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The new Fellows will join a class of 18 returning Leadership Fellows. Together, the fellows are a diverse group. They come from congregations and towns of all sizes and reflect a variety of academic interests and intended professional vocations. Several attend Disciples colleges and universities, but public institutions and private institutions affiliated with other denominations are represented as well. The ethnic diversity of Disciples is reflected as well; more than 25 percent of the program's participants are non-Anglo. All this diversity gives Fellows a new way to look at the church they have grown up in, the church they will serve. The returning Leadership Fellows are:

• Tom Calvert-Rosenberger, a sophomore environmental science major at Texas Christian University (First Christian Church, Bloomington, Ind.)
• Sarah Cheon, a junior political economics major from Claremont, Calif., at the University of California at Berkeley (Sallims Christian Church, Newport Beach, Calif.)
• Allison Enari, a senior cognitive science major at Occidental College (First Christian Church, Bloomington, Ind.)
• Arrington Foster, a sophomore theater major at Texas Christian University (United by Faith Christian Church in Laurel, Md.)
• Melissa Hall, a sophomore biology and mathematics major at Barton College (First Christian Church, Goldsboro, N.C.)
• Caroline Hamilton, a junior English and religion major at Texas Christian University (First Christian Church in Lewisville, Texas)

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• Kiersten Hawes, a sophomore psychology major at Spelman College (Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, Memphis)
• Katie Johnson, a senior advertising and public relations major at Texas Christian University (Woodmont Christian Church, Nashville, Tenn.)
• Charisse Knorr, a sophomore still choosing a major at Chapman University (First Christian Church, Maryville, Mo.)
• Georgia Kuss, a senior psychology and studio art major at Kenyon College (Allisonville Christian Church, Indianapolis)
• Allie Lundblad, a sophomore religion major at Oberlin College (First Christian Church, Asheville, N.C.)
• Alan Moore, a sophomore political science major at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (St. Paul's Christian Church, Raleigh, N.C.)

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• Merillat Pittman, a senior political science major at Texas Christian University (Forest Park Christian Church, Tulsa, Okla.)
• Jesse Stephenson, a junior at Transylvania University (Central Christian Church, Columbus, Ga.)
• Kristen Walling, a senior peace studies and international relations major at American University (Disciples Christian Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio)
• Courtney Waters, a junior international communications and political science major at Rhodes College (New Direction Christian Church, Memphis, Tenn.)
• Kathryn Welch, a senior religious studies major at Transylvania University (Christian Temple in Baltimore)
• Alexis Westerhausen, a junior biological chemistry major at Culver-Stockton College from Girard, Ill. (First Christian Church, Virden, Ill.)

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Beginning its ninth year, the Leadership Fellows Program provides several ways to help students explore and strengthen their leadership potential:

• Covenants: Students design their own covenant with HELM describing how they plan to work on developing their leadership abilities. Fellows work in cooperation with a campus chaplain, director of church relations, ecumenical campus minister or another appropriate official to develop leadership experiences. Many participate in planning and leading campus ministry programs or similar activities, while others lead youth groups in local congregations or engage in outreach programs.
• Leadership conference: Fellows also attend annual leadership conferences, generally held the first weekend of November, where they learn from Disciples leaders, pastors, and each other while building bonds to support each other as their leadership skills grow.
• Summer internships: HELM works with Leadership Fellows to identify internships that will expose students to the wide variety of ways Disciples minister.
• Grant: Fellows receive a $2,000 grant at the beginning of each school year for educational use.
• Intangibles: Students maintain regular contact with HELM staff and other denominational leaders via e-mail and denominational meetings.

• 63 students have graduated or are currently participating in the HELM Leadership Fellows Program since the program began in 2001 (25 Leadership Fellows during 2009-2010 academic year, 38 alumni)
• More than a dozen graduates are pastors or are in ministry-related professions. Many other graduates are in socially oriented vocations such as teaching, social work, social justice, and environmental causes.
• Several HELM Leadership Fellows have served as volunteers for general ministries such as the 2020 Vision Team, the Disciples Leadership Institute, Global Ministries, the Young Adult Commission, Disciples Men, and the Task Force on Undergraduate Education, as well as regional panels.
• 24 regions have had students participate in the program.

HELM works to nurture transforming leadership for the church in partnership with Disciples congregations, higher education institutions, campus ministry programs, regions, general ministries, and other agencies of the church.