LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (August 17, 2020) – The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas is proud to make $48,000 in scholarship contributions to 48 students receiving 2020 Dollars for Scholars awards to begin or continue their education at United Methodist colleges, universities, and seminaries.
For each recipient, the students’ local churches gave $1,000 and the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation matched that contribution. The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas gave $1,000, along with the student’s selected college contributing $1,000 for a significant $4,000
scholarship award to each student.
| Undergraduate Students | Home Church | College |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Lincoln G. Pritchard | Asbury United Methodist Church. Little Rock, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Benjamin L. Cogbill | Asbury United Methodist Church. Little Rock, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Maxwell Dawson | Central United Methodist Church, Fayetteville, AR | Hendrix College |
| Ms. Makala J. Strang | Fairfield Bay United Methodist Church, Fairfield Bay, AR | Hendrix College |
| Ms. Hannah N. Cozart | Faith United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Oklahoma City University |
| Ms. Sydney R. Wagner | First United Methodist Church, Bentonville, AR | Hendrix College |
| Ms. Lauren Seckington | First United Methodist Church, Bentonville, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Adam P. Kerr | First United Methodist Church, Bentonville, AR | Oklahoma City University |
| Ms. Allison M. Epperson | First United Methodist Church, Bryant, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Tyler J. Odell | First United Methodist Church, Clinton, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Lawson B. Points | First United Methodist Church, Conway, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Joseph S. Winningham | First United Methodist Church, Conway, AR | Hendrix College |
| Ms. Gwen T. Boone | First United Methodist Church, Conway, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Joseph R. Coker | First United Methodist Church, Conway, AR | Hendrix College |
| Ms. Rebekah L. Dodson | First United Methodist Church, El Dorado, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Silas B. Myane | First United Methodist Church, Farmington, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Robert C. Parker | First United Methodist Church, Fort Smith, AR | Southern Methodist University |
| Ms. Katherine G. M. Delony | First United Methodist Church, Fort Worth, TX | Southern Methodist University |
| Ms. Anna E. R. Delony | First United Methodist Church, Fort Worth, TX | Oklahoma City University |
| Ms. Lacey N. Crosby | First United Methodist Church, Greenbrier, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Kyle A. Bounds | First United Methodist Church, Greenbrier, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. John M. Mathis | First United Methodist Church, Greenbrier, AR | Hendrix College |
| Ms. Madison R. Connaway | United Methodist Church, Hot Springs, AR | Hendrix College |
| Ms. Alexis S. Tanner | First United Methodist Church, Russellville, AR | Oklahoma City University |
| Ms. Alyssa M. Savage | First United Methodist Church, Sheridan, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Creighton M. Polk | First United Methodist Church, Wooster, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Samuel E. Adkisson, IV | Lakeside United Methodist Church, Lake Village, AR | Millsaps College |
| Ms. Lexie N. Burleson | Lakewood United Methodist Church, North Little Rock, AR | Hendrix College |
| Ms. Stephanie J. Rodriguez | Paris United Methodist Church, Paris, AR | Central Methodist University |
| Ms. Gracie L. Singleton | Portland United Methodist Church, Portland, AR | Millsaps College |
| Ms. Jessalyn E. Hoskyn | Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Hendrix College |
| Ms. Lauren L. Berry | Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Reece C. Forrest | Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Robert P. Shannon, II | Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Hendrix College |
| Ms. Emma K. Piercy | St. James United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Darryl D. Swinton, Jr. | Theresa Hoover United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Clark Atlanta University |
| Ms. Annabelle N. Neilson | Village United Methodist Church, Lake Village, AR | Hendrix College |
| Mr. Jo’Nathan Yow | Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Philander Smith College |
| Mr. Sandarius S. Gillisipe | Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Philander Smith College |
| Ms. Valricka J. Mitchell | Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Philander Smith College |
| Mr. Mark T. Ricard, II | Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Philander Smith College |
| Ms. Myicara A. Spencer-Cole | Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Philander Smith College |
| Mr. Jawan Wright | Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Philander Smith College |
| Mr. Robert L. Nichols, III | Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Philander Smith College |
| Ms. Paulina C. Webber | Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR | Dillard University |
| Ms. Kelly J. Murray-Norman | White Hall United Methodist Church, White Hall, AR | Hendrix College |
| Seminary Student | Home Church | Seminary |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Samuel M. Coker | First United Methodist Church, Conway, AR | Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary |
“The board of the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas is pleased to award $48,000 in grants to Arkansas students attending United Methodist colleges and universities during the 2020-2021 school year,” said MFA President and CEO, Rev. J. Wayne Clark.
The United Methodist Higher Education Foundation is committed to helping students achieve their dreams by providing scholarship aid for United Methodist students attending 122 United Methodist-related institutions. The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas is one of the largest United Methodist Foundations in the country. Founded in 1963, MFA is responsible for over 800 funds with combined assets over $175 million.
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For more information, contact:
Haley Walker Klein
501.664-8632 or hklein@methodistfoundationar.org