Belmont Abbey alumni Steve Ohnesorge has been a journalist for more than 40 years, but he’s never taken a journalism class. He graduated from the Abbey with a degree in Business Administration and landed a job at WBTV when Gerald Ford was president. Throughout his career, he covered news for Western Carolina and was known for quickly building strong relationships with members of the military.
Crossroads
Belmont Abbey Treasure Inducted into the Gaston County Sports Hall of Fame
If you were at the Abbey between 1956 and 2015, you likely remember Stanley Dudko. After immigrating to the U.S. following two different Nazi occupations in Poland, Dudko found a home at Belmont Abbey. From standout soccer player to award-winning soccer coach to beloved professor, he has left a mark on this institution. His legacy continues on with an induction into the Gaston County Sports Hall of Fame.
Agora 2021
Not on campus to pick up a copy of Agora 2021? No problem! You can peruse our digital copy below.
Academic Awards List Spring 2021
Listed are those who were awarded Dean’s List and President’s List for Spring 2021. The President’s List is for students with a 4.0 GPA. The Dean’s List is for students with a 3.4 GPA.
President’s List
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly | Kitchen | |
| Amil | Werr | |
| Stephanie | Van Horn | |
| Jessica | Haynes | |
| Abigail | Kranich | |
| Mindy | Massey | |
| Justin | Scott | |
| Jordan | Hawthorne | |
| Deanna | Torres | |
| Charles | Daniel | |
| Preston | Jones | |
| Mary | Lang | |
| Rachel | Lang | |
| Mary | Frey | |
| Jacob | Moore | |
| Nicholas | George | |
| Everton | Herrera | |
| Ronan | Ostendorf | |
| Kateri | Brehany | |
| Brooke | Brooks | |
| Madison | McGee | |
| Ally | Tennant | |
| Joseph | Cooney | |
| Abigail | Houseal | |
| Naomi | Nolson | |
| Hannah | Roney | |
| Patricia | Kuhlman | |
| Nicholas | Barrett | |
| Joseph | Otteson | |
| Olivia | Young | |
| Alessandra | Lopez del Rincon | |
| Isabella | Bruno | |
| Daniel | Melan | |
| James | Cauble | |
| Cieara | Berg | |
| Maeve | Gavagan | |
| Stephanie | Mlujeak | |
| Todd | Mashburn | |
| Lyndsey-Camille | Jones | |
| Julia | Treat | |
| Rhiannon | Bostic | |
| Caleb | Kualii | |
| Mary | Pearson | |
| David | Girsch | |
| Sarah | Ciampa | |
| Rachel | Roche | |
| Talia | Semaan | |
| Patrick | Means | |
| Amelia | Shechet | |
| Leann | Morabito | |
| Ashley | Hubbard | |
| Rebecca | Marcucci | |
| Ryan | Grice | |
| Jonathan | Dimmitt | |
| Laurel | Helms | |
| Morgan | Castro | |
| Gabrielle | Grayson | |
| Brenden | Davitt | |
| Hallvard | Boehn | |
| Kelli | Thomas | |
| Adam | Westlund | |
| Jessica | Buccola | |
| Abbey | Playle | |
| Julianna | Smith | |
| Benjamin | Mcquaid | |
| Lindsey | Stephens | |
| Elijah | Buerkle | |
| Haley | Lay | |
| Julia | Iseman | |
| Laura | Dimarzio | |
| Emily | Helms | |
| Tiffany | Pullen | |
| Madison | Mitchell | |
| Robert | High | |
| Zoe | Lamborn | |
| Victoria | Browne | |
| Kevin | Gillett | |
| Evan | Lutz | |
| Victoria | Hill | |
| Evelyn | Trotter | |
| Nathaniel | Frisbee | |
| Rachael | Daywalt | |
| Timothy | Gable | |
| Hali | Guisewhite | |
| Kenneth | Albert | |
| Alexander | Armstrong | |
| Justin | Kean | |
| Clayton | Zimmerman | |
| Rebecca | Roberts | |
| Callen | Johnson | |
| Ronald | Klein | |
| Anna | Davis | |
| Justin | Meyers | |
| Abigail | Newsome | |
| Richard | Seyler | |
| Brittany | Hudspeth | |
| Caroline | Carpenter | |
| Christopher | Mee | |
| Amelia | Muckenthaler | |
| Vittorio | Iannielli | |
| Jessica | Silva | |
| Peter | Ryalls | |
| Caitlin | Parrott |
Dean’s List
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy | Alexander | |
| Angela | Edwards | |
| Amber | Smith | |
| Heather | Valcourt | |
| Stacey | Anderson | |
| Joseph | Yellico | |
| Hailey | Hayes | |
| Johnathon | Blanton | |
| Dawn | Glover | |
| Matthew | Rodriguez | |
| Bryce | Gifford | |
| Ashlin | Treat | |
| Samantha | Day | |
| Kendall | Jones | |
| Annabeth | Watkins | |
| Amanda | White | |
| Joseph | Torres | |
| Connor | White | |
| Shelby | Tracy | |
| Bailey | Van Nosdall | |
| Selina | Lewis | |
| Alondra | Garcia | |
| John | Cuppett | |
| Collin | Grippo | |
| Savannah | Goodin | |
| John | Walker | |
| Lily | Mullen | |
| Sarah | Schwindt | |
| Griffin | Baker | |
| Melissa | Neyhouse | |
| Angela | Bagatta | |
| Jessica | Huber | |
| Ty | Higginbotham | |
| Genesis | Gonzales | |
| Danaesia | Hamilton | |
| Lauren | Hamilton | |
| Meghan | Nettuno | |
| Catherine | Yellico | |
| Fiona | Devane | |
| Brennan | Davis | |
| Emily | Dike | |
| David | Harrison | |
| Connor | Malloy | |
| Emily | O'Connor | |
| Frank | Hornig | |
| Haley | Roberts | |
| William | Morris | |
| Rian | Huffman | |
| Maureen | DeGrinney | |
| Ella Grace | Bodie | |
| Erin | Walsh | |
| Matthew | Sloan | |
| Katherine | McCarthy | |
| Rebecca | Gomez | |
| Kolbe | Murrey | |
| Alejandro | Rounceville | |
| Jenna | Nagy | |
| Elena | Duran | |
| Caroline | Lauer | |
| Grant | Walton | |
| Collin | Lockwood | |
| Alicia | Izzo | |
| Virginia | Dellinger | |
| Erica | Dorn | |
| Jessica | Rivero | |
| Marissa | Laidley | |
| Mia | Maminski | |
| Michelle | Maas | |
| Angelina | Perrone | |
| Khoa | Nguyen | |
| Katherine | Turner | |
| Kylie | Eastman | |
| Keyla | Hines | |
| Amy | Wilson | |
| Amanda | McLaughlin | |
| Andrew | Meyer | |
| Irelynn | Davisson | |
| Maria | Kafant | |
| Clare | Ruedisueli | |
| David | Gantz | |
| Alexandra | Downing | |
| Brandon | Reeves | |
| Sandra | Monrroy | |
| Dominic | Pautler | |
| Taylor | Seay | |
| Anna | Gibson | |
| Natalie | Burns | |
| Mark | Timmons | |
| Luke | Martin | |
| Evan | Campbell | |
| Amy | Tesch | |
| Gillian | Kirkpatrick | |
| Jillian | Culbertson | |
| Madison | Knutsen | |
| Rosalyn | Backman | |
| Lily | Worcester | |
| Nicholas | Johnson | |
| James | Thierfelder | |
| Elijah | McBride | |
| Dimarcus | Vilcheck | |
| Ashley | Saville | |
| Jesse | Hall | |
| Brandon | Willson | |
| Nicholas | Krell | |
| Michael | Kafant | |
| Towanda | Whitner | |
| Keyanna | Spivey | |
| Anthony | Scali | |
| John | Bartkowski | |
| Henrique | Leal | |
| Jamal | Baxter | |
| Jacqueline | Adams | |
| Kelly | Vaughn | |
| Anthony | Lucero | |
| Maria | Reyes | |
| Maria | Torres | |
| Elizabeth | Barry | |
| Kent | Shiell | |
| Nicholas | Mauer | |
| Noah | Haas | |
| Noah | Sexton | |
| William | Carney | |
| Abigayle | Kelley | |
| Michael | Hess | |
| Daniel | Cerqua | |
| Maggie | Williamson | |
| Regan | Trogdon | |
| Emma | Roche | |
| Andrew | Rose | |
| Susan | Brandolini | |
| Tyler | Lingerfelt | |
| Christian | Keghlian | |
| Carlie | Davis | |
| Hailey | Gass | |
| Jordanna | Shorts | |
| James | Bucher | |
| Richard | Price | |
| Andrew | Kohut | |
| Megan | Gordon | |
| Benjamin | Loudermilk | |
| Hailey | Ryan | |
| Marie | Britten | |
| James | Marsh | |
| Ming | Davis | |
| Kyle | Ferguson | |
| Jennifer | Smith | |
| Katherine | Neville | |
| Timothy | Gosnell | |
| Caleigh | Carey | |
| Jordan | Laner | |
| Stephanie | Byrd | |
| Katherine | Tan | |
| Megan | Zelaski | |
| Minona | Hardin | |
| Mason | Harrigfeld | |
| Matthew | Stanley | |
| Belinda | Redfern | |
| Cristel | Baltazar | |
| Connor | Toomey | |
| Morgan | Comer | |
| William | Lang | |
| Bradley | Loftin | |
| Jake | Rybarski | |
| Victoria | Hall | |
| Erik | Sahlgren | |
| Peter | Townsend | |
| Patricia | Kolakowski | |
| Henry | Sparks | |
| Jhon | Acevedo | |
| Connor | Fahey | |
| William | Nobers | |
| Patrick | De Amicis | |
| Patrick | Taylor | |
| Benjamin | Gobbel | |
| Haley | Bumgardner | |
| Sarah | Mccullers | |
| John | Bireley | |
| Gwendolyn | Darakjy | |
| Keegan | Reeve | |
| Brett | Bishop | |
| Thomas | Thierfelder | |
| Weston | Haws | |
| Marie | Mills | |
| Madeleine | Kortsch | |
| Duncan | Reilly | |
| Abigail | Fallon | |
| Matthew | Millsaps | |
| Clement | Akerblom | |
| Joshua | Sears | |
| Seth | Witherow | |
| Gray | Barber | |
| Jessica | Williams | |
| Kateri | Buser | |
| Misty | Haskins | |
| Molly | Hanley | |
| Liam | Duffy | |
| Forrest | Steele | |
| Ada | Bianco | |
| Dalton | Green | |
| Adam | Lindskog | |
| Luke | Hahn | |
| Madison | Hager | |
| Marvellous | Okonne | |
| Sarah | Healy | |
| Michael | Camilleri | |
| Emanuel | Hernandez | |
| Dylan | Zabbara | |
| Jordan | Hollar | |
| Michelle | Leahy | |
| Kelly | Ford | |
| Chloe | Herman | |
| Bailey | Horne | |
| Catherine | Peoples | |
| Patrick | Vandepoll | |
| Lindsey | Melton | |
| Alexis | Andrews | |
| Patton | Sims | |
| Tucker | Hoeniges | |
| Madelyn | Schott | |
| Allison | Hartman | |
| Carmen | Tucker | |
| Olivia | Rodriguez | |
| Lauren | Denhard | |
| Samantha | Moore | |
| Daniel | Rhame | |
| Jimmy | White Jr | |
| Luke | Cumby | |
| Luis | Gomez Flores | |
| Logan | Bigley | |
| Patrick | Doering | |
| Grant | Cooper | |
| Katherine | Scifers | |
| Matthew | Hitchcock | |
| Gabriel | Martin | |
| Nathan | Wylie | |
| Cierra | Grier | |
| Aspen | Terrell | |
| Kolbe | Mcquaid | |
| Matthew | Maxwell | |
| Monica | Amery | |
| Katalina | Lopez | |
| Davis | Mcbee | |
| Alexandria | Shaw | |
| Hannah | Matousek | |
| Emily | Smith | |
| Martin | Ginski | |
| Lisa | Dimond | |
| Megan | Canavan | |
| Desislava | Yordanova | |
| Amanda | Johnson | |
| Nelson | Stafford | |
| Riley | D'Andrea | |
| Kolbe | Flood | |
| Lauren | Carpenter | |
| Sydni | Clawges | |
| Madeleine | Mccauley | |
| Sianna | Gordon | |
| Ian | Jackson | |
| Isabella | Barrett | |
| Marissa | Young | |
| Caroline | Stein | |
| Erin | Maher | |
| Mary | Giggie | |
| Cameron | Woody | |
| Mackenzie | Sprinkle | |
| Paloma | Shrauder | |
| Margaret | Stocking | |
| Matthew | Belczyk | |
| Lauren | Harper | |
| Michelle | Guppy | |
| Luke | Perkowski | |
| Andrew | Feltz | |
| David | Johnston | |
| Charity | Hamka | |
| Omar | Gonzalez | |
| Pierce | Gonci | |
| Gregory | Ona Vera | |
| Mariah | Jones | |
| Matthew | Daner | |
| Ronnie | Charpie | |
| Lanie | Miles | |
| Baylea | Botello | |
| Ryan | Kohlhagen | |
| Taylor | Babcock | |
| Eric | Wilson | |
| Julia | Conger | |
| Margaret | Snyder | |
| Grace | Hetzel | |
| Eric | Thomas | |
| Mercere | Baker | |
| Michael | Franklin | |
| Philip | Tooley | |
| Michael | Lugo | |
| David | Wilson | |
| Mario | Brown | |
| Abbie | Norris | |
| Kevin | Daly | |
| Kalynne | Helms | |
| Eunjae | Benson | |
| Ronald | Freeman | |
| Timothy | Shar | |
| Jai | Rowe | |
| Krystal | Welsh | |
| John | Harrison | |
| Brian | Garofano | |
| Joseph | Bannister-Pesce | |
| Tameka | Campbell | |
| Helen | Behe | |
| Justin | Rangel | |
| Jo | Snow | |
| Francisco | Aran Martin | |
| Alexander | Norris | |
| Whitney | Yancey | |
| Paige | Rawlins | |
| Frank | Lockavitch | |
| Christopher | Cochran | |
| John | Dean | |
| James | Tweed | |
| Joshua | Winburn | |
| Jessica | Janson | |
| Taylor | Rodriguez | |
| Emily | Wueste | |
| Cameron | Young | |
| Erin | George | |
| Mary | Paige | |
| Courtney | Henderson | |
| Clay | Pettit | |
| Emily | Hotek | |
| Blythe | Terrell | |
| Jack | Smith | |
| Hope | Bellair | |
| Kinzie | Wilson | |
| Emma | Pherson | |
| Deanna | Woolard | |
| Jesse | Russell | |
| Carmella | Shindler | |
| Justin | Reid | |
| Allison | Paul | |
| Sarah | Wilson | |
| Sydney | Pon | |
| Jette | Trumbauer | |
| Austin | Bowling | |
| Rebecca | Morrison | |
| Lauren | Pipes | |
| Maura | Martin | |
| Jane | Kearns | |
| Bosko | Bojovic | |
| Nikolas | Von Spakovsky | |
| Maximus | Buico | |
| Kirsten | Rafferty | |
| Margaret | Harris | |
| Evan | Hammett | |
| Caroline | Griffin | |
| Molly | Hencken | |
| Christina | Popovich | |
| Viktorya | Manno | |
| Felicity | Hein | |
| Ashlin | Mcardle | |
| Janaye | Monroe | |
| Alyssa | Davidson | |
| Genevieve | Calvino | |
| Katharine | Reeves | |
| Madeline | Henderson | |
| Gilbert | Niyomugabo | |
| Jonathan | Goddard | |
| Evelyn | Vesely | |
| Renzo | Fassioli | |
| Rebecca | Picillo | |
| Nathan | Morrison | |
| Leslie | Bermejo Castillo | |
| Giorgia | Marcucci | |
| Mary | Brugger | |
| Audrey | Moreau | |
| Cailin | Sullivan | |
| Jake | Nadeau | |
| Meghan | Carroll | |
| Yatziry | Montiel-Rosales | |
| Tabitha | Ilges | |
| Macie | Sims | |
| Irene | Araya | |
| Alyssa | Chapman | |
| Jacob | Ferrari | |
| Alex | Turner | |
| Michaela | Ziegler | |
| Aundrea | Retzbach | |
| Anne | Outman | |
| Kevin | Quin | |
| Hannah | Hendrickson | |
| Hannah | Schudlik | |
| Emma | Zabinski | |
| Kevin | Mulligan | |
| Ashley | Davis | |
| Logan | Parry | |
| Erena | Chaples | |
| Jesse | Simmons | |
| Elijah Bleu | Johnston | |
| Noah | Stanger | |
| Matthew | Ratcliff | |
| Seth | Farris | |
| Alyssa | Adkins | |
| Gabriel | Kowalski | |
| Dana | Jakubielski | |
| Evan | Taylor | |
| Jazmin | Guerrero-Garcia | |
| Chandler | Baker | |
| Joanna | Cloutier | |
| Sebastian | Gilardi | |
| Robert | Molina | |
| Matthew | Morant | |
| Caroline | Chase | |
| Gabriel | Lugo | |
| Colin | Stone | |
| David | Stone | |
| Ella | Flowers | |
| April | Rose | |
| Susana | Mejia-Martinez | |
| Lilian | Ensign | |
| Meghan | Little | |
| Olivia | Egbor | |
| Oluwatimilehin | Adedire | |
| Avery | Short | |
| Christina | Fabrizio | |
| Matteo | Miselli | |
| Dana | Sasenick | |
| Reece | Miller | |
| Maximilian | Frei | |
| Joseph | Brach | |
| Hannah | Kurtz | |
| Steven | Streater | |
| Emma | Sullivan | |
| Carson | Cannon | |
| Clare | Donohue | |
| Charles | Keller | |
| Grace | George | |
| Morgan | Lanzo | |
| Laronda | Cothern | |
| Scott | Reeves | |
| Lisa | Byrd | |
| Kirstin | Naegele | |
| Robin | Wiley | |
| Bianca | Moten | |
| Thais | Pettit | |
| Tyler | Schaap | |
| Micah | Jenkins |
Farewell to Dr. Hren
In the words of Belmont Abbey College’s Dean of the Honors College, Dr. Joseph Wysocki:
Dr. Joshua Hren will be joining the faculty of a Catholic MFA program at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX. While this departure is a deep loss for Belmont Abbey College, Dr. Hren’s new position is a perfect fit for his unique talents and we are glad to know that he will be going on to a position where he can continue to help build up the Kingdom of God through his mentoring and teaching of students. Belmont Abbey College needs Dr. Hren but perhaps the Catholic Literary Revival needs him more.
Over the past four years Dr. Hren has been indispensable in the creation, growth, and day-to-day work of the Honors College. We are eternally grateful for his help and we are not exaggerating when we say that the goods our students have received and continue to receive in the Honors College would be impossible without him. The importance of his contributions over the past few years, recall this paraphrase of a quote from Abraham Lincoln, “the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what he did here.”
If you weren’t present for Dr. Hren’s Farewell Lecture, please take some time to watch.
