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Class of 2015 selected for HELM Leadership Fellows Program

May 12, 2011
Contact: Brad Lyons, Director of Communications
(314) 991-3000 - blyons@helmdisciples.org

The HELM Leadership Fellows Program, which supports undergraduate students who have demonstrated leadership skills and who want to help lead transformative change in the church and the world, has added six students for the 2011-2012 academic year.

The eleventh class of HELM Leadership Fellows will be incoming freshmen during the upcoming academic year:

  • Nate Anderson of Heart of the Rockies Christian Church in Fort Collins, Colo. (TCU)
  • Jonathan Enari of First Christian Church, Bloomington, Ind. (Indiana University)
  • Ally Faenza of Vine Street Christian Church, Nashville, Tenn. (Georgetown University)
  • Colton Lott of First Christian Church, Ada, Okla. (Eureka College)
  • Sydney Merrill of Speedway Christian Church, Indianapolis (TCU)
  • Zack Plaster of First Christian Church of Oak Ridge, Tenn. (University of Tennessee)
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They will be joined by 16 returning students:
  • Tom Calvert-Rosenberger, First Christian Church, Bloomington, Ind. (TCU '12)
  • Arrington Foster, United by Faith Christian Church, Laurel, Md. (TCU '12)
  • Melissa Hall, First Christian Church, Goldsboro, N.C. (Barton College '12)
  • Kiersten Hawes, Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, Horn Lake, Miss. (Spelman College '12)
  • Allie Lundblad, First Christian Church, Asheville, N.C. (Oberlin College '12)
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Melissa Hall
Kiersten Hawes
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  • Cambria Findley-Grubb, First Christian Church, Fullerton, Calif. (Chapman University '13)
  • Aly Gideon, Church of the Foothills, Santa Ana, Calif. (Chapman University '13)
  • Stephen Hall, First Christian Church, Goldsboro, N.C. (North Carolina State University '13)
  • Sabreena Rodriguez, First Christian Church, Orange, Calif.; and University Christian Church, San Diego, (Chapman University '13)
  • Alison Simon, First Christian Church, Greensboro, N.C. (TCU '13)
  • Virginia White, University Christian Church, Austin, Texas (Rice University '13)
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Stephen Hall
Sabreena Rodriguez
Alison Simon
Virginia White
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  • Christina Cheon, Sallims Christian Church, Irvine, Calif. (Chapman University '14)
  • Luke Ehrhardt, West Des Moines Christian Church, West Des Moines, Iowa (TCU '14)
  • Christina Hunt, Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, Bartlett, Tenn. (University of Tennessee '14)
  • Seth Rash, First Christian Church, Macon, Mo. (TCU '14)
  • David Stonebraker, First Christian Church, Girard, Ohio (Hiram College '14)
  • Paige Westerhausen, First Christian Church, Virden, Ill. (Culver-Stockton College '14)
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HELM Leadership Fellows receive a $2,000 scholarship for educational use. Students design their own covenant with HELM describing how they plan to work on developing their leadership abilities with church leadership in mind. 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. Fellows also attend annual leadership conferences where they learn from Disciples leaders, pastors, and one other while building bonds to support each other as their leadership skills grow.

The HELM Leadership Fellows Program is supported by more than a century’s worth of endowments given specifically to provide scholarships for Disciples students.

A selection committee comprised of HELM staff and individual Disciples from across the church evaluated applications without knowing the applicants’ identities. Fellows are selected based on their leadership potential, church participation, and academic promise.

High school seniors and community college students planning to begin studies at a regionally accredited American college or university as a full-time student in 2012 will be eligible to apply next winter, with an anticipated March 15, 2012, deadline.



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