Concordia College Student Receives Prestigious National Undergraduate Fellowship
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CONCORDIA COLLEGE STUDENT RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS
NATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
Anna K. Rohde, a senior at Concordia College, has been selected to receive a 2008 Fund for Theological Education (FTE) Undergraduate Fellowship. FTE Undergraduate Fellowships recognize students who have gifts for leadership and are exploring the possibility of ministry as a vocation. As an FTE Undergraduate Fellow, Rohde will receive $2,000 for tuition, other educational expenses or a self-designed experience related to the exploration of ministry. She also attended the 2008 FTE Conference on Excellence in Ministry June 11-15 at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta.
Rohde is the daughter of Paul and Susan Rohde, Sioux Falls, S.D. Dr. Shawn Carruth, associate professor in the religion department at Concordia, nominated Rohde for the fellowship award.
FTE Undergraduate Fellows are selected competitively from a pool of applicants from across the U.S. and Canada. They must be nominated by a professor, school administrator, pastor or campus minister; hold a minimum 3.0 grade point average; have an interest in exploring ministry as a vocation; and demonstrate leadership in a church or school community. The 2008 FTE Undergraduate Fellows were chosen by a national committee of theological educators and church leaders.
The Fund for Theological Education is a leading ecumenical advocate for excellence and diversity in Christian ministry and theological scholarship. It supports the next generation of leaders among pastors and scholars, annually providing $1.5 million in fellowships and support to gifted young people from all denominations and racial/ethnic backgrounds. Since 1954, FTE has awarded nearly 6,000 fellowships in partnership with those committed to the future of quality leadership for the church. For more information visit www.thefund.org.
Concordia College is a four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America offering 78 majors, including 18 honors majors, and 12 preprofessional programs.
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