Archives for Scholarship Tributes Category

Opportunity Grant Fund

Christine Weaver of Elkhart County, Indiana, a 1944 graduate of Goshen College, established the Opportunity Grant Fund through her will by making a bequest to Goshen College. Through her own experience as a student and later through relationships with students when she taught nutrition at the University of Missouri-Columbia and at Howard University, Christine developed a special interest in helping students who because of financial or other limitations may have difficulty achieving a college education.

Daryl Nofziger Scholarship for Business

Daryl Nofziger (1942-1978) had a natural instinct for and interest in business affairs. He was always ready to discuss marketing, cost- effectiveness, or opportunities in a new venture. Since his family is business-minded -- real estate, construction, retail - his interest was both keen and natural.

Minter Biology Scholarship

Don and Marty Minter are strong supporters of Christian higher education.  They also care about their environment.  It is that combination--and their love of sharing what God has given them--that has led them to establish the “Minter Biology Scholarship” at Goshen College.

Roberta B. Miller Nursing Scholarship

After obtaining her R.N. degree from Presbyterian Hospital and a B.S. Degree from Denver University, Denver, Colorado, Roberta married Carroll Miller and they moved to the family farm near Middlebury, Indiana.

The Miller Endowment Fund for Biological Research

Elizabeth (Betty) Bixel Miller Jeschke was a dedicated elementary teacher for many years, and has supported and nurtured education and intellectual development in her family, friends, and acquaintances for many years. She has also long had an interest in the biomedical sciences and biomedical research.

Mexican Consulate Scholarship

Established in 2006, the Center for Intercultural and International Education focuses on creating a transformed learning community on campus, increasing access to Goshen College for under-served students and doing research on changing local demographics and their implications for higher education. This includes the Study-Service Term program, diverse student support, the Master of Arts in Intercultural Leadership (MAIL), research, and community outreach and education.

Clifford P. and Erma Martin Music Scholarship

Clifford and Erma Schertz Martin were the kind of college graduates alumni directors dream about. Through all their adult years, they contributed their resources--personal and financial--to Goshen College.

LGBTQIA Student Leader Scholarship

On July 18, 2015, the Goshen College Board of Directors voted to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the Institutional Non-Discrimination Policy. With help from many donors and in an effort to continue the work of empowering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA) student leadership on Goshen College's campus, 2011 GC alum and founder of GC Open Letter Patrick Ressler initiated the LGBTQIA Student Leader Scholarship at Goshen College.

Kreider-Burkholder Endowed Scholarship

Carl and Evelyn Kreider established a scholarship fund to assist students to attend Goshen College.

Norman and Ruth Kraus Lectureship in Religion

The goal/purpose of this lectureship is to foster and strengthen Goshen College's contribution to the life and witness of the church-in-the-world. As a church college, Goshen College exists as an expression of the church in the life of the world of culture.