5th District Lay Scholarship Committee Anita West Berry

Introduction To: Bishop Clement W. Fugh, Presiding Prelate of the Fifth Episcopal District; Mrs. Alexia B. Fugh, Episcopal Supervisor; Dr. Willie Glover, Connectional Lay President; Connectional Officers; Mr. Simeon Rhoden, President, Fifth Episcopal District Lay Organization; Fifth District Lay Officers; Presiding Elders; Pastors; Clergy; Delegates; Visitors and Friends I greet you with love and the joy of Jesus. We, the 5th District Lay Scholarship Committee, thank you for entrusting us with your confidence to oversee the scholarship program. As stated in Luke 12:48 “To Whom much is given, much is required.” We take this very seriously. I must thank the following: The Scholarship Committee for their tireless energy and support. The laity and parents for their support in getting information out about the scholarship applications. The many, many contributors who make scholarship funds possible. And of course our Scholars, for whom we endeavor, so that precious right Education continues on the African American Community. It has been a pleasure being an instrument of the Lord and serving on this committee.

Committee Assignment Oversee the 5th District Lay Organization Scholarship Program Raise money Develop the scholarship criteria Solicit Applications Review Applications Award scholarships

Milestone/Implementation Dates Committee Participants Committee Activities January – February Committee planning meeting The committee reviewed the application process January Scholarship Applications were available on our 5th District Lay Organization website Notified the Executive Board & Conference Presidents February - March Participated in planning of Evening of Elegance and Scholarship Reception Letters and telephone calls were made to our sponsors for request for funding March Evening of Elegance and Scholarship Reception May Thank you letters were mailed to scholarship sponsors and contributors May 15, 2017 Deadline for receipt of scholarship applications June Organized the applications for distribution, then distributed the applications to the committee Committee ranked applications Committee selected Scholarship Recipients July Recipient letters will be mailed and uploaded to the 5th District Lay Organization website Recommendations Increase scholarship amount or the number of awardees Rename the Bishop T. Larry Kirkland Scholarship of Excellence to the Bishop’s Scholarship of Excellence. Pertinent Issues Discussed, Findings, Conclusion, Etc. Our young people are not submitting complete packages, an indicator of no adult review of their applications. Milestone/Implementation Dates Winner from all six conferences shows the fairness of the evaluation tool. We shared our evaluation tool with other Lay Organizations within the district. Most financially successful Evening of Elegance - $10,833 Committee Participants Anita West – Ware, Chair - Desert Mountain Verda Bradley, Southern California Roxanne Buchanan, Pacific Northwest Jean Crim, California Andrea Ellison, Mid-West Nona Simpkins, Missouri Janice Brown, Desert Mountain 4

2017 5th District Lay Scholarship Winners Bishop T. Larry Kirkland Scholarship of Excellence Gabrielle Kennedy –Missouri Conference Ward Chapel AME – Florissant, MO    Fred J. Stuart Scholarship of Achievement Mickayla Strother – Missouri Conference St. Paul AME - St. Louis, MO   Lay Leadership Scholarship Maiyo Taylor Jackson – California Conference Bethel AME – San Francisco, CA Lay Community Service Scholarship Samatha Davis – Pacific Northwest Allen AME – Tacoma, WA

2017 Income Statement Report Category Amount 19,814.72 Expenditures - $49.00 Scholarship Disbursements - $750.00 Evening of Elegance + $10,883.21 Ending Balance $29,898.93