HELM Leadership Fellows

The purpose of the Higher Education and Leadership Ministries is to nurture men and women, both lay and clergy, for transformational leadership in the church and the wider human community through the church's institutions of higher education. These students embody future leaders for our church and for society in general.

The 25 HELM Leadership Fellows in 2008-2009 are:

	Henry Brewer-Calvert Lynchburg College '13 History and political science First Christian Church, Decatur, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia		Tom Calvert-Rosenberger Texas Christian University '12 Environmental Science First Christian Church Bloomington, Indiana
	Sarah Cheon University of California-Berkeley ‘11 Political economics Sallims Christian Church Claremont, California		Allison Enari Occidental College ‘10 Cognitive science First Christian Church Bloomington, Indiana
	C.J. Findley-Grubb Chapman University '13 Peace studies First Christian Church, Fullerton, CA Yorba Linda, California		Arrington Foster Texas Christian University '12 Theater United by Faith Christian Church Clinton, Maryland
	Aly Gideon Chapman University '13 Undecided Christian Church of the Covenant Enid, Oklahoma		Melissa Hall Barton College '12 Biology and mathematics First Christian Church Goldsboro, North Carolina
	Stephen Hall North Carolina State University '13 Engineering First Christian Church Goldsboro, North Carolina		Caroline Hamilton Texas Christian University '11 English and religion First Christian Church Lewisville, Texas
	Kiersten Hawes Spelman College '12 Psychology Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Horn Lake, Mississippi		Katie Johnson Texas Christian University ‘10 Advertising and public relations Woodmont Christian Church Nashville, Tennessee
	Charisse Knorr Chapman University '12 Undecided First Christian Church Maryville, Missouri		Georgia Kuss Kenyon College ‘10 Psychology and studio art Allisonville Christian Church Indianapolis, Indiana
	Allie Lundblad Oberlin College '12 Religion First Christian Church Asheville, North Carolina		Alan Moore University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill '12 Political science St. Paul's Christian Church Spring Hope, North Carolina
	Merillat Pittman Texas Christian University ‘10 Political science Forest Park Christian Church Broken Arrow, Oklahoma		Sabreena Rodriguez Chapman University '13 Psychology First Christian Church, Orange, and University Christian Church, San Diego Mentone, California
	Alison Simon Texas Christian University '13 Chemistry First Christian Church Greensboro, North Carolina		Jesse Stephenson Transylvania University ‘11 Political science Central Christian Church Columbus, Ga.
	Kristen Walling American University ‘10 Peace studies and international relations Disciples Christian Church Cleveland Heights, Ohio Petunia Christian Church Leadership Fellow		Courtney Waters Rhodes College ‘11 International studies and political science New Direction Christian Church Memphis, Tennessee
	Kathryn Welch Transylvania University ‘10 Religious Studies Christian Temple Baltimore, Maryland		Alexis Westerhausen Culver-Stockton College ‘11 Biological chemistry First Christian Church Virden, Illinois Sherman and Lora Hanson Memorial Fellow
	Virginia White Rice University '13 History, political science, and religion University Christian Church Austin, Texas

This year's fellows will receive a $2,000 scholarship for educational use. In addition, HELM undergraduate scholarship recipients will be required to participate in planning and leading campus ministry programs or similar activities. The campus chaplain, director of church relations, ecumenical campus minister or another appropriate official will oversee this participation. HELM fellows also will attend annual leadership conferences; the most recent conference, held in St. Louis, focused on the breadth of ministry. (Read about the conference)

To be eligible for the fellowship, students were required to attend a regionally accredited American college or university, be a full-time student, participate in a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregation, and express a commitment to serve the church as a clergy or lay leader and to participate in the leadership development activities required by the HELM Leadership Fellows Program.