The ministerial education committee of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board awarded 58 scholarships to ministerial-seeking students for the 2007-2008 academic year. These recipients represent 50 Baptist General Association of Virginia churches, six colleges and six seminaries.
Preparing emerging leaders for ministry by helping fund their education, Virginia Baptists are equipping the next generation of leaders for God's Kingdom. The following lists name the college and seminary scholarship recipients and their home churches.
College Recipients
• Donald Lee Banton Jr., Northside Baptist Church, Dover Association
• William J. Cranford, First Baptist Church of Charlottesville, Central Virginia Association
• Jared Eldridge Cullum, Thaxton Baptist Church, Strawberry Association
• Michael Thomas Heffington, Jackson Memorial Baptist Church, Portsmouth Association
• Austin Chase Mitchell, First Baptist Church of Weber City, Clinch Valley Association
• Michael Ray Salisbury, First Baptist Church of Jonesville, Powell River Association
Seminary Recipients
• Gina Renee Adkins, Immanuel Baptist Church, Petersburg Association
• William Trenton Anthony, Memorial Baptist Church, Augusta Association
• Joshua Daniel Bair, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Richmond Association
• Alice Atwill Bartley, Northminster Baptist Church, Richmond Association
• Carter Eugene Bearden III, Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Dover Association
• Laura Buonanduci, First Baptist Church of Norfolk, Norfolk Association
• Martha Ann Callahan, May Memorial Baptist Church, Middle District Association
• Jennifer M Carter, Westhampton Baptist Church, Richmond Association
• Heather Marie Carter, Cool Spring Baptist Church, Dover Association
• Matthew Ivan Clinard, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Henry County Association
• Andrew Thomas Collier, River Road Church, Baptist, Richmond Association
• Audrey Beth Davis, Sandston Baptist Church, Richmond Association
• Jonathon Howard Davis, Sandston Baptist Church, Richmond Association
• Milton William Douglas, III, Ephesus Baptist Church, Rappahannock Association
• Brian Melvin Ferguson, North Roanoke Baptist Church, Roanoke Valley Association
• Francis J. Flynn, East End Baptist Church, Portsmouth Association
• Melissa Lyn Frazier, Blackwater Baptist Church, Norfolk Association
• Stephanie Renee Freeman, First Baptist Church of Norfolk, Norfolk Association
• Erica Sarah Giles, Stuarts Draft Baptist Church, Augusta Association
• Robert Joseph Giles, Stuarts Draft Baptist Church, Augusta Association
• Samuel Gerald Griffin, Jr., Sunbeam Baptist Church, Blackwater Association
• Tanner Griffith, Franklin Heights Baptist Church, Franklin Association
• Jeremy Haywood, Azalea Baptist Church, Norfolk Association
• Matthew Claude Higgins, Urbanna Baptist Church, Mid-Tidewater Association
• Joel Thomas Ingram, Hatcher Memorial Baptist Church, Richmond Association
• Ariana Dunaway Johnson, Black Branch Baptist Church, Concord Association
• Robert Arthur Johnson, Black Branch Baptist Church, Concord Association
• Shelby S. Jones, Hunton Baptist Church, Dover Association
• Robin Ann Lafon, Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Dover Association
• Phillip Clark Lawson, Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Dover Association
• Aaron S. Lee, New Bethesda Baptist Church, Dover Association
• Larry Dean Lee, First Baptist of Martinsburg, W. Va, Shenandoah Association
• Nancy W. Lynch, Bon Air Baptist Church, Richmond Association
• Susan Elizabeth Martin, White Stone Baptist Church, Rappahannock Association
• Brian James Maupin, Northminster Baptist Church, Richmond Association
• David William McNew, Powers Memorial Baptist Church, Petersburg Association
• Matthew James Mitchum, King's Grant Baptist Church, Norfolk Association
• Nancy B. Moore, Windsor Baptist Church, Blackwater Association
• Dennis Keith Myers, Second Baptist Church of Petersburg, Petersburg Association
• Welford Orrock, Salem Baptist Church, Fredericksburg Association
• Julie Randels Perry, Broadus Memorial Baptist Church, Central Virginia Association
• Nathan Daniel Reese, Great Bridge Baptist Church, Norfolk Association
• Erin Roseanne Rourke, Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Dover Association
• Jennifer L. Shultz, Central Baptist Church, Middle District Association
• Jeremy Lynn Slagle, Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Dover Association
• Jeremy Knight Starnes, Ironbridge Baptist Church, Middle District Association
• Emily White, Monument Heights Baptist Church, Richmond Association
• Jillian Marie White, Ferry Farm Baptist Church, Fredericksburg Association
• Nathan John White, Ferry Farm Baptist Church, Fredericksburg Association
• Matthew Paul Williams, Peakland Baptist Church, Lynchburg Association
• Rachel Dawn Wolfe, Free Hill Baptist Church, Clinch Valley Association
• Elizabeth April Woodson, Bethel Baptist Church, Central Virginia Association
The ministerial education committee encourages students called to the ministry receiving training at the college and seminary levels to apply for scholarships each year. Information and application forms may be found by visiting their website at www.vbmb.org/scholarships.