In the final episode of Conversatio’s fourth season, Dr. Christine Boor engages in conversation with Dr. Christopher West and Dr. Shane Gomes, exploring the transgender movement and IVF through the lens of St. Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.
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Belmont Abbey College Awarded Gaston Business Association’s Spirit of the Economy Award
On Thursday, May 23rd, Belmont Abbey College was honored to be awarded the Spirit of the Economy Award from the Gaston Business Association. This award, sponsored by First Horizon Bank, recognizes an entity that has shown exemplary dedication to driving economic growth and business success in Gaston County and North Carolina.
With over 4,000 Abbey graduates calling Gaston County home, the college’s impact on the local community is profound. Beyond the alumni contributing to the education sector, there are 56 individuals engaged in various roles such as student teaching, teaching assistance, school counseling, and social work. A recent study highlighted the significant economic contribution of Belmont Abbey College, with payroll, operational spending, and the expenditure of students, visitors, and alumni collectively generating $47.5 million in additional income for the Gaston County economy.
“Belmont Abbey is a deserving recipient of the Spirit of the Economy Award,” said Patrick Mumford, Gaston Business Association President and CEO. “The Abbey has consistently led efforts to support economic growth and prosperity both within and outside its campus. Their commitment to educate, innovate, and collaborate has raised the profile of Gaston County for prospective students and businesses.”
Academic Awards List Spring 2024
Listed are those who were awarded Dean’s List and President’s List for Spring 2024. 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 |
|---|---|
| Amil | Werr |
| Lauren | Reiland |
| Brian | Knott |
| Julia | Treat |
| Morgan | Farrar |
| Moriah | Miele |
| Madeleine | Mccauley |
| Jessica | Janson |
| Emily | Hotek |
| Emma | Pherson |
| Deanna | Woolard |
| Sydney | Pon |
| Trinity | Bradley |
| Margaret | Mcnicol |
| Rebecca | Morrison |
| Clayton | Zimmerman |
| Lauren | Pipes |
| Jane | Kearns |
| Thomas | Kelly |
| Korynn | Green |
| Evelyn | Vesely |
| Ronald | Klein |
| Meghan | Carroll |
| Kellee | Branham |
| William | Prescott |
| Hannah | Schudlik |
| Bailey | Presley |
| Dana | Jakubielski |
| Joanna | Cloutier |
| Caroline | Chase |
| Gabriel | Lugo |
| Hannah | Farmer |
| Meghan | Tropeano |
| Hannah | Kurtz |
| Abigail | Crain |
| Amelia | Muckenthaler |
| Meghanne | Siders |
| Reilly | Mccarthy |
| Chloe | Taylor |
| Gabrielle | Cox |
| Sydney | Keller |
| Kirstin | Naegele |
| Elizabeth | Hommel |
| Zachary | Knott |
| Peter | Ryalls |
| David | Cornwell |
| Filumena | Martin |
| Joseph | Kelly |
| Mason | Shelton |
| Zach | Cramer |
| John | Clarity |
| Brian | Knoerr |
| Tyler | Schaap |
| Anna | Lancellotti |
| Joseph | Link |
| Brianna | Sroka |
| Maia | Pruitt |
| Alyssa | Merkel |
| Reagan | Merkel |
| Maria | Spinelli |
| Sarah | Gilmore |
| Mariah | Mote |
| Andrew | Singleton |
| Seth | Robertson |
| Kane | Grant |
| Thomas | Wood |
| Theresa | Surina |
| Hallie | Mele |
| Mary | Vavroch |
| Ian | Pitstick |
| Adam | Willett |
| Anna | Li |
| Kenneth | Byrd |
| Shaina | Palmquist |
| Grace | Hines |
| Mckenna | Schwarz |
| Hadley | Houston |
| Ashley | Marchitelli |
| Trinity | Wall |
| Caleb | Harris |
| Adrienne | Welch |
| Lucia | Williams |
| Grayson | Yancey |
| Caroline | Gutierrez |
| Mary Amanda | Weaver |
| Nathan | Berhe |
| Emily | Nagel |
| Carsen | Wengrovsky |
| Theodore | Holthe |
| Nathan | Gallman |
| Clare | Bruno |
| Milana | Corwin |
| Griffin | Hanosh |
| Kiley | Gallagher |
| Sophia | Surina |
| Matias | Besteiro |
| Kellie | Mauldin |
| Adison | Yoder |
| Joseph | Allen |
| Ana | Merritt |
| Ana | Merritt |
| Payton | Lanier |
| Grace | Doster |
| Maggie | Page |
| Mya | Drinkwater |
| Matthew | Makowski |
| Sydney | Ferst |
| Isabella | Hite |
| Dominic | Matteoni |
| Charlotte | Sweet |
| Anna | Bross |
| Emily | Nichols |
| Hannah | Blaha |
| Abigail | Brame |
| Marino | Alexander |
| Liam | Garrett |
| Charlotte | Wearne |
| Hannah | Feeney |
| Paul | Liulevicius |
| Abigail | Gonzalez-Campos |
| Ben | Gensiejewski |
| Ana | Rojo Hamue |
| Ana | Rojo Hamue |
| Jonah | Sostre |
| Karson | Sloop |
| Adeline | Hawkins |
| Logan | Dailey |
| Lauren | Sommers |
| Kathryn | Kendrick |
| Ethan | Ashby |
| Luke | Schneller |
| Matthew | Sie |
| Emma | Harris |
| Anna | Gracon |
| May | Mullen |
| Elizabeth | Karcher |
| Tameka | Lyons |
Dean’s List
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME |
|---|---|
| Ashley | Brewer |
| Jennifer | Souza |
| John | Thierfelder |
| Lola | Butler |
| Ronan | Ostendorf |
| Maria | Torres |
| Xavier | Dunham |
| Matthew | Stanley |
| Lauren | Mingus |
| Mackenzie | Stroupe |
| Elijah | Buerkle |
| Cameron | Vause |
| Mason | Kump |
| Ryan | Kohlhagen |
| Thomas | Baird |
| John | Harrison |
| Mabel | Harrison |
| Isaiah | Rosamond |
| Emily | Wueste |
| Kenneth | Albert |
| Christopher | Ahern |
| Blythe | Terrell |
| Haley | Davidson |
| Abigail | Kane |
| Arianna | Aguilar |
| Dominique | Brooking |
| Austin | Bowling |
| Simmone | Johnson |
| Nikolas | Von Spakovsky |
| Maximus | Buico |
| Margaret | Harris |
| Christina | Popovich |
| Viktorya | Manno |
| Elliot | Wunder |
| Coleby | Mariner |
| Katharine | Reeves |
| Madeline | Henderson |
| Nicholas | Aehlert |
| Haleigh | Evans |
| Renzo | Fassioli |
| Jacob | Dodson |
| Anthony | Jaworowski |
| Cailin | Sullivan |
| Emily | Reynaud |
| Kathleen | Stinneford |
| Macie | Tuttanon |
| Jaden | Johnson |
| Gia | Rudisill |
| Irene | Araya |
| Zachary | Murrow |
| Anne | Outman |
| Anne | Outman |
| Maria | Lopez |
| Rylee | Green |
| Hannah | Hendrickson |
| Ashley | Davis |
| Logan | Parry |
| Erena | Chaples |
| Bradley | Williams |
| Matthew | Ratcliff |
| Seth | Farris |
| James | Keegan |
| Alyssa | Adkins |
| John | Hetzel |
| Christopher | Soudir |
| Katherine | Thorpe |
| Mason | Thomas |
| Nathanael | Cox |
| Frank | Landaverde |
| Alex | Winiarczyk |
| Sebastian | Parrish |
| Christopher | Mee |
| Caleb | Mulcahy |
| Connor | Weeks |
| Lukas | Andrews |
| Dylan | Murray |
| Olivia | Egbor |
| Abigail | Esser |
| Grace | Ridge |
| Olivia | Ivey |
| Gabriella | Mccarthy |
| Braylen | Mitchell |
| Reagan | Cullen |
| Madison | Gnolfo |
| Charis | Littrell |
| Andi | Billingsley |
| Ella | Mcdonald |
| Timothy | Sica |
| Lily | Aranyos |
| Colette | Vance |
| Haley | Kells |
| Alyssa | Espinosa |
| Chloe | Parker |
| William | Locey |
| Alexa | Goudreau |
| Olivia | Carlino |
| Mauriella | Beauchamp |
| Robert | Bogen Castano |
| Casey | Cox |
| Bailey | Teter |
| Joshua | Atkinson |
| Charles | Keller |
| Stephanie | Soares |
| Lauren | Phillips |
| Charlie | Ohlhaut |
| Andrew | Scott |
| Drew | Zaio |
| Luke | Thierfelder |
| Andrew | Glauber |
| John | Casteel |
| Paeton | Phillippi |
| Carson | Moore |
| Charles | May |
| Frankee | Hendricks |
| William | Vinyard |
| Ryan | Ma |
| Anna | Steiner |
| Regina | Vehige |
| Marcus | Harnarain |
| Ryan | Charles |
| Isabella | Grasso |
| Quinn | Smith |
| Madison | Srinivasa |
| Jorden | Schlossman |
| Ethan | Davis |
| Benjamin | Johnson |
| Matthew | Staskunas |
| Jesse | Coleman |
| Truman | Hale |
| Honora | Long |
| Kacey | Kubarewicz |
| Andrew | Daunt |
| Deshaun | Corry |
| Josiah | Bown |
| Andrew | Combs |
| Layne | Diffley |
| Harrison | Forrest |
| Alexandra | Yancey |
| Ella | Schellenberg |
| Gianna | Naddell |
| Lily | Miller |
| Elizabeth | Burger |
| Madison | Quinlan |
| Joseph | Melgaard |
| Maria | Bagley |
| Kelsey | Blanton |
| Julia | Sine |
| Audrey | Brittain |
| Justice | Abraham |
| Logan | Pugh |
| Thomas | Holt |
| Mathew | Buckley |
| Connor | Lynn |
| Cameron | Robinson |
| Kelcie | Biggs |
| Juan-Sebastian | Gacha |
| Sabrina | Whitehouse |
| Germaine | Hanley |
| Broderick | Perry |
| Caitlin | Struckhoff |
| Michael | Spinks |
| Jessica | Langley |
| Claire | Johnson |
| Katherine | Tucker |
| Joshua | Oliveira |
| Julianna | Lutz |
| Mary | Schneider |
| Mark | Becker |
| Claire | Chmelik |
| Sean | Lang |
| Kathryn | Monk |
| Endre | Hetland |
| Kendall | Oates |
| Michael | Brennan |
| Ethan | Rehmann |
| Riley | Joyner |
| Nadezhda | Patterson |
| Cadon | Leviner |
| Vincent | Marino |
| Gabrielle | Schwindt |
| Jordan | Lane |
| Francis | Marie |
| John | Baird |
| Benjamin | Derrig |
| Jason | Tronetti |
| Theresa | Brandolini |
| Sage | Farmer |
| Fiona | Marie |
| Blake | Shoemaker |
| Kaitlyn | Highfill |
| Maxim | Bright |
| Grace | Kut |
| Lilliana | Macrina |
| Richackson | Timothee |
| Gemma | Glasow |
| Joy | Dygowski |
| Mark | Waclawik |
| Hannah | Martin |
| Zion | Morris |
| Zariya | Gamble |
| Faith | Piser |
| Anna | Richard |
| Chloe | Lowder |
| Kyle | Patterson |
| Gavin | Mott |
| Jonah | Dollenger |
| Haley | Adamo |
| Annika | Deveau |
| Whitley | Buchanan |
| Taryn | Sabia |
| Kaleb | Koelling |
| Samantha | Collins |
| Faith | Chapman |
| Connor | Hogan |
| Peter | Rappold |
| John | Carlson |
| Charles | Fremaux |
| Canan | Bademci |
| Harold | Maloney |
| Alexis | Burkhalter |
| Morgan | Mccann |
| Victoria | Thompson |
| William | Hager |
| Sean | Neidhold |
| Morgan | Campbell |
| Lily Therese | De Lachica |
| Catherine | Schieber |
| Elizabeth | Woodruff |
| Maura | Baird |
| Caleb | Kemer |
| Ellie | Ripchik |
| Hannah | Krell |
| Brigid | Salvato |
| Meagan | Scheiderich |
| Jordyn | Stefani |
| Mary | Fallon |
| Riley | James |
| Jacob | Henkel |
| Victoria | Payson |
| Alexandra | Marchand |
| Zachary | Stephens |
| Peyton | Williams |
| Gavin | Gucwa |
| Timothy | Sullivan |
| Randal | Bigelow |
| Ann | Thierfelder |
| Charlotte | Olewiler |
| Michelle | Dinh |
| Mary | Bruck |
| Sabrina | Cunha |
| Layton | Dickerson |
| Cecilia | Muller |
| Ellie | Herran |
| Ethan | Thackray |
| Michael | O'Bryant |
| Pierre Louis | Boutrand |
| Severin | Hegstad |
| Susan | Reid |
| James | Hernon |
| Margaret | Malcolm |
| Alanna | Mullen |
| Susana | Gonzalez Meza |
| Joshua | Keim |
| Gracie | Sweatt |
| Kenneth | Bowles |
| Shannon | Edwards |
| Riley | Nickol |
| Patrick | Gerrity |
| Journey | Bowie |
| Hannah | Doll |
| Braeden | Emerson |
| Sophia | Rieman |
| Adele | Gaffga |
| Thierry | Savadogo |
| Melani | Gutierrez Segovia |
| Alijah | Wilson |
| Luke | Posey |
| Marcus | Hipp |
| Tyler | Michel |
| Gianna | Tonucci |
| Jibriel | Elhaddad |
| Jolin | Steen |
| Taylor | Johnson |
| Kerik | Hayes |
| Kaitlyn | Shields |
| Samantha | Gustek |
| Jordan | Haag |
| Rebekka | Collyer |
| Brandon | Brown |
| Maria | Vitale |
| Roy | Nunez |
| Jaime | Ycaza |
| Isabella | Gagliardi |
| Kaytlin | Waldroup |
| Jonas | Walton |
| Angel | Medina |
| Joshua | Milling |
| Chandler | Bond |
| Dominic | Estis |
| William | Edgerton |
| Taylor | Frost |
| Ronan | Plunkett |
| Joe | Whitaker |
| Bryan | Caskey |
| Nicholas | Snow |
| Gabriel | Mccoy |
| Daniel | Dean |
| Hannah | Keller |
| Maria | Trettel |
| Riley | Barrett |
| Brooke | Boukather |
| Bryan | Cantrell |
| Jennifer | Gonzalez |
| Matthew | Hennessy |
| Pamelia | Carroll |
| Reese | Johnson |
| Erin | Chartier |
| Kamerina | Sauceda |
| Myles | Hedgecock |
| Kathryn | Linton |
| Justin | Herrera |
| Fina | Mochi |
| Chandler | Walden |
| Mason | Taylor |
| Haley | Long |
| Reagan | Iovino |
| Katherine | Bischoping |
| Alyssa | Westbrook |
| Catherine | Hendershott |
| Justin | Anaemejeh |
| Bethany | Welch |
| Triniti | Cassidy |
| Dasani | Parker |
| Aliyah | Helton |
| Aliyah | Helton |
| Hailey | Carroll |
| Jenna | Goldey |
| Jenna | Goldey |
| Ethan | Bell |
| Sadie | Hunt |
| James | Sicree |
| Marie | Camastro |
| Jolie | Boudreaux |
| Caleb | Burr |
| Ciara | Colosso |
| Illiana | Matos |
| Kristen | Mcswain |
| Lilly | Beasley |
| Aidan | Acton |
| Landon | Etheridge |
| Rhiana | Patterson |
| Micah | Wilkes |
| Kolbe | Zuniga |
| Savannah | Campbell |
| Brett | Balzan |
| Jackson | Heimbuch |
| Brody | Sawyer |
| Logan | Faas |
| Zachary | Salgado |
| Drake | Fletcher |
| Jacob | Polnaszek |
| Maya | Tabancura |
| Gemma | Reding |
| Mitchell | Graveline |
| Margaret | Seaman |
| Noah | Kushner |
| Alyssa | Rollings |
| Grace | Yellico |
| Hannah | Patterson |
| Jillian | Cain |
| Roberto | Gonzalez |
| Makenna | Carter |
| Tiago | Bassi |
| Casey | Laing |
| Leigha | Dennison |
| Evan | Galek |
| Kiersten | Helms |
| Allison | Simmons |
| Anna | Thomas |
| Rosemary | Blackstone |
| Grace | Hudson |
| Sharonda | Alexander |
| Connor | Rose |
| Luke | Pullin |
| Peter | Helbling |
| Analy | Centeno |
| Isabella | Ezeta |
| Michael | Mcdonald |
| Alitda | Pena-Hernandez |
| Kelly | Frost |
| Lucy | Flood |
| Madison | Rusnica |
| Paige | Luczak |
| Matthew | Pineda |
| Julia | Malanchyn |
| Leah | Albritton |
| Logan | Jarzyniecki |
| Nicholas | Fletcher |
| Edward | Kielkopf |
| Dylan | Natal |
| David | Akhiwu |
| Garrett | Hockman |
| Katherine | Flynn |
| Mellany | Garcia |
| Teagan | Mauro |
| Christopher | Dipiazza |
| Joshua | Mayhew |
| Jack | Crawford |
| Hannah | Chung |
| Alexander | Wertz |
| Peter | Cecil |
| Lorenzo | Goganious |
| Ella | Wiklander |
| Lauren | Tobin |
| Donavan | Meeters |
| Janiah | Shular |
| Jalen | Berry-Atkins |
| Trisha | Van Wyk |
| Bradley | Friedel |
| Taylor | Perry |
| Samuel | Mcgregor |
| Gianna | Dix |
| Makayla | Jenkins |
| Taylor | Rivera-Fridley |
| Noah | Butcher |
| Maria | Simoni |
| Peter | Sica |
| Tim Daniel | Stemler |
| Emily | Clark |
| Leilany | Sanchez |
| John Paul | Felder |
| Joe | Bulmanski |
| Mary Katherine | Wyatt |
| Lauren | Nies |
| Joshua | Donovan |
| Maxton | Buckingham |
| Ryan | Nagel |
| Hanna | Doerr |
| Erin | Gill |
| Jayson | Morelli |
| Zackary | Andersen |
| Marcos | Frias |
| Tomas | Alvarenga |
| Jeta | Jensen |
| Madalyn | Lusby |
| Mary | Hirota |
| Sanaa | Mather |
| Kevin | Scheve |
| Melissa | Mendoza |
| Peter | Andress |
| Ava | Biance |
| Brielle | Rowan |
| Bryce | Hogan |
| Mary | Burke |
| Mateo | Mancera Guarnizo |
| Jessalyn | Bunse |
| Celeste | Paul |
| Nikolai | Williamson |
| Michael | Herman |
| Ian | Addington |
| Dorothy | Wunderlich |
| Sarah Monica Marie | Schumacher |
| Sarah Grace | Gela |
| Madison | Pospiech |
| Addison | Galek |
| Emma | Harper |
| Kaley | Zeccola |
| Ezekial | Shabazz |
| Mia | Marcellino |
| Duncan | Mcgehee |
| Isabel | Reed |
| Alexander | Ljusberg |
| Terrance | Hines |
| Jacob | Johnson |
| Scout | Chaffin |
| Chase | Gentry |
| Gabriel | Calderon-Fowler |
| Emily | Driver |
| Jacori | Owens |
| Mckenna | Meadors |
| Maximiliano | Mora |
| Justin | Earp |
| Micah | Hudnall |
| Henry | Cipro |
| Mariana | Staudt |
| Mackenzie Rose | Mccarthy |
| Kyriakos | Karampourniotis |
| Grace | Gilmore |
| Gabriel | Wallon |
| James | Johnson |
| Kyleigh | Coghlan |
| Ava | Brown |
| Brendan | Moorehouse |
| Josh | Henry |
Alumnus Named Ambassador of Colombia to the United States
Daniel Garcia Peña, 1980 Abbey graduate, was recently named the new Ambassador of Colombia to the United States. Daniel majored in Political Science during his time at Belmont Abbey College, and since graduating, he has held numerous positions in the Colombian government.
Please join the entire Abbey Community as we congratulate Daniel!
When To Go To War: The Delicate Balance of Foreign Policy
In the newest Conversatio episode, Dr. Mary Imparato and Doug Bandow delve into the complex world of foreign policy. From diplomatic strategies to military considerations, they unravel the intricacies of international relations.
