Rosemarie Andrewson O'Neill '86 was a PA Biology Teacher of the Year and is an innovative mentor at her school in Greensburg, PA. She credits three Juniata professors for her own drive and style. Such professors receive support from the Beachley Endowment for Distinguished Teaching and Service, and Rosemarie's impact on thousands of kids shows its importance.

Karin Brown '06 worked for months as a human rights witness in the West Bank, inspired by her involvement with Juniata's endowed Baker Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution. Her work as a documentarian and advocate for the families - Israeli and Palestinian - is helping people to understand and help change that part of the world.

Nicholas Bower '00 became a surgeon and started his own charity. He received a scholarship one summer, a few hundred dollars, to help him study abroad. That scholarship, endowed by Fran and Bill Nyce, inspired Nick to help hundreds of people since. One scholarship, at one moment in time, can change a life, and lead a person to change the world.

Howard Nathan '74 operates the largest organ donor and procurement operation in the world - the result of a sequence of events that started with a scholarship endowment at Juniata that made it possible for him to attend. His work in what was once frontier medicine has inspired people whose work has saved thousands of lives and is changing the world.

Bill Fegan '46 entered Juniata aiming to be a minister. But Dr. Esther Doyle inspired in him a love of theatre and teaching that has resulted in his running a theatre in Raton, New Mexico that is a jewel of the community and a haven for hundreds of children. Professors like Dr. Doyle inspire the best in students who leave Juniata and change their communities and the world.

Kristin Holloway Querriera '97 works in corporate finance -- a demanding job no matter how you slice it. Yet, in her spare time, she runs a charity that has helped more than 50,000 U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. She credits the Elma Stine Heckler Professor of Music, Russ Shelley, as one inspiration for her work, proof that sometimes the dividends of endowment lead to unexpected outcomes.