Bonner Program Receives $500,000 Grant
Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 [7:48 PM]
AUGUST 24, 2010
LINDSEY WILSON RECEIVES
$500,000
TO FUND $1 MILLION
ENDOWMENT
FOR SERVICE-LEARNING
PROGRAM
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson College
has received a $500,000 endowment grant to support service-learning
initiatives at the liberal arts college.
The grant is from the Bonner Foundation
of Princeton, N.J., and it will be matched by $500,000 from the
college to create a $1 million endowment.
The $1 million endowment will be used
to provide scholarships to more than four dozen students who
participate in the Lindsey Wilson Bonner Leaders
program.
"The Bonner Leader program is an
incredible asset to Lindsey Wilson's students because it helps them
become values-centered parents, employees and volunteers who are
committed to serving others," said Lindsey Wilson President William
T. Luckey Jr. "Bonner Leader students learn through doing, through
leading and through reaching out to help others. These habits of
service ingrain in them the ability to and the need to be
integrally connected to those around them."
Lindsey Wilson started its Bonner
Leader program in 2005-06 with eight students, and it expanded the
program to 42 students in 2009-10. Thanks to the endowment gift,
the college has more than 50 Bonner Leader students in 2010-11,
according to LWC Director of Civic Engagement & Student
Leadership Amy Thompson-Wells.
Since its inception, LWC Bonner Leaders
have contributed more than 30,000 hours of community service to the
region, including more than 10,000 hours during the 2009-10 school
year. In 2007, the LWC Bonner Leader program received the Best
Partner Award from the Kentucky Community Education Association for
its work with the after-school program at Columbia's Colonel
William Casey School.
"Lindsey Wilson College is making a
difference in Columbia and in surrounding communities through the
Bonner Leader program," Luckey said.
One of those students is Kayla Clark of
Greensburg, Ky. Clark has voolunteered at Colonel William Casey
School's after-school "Camp Casey" program.
"It's been a great experience for me
because I've learned who I am," Clark said. "I've also learned that
service is something I really enjoy doing. I've realized that
helping people from the heart is what I want to do with my
life."
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LWC BONNER LEADERS 2010-11 -- Members
of the Bonner Leaders gather earlier this month in the Norma and
Glen Hodge Center for Discipleship.
Front row, from left: Kyle Berry of
Elizabethtown, Ky.; Zack Smith of Harrodsburg, Ky.; of Marion, Ky.;
Saundra Winn, Tanner Strein of Lexington, Ky.; Holli Clevenger of
Ashland, Ky.; Hollie Carter of Lawrenceburg, Ky.; Katelin Frederick
of Hustonville, Ky.; Patsy Richards of Hustonville, Ky.; Lacey
Maglinger of Henderson, Ky.; Tiffany Young of Greensburg, Ky.;
Nathan Davis of Gamaliel, Ky.; and Cherise Mingus of
Columbia.
Second row, from left: Megan Humphress
of Louisville, Ky.; Brandi Jo Crowe of Mount Hermon, Ky.; Haley
Dennis of Munfordville, Ky.; Emily Adams of Jamestown, Ky.; Khyati
Patel of Newnan, Ga.; Paige Walls of Taylorsville, Ky.; Lydia
Tiller of Columbia; Elizabeth Goode of Somerset, Ky.; Chelsea
Wethington of Nashville, Tenn.; Kristi Farmer of Louisville, Ky.;
Savannah Hines of Sonora, Ky.; Sydney Bird of Fisherville, Ky.;
Caitlin Underwood of Hodgenville, Ky.; Lacy Harris of
Campbellsville, Ky.; Kayla Clark of Greensburg, Ky.; and Betsy
Durham of Hodgenville, Ky.
Third row, from left: Jamie Williams of
Louisville, Ky.; Abby Osborn of Lawrenceburg, Ky.; Rachel Carr of
Danville, Ky.; Roxanne Thiery of Glasgow, Ky.; Sara Beth Vincent of
Cub Run, Ky.; Shameka Fridenstine of Louisville, Ky.; Hannah Wilson
of Lawrenceburg, Ky.; Natalie Vickous of Lancaster, Ky.; Megan
Winstead of Louisville, Ky.; Kanisha Frye of Cadiz, Ky.; Katie
Easton of Crestwood, Ky.; Macy Bailey of Hodgenville, Ky.; Cristin
Duncan of Russell Springs, Ky.; Sarah Keller of Greenville, Ind.;
Emily Carnall of Shepherdsville, Ky.; and Bonner Leader Program
Co-Director Amy Thompson-Wells.
Fourth row: Josh Newman of Mayville,
N.Y.; Nate Smith of Hartford, Ky.; John Brown of Albany, Ky.; Joe
Cox of Elizabethtown, Ky.; Michael Firquin of Bonnieville, Ky.;
Adam McLean of Columbia; Hezekiah Weiss of McKee, Ky.; Nicole Moyer
of LaGrange, Ky.; Lee Wisdom of PeWee Valley, Ky.; Trey Ball of
Strunk, Ky.; Jessica Rinesmith of Shepherdsville, Ky.; Frankie
Wilson of Elizabethtown, Ky.; Aarin Kulig of Bardstown, Ky.; Ashley
Koller of Columbia; Meagan Ray of White Mills, Ky.; Stephanie
Barrett of Louisville, Ky.; Sarah Mitchell of Monticello, Ky.; and
Bonner Leader Program Co-Director Elise
Luckey.
Not pictured: Joanie Alexander of
Brodhead, Ky.; Hannah Hunter of Versailles, Ky.; Casey McGowan of
Jamestown, Ky.; and Kelli Semones of Versailles,
Ky.
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Contact: Duane
Bonifer
(270) 384-8212
LWC BONNER LEADERS 2010-11 -- The
2010-11 Lindsey Wilson College Bonner Leaders gather in the Norma
& Glen Hodge Center for Discipleship earlier this month. The
program received a $500,000 endowment grant to support its
service-learning initiatives.
***
The 2010-11 LWC Bonner Leaders gather in early
August the Norma & Glen Hodge
Center for Discipleship. The program received a $500,000
endowment grant to support
its service-learning initiatives.
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson College has
received a $500,000 endowment grant to support service-learning
initiatives at the liberal arts college.
The grant is from the Bonner Foundation of Princeton, N.J., and it
will be matched by $500,000 from the college to create a $1 million
endowment.
The $1 million endowment will be used to provide scholarships to
more than four dozen students who participate in the Lindsey Wilson
Bonner Leaders program.
"The Bonner Leader program is an incredible asset to Lindsey
Wilson's students because it helps them become values-centered
parents, employees and volunteers who are committed to serving
others," said Lindsey Wilson President William T. Luckey Jr. "Bonner Leader students
learn through doing, through leading and through reaching out to
help others. These habits of service ingrain in them the ability to
and the need to be integrally connected to those around them."
Lindsey Wilson started its Bonner Leader program in 2005-06 with eight
students, and it expanded the program to 42 students in 2009-10.
Thanks to the endowment gift, the college has more than 50 Bonner
Leader students in 2010-11, according to LWC Director of Civic
Engagement & Student Leadership Amy Thompson-Wells.
Since its inception, LWC Bonner Leaders have contributed more
than 30,000 hours of community service to the region, including
more than 10,000 hours during the 2009-10 school year. In 2007, the
LWC Bonner Leader program received the Best Partner Award from the
Kentucky Community Education Association for its work with the
after-school program at Columbia's Colonel William Casey
School.
"Lindsey Wilson College is making a difference in Columbia and
in surrounding communities through the Bonner Leader program,"
Luckey said.
One of those students is Kayla Clark of Greensburg, Ky. Clark
has voolunteered at Colonel William Casey School's after-school
"Camp Casey" program.
"It's been a great experience for me because I've learned who I
am," Clark said. "I've also learned that service is something I
really enjoy doing. I've realized that helping people from the
heart is what I want to do with my life."
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