Scholar Recipients Announced

Congratulations to Karin Selland, the ELCA Fund for Leaders Western North Dakota Synod Full Tuition Scholar. Karin will attend Pacific Lutheran Theology Seminary beginning this fall.

In total, a new class of 30 Full Tuition Scholars and 6 Mission Developer Scholars were awarded. Each Full Tuition Scholar will receive 3 years of support valued at $60,000 (or 2 years and $40,000 for Deacon Candidates) over the course of their studies. Mission Developer Scholars will receive $8,000 for each year of remaining coursework.

It is with great joy that the full list of recipients is announced and thanks for the generosity across this church that makes FFL’s support possible.

Full Tuition Scholarship Recipients

* Denotes provisional scholarship award, to be removed upon a positive entrance decision from Candidacy received by 12/24.

Northwest Washington 1B - Amanda Neill* - Luther Seminary

Northwest Intermountain Synod 1D - Mary Riedl* - Luther Seminary

Oregon Synod 1E - Julia Rankin* - Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

Sierra Pacific Synod 2A - Katie Dyer* - Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

  Christiana Slater* - Luther Seminary

Southwest California Synod 2B - Kristin Johnson* - Wartburg Theological Seminary

     Bilal El Kaissi* - Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

Rocky Mountain Synod 2E - Cole Chambers* - Luther Seminary

       Darra Kingsley - Wartburg Theological Seminary

Western North Dakota Synod 3A - Karin Selland* - Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

South Dakota Synod 3C - Juliana Jimenez Arevalo* - Wartburg Theological Seminary

Northwestern Minnesota Synod 3D - Calista Wolf* - Luther Seminary

Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod 4D - Aaron Colwick - Wartburg Theological Seminary

Metropolitan Chicago Synod 5A - Hailey Bianco* - Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

       Kristen Combs* - Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

       Michelle Lata* - Luther Seminary

       Cynthiya Varghese* - Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Northern Illinois Synod 5B - Nathaniel Knutson - Wartburg Theological Seminary

Southeastern Iowa Synod 5D - Levi Faas* - Wartburg Theological Seminary

  Kelsey Grulke* - Luther Seminary

Northeastern Iowa Synod 5F - Ellie Taylor* - Wartburg Theological Seminary

Northwest Synod of Wisconsin 5H - Allison Klein* - Wartburg Theological Seminary

Indiana-Kentucky Synod 6C - Meganne Masko* - Wartburg Theological Seminary

New England Synod 7B - Lindsay Sanneman - Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

Upstate New York Synod 7D - Klodeen Elzughbi* - Wartburg Theological Seminary

Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod 7F - Kelby Reed* - Wartburg Theological Seminary

Lower Susquehanna Synod 8D - Matthew Grobinski* - Wartburg Theological Seminary

North Carolina Synod 9B - Tamika Wells* - Wartburg Theological Seminary

South Carolina Synod 9C - Kali Kadelbach* - Wartburg Theological Seminary

Southeastern Synod 9D - Stephen Schrader - Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

Mission Developer Scholarship Recipients

Sierra Pacific Synod 2A - Andrea Elliott - Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

Southwestern Texas Synod 4E - Adam Groenke - Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod 4F - Jadher Abad - Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

Metropolitan Chicago Synod 5A - Catherine Abihudi - Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

South-Central Synod of Wisconsin 5K - Juan Cabrera - Wartburg Theological Seminary

Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod 7E - April Mulvey - United Lutheran Seminary

Fund for Leaders would like to thank the following volunteers for serving on the Full Tuition Scholarship Selection Committee: Deacon Sarah Bjornebo (CO), Rev. Rick Summy (MN), Rev. Dianne Lewis (NJ), Rev. Andy Yee (WA), Rev. Nicolette Penaranda (IL), Rev. Brett Wilson (DC), Deacon Wendy Roberts (NC), Rev. Tawanda Murinda (ND), Rev. Adam Miller-Stubbendick (NY).