Donations to the annual fund touch the lives of hundreds of Rockhurst University students each year. The reasons and motivations why people give are as unique and varied as the donors themselves. Read on and meet some RU supporters and learn about a few of the many amazing Rockhurst students influenced by the generosity of our donors.

Brian P. Hesse,
BSBA ’93, MBA ’96
"Jesuits have done amazing things for me. Donating to Rockhurst University provides an opportunity to help someone who has the ability but not the means to experience a place that opens minds, challenges academically and furthers careers." (more)

Laura Bryon,
Class of 2007
Clarice Colson Scholar
"Education is the greatest gift anyone has given me. Attending Rockhurst has been a blessing, putting my most heartfelt dreams into reach." (more)

Sandy Jiles,
BSBA ’93
"I've been blessed to have been able to complete my education. It is my obligation to give someone else an opportunity to have a Rockhurst experience." (more)

Kevin Becvar,
Class of 2009
Ted Tobin Scholar
"A Rockhurst scholarship allows me to live my Rockhurst experience to the fullest." (more)

Jim, BSIR ’57 and Sue Karl
Rockhurst Parents
“You can’t do anything unless you have a college education.” (more)

Jimmy Fantroy,
Class of 2009
St. Louis ArchAngels Assistance Scholar
"Receiving a scholarship from Rockhurst is a great honor. I am proud because I am the first one in my biological family to attend college." (more)

Gary Dierks,
BSBA ’90
“Rockhurst helped me to frame things in a sense of less what the current is and more of what it can become in time.  It also instilled a greater sense of community involvement in me as well as a greater understanding of what is important to each of us in our daily lives.” (more)

Tamara Dancheva,
Class of 2008
James Owens, Jr. International Scholar
“Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I could go to a college in America, much less a private, highly ranked university like Rockhurst. Coming from a developing country like Bulgaria, obtaining a bachelor’s degree in the United States seems quite impossible, mainly because education and life here are much more expensive than back home.”(more)

Ayok Monydit,
Class of 2010
Angels Assistance Scholar
“I feel at peace here. Rockhurst is like an island in the middle of a crowded city.”(more)