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 ConnectionFall 2023 - For 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 & GoldFall 2023 - Tami 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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Honoring a Spiritual LegacySpring 2024 - When Matt Bristol met his first wife, the late Betty Hess Bristol, he knew he had found someone special. She was a Baylor University freshman in the process of...
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Giving With GratitudeSpring 2024 - Dr. Robert and Barbara Whitten both say they are grateful to be able to financially support Baylor University through planned giving, believing that their alma mater...
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Opening Doors for OthersFall 2024 - When Shirley Clemons Hunter reflects on her days as a Baylor student, two words come to mind — determination and gratitude.
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A Lifetime ConnectionFall 2024 - One of Jennifer Henderson's favorite things about the Baylor Family is how the close friendships she formed during her first year at Baylor University have only gotten stronger over the years.
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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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