CONWAY, Ark.
(March 16, 2016) – Hendrix College is accepting nominations for the
Steel-Hendrix Awards.
The Mary and Ira A. Brumley Award recognizes outstanding religious
education, and the Ethel K. Millar Award honors outstanding religion and social
awareness. Awardees will be selected by the Steel-Hendrix Committee, and the
awards will be presented in the 2016-2017 academic year.
Hendrix is also accepting nominations for the Youth Minister of the Year
Award. This award is given to an outstanding youth minister, youth director, or
youth counselor. Full time or part time, paid or volunteer youth workers who
have exemplified outstanding leadership are eligible. Nominees should be a
member of and work in a United Methodist Church in Arkansas. They must be
involved with the connectional system and participate in district and
conference youth events and be intentional on “making Disciples of Jesus
Christ” through missions, Bible studies, outreach, and evangelism and Christian
fellowship. Nominees must also have participated in some type of continuing
education in the area of youth ministry.
Nominations for all awards should include a letter detailing the
individual’s career highlights and reason for nomination. Nominations can be
submitted to Rev. J.J. Whitney, Hendrix College, 1600 Washington, Conway, Ark.
72032, or e-mailed to whitney@hendrix.edu. Nomination
deadline is April 29, 2016.
The Steel-Hendrix Award Committee members are Rev. J.J. Whitney, chair, Todd
Burris, Ruth Jones, Michelle Moore, Rev. Vic Nixon, Rev. Brittany Richardson
Watson, Rev. Marie Mainard O’Connell, Zach Schrick, and Rev. Wayne Clark.
The awards are
sponsored by the Marshall T. Steel Center for the Study of Religious and
Philosophy. The Steel-Hendrix Awards were inaugurated in 1984 at Hendrix to
celebrate the college’s 100 years relationship with the United Methodist
Church. The award is named in honor of Marshall T. Steel, a prominent minister
and former president of the college.
About Hendrix College
Hendrix College is
a private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated
with the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That
Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized in numerous
college guides, lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation,
and value. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.