College/University Grants Awarded to Hiram, Midway, and William Woods
A program that will immerse students in local congregational ministry and a pair of programs working to establish campus ministries on Disciples campuses will be supported by the 2004 College/University Grants, the Division of Higher Education announced at its recent board meeting.
For 22 years, College/University Grants have funded special projects at undergraduate institutions related to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) that will benefit both the institution and the church as a whole. Funds for the grants are provided by the colleges and universities themselves, who put a portion of the money they are allocated from the Disciples Mission Fund into this special fund.
This year, $45,000 will be divided among three Disciples-related colleges and universities: Hiram College, Midway College, and William Woods University. The DHE Board of Directors approves new grants each spring based upon applications submitted by the schools.
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 Hiram College’s request would partially fund three elements of its Religious Life Internship Program: 1) Hire a consultant to envision, implement, and evaluate the program, 2) Offer a workshop to 20 area clergy to establish and improve relations with area congregations, and 3) Fund three student internships in nearby churches.
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 Midway College, in partnership with Midway Christian Church, would establish a Campus Minister and ministry program to the college. Using the grant as seed money, Midway’s overall project would provide pastoral care and Bible study programs to the campus, create a Disciple Fellowship group for students, and lead the campus community in service projects.
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 William Woods University’s grant will help with the start-up costs to create the Office of Faith and Service. Its coordinator, a full-time position, would serve as chaplain, teach courses, and provide value-based programming for the LEAD campus and community involvement program.
Supported by contributions from colleges and universities in covenant with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the College/University Grant Fund represents a commitment by the church to special programs and projects that enhance and strengthen its relationship with the colleges and universities related by covenant to the church. The fund receives a portion of Disciples Mission Fund revenues for this purpose, in consultation with the Council of Colleges and Universities. Grants are made only for projects that represent new initiatives beyond present programming. Grants will not be made for physical plant, endowment, general operating budgets, or for programs already in existence.
Including this year’s proposals, the program has funded 83 projects. Each institution in covenant with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has received at least one grant during the program’s history.
“College/University Grants are exciting because they show the creativity of the faculty, students, and administrators on campuses, but they also demonstrate the importance of the relationships between the colleges and universities and the church,” said DHE President Dennis Landon. “These grants have been instrumental in developing programs that will nurture future leaders for the church and enrich the educational experience for students at Disciples-related colleges and universities.”
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Graduation Speakers at Disciples Institutions
Barton College: Janice Hardison Faulkner, retired North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles commissioner
Bethany College: Cleveland, Ohio, Mayor Jane Campbell
Christian Theological Seminary: Sister Francesca Thompson, Fordham University
Culver-Stockton College: Thomas A. Oakley, President and CEO of Quincy Newspapers, Inc., and graduating senior Lindsay Gaither Uhlmeyer
Drury University: Kay Bessler Northcutt, Phillips Theological Seminary; Jeff Vandenbery, Drury professor, and Bradley Fritz, a graduating senior
Eureka College: Janice Brandon-Falcone, a history professor at Northwest Missouri State University
Hiram College: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson
Jarvis Christian College: Albert E.Chew, Pastor of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Ft. Worth, Texas
Lexington Theological Seminary: Jack Sullivan, Regional Minister of Northwest Region
Lynchburg College: LC nursing professor Dr. Patty Hale, recently named a 2003 U. S. Professor of the Year, and Rick Harrison, pastor, Seventh Street Christian Church, Richmond, Va.
Midway College: Dr. Marlene Helm, interim superintendent for the Fayette County (Ky.) Public Schools
Phillips Theological Seminary: Elizabeth Box Price, retiring PTS professor
Texas Christian University and Brite Divinity School: new Chancellor Victor Boschini, and Allen Crane Walker, daughter of late professor Laura Lee Crane
Transylvania University: Wayne Bell, Lexington Theological Seminary trustee and former president
William Woods University: Yolanda G. Holmes, State Farm Insurance, and Sam K. Reed, former vice chairman of Kellogg Company.
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