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Honoring the Legacy

of John Belanich 1930 – 2023

By Michelle Sztupkay I t is with profound sadness that we share the news of John Belanich’s passing on Dec. 31, 2023. He was a revered partner of the University of San Diego (USD). In 2018 Belanich and his wife, Raffaella ’61 (BA) and ’77 (MA), made a $10 million gift, which made it possible for USD to complete major renovations of Loma and

complex was renamed the Belanich Engineering Center, a lasting tribute to their generosity and commitment to engineering education. Belanich, a successful engineer and real estate investor, was born in 1930 in the Hell’s Kitchen area of Manhattan, New York. He graduated from Clarkson College with an

Guadalupe Halls within the Shiley Marcos School of Engineering. The renovations totaled 74,500 square-feet, adding urgently needed state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories and student innovation spaces. The project also included a new cybersecurity lab, conference room and office space. The impressive