ELCA NEWS SERVICE May 29, 2008 ELCA Awards Phoebe Herman Scholarships to 13 International Students 08-077-FI CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) awarded scholarships of $1,000, $1,500 or $2,000 to 13 international students attending ELCA colleges and universities in the 2008-2009 academic year. The scholarships were awarded from the Phoebe Herman Scholarship Endowment Fund through ELCA Vocation and Education. There are 28 ELCA colleges and universities. Herman was an active Lutheran who lived in Selinsgrove, Pa. She established the scholarship fund through a 1994 bequest to the ELCA. The proceeds from the endowment may be used for scholarships for worthy students attending any Lutheran college in the United States, said Arne Selbyg, director for colleges and universities, ELCA Vocation and Education. The Vocation and Education unit decided to give preference to students who are not eligible for regular financial aid, Selbyg explained. The ELCA Foundation maintains the scholarship fund. "Each year we are reminded by this competitive process how the colleges and universities that are related to the ELCA try to serve the needs of students from all over the world from all kinds of backgrounds, and how the presence of these students on the campuses of these colleges and universities add to the learning of all the students who choose to attend these institutions," Selbyg said. The 2008 recipients are: + Sergio Monterubbi Lopez, first-year student from Mexico, Augsburg College, Minneapolis + Anthony Adeniran, first-year student from Nigeria, Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill. + Priyanka Dixit, junior from Nepal, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan. + Lulit Bereda, first-year student from Ethiopia, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks + Sharron Ogutu, first-year student from Kenya, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio + Shanadi Liyanage, first-year student from Sri Lanka, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn. + Salome Mnzava, junior from Tanzania, Finlandia University, Hancock, Mich. + Vwaire Orhurhu, junior from Nigeria, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn. + Aung Ye Naing, first-year student from Myanmar (Burma), Luther College, Decorah, Iowa + Tuyen Nguyen, sophomore from Vietnam, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa. + Barbara Ndirangu, junior from Kenya, Newberry College, Newberry, S.C. + Aida Sopa, junior from Kosovo, Texas Lutheran University, Seguin + Samuel Sten, junior from Papua New Guinea, Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa --- Information about ELCA colleges and universities is at http://tinyurl.com/648kg2 on the ELCA Web site. For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/news ELCA News Blog: http://www.elca.org/news/blog