Scholarship Recipients

For over 80 years Women’s Council has dedicated itself to addressing the needs of seminary students. In the early years this included such practical projects as making drapes and pillow cases for the dorm rooms, and setting up a small kitchenette in the residence quarters. In 1964 the Council purchased and donated a Chickering piano in ebony finish delivered from the Steinway Company. 

In later decades attention focused more exclusively on the raising of scholarship funds. Between 1988-2010, exactly 3,000 individual gifts were received from Women’s Council members toward student scholarships in the amount of $194,598.

2011-2012 Recipients

Uchenna Anywanu, M.Div., Spring 2014
Hometown: Umudim, IKeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria
Education: National Diploma (Building Technology) The Polytechnic Nekede, Imo State; B. Sc. (Building) Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Nigeria; M. Sc. (Structural Engineering) Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Nigeria; Diploma in Cross-Cultural Missions, Calvary Ministries Institute's School of Missions
"My spouse, Dolapo, and I have served in cross-cultural context for over 13 years. We served among Arab and French-speaking peoples of North and Sub-Saharan West Africa. I have come to Gordon-Conwell for "upgrading". I desire to sharpen my skills for further ministry, and Gordon-Conwell's emphases on walking with Jesus balanced with qualitative theological education provide me the platform for that upgrading. I will love to continue serving among Arab-speaking peoples, particularly of North African origin wherever they may be found. I am praying and waiting on the Lord for direction to our next post of service after GCTS."

Molly Donohue, MACO, Spring 2014
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Education: Virginia Tech, English Literature
"Before Gordon-Conwell, I was a student at Virginia Tech and actively involved in Campus Crusade for Christ. During my time at Tech, the Lord gave me many opportunities to minister to people in pain. It was in those relationships that I most saw the Lord working in me. In my last semester at Tech, I decided to apply to graduate school for counseling. I decided to go to Gordon-Conwell because I believe in the importance of deepening my knowledge of the Lord and His Word in addition to learning the psychology of Counseling. After Gordon-Conwell, I am not sure where I will work. My hope is that I will be a counselor who points people to Christ out of life’s hardships."

Rachel Linton, MACO, Spring 2014
Hometown: Woodbury, MN
Education: Moody Bible Institute - Family Ministries Emphasis Counseling
"My vocational goal in ministry is working with families and children dealing with trauma and crisis. I desire to bring them the hope of Christ in the midst of their pain. With the hopes of assisting families with in-patient and post-hospital care, I pursued a Master in Counseling at Gordon-Conwell in order to further my theological understanding of treating people holistically: Mind, body, and spirit. I am blessed to be both physically, spiritually, and financially supported as I follow God’s direction in ministering to the broken-hearted."

Yuna Oh, M.Div., Spring 2014
Hometown: Islip, New York
Education: University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Psychology, Art
"Since recognizing my call into ministry, beginning my studies at Gordon-Conwell has been an amazing next step in becoming better equipped to advance God's kingdom. The most appealing facets of Gordon-Conwell have been its undeniable sense of community and its holistic approach to a seminary education. My goal is to use my experiences here, in and out of the classroom, to deepen my understanding of the gospel so that I can effectively perpetuate God's purpose in everything I do."

2010-2011 Recipients

Brandon (Chase) Carlisle
Edwin Chow
Joyce Lin
Devon McCarley
April Rhodes