Celebrating 60 years of GBU Foundation Scholars

GBU Foundation was founded in 1963 to encourage and assist members in furthering their education through its scholarship program. In honor of its 60th anniversary, we are celebrating GBU Foundation Scholarship and Grant recipients’ achievements.

Christine van Breukelen

Dayton, OH

GBU District 815 Referral Agent & Fraternal Secretary 

District 815–Dayton, OH 

GBU Freshman Scholarship, 1970 through 1974

University of Dayton, BS Medical Technology

University of Dayton, MBA

About my GBU Foundation Scholarship: 

“It’s so important when others believe in you and encourage your success. The GBU scholarship helped provide that confidence.”

Since I graduated: “I started in medical technology, then medical sales. Serving as the referral agent gave me the flexibility for a career and family. My husband Wilfred and I live in Dayton. Our daughter Celine, also a GBU Scholar, lives in Anchorage.”

Gracie Jablonski

Altoona, PA

Prep, Mission BBQ

District 45-Altoona, PA

GBU Foundation Two-Year Scholarship, 2020

Pittsburgh Technical College Culinary Arts School, Associate Degree, Food Science 

About my GBU Foundation Scholarship: 

“It helped me succeed in what I needed to use to earn my degree. It paid for my knife kit and books for schooling.”

Theodore Roman

Pittsburgh, PA

Health Insurance Payor Digital Strategy Practice Lead & Engagement Manager, Adobe

District 171-Pittsburgh, PA GBU Foundation Freshman Scholarship, 2007 through 2011

Case Western Reserve University, BS Computer Science & BA Mathematics

Carnegie Mellon University, PhD Computational Biology

About my GBU Foundation Scholarship: 

“My GBU scholarship, along with other financial awards, made it possible for me to attend graduate school without the pressure of accumulating student loan debt.”