General | 01/11/24 | 9:52 AM

HELENA, Mont. - Carroll Athletics is proud to formally dedicate the Jerry Loendorf Event Room at the Carroll College PE Center, honoring a man who has provided countless years of service to the institution and its student-athletes. A dedication ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. this evening ahead of the Men's and Women's Basketball games against Montana Western.

Few Carroll College alumni have had as much of an impact on the institution, and its athletic programs, as Jerry Loendorf.
 
A native of Wolf Point, Mont., Loendorf arrived at Carroll in 1957. and was a standout Halfback and Captain of the Fighting Saints football team. Upon graduating from Carroll with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration in the spring of 1961, Loendorf went on to earn a Juras Doctorate Degree from the University of Montana in 1964.
 
As a lifelong servant leader, Loendorf has been instrumental in creating and funding three separate scholarships; the George C. Loendorf and Helen T. Loendorf Endowment, Gary Turcott Endowment, and Father William Greytak Endowment. From 2001-2008, Loendorf served on the Carroll College Board of Trustees, and held the position of Chairman the final three of those years.
 
Perhaps most important to the success of the Carroll College Athletic Department, Loendorf was one of the initial architects of the Carroll College Century Club, which asked members to donate $100 to assist the Carroll Athletic programs in the form of scholarship support.
 
Alongside coaches Bill Racicot and Tom Kelly, Loendorf, Jim Foley, and Tom Kerwin launched the club in 1969. Loendorf was the Century Club's first president, and helped start the longest running Carroll Athletic fundraiser to date, the Saints Shindig. Over the last 50 years, the Century Club has evolved into one of the premier fundraising organizations in the NAIA. The Saints Athletic Association, as it is now referred to, annually provides over $200,000 to directly impact Carroll's 350-plus student-athletes in the form of scholarship and team operational support.
 
Above and beyond the generous monetary support, Loendorf continues to be one of the school's most prominent in-house supporters. It is nearly impossible to attend a Carroll College athletic event without seeing Loendorf in the stands wearing Purple and Gold.
 
Tonight at 4 p.m., the recently renovated event room will be formally dedicated to Jerry Loendorf, a permanent homage to one of the greatest Fighting Saints of all time.

Thursday's event is open to all who wish to celebrate Loendorf and his lasting legacy, and will also be streamed HERE for those unable to make it to the PE Center.

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