MARTINMARTIN LUTHERLUTHER COCOLLLLEGEEGE ScholarshipsScholarships From the President Our Lord Jesus has given Martin Luther College a noble task: training the next pastors, teachers, and staff ministers of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Since 1865, at MLC and our predecessor schools, Northwestern College and Dr. Martin Luther College, we have been honored and humbled to do this crucial work, training over 90% of WELS called workers. Our work is not only important; it’s also, if we may be frank, expensive. About two-thirds of our student body graduates with college debt, averaging more than $20,000. Some students are hindered by cost from coming to MLC at all. In view of this, Martin Luther College is committed to assisting students in whatever way we can. We award $2 million annually in institutional financial aid, some based on student need and some on student merit. In addition, generous people, motivated by love for their Savior, have stepped up to help. And so we’ve put together this booklet, which contains just a sampling of these donors, as a tribute of gratitude—to them, to many faithful generations of students at Martin Luther College, and to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. NOTES: • This is a changing and growing book with more scholarships, grants, and endowment funds added all the time. If your family has established a fund and it’s not yet in this book, be assured that we’ll be contacting you soon. Or feel free to contact us at 507.354.8221 x386. • We’ve made every effort to produce accurate pages, but we realize that errors may occur. Please let us know of any corrections by calling 507.354.8221 x386. • The criteria for each scholarship and grant have been simplified in this book. The MLC Financial Aid Office has the full details on file. 2 Martin Luther College 2 We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord Psalm 78:4 Institutional Merit Awards National Merit Finalist Scholarship Martin Luther College awards $4000 to each National Merit Finalist. Renewable. Presidential Scholarship Martin Luther College awards the $3000 Presidential Scholarship to each high school valedictorian. Renewable. Leadership Grant Martin Luther College awards $3000 to two first-year students who exhibit a positive attitude toward the public ministry and encourage others to consider pursuing the public ministry at MLC. Renewable. Messenger Scholarship Martin Luther College awards $2000 to each first-year student with a high school GPA of 3.75-4.00 or an ACT score of 30 or above. Renewable. Witness Scholarship Martin Luther College awards $1500 to each first-year student with a high school GPA of 3.50-3.74 or an ACT score of 27 or above. Renewable. Music Scholarship Martin Luther College awards these scholarships to students who have enriched the worship and musical life of our campus family through their time, talents, and leadership, and who show the potential for continually enriching the worship and musical life of WELS in their future ministries. 3 We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord Psalm 78:4 3 3 Named Scholarships & Endowments Albrechts of Eschenau Memorial Fund This fund was established to honor the memory of the Albrechts, four brothers and a sister, who came to the United States from Eschenau, Germany, in the 1880s and went into the ministry in the Minnesota Synod. Christian Johann Albrecht (1847-1924) was president of the Minnesota Synod in the mid-1880s and a founding father of Dr. Martin Luther College. Many descendants of the Albrechts continue to serve in the public ministry of the WELS. Income from the fund is distributed to students with financial need. Martin Albrecht Music Scholarship Martin Albrecht (1909-1993) served his Lord and the WELS as a teacher, pastor, professor, and choir director, as well as chairman of the Board for Parish Education and chairman of the Hymnal Committee. During his tenures at Dr. Martin Luther College (1943-1962) and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (1962-1985), Professor Albrecht shared his love of Lutheran liturgy and hymnody through his musical arrangements and choir concerts, training two generations of pastors and teachers in church music. His family established this scholarship because they are “grateful that God gave extraordinary gifts to Professor Albrecht and led him to share those gifts through a lifetime of ministry in the WELS.” Scholarship winners have demonstrated a potential to serve as leaders in WELS music ministries. They may be enrolled in any program, major, or emphasis at MLC. 4 Martin Luther College We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord Psalm 78:4 Named Scholarships & Endowments Barnabas Grant Fund This fund was established by the family of Professor Emeritus Cyril Spaude (1930-2008), who left behind an exemplary model of faithful, willing, steady service. Hebrew and Greek students who attended Northwestern College between 1966 and 1995 were the beneficiaries of that careful service, and many will remember the extra time he gave and the patient manner he used to encourage and instruct. The New Testament name “Barnabas” refers to encouragement; thus, the Barnabas Grant is given annually to an undergraduate preseminary student for whom biblical language study is a challenge that requires hard work, dedication, and the encouragement of his instructors. Financial need is also a consideration. Professor Gerhard Bauer Scholarship Gerhard Bauer (1926-2005) exemplified exceptional skills in the profession of teaching. Through his 20 years of ministry at Dr. Martin Luther College, he influenced many teachers of the WELS as a student teaching supervisor, as a model of exceptional teaching, and as a spiritual mentor. This scholarship was established upon the death of Gerhard Bauer in 2005 by his wife, Elvera Bauer. Scholarship winners are education majors who have demonstrated both exceptional teaching ability and spiritual maturity. 5 We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord Psalm 78:4 Named Scholarships & Endowments Bingenheimer Music Scholarship Erna A.W. Bingenheimer (nee Zempel 1904-1997) served as a church organist, piano teacher, and Sunday school teacher, as well as a mother of five and a church and community volunteer for many years. She was a founding member of St. John-Angola, New York (LCMS). “She was blessed with a curious mind, a love for teaching, and the joy of sharing music with others,” says her daughter, Dr. Frieda Bingenheimer-Rendahl. “We want to honor our mother for her years of faithful service as an organist and give thanks for her love of music, which she shared with her family and others.” Scholarship winners have declared an interest in serving in the music ministry of WELS and exhibited the desire and talent for music ministry. Boehling Family Scholarship Fund The Boehling Family Scholarship was established by Rev. Edward A. Boehling in memory of his parents, John and Marjorie (Konzelman) Boehling and grandparents Rev. J. Frederick and Emilie (Meyer) Boehling. Pastor Edward Boehling graduated from DMLC in 1969, taught in three WELS schools, had a 14-year career in industry, and taught at the university level. He earned M.A. and Master of Divinity degrees from an evangelical seminary in 1985. “The love for Jesus that my parents and grandparents instilled in their children and grandchildren has spanned five generations,” he says. “The Lord has used my many life experiences to bless me with a desire to further the kingdom and to share the many material blessings he has given me with those who will teach and preach his Word in the Wisconsin Synod.” Proceeds from the fund are intended to give encouragement and financial assistance to MLC students, with preference given to graduates of Michigan Lutheran Seminary. Neither financial need nor academic achievement is a factor. 6 Martin Luther College We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord Psalm 78:4 Named Scholarships & Endowments President John A. Braun Grant for English and Leadership John A. Braun (1943- ) came to Northwestern College in 1984 as a professor of English and composition. In 1989, he assumed additional responsibilities as director of admissions and recruitment. He was called as the seventh president of Northwestern College in March of 1993. He helped to transition the college, its faculty, and students to its new home in New Ulm, Minnesota, when it amalgamated with Dr. Martin Luther College to form Martin Luther College in 1995. At that time he accepted the call to serve as vice president for publishing services at Northwestern Publishing House in Milwaukee. This grant was established in 1996 by the Northwestern College Alumni Society. Northwestern was the WELS pastor-training college from 1865 to 1995, when it amalgamated with Dr. Martin Luther College to form Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota. Grant winners are preseminary students selected by the faculty based on their general academic achievement, campus citizenship and participation, potential for pastoral ministry, demonstration of leadership skills, and excellence in English. Edwin and Malinda Buss Memorial Trust Fund This fund was established by Lois Ann Buss and Richard Buss in honor of their parents, Edwin and Malinda Buss (top). Edwin (1901-1961), a factory worker, and Malinda (1906-1977), a stay-at-home mom, encouraged their children to go into the work of the church. Lois Ann (bottom left) taught for 40 years, and Richard (bottom right) preached and taught for 40 years, including 25 years (1970-1995) as an English professor at Dr. Martin Luther College. “We wanted to honor our parents, who demonstrated the importance of parental guidance and encouragement, and provide help for students who want to go into the teaching ministry,” said Lois Ann.