April 29, 2002

Contact: Tim Miller, Religious Studies, (785) 864-7263, tkansas@ku.edu.

Religious Studies students earn awards, scholarships

Editor's note: Hometowns are Auburn; Burrton; Hays; Kansas City, Kan.; Lawrence; Leawood; Topeka; Iowa City, Iowa; Albuquerque, N.M.; and Ghana.

LAWRENCE -- The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas announced its annual awards and scholarships earlier this month. Winners were honored at the department's annual banquet on April 15.

Students' names, class, parents' names, home address (when available) and scholarship or award are:

DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Lawrence
Jessica Proctor, junior, award winner for a paper titled "The Legacy of Abdul-Qadir al Jilani -- with Emphasis on the Boudshichia."

Christina Salomon, graduate student, Friends of the Department scholarship recipient and award winner for a paper titled "Physical Healing in Christian Science, a Course in Miracles, and Kenneth Copeland Ministries."

Joseph E. Steineger, junior, Zelma McIlvain scholarship recipient.

COWLEY COUNTY
From Winfield
Christina Salomon, graduate student, daughter of Donna Baxter, 402 E. 12th St., Winfield, Friends of the Department scholarship recipient and award winner for a paper titled "Physical Healing in Christian Science, a Course in Miracles, and Kenneth Copeland Ministries."

ELLIS COUNTY
From Hays
Ruth Dysart, graduate student, award winner for a paper titled "Two Christian Letters of Recommendation from Oxyrhynchus: Implications for an Understanding of Christianity in Fourth Century Egypt."

HARVEY COUNTY
From Burrton
Sarah Hoskinson, senior, daughter of Vivanne and David Hoskinson, 6502 S. Woodberry Road, Lynn F. Taylor memorial award winner (in memory of the first chair of the Department of Religious Studies), for academic and public service achievement.

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Leawood
Joseph Mentesana, senior, Zelma McIlvain scholarship recipient.

From Westwood
Connie C. Woveris, senior, Zelma McIlvain scholarship recipient.

SHAWNEE COUNTY
From Auburn
Joey A. Kerns, junior, son of Kenneth and Janet Kerns, 7426 Indian Hills, Zelma McIlvain scholarship recipient.

From Topeka
Jeffrey Ireland, graduate student, Friends of the Department scholarship.

Andrew Mitchell, graduate student, Friends of the Department scholarship.

WYANDOTTE COUNTY
From Kansas City
Ryan Ludwig, junior, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ludwig, 2301 S. 10th Terrace, Harley Nelson Family Fund award.

IOWA
From Iowa City
Charles James Thrams, sophomore, son of Tom and Susie Thrams, 529 Amhurst St., Zelma McIlvain scholarship recipient.

NEW MEXICO
From Albuquerque
M. Tyler Gillet, graduate student, Zelma McIlvain scholarship and Starrett-Clark scholarship recipient.

GHANA
Michael Kantanka, graduate student, Zelma McIlvain scholarship and St. John's Episcopal Church scholarship recipient, funded by an endowed gift from St. John's Episcopal Church, Wichita.