HELM Leadership Fellows

The purpose of 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 2010-2011 are:

	Sarah Cheon University of California-Berkeley ‘11 Political economics Sallims Christian Church Claremont, California		Caroline Hamilton Texas Christian University '11 English and religion First Christian Church Lewisville, Texas
	Jesse Stephenson Transylvania University ‘11 Political science Central Christian Church Columbus, Ga.		Courtney Waters Rhodes College ‘11 International studies and political science New Direction Christian Church Memphis, Tennessee
	Alexis Westerhausen Culver-Stockton College ‘11 Biological chemistry First Christian Church (Virden) Girard, Illinois Sherman and Lora Hanson Memorial Fellow		Tom Calvert-Rosenberger Texas Christian University '12 Environmental Science First Christian Church Bloomington, Indiana
	Arrington Foster Texas Christian University '12 Theater United by Faith Christian Church Clinton, Maryland		Melissa Hall Barton College '12 Biology and mathematics First Christian Church Goldsboro, North Carolina
	Kiersten Hawes Spelman College '12 Psychology Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Horn Lake, Mississippi		Charisse Knorr Chapman University '12 Pre-business First Christian Church Maryville, Missouri
	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
	Henry Brewer-Calvert Lynchburg College '13 History and political science First Christian Church (Decatur) Atlanta, Georgia		C.J. Findley-Grubb Chapman University '13 Peace studies First Christian Church (Fullerton) Yorba Linda, California
	Aly Gideon Chapman University '13 Peace studies Christian Church of the Covenant Enid, Oklahoma		Stephen Hall North Carolina State University '13 Engineering First Christian Church Goldsboro, North Carolina
	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
	Virginia White Rice University '13 History, political science, and religion University Christian Church Austin, Texas		Christina Cheon Chapman University '14 Musical performance Sallims Christian Church Irvine, California
	Luke Ehrhardt Iowa State University '14 Religious studies and music First Christian Church West Des Moines, Iowa		Christina Hunt University of Tennessee '14 Economics Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Bartlett, Tennessee
	Seth Rash Texas Christian University '14 Anthropology and communications First Christian Church Macon, Missouri		David Stonebraker Hiram College '14 Engineering First Christian Church Girard, Ohio
	Paige Westerhausen Culver-Stockton College '14 Graphic design/art First Christian Church (Virden) Girard, Illinois

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 Dallas, focused on creativity in 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.