Fr. Arthur Pendleton Scholars Program
Abbey Premier Scholarship
A Vibrant Intellectual Community of Scientific Scholars
The Fr. Arthur Pendleton Scholars Program at Belmont Abbey College is named in honor of Fr. Arthur Pendleton, a beloved Abbey monk and former Chemistry professor at the Abbey. This signature program honors our monastic and academic tradition while preparing and empowering a vibrant, intellectual community of scholars. Designed for students passionate about the natural sciences, the program fosters a rigorous
undergraduate research culture anchored in truth, faith, and academic excellence.
As a Pendleton Scholar, you will participate in a transformative experience that extends far beyond the classroom. Key benefits and opportunities include:
- Faith & Science Integration Seminars: Engage in a weekly 1 hour seminar each semester, exploring the integration between faith and scientific discovery through collaborative readings and dialogue with other Pendleton Scholars and faculty directors.
- Faculty-Mentored Research: Pursue a research project under the mentorship of a science faculty member within the department.
- Scholarly Community & Events: Join a close-knit group of peers at special departmental events such as the Gold Mass, undergraduate research symposium, and other social events for the Pendleton Scholars.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Serve as laboratory teaching assistants and peer mentors to under-class Scholars as you advance through the program during your upper-class years.
- Senior Thesis: Cap off your academic journey by writing and presenting a final thesis based on your original research.
Eligibility:
Minimum, non-weighted high school grade point average of 3.25 or higher. Due to time demands, recipients are limited to non-athletes only.
DURATION:
Renewable for up to four years. Students must be full-time and maintain at least a 3.00 GPA. Mandatory participation in designated research activities and community experiences.
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About the Experience
After coming to the Carolinas to work in the textile industry, Father Arthur entered the monastery at Belmont Abbey in August 1958. He made his first profession of vows on January 27, 1960, and was ordained a priest on June 4, 1964. In the monastery, Father Arthur served as Prior under four different superiors, as well as Administrator of the Abbey. He was much sought after as a confessor and spiritual director. At Belmont Abbey College, he was a professor in the Chemistry Department for forty years, fifteen of which he was the Department Chair. Father Arthur was an exemplary monk, a holy priest, a demanding teacher with a passion for his subject and his students, and a respected and much-loved colleague and friend. He was a mentor to countless students who were drawn by his gentle smile and genuine goodness.
One Thomas More Seminar per Year (3 credits per year)
- Dr. Adolfo Ayala – adolfoayala@bac.edu
- Dr. Rebecca Silady – rebeccasilady@bac.edu
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Discover your potential
The education at Belmont Abbey College gets so far down into the soul, that you discover who you are. There’s something very important about the education here — pursuing those most human things in us, cultivating our intellectual capacities — that we end up finding and discovering ourselves, in a way that is very unique to the college experience.
ELISA TORRES 2017
Thomas More Scholar, Theology
