LegacyFall 2019 - Charles Pinkoson enjoyed a remarkable career as an ophthalmologist in Gainesville, Florida, where...
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Creating OpportunitiesFall 2019 - When Doug and Natalie Freeman look back on their Baylor years, they are in complete agreement about...
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A Passion for MissionsSpring 2019 - Each year, thousands of Baylor students participate in Missions Week, which brings missions organizations from all...
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An Opportunity For SuccessFall 2018 - As a young man growing up in Depression-era Port Arthur, Texas, George McCoy rarely traveled beyond the confines of the...
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Creating A LegacyFall 2018 - Joel and Diane Allison exemplify the Baylor spirit. Prior to graduating with a BA in journalism and religion in 1970, Joel was...
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An Enduring LegacySpring 2018 - For Michael and Gail Attas, making a planned gift to Baylor University was a natural - and powerful - extension of their...
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A Passion for HelpingSpring 2018 - As a young girl reading National Geographic, Marilyn Souchek (BA '68) would often ponder a fundamental question - "Who...
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Making A DifferenceFall 2017 - As the daughter of a Navy officer, Kerry Crider Towle (BA '66) spent her childhood on the go. Every two years, the Criders...
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An Act of FaithSpring 2017 - The stories of Ronda Dale Massey (BA, '68) and Preston Kirk (BA, '68) first intersected at Baylor, where the two...
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Touching the Hearts of OthersSpring 2017 - Tommy Minter (BBA '62) was a Baylor legend who never saw himself that way. Although he told his wife...
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For Many Years to ComeFall 2016 - According to Laurie Nielsen, when she and her husband got married in 1978, "we didn't have two nickels to rub together."
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Deep in the HeartSpring 2016 - For D.M. Edwards (BBA '76), an exhortation from former Baylor President Abner McCall became a personal mission statement...
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A Heart for BaylorSpring 2016 - Twenty-five years ago, Baylor University established a special way to recognize and celebrate the generosity of alumni...
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A Source Of Inspiration: Couple Makes Gift To Advance Baylor MissionFall 2015 - Far away from their home in Texas, John (BBA '79) and...
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Standing Tall: Alumnus Makes An Impact On His Alma MaterFall 2015 - When the $18.1 million Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium...
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A Teacher's Heart Keeps GivingFall 2009 - Being a teacher is more than merely teaching-it's about a remarkable spirit-a teacher's heart. Janice (BA '58, MS '61, EdD '74)...
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A Life of SharingFall 2013 - But one picture in particular would stand out. It's a photograph of Benegene Gann Kring (BA '66) - a rare woman among...
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The Roots of a Baylor Family TreeSpring 2013 - Far away from the campus they called home for more than five decades, beloved Baylor physics professor...
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Giving to GenerationsSpring 2013 - W. F. Bill (BBA '55) and Mary Ann (BA '54) Patterson were both Baylor students.
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The Hope of GenerationsFall 2013 - When Laree Perez (BBA '76) hears her cousin's son, Giuliano Masci, rave about his experience as a Baylor freshman.
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Making Baylor StrongerSpring 2015 - For more than four decades now, Dr. David Mangelsdorff has called Army-Baylor home.
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Many BranchesSpring 2015 - A fourth-generation Baylor graduate, Sarah Lou (BBA '57) and her family are the epitome of the term.
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A Special Place - Trains, Games and a Baylor LegacyFall 2014 - The house looks exactly like a train station with its eye...
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A Heart for the FutureFall 2014 - "We had a business school, but it didn't have its own building," Jack recalled.
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Race of a LifetimeSpring 2014 - A self-admitted geeky introvert, Bertha Heard Dunlap's firstborn roomed off-campus in the non-pretentious Fifth Street...
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Leaving a Great Legacy - The Mattie Allen StoryFall 2017 - It isn't that surprising when someone who has fond...
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A Desire to Help OthersBelinda Onyango has devoted her adult life to serving the children of her native Kenya. When she was just out of high school, Belinda...
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A Bright Path ForwardAs an exercise physiology major at Baylor, Chelsea Richwine accidentally signed up for the wrong economics course.
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