Francis Asbury Award

Francis Asbury Award

Francis Asbury Award

for

Fostering United

Methodist Ministries

in Higher Education

What:

The Francis Asbury Award is a non-monetary award to recognize and encourage support of higher education ministries within the United Methodist Church. The name is based on Bishop Asbury’s admonition to the people called Methodist to erect a school in the vicinity of every church “...to give the key of knowledge in a general way to your children, and those of the poor in the vicinity of your small towns and villages.”

The award will offer recognition to individuals who have made a significant contribution to fostering the church’s ministries in higher education at the local, district or annual conference level of the church.

Who:

All persons, clergy or lay, employed or volunteer, who are members of The United Methodist Church who:

  • are active in supporting, strengthening and promoting the church’s work in higher education ministries (schools, colleges, campus ministries, scholarships, Black College Fund, Africa University) at the annual conference, district or local church level;
  • offer outstanding leadership, above and beyond basic responsibilities, to help bring heightened awareness to the significance of the church’s higher education ministries;
  • are involved in efforts in agreement with the direction and policy concerns of the annual conference board of higher education and campus ministry and the Division of Higher Education of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM).

When:

Awarded annuallywith the award being presented during the annual conference session.

Selection:

Selection for the award will be made by the Higher Education Ministry Team.

Past Recipients of the Francis Asbury Award

1997Larry Nielsen

1998Otis Anderson

1999John Eddy

2000Gretchen Fogo

2001Elton Brown

2002Leslie Hobson

2003Kevin Dunn

2004Linda Gesling

2005H. Wilson Yates

2006Gregrey J. Renstrom

2007No nominations

2008Kathi Austin Mahle

2009No nominations

2010No nominations

2011No nominations

2012No nominations

2013Nancy Victorin-Vangerud

2014Andrew Keck

2015J. Cody Nielsen

Questions:

Contact –David Bard

Higher Education Ministry TeamLeader

Phone: (218) 727-5021

E-mail:

Minnesota Annual Conference
2016 Francis Asbury Award
Nomination Form
Name of Nominee: / Submitted by:
Mailing Address: / Mailing Address:
City, State, Zip / City, State, Zip
Telephone #: / Telephone #:
Church:
Email address: / Church:
Email address:
List up to five contributions made to foster the church’s ministries in higher education:
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Return completed form no later than
May 1to: / MN Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Attention: Vivienne Pierce
122 West Franklin Ave, Ste #400
Minneapolis, MN 55404-2453
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