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June 12, 2001 News media contact: Linda Green·(615)742-5470·Nashville, Tenn.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - Two United Methodist graduate students have
received fellowships that will help them prepare for teaching or
administrative positions in the church.

Benjamin L. Hartley and Gwen E. Stetler are recipients of the Diaconia
Graduate Fellowships for doctoral studies, awarded by the United Methodist
Board of Higher Education and Ministry's Section of Deacons and Diaconal
Ministries. The fellowships are designed to increase the effectiveness of
teaching and administration in schools of theology, colleges and
universities, and institutions and agencies of the church.

Open only to members of the United Methodist Church, the awards are made
annually to graduate students selected for their intellectual competence,
academic achievements, promise of usefulness, personal qualities, and
clarity of spiritual purpose and commitment. 

Hartley, a member of University United Methodist Church in East Lansing,
Mich., is enrolled in a doctorate program at Boston University with a
particular focus on church history and missionology. He will receive his
award when he is commissioned.

Stetler, a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Columbus, Ohio, is
enrolled in a doctorate program at Ohio State University in the field of
social work. 

Each will receive a $7,000 scholarship from the Ministerial Education Fund,
which supports students preparing for teaching and leadership positions in
the church.

More information on the fellowships is available from the Section of Deacons
and Diaconal Ministries at P.O. Box 340007, Nashville, TN 37203-0007; phone:
(615) 340-7375. Details are also available at www.gbhem.org on the Internet.

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