Alumni Honor Beloved Coach by Making Gifts Toward James P. Monos Stadium
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Alumni Honor Beloved Coach by Making Gifts Toward James P. Monos Stadium
For Greg Hessinger, Esq., ’87 and David Stover ’91, Lebanon Valley College football shaped far more than their playing careers. Both arrived at LVC expecting to compete. Both left carrying lessons from Coach Jim Monos that would influence the way they approached their careers, relationships, and lives.
Those experiences are part of what inspired Hessinger and his wife, Paula, along with David and Tracey Smith Stover ’91, Trustee Emerita and two-time Board chair, to invest in LVC’s stadium renovation and help honor Monos through the James P. Monos Stadium at Henry and Gladys Arnold Field.
“Strong academics, successful athletics, and modern facilities all work together to build a thriving institution,” said Greg Hessinger. “That’s a future worth supporting.”
“Coach Monos transformed a group of 18-year-old boys into young men,” said David Stover. “For many of us, he was family. He was the reason we made it through, the reason we received degrees, and the reason we are who we are today.”
The improvements will give LVC’s football program a stronger home-field environment, provide expanded seating for fans, allow track & field student-athletes to host key competitions, and create an improved setting for The Pride of The Valley Marching Band. LVC field hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse will also benefit from the planned renovations, along with the new women’s flag football team that will start competition in Spring 2029.
The Stovers made the inaugural lead gift for the project, helping fund a new turf field and surrounding track that were completed last spring.
Read more from Hessinger and Stover about their LVC experiences and Monos’ impact in the Fall 2026 Valley Magazine due out later this fall.
The James P. Monos Stadium project is part of Ever Forward, LVC’s capital campaign to raise $100 million for student scholarships, to advance academic excellence, and enhance the student experience. Learn more about Ever Forward at lvc.edu/everforward or contact the LVC Advancement Office at development@lvc.edu.
