GRANT REQUEST #: _______________
D
ATE RECEIVED: ________________
(Foundation use)
HIGHER EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Please carefully review the scholarship criteria and return only one application…checking those that may apply
to your situation (scholarship information on attached sheets):
Culvahouse Scholarship
UM Student from the former Cleveland, TN District
Emphasis Meigs County (see detailed summary)
Grace Scholarship
TWU and Emory & Henry
Syndey Michelle Harman Scholarship
Student who attends First Richlands UMC
Second priority students in surrounding area
Margaret Grizzell Loving Scholarship
TWU and Emory & Henry
Verna Bradley McLain Scholarship
Edith Leming Skinrood Scholarship
TWU and Emory & Henry with 3.0 or higher GPA
Sandra G.
Slater Scholarship
Attendees of Mt. Hermon UMC, Powell, TN or
Christ UMC, Knoxville, TN
Monroe County, TN Youth graduating high school
Students graduating from high school in
Mingo County, WVA
Raymond F. Stowers Scholarship
Emory & Henry College or Seminary
UM Student from former Tazewell District
Name in Full: _______________________________________________________ Male: _____ Female: ____
Address (Include City/State/Zip):___________________________________________________________________________
Phone: _________________________ E-mail Address: __________________________________________________
Cumulative GPA: ______________ Name/Location of High School: _________________________________________
Father’s Name: ______________________________________ Occupation: ________________________________
Mother’s Name: _____________________________________ O
ccupation: ________________________________
Parent’s Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________________
Parent(s) Gross Annual Income: _________________ Number and ages of persons dependent on income: ____
College you are planning to attend: ______________________________________________________________________
Starting Date: _____________ Expected Graduation Date: _______________ FAFSA / EFC Score: __________
Student ID #: ______________ For what career are you preparing? _______________________________________
Church Affiliation? ___________________________________________________________________________________
Name and
address of the church where you are currently an active member: _____________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pastor’s Name: ________________________ Phone: ____________________ Email: __________________________
Describe your participation in projects and activities of church and/or community:
Deadline: April 30, 2022
Lorraine & Bill Aiken Scholarship
Seminary or Higher Ed student in Holston Conference
TWU and Emory & Henry
Emory & Henry Student
hereby
(Applicant Signature)
(Date)
Completed applications should be sent to the Holston Foundation to be evaluated by the Scholarship Committee.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
RITA BRODERICK TINA RUSSELL
Office Manager Administrative Asst.
ritabroderick@holston.org
tinarussell@holston.org
P.O. Box 900
Alcoa, TN 37701-0900
Office: (865) 690-8124
Fax: (865) 690-3162
Toll-Free: (833) 513-8935
Make a financial need statement regarding your need for financial assistance for the coming academic year:
Please describe on a separate page your philosophy of life, religious development, and what influenced you in
selecting your career goal and college choice. Include additional information about you that might be helpful.
I hereby state that the above information is accurate and correct to the best of my knowledge.
___________________________________________ _______________________________
SCHOLARSHIP DONOR
INFORMATION
CULVAHOUSE SCHOLARSHIP
Jann Culvahouse Howell, the only surviving child of James Dudley and Rachel Davis Culvahouse, wishes to provide
scholarships in memory of her parents in recognition of their core values of education and compassion. “Dud”was a Meigs
County native who graduated from Milligan College in 1937 and was grateful that he had the opportunity to pursue
higher education during the Depression years. He died in 1989. Rachel was born in Kemper County, Mississippi, in 1917, and
graduated from Mississippi State College for Women in 1937. Rachel died in 2001. Dud and Rachel married in 1948 and
moved to Meigs County where they were active members of the Decatur United Methodist Church, serving in many leadership
positions.
It is the donor’s desire that the priority for annual distributions from this fund provide scholarships to:
A United Methodist student from the former Cleveland District.
Priority given to Meigs County residents, and who is an undergraduate enrolled at or entering a Tennessee public institution
of higher learning or a United Methodist-affiliated college or university, and who has chosen a major in, or intends to major
in, education, social work, nursing or pre-law.
GRACE SCHOLARSHIP
Jack Greene had a dream about providing a helping hand to marginal students with limited means who have a desire and drive
to pursue a degree to completion
through one of the Holston Conference Colleges (Tennessee Wesleyan or Emory & Henry).
Back in 1996 he established his goal to raise $100,000 as a permanent source of funding to be called T
HE GRACE
SCHOLARSHIP and called on the Holston Foundation to assist.
The name Grace” was inspired by God’s response to Paul’s prayer request to remove the thorn from his side. The Lord answered his
prayer by saying, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness
.” (II CORINTHIANS 12: 7-9)
Jack was born in Atlanta in 1931 as The Great Depression was ending. He has always been keenly aware of poverty and its effect
on people’s lives. When he was still a preschooler his family moved to rural Alabama with no plumbing, no telephone, and no
paved roads. Due to an industrial expansion, his life was changed dramatically for the better. His family returned to Atlanta and he
went on to benefit from an education at Georgia Tech. He moved to Kingsport and had a long and successful career at Tennessee
Eastman. He joined First Broad Street United Methodist Church in 1956 after Pastor Ned Wiley knocked on his door.
For many years Jack has spent every Monday making rounds collecting aluminum cans and scrap from trash cans and businesses and
lots of friends and strangers he has rallied to participate in this dream. His wife, Sue Ann, referenced him and his close friend as
Sanford & Son as they made their rounds.
THE SIDNEY MICHELLE HARMAN ENDOWMENT
The Sidney Michelle Harman Scholarship Endowment was established by Michelle’s parents, Rita and Darrell Harman,
her brother Darren and her friends of the Richlands First United Methodist Church as permanent memorial. Michelle
was born September 24, 1973 and died tragically in an auto-accident on June 19, 1991. This memorial is tangible evidence
of family and friends desire to carry on Michelle’s love and continuous efforts to assist her fellow youth toward a successful
life in Jesus Christ.
The Foundation through its selection process will determine scholarship recipients. The process shall consider the
applicant’s academics, needs, character, as well as participation in the church, school and community activities. Two letters
of reference are required (one from the applicant’s church and the other from the community at large). In addition, the
applicant needs to submit a letter to tell the selection committee about herself or himself. The applicant’s letter should contain
descriptions of participation in activities in the church and communities, need for financial assistance, philosophy of life,
choice of possible careers and goals.
It is the desire of all involved that this scholarship and the knowledge of Michelle’s love, vigor and service will be blessings
to the recipients who are recognized this year and in many years to come.
MARGARET GRIZZELL LOVING
Margaret Grizzell Loving of Bristol, Tennessee, died in 1995 and established this trust with the Holston Foundation as a
permanent fund to support scholarships for deserving students in the Holston Conference of The United Methodist Church. The
Foundation’s Grant Committee oversees the stewardship and distribution of funds from the Loving Trust. Scholarship funds
from the Loving Trust are divided annually between Emory & Henry College and Tennessee Wesleyan University for
deserving students based on qualifications, abilities, and financial need. The Foundation will make these awards each year
based upon the amount of funds available and the individuals selected as scholarship recipients. Priority should be given
to students affiliated with a United Methodist Church in the Holston Annual Conference. Mrs. Loving’s generosity and
concern for students has set a marvelous example of Christian philanthropy, which will benefit others in perpetuity. Students
selected to receive Loving Scholarships from the Holston Conference are encouraged to write a note of appreciation to the
Foundation’s Board of Directors.
VERNA BRADLEY MCLAIN SCHOLARSHIP
Verna McLain is an active member of Church Street United Methodist Church, Knoxville, Tennessee. She was the last of eight
children
born to her parents in Elizabethton, Tennessee. There she was active as a youth singing in the choir at First Methodist Church
and assisted the Director of Christian Education.
Verna knew she wanted to attend college. In an act of grace and generosity, a member of the Men’s Bible Class at the church
offered her a small scholarship with the condition that she attend a Holston Conference College. She attended Hiwassee College.
After Hiwassee, she received another scholarship to attend Emory & Henry College. She thrived there, as well, as editor of the
newspaper, assisted with the yearbook, and was active in many activities. After graduation she went to Brazil for three
years, where she taught school under the auspices of the Board of Global Ministries. When she returned home to the United
States, she earned her MSW in Social Work at the University of Tennessee.
When Verna's first husband died in 2000, she realized that due to hard work they had accumulated sufficient assets to allow her to
consider helping young people in need to achieve their live goals. The small Bible class in Elizabethton was there for her, and it is
her prayer that this fund will make a lasting impact by inspiring and assisting young people to attend Emory & Henry College.
This scholarship will be awarded to students attending Emory & Henry College.
Priority will be given to students affiliated with a United Methodist College within the bounds of Holston Conference.
The Holston Conference Grants Committee will make final selection and notify recipient. Scholarship will be mailed directly to
Financial Aid Department of the college by early September.
EDITH LEMING SKINROOD SCHOLARSHIP
Edith loved culture, art, poetry, and many of the finer things in life, but she never forgot her roots and upbringing in Tennessee.
She graduated from Hiwassee College in 1933. She taught school for a few years before taking a position as the assistant
to Program Director at the Knoxville YMCA. As World War II began, she worked with the YMCA’s USO and Red
Cross program providing social programs and activities for service men and women on leave near their bases. In her will she
created scholarships at Whittenburg College, West Point, and one in the Holston Foundation that will benefit:
United Methodist Church students from East Tennessee attending Emory & Henry College or Tennessee
Wesleyan University who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. The student must be a legal
United States Citizen and
may receive subsequent support as long as they maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Edith continued like the Energizer bunny through an active lifestyle with family and friends before her own passing in 2007.
She was ‘til the end a lady! Although Edith never had children of her own, she is survived by numerous nieces, nephews,
cousins, stepchildren, and step grandchildren who she loved and who loved her. Nieces, Carolyn Chrisman and Karen Graves,
served as co-executors of her estate and helped to follow through on her final wishes to help young people receive an education
as part of her lasting legacy.
SANDRA
G. SLATER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Sandra G. Slater’s, a devoted public educator for 36 years, died in May 2008 after a courageous battle against leukemia. This
scholarship is established with the Holston Foundation as a permanent endowment fund to provide monies for college bound youth.
She focused on empowering the youth she taught to make better lives for themselves. Sandra never sought glory for herself
she put all her efforts into her students.
In addition to her service to her community through her teaching, Sandra willingly gave great effort to her church. A lifelong
Methodist, Sandra was for many years a member of the First United Methodist Church in Williamson, West Virginia, and, upon
retiring to Tennessee, became an active member of the Mt. Hermon United Methodist Church in Powell, where she was a lay
speaker and worked diligently in a food ministry.
It is the donor’s desire that the priority for annual distributions from this fund provide scholarships applicants from the
following categories will have preference over other applicants:
Attendees of Mt. Hermon United Methodist Church in Powell, Tennessee, or Christ United Methodist Church in
Knoxville, Tennessee who have been accepted to a regionally accredited institution of higher education; or
Monroe County, Tennessee youth graduating high school who have been accepted to a regionally accredited
institution of higher education; or
Applicants graduating from a high school located in Mingo County, West Virginia who have been accepted to a
regionally accredited institution of higher education.
RAYMO
ND F. STOWERS SCHOLARSHIP
James and Doris Sink, retired teachers, have been blessed and have established this scholarship in memory of Doris’ father,
Raymond F. Stowers, to encourage and support young people in quest of a higher education. The Sinks created this scholarship
out of a deep appreciation for education and love of their church, community, and family. It is their desire that the students who
receive aid from this fund know that they have been blessed by people of faith and that someday they, too, may have their own
opportunity to be a blessing to others.
Raymond F. Stowers was born March 17, 1915, and passed away on March 25, 2001. He attended Concord College and University
of Virginia, but did not complete his degree. He and Ora Gray married in 1944. He was quite a successful cattle farmer and also
had a keen eye for land speculation. While not a college graduate, he was deeply committed to quality education and served on the
Bland County School Board for 24 years never missing a meeting. Doris was their only child and they saw to her proper
upbringing and education. Mr. & Mrs. Stowers were very active members of Rocky Gap United Methodist Church, where he
served on the Trustees Committee and she was the long-time treasurer. They blessed Doris and James with generosity and love and
even provided a substantial gift to their church through their own estate. The Sinks never had children of their own, but hope this
scholarship will leave a legacy of learning that will make a lasting difference for generations to come.
It is the Donors’ desire that the priority for annual distributions from this fund provide scholarships to:
United Methodist students with priority given to students from the former Tazewell District.
Secondary consideration for students from other areas of Virginia within the Holston Conference.
Finally, other areas of the conference outside Virginia.
If an undergraduate student is selected, the donors prefer that it be for a student who is enrolled and in good standing or
approved to attend Emory & Henry College.
If a seminary student is selected, it may be for any seminary approved by Holston Conference.