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Good Stewards . . . Good Scholars
Challenging Students to Stewardship Responsibility
Why Create a Scholarship?
Remember a Loved One, Help a Student
Stanley Hummel established the Lynn Cherie Hummel Memorial Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship was created in memory of Lynn Cherie Hummel, who died while a nursing student at Bethel. It is awarded annually to a promising junior nursing student based on faculty recommendation.
"Lynn loved Bethel and was excelling there. Her professors loved her," recalls her father, Stan Hummel, of Seattle, Wash. "She was very highly motivated to prepare for service as a nurse."
Stanley and his late wife, Billie, created the scholarship in appreciation for what Bethel had done for and meant to their daughter.
Jessica Cabak '08 received the Harland and Pauline Knight Family Scholarship
Mathematics/Secondary Education Major
"I loved being able to meet my scholarship donors—to thank them face-to-face for their support and generosity. Harley and Pauline are wonderful people, and I am very blessed to have met them!"
Penny Anderson established the Thomas K. Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Set up in memory of Thomas Kirk Anderson (C'73) by his family, this scholarship is awarded to business majors, based upon financial need.
Tom Anderson excelled at financial planning. In 2005, shortly before dying of cancer, he established a scholarship to help business students enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Penny (Watkins) Anderson '73 revealed that her husband had hoped to someday teach at Bethel. The family's ties to the school are strong: all four of the Anderson children have attended Bethel (two are current students), and Tom's siblings did, too.
Scholarships: A Vital Difference
Austin Hanlin '08 received the Edith Holm Scholarship; Irene Hanwell Memorial Scholarship; C. Emanuel Carlson Memorial Scholarship; and Ralph and Marie Brushaber Memorial Scholarship
Environmental Studies and Sociocultural Studies Major
"Receiving these scholarships has been an unexpected blessing. It is encouraging for me to know that there are individuals who love Bethel University enough to provide scholarships to students with financial difficulties. Receiving the scholarships has allowed me to not have to work as much and to take on a variety of campus leadership roles."
Harland and Pauline Knight established the Harland and Pauline Knight Family Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to sophomores, juniors, or seniors majoring in the field of education who have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.75.
The Knights' daughter, son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter have attended Bethel. "We have quite a history with Bethel since our children began attending," explained Pauline. "We've had such good feelings about the organization, knowing that each has received a fine education."
The couple has been involved in education in their local school district and at Winona State University. "It's so important for a young person to attend a Christian school and gain solid values in teaching," Pauline observes.
Erin Severson '08 received the Thomas K. Anderson Memorial Scholarship and Edith Holm Scholarship Fund
Business Major (emphasis in accounting and finance)
"I greatly appreciate any and all special scholarships received from Bethel alumni and other givers. Without their generous donations, I would not have been able to pay for all four years of my education at Bethel. It is a true blessing."
Photos by Scott Jacobson
Bethel Leader Addresses Chapel
Paul Olson
During a September chapel service, Bethel University Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement Paul Olson talked to students about handling money responsibly and the value of giving. His powerful presentation on stewardship, which drew heavily on stories of Olson's Christian father, was part of a series of chapel talks on ways to "Live Richly—Die Well."
"My objective is to strike a spiritual nerve, make a synapse that sparks your faith, and give you an opportunity to ignite the flame of passion to live richly and die well," said Olson.
Olson, the youngest of 11 children in a family that lived in three rooms, told about wearing cardboard insoles in his hand-me-down shoes, and filling their cracks with shoe polish. His parents provided a house free of charge to a single mother and her family, were involved in a summer mission school for inner-city children, and poured their time and resources into starting an African-American church in north Minneapolis.
During his message, Olson recognized donors in the audience, people who had established scholarships to assist College of Arts & Sciences students. "Generous givers stoke the fire of Bethel University's economic and financial engines," he said. "More than 6,000 alumni, parents, and friends contribute a total of $8 million to $10 million each year. Without this infusion of funds, we could not balance the budget."
Olson said a portion of this annual contribution, namely $750,000, is given as scholarships to students—60 percent to the College of Arts & Sciences. He also acknowledged those donors who had pledged or given a current total of $85 million to the comprehensive resource campaign, including to the building of the University Commons.
Olson concluded his presentation by unveiling the Bethel University "Ignite the Fire" Grant Fund, recently established for Bethel College of Arts & Sciences students by generous donors at Kingdom Oil, a Christian community foundation in the Twin Cities. The fund consists of four grants of $2,500 each, for a total of $10,000.
Olson urged students to apply for the grants and to "steward this money with a fully committed heart for Jesus' sake."
Donors and Students Meet at Luncheon
President Brushaber spoke at the luncheon.
During a September 24 chapel service, Bethel University Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement Paul Olson recognized donors who have established scholarships to assist College of Arts & Sciences students.
After the chapel, scholarship donors met with student recipients.