wfn.org | 1999 Ness awards go to Duke Divinity School student, graduate

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May 27, 1999	News media contact: Joretta Purdue*(202)546-8722*Washington
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By United Methodist News Service

The United Methodist Commission on Archives and History has announced the
winners of the John Harrison Ness Memorial Award. Both winning papers were
written by students at Duke University Divinity School.

Cynthia Ramirez Lindenmeyer, currently living in Sanford, N.C., won the $200
first prize for her paper, "Methodism in the Face of Crisis: The Civil War
Past and Present." She is a graduate of the United States Military Academy
and served as signal officer in the U.S. Army for seven years. She expects
to complete her divinity degree in 2000.

The second-prize winner, picking up a $100 award, is Jessie C. Keaton for
her paper titled, "How African-American Methodists in the Central
Jurisdiction Dealt with the Problem of Racism."   Keaton is a 1999 graduate
of the divinity school. She has been appointed associate pastor of First
United Methodist Church, Charlotte, N.C.

Ness prizes are given annually for papers on Methodist history written by
students enrolled in master of divinity programs at United Methodist or
other seminaries. The award is presented in memory of John Harrison Ness,
who was a pastor, conference superintendent and denominational executive in
the Evangelical United Brethren Church.  

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