LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (June 24, 2021) – The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas is proud to make $49,000 in scholarship contributions to 49 students receiving 2021 Dollars for Scholars awards to begin or continue their education at United Methodist colleges, universities, and seminaries.
For each recipient, the students’ local churches gave $1,000 and the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation matched that contribution. The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas gave $1,000, along with the student’s selected college contributing $1,000 for a significant $4,000 scholarship award to each student.
|
Student |
Church |
College Name |
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Mr. Benjamin L. Cogbill |
Asbury United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Lincoln G. Pritchard |
Asbury United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Joshua D. M. Dawson |
Asbury United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Reinhardt University |
|
Mr. Maxwell Dawson |
Central United Methodist Church, Fayetteville, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Wyeth B. McKean |
First United Methodist Church, Bentonville, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Lauren N. Seckington |
First United Methodist Church, Bentonville, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Sydney R. Wagner |
First United Methodist Church, Bentonville, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Adam P. Kerr |
First United Methodist Church, Bentonville, AR |
Oklahoma City University |
|
Ms. Allison M. Epperson |
First United Methodist Church, Bryant, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Tyler J. Odell |
First United Methodist Church, Clinton, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Samuel M. Coker |
First United Methodist Church, Conway, AR |
Garrett-Evangelical Seminary |
|
Ms. Regina DelGadillo Galaviz |
First United Methodist Church, Conway, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Hannah Gordon |
First United Methodist Church, Conway, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Lawson B. Points |
First United Methodist Church, Conway, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Keaton Taylor |
First United Methodist Church, Conway, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Katherine G. M.Delony |
First United Methodist Church, Fort Worth, TX |
Southern Methodist University |
|
Ms. Madison R. Connaway |
First United Methodist Church, Hot Springs, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Kathleen E. Jackson |
First United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Rebekah L. Dodson |
First United Methodist Church, Mountain Home, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Silas B. Myane |
First United Methodist Church, Prairie Grove, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Alyssa M. Savage |
First United Methodist Church, Sheridan, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Kyle A. Bounds |
Greenbrier First United Methodist Church, Greenbrier, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Lacey N. Crosby |
Greenbrier First United Methodist Church, Greenbrier, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. John M. Mathis |
Greenbrier First United Methodist Church, Greenbrier, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Joshua A. Saine |
Hoover Memorial United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Philander Smith College |
|
Mr. Samuel E. Adkisson, IV |
Lakeside United Methodist Church, Lake Village, AR |
Millsaps College |
|
Ms. Sydney A. Conway |
Lakewood United Methodist Church, North Little Rock, AR |
Southern Methodist University |
|
Mr. Luke S. Simpson |
Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, Jonesboro, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Lillian T. Williamson |
Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Birmingham-Southern College |
|
Ms. Lauren L. Berry |
Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Reece C. Forrest |
Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Jessalyn E. Hoskyn |
Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Hendrix College |
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Ms. Phoebe K. Sanders |
Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Sophie A. Sanders |
Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Hendrix College |
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Mr. Robert P. Shannon, II |
Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Grace E. Pair |
Sequoyah United Methodist Church, Fayetteville, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Joshua A. Cole |
St. James United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Mr. Evan J. Moore |
St. James United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Oklahoma City University |
|
Ms. Kelly J. Murray-Norman |
St. James United Methodist Church, Pine Bluff, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Laura M. Wilson |
St. Paul United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Southern Methodist University |
|
Ms. Annabelle N. Neilson |
Village United Methodist Church, Hot Springs Village, AR |
Hendrix College |
|
Ms. Paulina C. Webber |
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Dillard University |
|
Mr. Xavier Chatman |
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Philander Smith College |
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Mr. Joshua Goffney |
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Philander Smith College |
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Ms. Valricka J. Mitchell |
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Philander Smith College |
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Mr. Robert L. Nichols, III |
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Philander Smith College |
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Ms. Myicara A. Spencer-Cole |
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Philander Smith College |
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Mr. Jawan Wright |
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Philander Smith College |
|
Mr. Jo' Nathan L. Yow |
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR |
Philander Smith College |
"The board of The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas is pleased to award $49,000 in grants to Arkansas students attending United Methodist colleges and universities during the 2021-2022 school year," said MFA President and CEO, Rev. J. Wayne Clark.
The United Methodist Higher Education Foundation is committed to helping students achieve their dreams by providing scholarship aid for United Methodist students attending 122 United Methodist-related institutions. The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas is one of the largest United Methodist Foundations in the country. Founded in 1963, MFA is responsible for over 800 funds with combined assets over $230 million.
