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For Immediate Release Contact: Barbara K. Laskin
November 6, 2003 Doug Stone
(651) 696-6203
Nevada, Mo., Native Awarded Fellowship to Explore Ministry
St. Paul, Minn. - Deanna Ferree, a Nevada, Mo., native and senior
at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., double majoring in international
studies and religious studies, has been awarded a Fund for Theological
Education Fellowship for the consideration of ministry as a career.
Ferree is the daughter of Gregory and Melody Ferree of Nevada,
Mo.
In 2003, the Fund for Theological Education (FTE) named 70 Undergraduate
Fellows. Each holds a 3.0 cumulative GPA, demonstrates a gift
for leadership and has a strong Christian faith. This group of
30 men and 40 women represent 21 denominations and 57 undergraduate
institutions.
Each Undergraduate Fellow will receive a $1,500 award to be used
for educational expenses or for a special project to explore ministry.
Those Undergraduate Fellows who apply will also receive a $500
stipend for a mentoring project to further investigate ministry
in partnership with a professor, pastor or other guiding adult.
All 2003 Undergraduate Fellows attended the 2003 Summer Conference
on Excellence in Ministry titled, "The Art of Ministry,"
held June 19-22, 2003, at Emory University's Candler School of
Theology in Atlanta, Ga. Fellows explored issues of vocation,
theology, and ministry with practicing clergy and theological
educators.
Established in 1954, the Fund for Theological Education has grown
in both scope and commitment as one of the leading voices in theological
education. The Fund has awarded some 5,000 fellowships and counts
among its alumni many of the most prominent theological educators
and church leaders in North America. Today FTE continues its efforts
to attract the best and brightest students to the practices of
ministry and theological teaching and scholarship.
Macalester is a private liberal arts college with a full-time
enrollment of 1,851 students. Macalester is nationally recognized
for its commitment to academic excellence, internationalism, diversity
and service to society.
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