Donor Stories

Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to our organization and others.

Making A Difference
Making A Difference
As the daughter of a Navy officer, Kerry Crider Towle (BA '66) spent her childhood on the go. Every two years, the Criders followed naval...
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An Act of Faith
An Act of Faith
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 Others
Touching the Hearts of Others
Tommy Minter (BBA '62) was a Baylor legend who never saw himself that way. Although he told his wife...
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Opening Doors
Opening Doors
The story of Valeria Gutierrez's journey to Baylor University begins all the way back in third grade. During "College Week"...
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For Many Years to Come
For Many Years to Come
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 Heart
Deep in the Heart
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 Baylor
A Heart for Baylor
Twenty-five years ago, Baylor University established a special way to recognize and celebrate the generosity of alumni...
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A Path Made Possible By Giving
A Path Made Possible By Giving
When Baylor senior Cambrey Dent received the Sadie Jo Black Endowed Scholarship...
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A Source Of Inspiration: Couple Makes Gift To Advance Baylor Mission
A Source Of Inspiration: Couple Makes Gift To Advance Baylor Mission
Far away from their home in Texas, John (BBA '79) and Nancy...
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Standing Tall: Alumnus Makes An Impact On His Alma Mater
Standing Tall: Alumnus Makes An Impact On His Alma Mater
When the $18.1 million Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium...
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A Teacher's Heart Keeps Giving
A Teacher's Heart Keeps Giving
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 Sharing
A Life of Sharing
But one picture in particular would stand out. It's a photograph of Benegene Gann Kring (BA '66) - a rare woman among all the men.
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The Roots of a Baylor Family Tree
The Roots of a Baylor Family Tree
Far away from the campus they called home for more than five decades, beloved Baylor physics professor...
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Giving to Generations
Giving to Generations
W. F. Bill (BBA '55) and Mary Ann (BA '54) Patterson were both Baylor students.
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The Hope of Generations
The Hope of Generations
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 Stronger
Making Baylor Stronger
For more than four decades now, Dr. David Mangelsdorff has called Army-Baylor home.
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Many Branches
Many Branches
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 Legacy
A Special Place - Trains, Games and a Baylor Legacy
The house looks exactly like a train station with its eye...
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A Heart for the Future
A Heart for the Future
"We had a business school, but it didn't have its own building," Jack recalled.
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A Bright Path Forward
A Bright Path Forward
As an exercise physiology major at Baylor, Chelsea Richwine accidentally signed up for the wrong economics course.
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Race of a Lifetime
Race of a Lifetime
A self-admitted geeky introvert, Bertha Heard Dunlap's firstborn roomed off-campus in the non-pretentious Fifth Street...
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A Desire to Help Others
A Desire to Help Others
Though much has changed since her time on campus, she finds plenty of familiar sites.
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