Scholarships and Awards
The James and Elizabeth Appleby Book Awards
The Appleby Book Award was established in 1977 by persons in and around Laurinburg, North Carolina, to express their appreciation for the ministries of Jim and Lib Appleby. These awards provide books for students entering the pastorate and are given to those whose commitment to Christ and spiritual promise indicate particularly fruitful pastorates to the glory of God.
Jacob Hord III, Gastonia, North Carolina
Selina Malherbe, Charlotte, North Carolina
Michele Nierle, Henrico, Virginia
Cat Parler, Charleston, South Carolina
Margaret Smerko, Raleigh, North Carolina
Eric Tang, Kernersville, North Carolina
Serenitye Taylor, Pineville, North Carolina
Mollie Trainum, Gloucester, Virginia
The Wade and Lou Boggs Scholarship
The Boggs Scholarship is awarded annually by the faculty to a rising senior who demonstrates excellence in the study of Christian theology.
Dakota Wade, Alma, Georgia
The Beryl and Charles Kraemer Scholarship
The Beryl and Charles Kraemer Scholarship established by PSCE alumni, is given to a student chosen by the faculty on the basis of a combination of academic and personal qualifications relating to promise in the educational work of the church.
Austin Wachsmuth, Ashland, Virginia
Andi Stem, Summerville, South Carolina
The Helen Deans Preaching Award
This award, sponsored by Prospect Presbyterian Church near Mooresville, North Carolina, honors a student at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Charlotte Campus, who exhibits promise for effective preaching in the church.
Betsy Mitchell, Charlotte, North Carolina
The Eleanor Belk Scholarship Fund for Students on the Charlotte Campus
Established in honor of PSCE graduate Martha Eleanor Belk, longtime director of Christian Education of Youth at Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, this fund is given to a Charlotte campus student who shows exceptional promise for education ministry, based on superior scholastic attainment, proven record of service, and sterling character.
Timisha Corpening, Greensboro, North Carolina
The Everett Scholarship
This scholarship is funded by the generosity of Herschel H. and Cornelia N. Everett. Their foundation, which was established in 1968, was created to express their “appreciation for the good life which we have been permitted to live in our Father’s world and to honor our beloved daughter, Ann Everett Belk.” Their legacy lives on through this foundation, which continues to support the theological studies of a student of good character and scholarship enrolled at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte in seeking to serve the Church.
Leslie Oliver, Charlotte, North Carolina
LaWonder McDowell, Charlotte, North Carolina
Patricia Cloninger, York, South Carolina
The First Presbyterian Church, Hammond, Louisiana, Award for Preaching and Worship
This award is given annually to a student demonstrating special interest and competence in the area of preaching and worship.
Caitlyn Hathaway, Hartsville, South Carolina
The E. T. George Award for Excellence in Homiletics, Worship, and Public Speaking
A gift from the late E. T. George of New Orleans, Louisiana, a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church, provides an annual award to a student for excellence in homiletics, worship, and public speaking.
Leigh Anne Ring, Midlothian, Virginia
The Jeanne Gibbs Memorial Award
Established by students in memory of Jeanne Gibbs, a member of the PSCE senior class of 1964 who was fatally injured in an automobile accident. The award is made to a student preparing for professional church service, ordinarily a rising senior, who exhibits the qualities that were characteristic of the life of Jeanne Gibbs—maturity, discipline, commitment to Jesus Christ, concern for others, intelligence, and trustworthiness. Jeanne Gibbs was one who inspired confidence and had an enlivening effect on others.
Ashlee Anderson, Charlotte, North Carolina
The Glenn Gibson Memorial Award
The Glenn Gibson Memorial Award was established in 1963 by the Fairfield and Reddick Presbyterian Churches, the (former) Presbytery of Sewanee, and the Class of 1963 in memory of Glenn Gibson Jr. It is awarded to middle-level students whose courage and winsomeness in Christ perpetuate those qualities so excellently demonstrated by Glenn Gibson Jr.
Jillian Marie Lincoln Gatewood, Midland, Michigan
The Elo Leon Henderson Scholarship
Having overcome many obstacles in the pursuit of his own education, the Rev. Elo Henderson became a leader among African American Presbyterians in the central Carolinas, serving for many years as the executive for the Synod of Catawba of the United Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. This scholarship, established through a challenge grant from a Charlotte business leader and matching gifts from congregations and individuals, supports gifted African American students preparing to become pastors or educators in the life of the church.
Flury Wilson, New Zion, South Carolina
The Hess Internship Award
The Kurtis Hess Internship Award provides students with the opportunity to engage in urban ministry focusing on social justice and the ministry of reconciliation.
Letarshia Robinson, Clover, South Carolina
The Malcolm and Mildred McIver Scholarship
This award is given to a student entering the final year of study for the Master of Christian Education degree who has strong leadership qualities and a deep commitment to educational ministry.
Maxwell Michaels, Belmont, North Carolina
McLaughlin Rural Church Award
The Henry McLaughlin Rural Church Award is given to a student who has shown interest in rural work and proficiency in rural ministry as demonstrated through field education in a rural setting while in seminary.
Samantha J Zeigler, Edinburg, Ohio
The Patrick D. Miller Award for Excellence in the Study of Scripture
A 1926 graduate of Union, Patrick D. Miller used the Moses D. Hoge Fellowship for a year of further study toward a Master of Theology degree at this institution. Each year, this award is given to candidates in the first degree program who are most deserving by reason of interest, growth, and academic excellence in the study of Scripture.
Caitlyn Hathaway, Hartsville, South Carolina
The Edward Bland and Tommie Pinkney Paisley Scholarship
The Paisley Scholarship is given by the PSCE Alumni Association to a rising senior selected by the faculty as one possessing, in unusual measure, qualities of consecration and leadership and giving promise of marked future usefulness in a church vocation.
Valerie H. Marks, Richmond, Virginia
The James D. Simpson Memorial Faithful Servant Award
Established by PSCE students in 1996, this award is given to a Union Presbyterian Seminary student who diligently and dependably serves the campus community without regard for personal recognition. Jim Simpson was a member of PSCE’s security force who died suddenly in 1996.
Jabriel Malik Hasan, Richmond, Virginia
The James and Elizabeth Smylie Award in American Religious History
Established in 2015 by Dr. James and Elizabeth Smylie, this award is given to a student who shows interest and demonstrated academic ability in the pursuit of graduate study focusing on Church History.
Dana Purdom, Charlotte, North Carolina
The Jacquelin Plummer Taylor Award
This endowment fund was created in 1985 by Wallace Dean Taylor in honor of his father, the Reverend Jacquelin Plummer Taylor Jr., who was the first ministerial student from First Presbyterian Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and a 1926 graduate of the seminary. The award is given to assist a graduating senior in the transition from the seminary to the pastorate.
Don R. Moses, Yorktown, Virginia
The Campbell Memorial Grant
The Campbell Memorial Grant is given to assist in defraying expenses during the final year of study. The recipient must be from the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic and have achieved “candidate” status.
David Smithey, Moravian Falls, North Carolina
The Anne E. Treichler Prize for Church History
The Anne E. Treichler Prize for Church History is granted on the basis of a paper addressing a specific development in church history during the middle second century through the thirteenth century.
Tommy Campbell, Manassas, Virginia
Presidential Service and Leadership Award
This award recognizes and celebrates graduating students’ exceptional contributions to the life, work, and mission of the Union Presbyterian Seminary community during the time of their studies.
Angela Lenora Palmer, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Jennifer Powell, Roanoke, Virginia
MERIT AWARDS
Dr. John Chester Frist Scholarship
Samantha Zeigler, Edinburg, Ohio
Warner L. Hall Scholar
Ashlee Anderson, Charlotte, North Caroline
Lucy Crain, Charlotte, North Carolina
The David and Suzanne Jenkins Scholarship Award
This award is given each year to a student dedicated to preparing for the parish ministry.
George Williams, Richmond, Virginia
The Percy and Virginia Keffer Scholarship Fund for Ministerial Students
Jeremy Ray, Richmond, Virginia
The Samuel W. Newell, Sr. and Margaret Norris Newell Scholarship
Stacy Deyerle, Richmond, Virginia
Sallie W. Peake Scholarship Award
Jabriel Hasan, Sandston, Virginia
The W. Taliaferro Thompson Scholar
Established in honor of Anne Claiborne McIlwaine Thompson, W. Taliaferro Thompson, and William McIlwaine Thompson.
Dakota Wade, Charlotte, North Carolina
FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDY
The Patrick H. and Mary P. Carmichael Fellowship
This award is given to a student completing the M.A.C.E. degree at Union Presbyterian Seminary who manifests superior academic achievement and possesses outstanding qualities of leadership.
Angela Lenora Palmer, Parkersburg, West Virginia
The Thomas Cary Johnson Fellowship
Mr. and Mrs, John H. Reed of Richmond, Virginia, established this fellowship in 1926 as an expression of their affection for Dr. Thomas Cary Johnson, Professor of Systematic Theology at the seminary and first supply pastor of Ginter Park Presbyterian Church. It is given to a person who has demonstrated outstanding ability and who is known for “excellence of Christian character.”
Douglas Hippe, Avalon, California
Martha O. and Fred R. Stair Fellowship
This award was established in 1981 by anonymous gifts to honor Martha O. and Fred R. Stair, fourth president of Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. The fellowship is awarded to a graduate elected by the faculty on the basis of promise in pastoral ministry.
Kate Meeks, Williamsburg, Virginia
