Nominations sought for Steel-Hendrix, Youth Awards
02-08-2009Hendrix seeks nominations for Steel-Hendrix and Youth Minister awards
CONWAY, Ark. (Feb. 6, 2009) – Hendrix College is accepting nominations for the Steel-Hendrix Awards. The Mary and Ira A. Brumley Award recognizes outstanding Religious Education, and the Ethel K. Millar Award honors outstanding Religion and Social Awareness. Awardees will be selected by the Steel-Hendrix Committee, and the awards will be presented in the 2009-2010 academic year.
The College is also accepting nominations for the Youth Minister of the Year award, which will be given during the 2009 Arkansas Annual Conference. This award is given to an outstanding youth minister, director, or counselor. Full time or part time, paid or volunteer youth workers who have exemplified outstanding leadership are eligible. Nominees should be a member of and work in a United Methodist Church in Arkansas. They must be involved with the connectional system and participate in district and conference youth events and be intentional on “making Disciples of Jesus Christ” through missions, Bible studies, outreach, evangelism and Christian fellowship. Nominees must also have participated in some type of continuing education in the area of youth ministry.
Nominations
for all awards should include a letter detailing the individual’s career
highlights and reason for nomination. Nominations can be submitted to the
Reverend J. Wayne Clark,
Hendrix College,
1600 Washington, Conway, Arkansas 72032, or emailed to clark@hendrix.edu. Nomination deadline is
April 3, 2009.
The Steel-Hendrix Award Committee members are Reverend J. Wayne Clark, chair, Brandon Bates, Olen Cook, Reverend Pam Estes, Carolyn Galbreath, Rod Hocott, and Rev. J. J. Whitney.
Hendrix, founded in 1876, is a selective, residential, undergraduate liberal arts college emphasizing experiential learning in a demanding yet supportive environment. The college is among 165 colleges featured in the 2008 edition of the Princeton Review America’s Best Value Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.
