The Gresham Leadership Grant is being designed specifically to recruit outstanding young leaders to Southern Nazarene University. Nothing could be closer to the hearts of the Greshams or to the mission of the university.
This one-year grant will be highly selective and initially awarded in amounts from $2,500-$5,000, to attract high school seniors or transfer students who have clearly demonstrated leadership in their community, church, and school – plus exemplary character in all aspects of their lives. Although academic performance will be considered, it will not be the sole selection criterion for the grant. Reflecting the Gresham’s life-long service to the Church of the Nazarene and SNU’s role within the denomination, members of the Church of the Nazarene will be given preference for the scholarships. As the corpus of the endowment grows in value, applicants from other Christian traditions will be considered.
The initial target goal for this endowment is $250,000 – which will make this one of SNU’s “top 5” individual scholarships, thereby providing appropriate recognition of Dr. Loren and Linda’s dedicated and selfless service to SNU.