Carl "Buck" Belt ‘68 and Jane Adkisson Belt ‘70

Paying it forward

Living out Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) to support their community is a lifelong priority for Carl "Buck" Belt ‘68 and Jane Adkisson Belt ‘70. In 2014, the Belts created a graduate fellowship for building construction students in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction to help meet the program's needs. Although they already had an endowment established, the Belts found the Moraco Challenge to be the perfect opportunity to increase their annual graduate fellowship distributions. Their generosity is a reflection of the fellowship and compassion that they experienced as students at Virginia Tech, and continue to feel whenever they visit campus. 

“We hope those who benefit from our endowment, along with their Virginia Tech education, ultimately give back to the university to support those who follow them in their education and career path,” said Buck, a building construction alumnus.