This gift will have a powerful impact on future generations of St. Thomas students – Rob Vischer, President
PHILANTHROPY IS POWERING ST. THOMAS!
Powerful support for academic excellence and scholarships means the student experience is becoming richer and more varied than ever before.
The Schoeneckers Foundation created a substantial endowed scholarship fund that will support hundreds of St. Thomas students each year. This incredible and timely gift enables the university to reduce the tuition burden as it recruits students from around the nation who are well-matched with St. Thomas.
John Monahan ’73 gifted $20 million to support arts programming, faculty, and student scholarships. This visionary gift enhances the university’s liberal arts education and further elevates St. Thomas as a leading national Catholic university. It is the most significant gift for arts education in the university’s 140-year history.
“Guy ’49 and Barbara Schoenecker truly understood the transformative power of education. For more than 50 years, the Schoeneckers helped build and enhance the formative St. Thomas experience. Their legacy lives on through this life-changing gift – it will transform the lives of Tommies, their families and communities for generations.” – Rob Vischer, President “My father was tremendously successful, and he never forgot his obligation to share his blessings. He got his start and inspiration at St. Thomas. He believed in the value of a St. Thomas education and was proud to help the university flourish and extend its impact.” – Larry Schoenecker, President of the Schoeneckers Foundation
“We enrich ourselves through the arts, and the benefits accrue throughout our lives the more we spend time with them – whether it’s music, theater, art, and art history or the written word.” – John Mohahan ‘73
“It’s an investment in our future, giving us tools, spaces, and resources to create, collaborate, and innovate like never before.” – Rachel Clement ’26
An anonymous alumni donor gave a $25.5 million gift to help advance interdisciplinary and intercultural education — as well as the future of athletics — at St. Thomas.
Drs. John and Susan Morrison responded to the growing demand for compassionate, culturally competent nurses with a gift to outfit a laboratory classroom in Schoenecker Center for nursing education.
“A liberal arts education at St. Thomas transforms how students see themselves and their relationship to the world. Today’s global
challenges cut across disciplines and cultures, and so must the solutions. This gift will help equip generations of Tommies to solve those challenges and pursue meaningful careers and purposeful lives.” – Dr. Bill Tolman, Al and Mary Agnes McQuinn Distinguished Chair and Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
“The Susan S. Morrison Learning and Simulation Lab will be a place where students
learn to care for people, not just treat illness, and where our Catholic values are lived daily.” – Dr. MayKao Hang, Morrison Family Distinguished Chair and Founding Dean
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