AGTrust Awards Making THE Difference Scholarships

AGTrust awarded a total of $123,000 in Making THE Difference Scholarships (MTD) this fall to 119 students - representing the 17 Assemblies of God colleges and universities located across the United States. The MTD scholarships are made available through AGTrust in cooperation with the Alliance for AG Higher Education.

AGTrust awards these scholarships designed to "make THE difference" for students. According to college administrators, even a smaller scholarship can often make the difference whether or not a student enrolls or continues their studies at an Assemblies of God university.

"Training young leaders is one of the major initiatives of AGTrust in our efforts to empower future generations for the task of fulfilling the Great Commission," says Dr. George O. Wood, chairman of AGTrust and general superintendent of the Assemblies of God. "We are investing in these young people through scholarships because we believe they will effectively reach multiplied thousands of people for Christ, if Jesus delays His coming, and will help build the kingdom of God in their generation."

Making THE Difference scholarships are awarded annually to students selected by the 17 individual AG schools, as AGTrust funds are available. Visit agtrust.org to view the 2015 recipients of all four AGTrust scholarship and grant programs as well as for scholarship information and application deadlines.

2015 Making the Difference Scholarship Recipients

American Indian College, 
Phoenix, Arizona

Melissa Andrade, Yuma, Arizona
Manny Olea, Phoenix, Arizona

Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, 
Springfield, Missouri

Donna Hartsoe, Springfield, Missouri
Matt Huffman, Springfield, Missouri

Ester Mirembe, Springfield, Missouri

Caribbean Theological College
, Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Abigail Isaac, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Evangel University, 
Springfield, Missouri
Niama Allen, Newark, New Jersey
Philip Baker, Cincinnati, Ohio

Joseph Bruening, New Berlin, Wisconsin

Austin Dunaway, Steelville, Missouri

Jonathan Geier, Pleasant Hill, Missouri

Alexandra Godfrey, Soldotna, Alaska

Brandon Jordan, Kansas City, Missouri

Joshua Kingham, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Jordan Lemons, O'Fallon, Illinois

Alexandria Lezion, Casper, Wyoming

Madison Maschino, Springfield, Missouri

Samantha Miller, North Ridgeville, Ohio

Brooklyn Moore, Neosho, Missouri

Katryna Phillips, Ozark, Missouri

Timothy Pugh, Ventura, California

Daniel Roche, Sapulpa, Oklahoma

Zollicia Smith, Springfield, Missouri

Lauren Suneson, Bristow, Virginia

Cagney Wilson, Englewood, New Jersey

Global University
, Springfield, Missouri
Mark Erickson, Springfield, Missouri

Dillon Ham, Mountain Home, Arkansas

Latin American Bible Institute-Texas
, San Antonio, Texas

Michael Lopez, San Antonio, Texas

Jason Perez, San Antonio, Texas

Native American Bible College
, Shannon, North Carolina

Cassidy Cummings, Pembroke, North Carolina

Gabrielle Massey, Onalaska, Washington

North Central University
, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Michaela Barton, Brownsburg, Indiana

Tab Barton, Mankato, Minnesota

Brian Constantino, Harwinton, Connecticut

Caleb Convey, Chesterfield, Missouri

Shayla Hernandez, Westville, Indiana

Sarah Hude, Carver, Minnesota

Tyler Mau, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Alyssa Porter, Lincoln Park, Michigan

Alec Prange, North Vernon, Indiana

Derek Quinby, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Darrison Tellez, Bellevue, Nebraska

Northpoint Bible College
,Haverhill, Massachusetts

Victoria Hebert, Lynchburg, Virginia
Chloe Oliver, Crown Point, Indiana

Shateeka Phillips, Groton, Connecticut

Northwest University, Kirkland, Washington

Alexander Brotnov, Bothell, Washington

Cassidy Brown, Auburn, Washington
Elizabeth Buller, Bozeman, Montana

Elizabeth Canfield, Pendleton, Oregon

Jack Espinosa, Kingston, Washington

Emily Fiso, White Center, Washington

Jose Gaytan, Everett, Washington

Shelly Hinson, Milton, Washington

Lindsey Hull, Seattle, Washington

Bethany Ladd, Olympia, Washington

Hanna Rodli, Tigard, Oregon

Jackson Tappero, Spokane, Washington

Southeastern University, 
Lakeland, Florida
Monterrey Abney, Dunn, North Carolina 

Erin Adkison, Lehigh Acres, Florida
Victoria Bardega, Lakeland, Florida

Brandon Bradley, Merritt Island, Florida

Mary Brown, Lakeland, Florida

Caleb Chittim, Clinton, Washington

Stephen Clanton, Zephryhills, Florida

Victoria Coscia, Lakeland, Florida

Michael Davila, Boca Raton, Florida

Calen Dees, Columbus, Georgia

Jayson Figueroa-Lopez, Orlando, Florida

Korey McGinnis, Newnan, Georgia

Lauren Pollock, Leesburg, Georgia

Anthony Ragsdale, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Nicholas Reimer, Louisville, Kentucky

Josiah Scalise, Mableton, Georgia

Sarina Tidlund, Riverdale, Georgia

Holly Turlington, Columbia, South Carolina

Elisha Wireman, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Southwestern Assemblies of God University, 
Waxahachie, Texas
Sarah Austin, Siloam Springs, Arkansas

Sarah Bennett, Burleson, Texas

Phillip Brown, Cleburne, Texas

Lacy Byers, Dallas, Texas

Justin Cox, Cleburne, Texas
Rita Feregrino, El Campo, Texas

Joshua Garcia, League City, Texas

Delana Isbell, Little Canada, Minnesota

Valeria Mendez, Laredo, Texas

Tiffany Nichols, Kaufman, Texas

Brett Rogers, Lancaster, Oklahoma

Timothy Rogers, Lancaster, Oklahoma

Isaac Sandoval, Cypress, Texas

Joshua Terry, Lone Star, Texas

Vanessa Vickery, Livingston, Louisiana

Darbe' Woodard, Clarendon, Texas

Trinity Bible College, 
Ellendale, North Dakota

Christy Ann Opp, Hazen, North Dakota

Jacob Ham, Westport, South Dakota

University of Valley Forge, 
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Joshua Camacho, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dashara Carter, Yonkers, New York

Noah Clark, Wilbraham, Massachusetts

Andrew Darlack, Glen Burnie, Maryland

Mackenzie Maun, Fort Louden, Pennsylvania
Jordan Parker, Abingdon, Maryland

Andrew Smithers, North East, Pennsylvania

Melenis Velez, Hammonton, New Jersey

Vanguard University
, Costa Mesa, California
Colette Beard, Cincinnati, Ohio

Isaac Brandt Samuelson, Backus, Minnesota

Russell Eggert, Ocean City, New Jersey

Pierre Ekladios, Garden Grove, California

Hailey Florez, Huntington Beach, California

Ena Guevara, Redwood City, California

Lilly Harris, Knoxville, Texas

Samuel Henriquez, Hesperia, California

Boris Kortscheff, Norwalk, California

Michael Puente, Corona, California

Gerson Ramirez, Corona, California

Monet Shelton, Bakersfield, California

Marissa Shipley, Edmonds, Washington

Katelyn Suarez, Rancho Cucamonga, California

Taylor-Anne Trokie, Escondido, California

Brooke Vande Vegte, Corona, California

Western Bible College
,Phoenix, Arizona

Mario Pacheco, Gilbert, Arizona

Amber Weigand-Buckley