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July 26, 2001 News media contact: Linda Green·(615)742-5470·Nashville, Tenn.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - Twelve Native American students attending seminary
in the upcoming academic year are each receiving a combined scholarship and
loan designed to encourage them to serve in a United Methodist ministry
among American Indians for two years.

The 12 students will share $152,500 through the Native American Seminary
Awards, administered by the Office of Loans and Scholarships of the United
Methodist Board of Higher Education. 

By action of the 2000 General Conference, half of each award will be a
scholarship and half will be in the form of a loan that will be forgiven if
the student serves at least two consecutive years in a Native American
congregation or ministry/fellowship upon graduation or withdrawal from
theological school.  

To be eligible for the loan and scholarship, the student must have Native
American/American Indian/Alaskan Indian parentage (at least one parent) and
be able to provide documentation of Native American tribal affiliation.
Among the other requirements, the student also must demonstrate financial
need and involvement with his or her Native American community.
 
Recipients of the Native American Seminary Awards for 2001-02 are:
·	William A. Burns, Duke University, the Divinity School, Durham, N.C.
·	Larry M. Chandler, Duke University, the Divinity School, Durham,
N.C.
·	Barry L. Collins, Perkins School of Theology, Dallas.
·	Jefferson D. Frazier, Perkins School of Theology, Dallas.
·	Terry Hunt, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Ky.
·	Mattheue B. Locklear, Duke University, the Divinity School, Durham,
N.C.
·	Trina K. Locklear, Duke University, the Divinity School, Durham,
N.C.
·	Katherine A. Longhat, Claremont School of Theology, Claremont,
Calif.
·	Walter C. Quoetone, Perkins School of Theology, Dallas.
·	Lark A. Sims, Seattle University, Seattle.
·	Jusine Smith, Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston,
Ill.
·	Deborah S. Wilkins, Duke University, the Divinity School, Durham,
N.C.

Representatives of the United Methodist Church's Native American
International Caucus and Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, along with
directors of the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry,
review applications.

For more information on the awards and eligibility requirements, visit the
Web site of the Office of Loans and Scholarships at
www.gbhem.org/gbhem/loans2.html or contact the office at P.O. Box 340007,
Nashville, TN 37203-0007; scholarships phone, (615) 340-7344; loans phone,
(615) 340-7346; fax, (615) 340-7367.

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