Donor Stories
Roy Simperman, '62
It is time for those of us who believe in Carroll College to take personal responsibility for its continued vitality. Those of us who have supported student scholarships in the past must step up now to meet the challenges students of today are ...
Patricia '63 and Thelmer Aalgaard
My husband and I created the Murray-Aalgaard Family Nursing Endowed Scholarship to express appreciation to Carroll College for the scholarship they extended to me way back in 1958 that helped make my dream of becoming a Registered Nurse come true.&nb...
Gustavo Artaza
The reason that I contributed to Carroll College was because of the international edcuation vision that Dr. Tom Evans bring to the Carroll College community. My belief is that students need to travel and experience other cultures through the followi...
William '73 and Diana '76 Beaulieu
We established the William and Diana Beaulieu Scholarship to recognize the education we received at Carroll and the opportunities that education gave us in our careers and our lives. We wanted others at Carroll to share the experience we had and we b...
Richard '66 and Sue Buswell
We are honored to establish the Sue A. Buswell Endowed Professorship in Nursing at Carroll College as a contribution to the viability, transformation, and sustainability of the nursing profession. These funds will be utilized to support faculty schol...
Patricia Chvatal '72
"I arrived at Carroll as a farmer’s daughter from Washington State with mediocre grades. I was undecided what I wanted to pursue, but I knew I wanted to be a long way from home. (Walla Walla to Helena seemed a long way to me in 1968!)&nbs...
Jean Faure '81
"I created this endowment to honor my Mom, Viola Ruth Faure, who died of ovarian cancer in 2005. As my Dad was a traveling salesman, Mom essentially raised nine children single-handed. She instilled in each of us a love of learning and a ...
Cindy Hollenbaugh, MD, '85
I am thankful that the professors, priests and students at Carroll College became my family when I first moved away from my childhood home in the Flathead Valley. At Carroll, I was constantly inspired and challenged not only to excel in academics but...
Ed '56 and Bobbi Jasmin
Because our precious daughter, Lynn, died so young, it is most comforting for us to provide scholarships in her name through a Carroll College endowment to help other young women achieve their educational goals.Lynn Marie Jasmin Memorial Endowment
Phil and Kally Porrini
After the glow of celebration in watching our sons (Nick & AJ) graduate from Carroll College, we decided to make a donation to help future students pursue their dreams at Carroll. Because of the hard work, both prior and during our sons’ time at ...
Sandy '84 and Raj Lall
Raj and I share a philosophy that the world can be made better through education. For years we contributed to the Andrew and Emily Peoples Memorial Scholarship, a fund established by my mom and uncles. Once it reached a level that felt ‘right’ long-t...
Jerry Loendorf '61
"From the time I stepped on campus as a freshman until graduation from Carroll, I recieved scholarship support. The people who provided those scholarships were never identified and I was never able to thank them. What I am able to do is f...
Gene `55 and Peggy McMahon
"When we started thinking about giving Carroll College a gift we talked with Tom Trebon and Candie Cain for guidance. After that we came up with a number, doubled it and that is how our endowment was established. We did it because of our ...
Ray `69 and Elaine Messer
"When I was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Carroll College a few years ago, I had the opportunity to spend quality time with several of the professors at Carroll. These dedicated individuals reminded me of the or those professors who dedi...
Bill and Jane Quinn
"We established our endowed scholarship to assist Carroll College students in paying for tuition. We hoped that our modest funds could turn a potential student into a full-time student and eventually a proud graduate. We had worked closely with our p...
Bruce `78 and Kerrie `78 Robertson
"We created the Bruce and Kerrie Robertson Endowment to “pay it forward”; we received a great education at Carroll and really enjoyed our college experience. Our lives have been blessed with life-long friendships and we also found each other. Because...
Tim '62 and Marie '61 Stanaway
"We decided to endow a Nursing Scholarship to thank Carroll and the many people who contributed to our great Catholic education. Marie has loved being a nurse and chose Carroll because of its reputation as a great school for nursing. Also her materna...
Willis and Nancy Wetstein
"Having had a lifetime career as a Professional Engineer, I was keenly interested in Carroll College's plans to pursue an Engineering program. As a result I became considerably involved in the development of the Engineering Curriculum at Carroll whic...
Joe `73 and Sheilah `69 Wilcynski
The mission and moto of Carroll College is very important and inspiring to us. We chose to establish the WJ & SMBW Endowed Fund because, over the years, we have greatly appreciated all the benefits we received from our time at Carroll. This fund ...