WECARING ARE


Every day, Donna Monk sees the benefits that come from our Wellness Center.


I lucked out when I met my wife, Donna. While I was at Penn State, she worked as a registered nurse and then stayed home to raise our children. As they got older, she worked as a school nurse and helped me start our family construction business.


Then we found out Donna had cancer. I wanted students to understand how to take care of themselves. So I chose to create a health and wellness endowment in my wife’s name at Penn State Abington because I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for Penn State. I became friends with professors, taught night school and had doors opened by people along the way.


My wife is now cancer-free and spends a lot of time with our five grandchildren. Donna Monk, who runs the health and wellness program, does a fabulous job getting students and faculty involved. We couldn’t ask for anything better.


In 1968, Penn State had to accept me as a student because I was a veteran on the GI bill. But over the years it’s become like “Cheers,” where everybody knows your name and makes you feel like you belong.


– Dave Caddick, ’72, Engineering


One day I heard some students talking outside my office. They were blown away by an alcohol awareness program we held here with a man who drove drunk and killed three of his closest friends. Recently, a faculty member brought me a beautiful jade plant in appreciation for having the opportunity to learn how to meditate. On any given day, a student or employee will stop by the Wellness Center to say thank you for the chance to participate in a wellness event. A staff member even told me that she tripled her daily steps, thanks to a walking program we ran in the fall.


That’s the kind of impact I see every day from the programs made possible by the Donna L. Caddick Endowment for Health and Wellness Education. Every week, we promote good health – through yoga, walking events, zumba and meditation. We also offer monthly programs on topics like depression, sexual assault, stress management, nutrition and drug and alcohol awareness.


I adore Dave Caddick, who I refer to as our Health Center’s guardian angel. I feel sincerely privileged to know him and am deeply committed to his mission to promote health in our campus community.


– Donna Monk, Director of Health Services


CONVERSATIONS IN C A R ING


David Caddick’s generosity ensures for students’ health and well-being.


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