CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) awarded scholarships of $1,000 each to 17 international
students attending ELCA colleges and universities in the 2007-
2008 academic year. The scholarships were awarded from the
Phoebe Herman Scholarship Endowment Fund through ELCA Vocation
and Education.
There are 28 ELCA colleges and universities.
Herman was an active Lutheran who lived in Selinsgrove, Pa.
She established the scholarship fund through a 1994 bequest to
the ELCA. The proceeds from the endowment may be used for
scholarships for worthy students attending any Lutheran college
in the United States, said Arne Selbyg, director for colleges and
universities, ELCA Vocation and Education. The Vocation and
Education unit decided to give preference to students who are not
eligible for regular financial aid, Selbyg explained. The ELCA
Foundation manages the scholarship fund.
"Each year we are reminded by this competitive process, how
the colleges and universities that are related to the ELCA try to
serve the needs of students from all over the world from all
kinds of backgrounds, and how the presence of these students on
the campuses of these colleges and universities add to the
learning of all the students who choose to attend these
institutions," Selbyg said.
The 2007 recipients are:
+ Luis Lopez Monterubbi, sophomore from Mexico, Augsburg College,
Minneapolis
+ Priyanka Dixit, sophomore from Nepal, Bethany College,
Lindsborg, Kan.
+ Edward Nanyaro, junior from Tanzania, California Lutheran
University, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
+ Mugi Matsuda, junior from Japan, Capital University, Columbus,
Ohio
+ Orgil Batsaikhan, junior from Mongolia, Concordia College,
Moorhead, Minn.
+ Atlang Mompe, first-year student from Botswana, Gettysburg
College, Gettysburg, Pa.
+ Vwaire Orhurhu, sophomore from Nigeria, Gustavus Adolphus
College, St. Peter, Minn.
+ Chan Ju Kim, junior from Korea, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory,
N.C.
+ Trang Pham, junior from Vietnam, Midland Lutheran College,
Fremont, Neb.
+ Isabella Omariba, junior from Kenya, Newberry College,
Newberry, S.C.
+ Mohamad El Charfa, junior from Lebanon, Roanoke College, Salem,
Va.
+ Lejing Wang, first-year student from China, St. Olaf College,
Northfield, Minn.
+ Moluddin Rahimi, first-year student from Afghanistan,
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove
+ Aida Sopa, junior from Kosovo, Texas Lutheran University,
Seguin, Texas
+ Rugiatu Jalloh, sophomore from Sierra Leone, Wagner College,
Staten Island, N.Y.
+ Samuel Sten, sophomore from Papua New Guinea, Waldorf College,
Forest City, Iowa
+ Nga Nguyen, first-year student from Vietnam, Wartburg College,
Waverly, Iowa
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Information about ELCA colleges and universities is at
http://www.ELCA.org/colleges/ on the ELCA Web site.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news
ELCA News Blog: http://www.elca.org/news/blog
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
