Category Archives: Donor Spotlight
A Special Thank You
Written on November 21, 2011 at 2:30 am, by Marti Gillespie
Dear Anonymous Donors, You like to stay in the shadows, but that won’t stop us from shining light—More Light!—on your generous gifts. The biggest gift in the campaign, the lead gift for the Warch Campus Center, came from a donor who wished to remain anonymous. Other anonymous donors made gifts to finance the MemorialContinue Reading
Helping a Family’s Dreams Take Flight
Written on July 11, 2011 at 7:30 am, by Laura Kaliebe
Loyal Lawrentians explain the importance of paying it forward.
A Legacy, Decades in the Making
Written on March 11, 2011 at 7:30 am, by Laura Kaliebe
It was a double date to Homecoming in 1935 when Paul and Katharine Pitman Schmidt, both from the Class of 1939, began their lives together at Lawrence. They weren’t each other’s dates that day, but they got together soon afterward and ended up sharing a life for nearly 70 years in Elkhorn, Wis. Throughout theirContinue Reading
A River Retreat
Written on October 1, 2010 at 7:30 am, by Frank DiMarco
Dedicated in August, the Riverwalk and Gilboy Ring are two new spaces on campus that provide both the Lawrence and Fox Valley communities with a place for retreat and reflection along the scenic Fox River. Lawrence remains grateful to the generous supporters who helped make this project possible, including the Ruth St. John and JohnContinue Reading
A Passport, a Plan and a Purpose
Written on July 1, 2010 at 7:30 am, by Frank DiMarco
William P. Gralow ’64 and Sharon Lawrence Gralow ’65 have traveled the world — always taking their Lawrence education with them. “Lawrence instilled in us a love of learning and what better way to do that than traveling by car, plane or camel!” After meeting and falling in love as students at Lawrence, Bill andContinue Reading
It’s A “No-Brainer”
Written on March 1, 2010 at 7:30 am, by Frank DiMarco
As the first person from her family to attend college, Arlene Atwood Trettin ’61, believes a “miracle” brought her to Lawrence. “Lawrence is an integral part of my family— not only because I met my husband, (Tom Trettin ’60), but also because of the lifelong friendships that I formed.” When reflecting on her Lawrence experience,Continue Reading
Field of dreams
Written on January 1, 2010 at 7:30 am, by Sheree Rogers
The Banta Bowl might not sound like the most romantic of venues, but for onetime offensive lineman John Bachhuber ’94 and student athletic trainer Mary Dercks Bachhuber ’92 it worked wonders. There began an LU courtship that resulted in the couple’s wedding just weeks following John’s graduation. After Lawrence, John established a successful career atContinue Reading