Application Information The David E. Lavender was created with the sole purpose of assisting students with their Christian education at Lipscomb University. It is named after a man whose passion and zeal for missions and for others to know God s unconditional love was evident in everything he pursued along life s journey. Please see the second page of this application for a more in-depth description on the life of David Lavender. Guidelines for Application --- Applicants must fit into one of the following categories: Students who possess a strong passion for mission work and are actively involved in the Missions program at Lipscomb University. Students who plan on pursuing a career in missions upon completion of their degree from Lipscomb University. Students who come from missionary families; those students who are international students or minority students. Students who are pursuing a degree in Bible with an emphasis in Missions. Eligibility for Application --- Applicants must be eligible based on the following criteria: All current undergraduate Lipscomb students are eligible to apply that are within the customary duration of an academic program (132 hours), as outlined in the current Lipscomb University Undergraduate Catalog. Current students must currently have and maintain a satisfactory cumulative GPA of 2.5. Students must not be on any type of University probation. Applicants must have filed a FAFSA for the upcoming academic year. This is not a needs-based award, but financial need will be considered. The scholarship will be awarded each year in the fall semester and for the subsequent spring semester. Previous scholarship recipients must reapply to be considered for a consecutive year. The scholarship is only for one year at a time (total scholarship will be divided between fall and spring semesters) Interested students are to apply for the scholarship through the College of Bible and Ministry. Forms are available online at http://missions.lipscomb.edu.. Applicants must completely fill out the application form, submit two letters of recommendation (one being a member of the Lipscomb faculty or staff), a short biography and an essay expressing their reason for application and reason for our consideration. Application deadline: April 1, 2008 Return forms to: Mark Jent Mark Jent Ezell 235 OR College of Bible and Ministry (615) 966-6261 One University Park Drive mark.jent@lipscomb.edu Nashville, TN 37204
(1929 2004) Working as an aircraft engineer in Wichita, Kansas, in 1953, he heard an appeal by James Walter Nichols for the need of missionaries in post war Europe. In October of 1953, he and his wife Edith and their (then) four children sailed for France with the intent of working in Italy. Though they had great difficulty obtaining a visa for Italy, they were able to work in Trieste because of the American military presence which continued in that city until 1954. They planted the church in Trieste, and worked there until 1961, when the family (now six children) returned to Columbus, Ohio, where David resumed his work as an aircraft engineer. In 1965, a group of college students from Lipscomb held a spring campaign in Columbus. In their door to door work, they encountered an Italian family. They students returned with David Lavender and enjoyed a great afternoon of study (in Italian). The experience launched the idea of taking a group of students to Italy for campaign work during the summer. David quit his job as an engineer to raise money for this effort. Project Italy 1966 was one of the first planned summer-long campaign attempts in a non-english speaking country. While it was first planned as a one year project, it went so well that the work continued under David and Edith s direction for thirteen years. During those years, hundreds of young people from Lipscomb, Ohio Valley College, and Harding (among others) participated in this mission effort. Not only did this result in strengthening the churches in Italy, but many workers decided to return to the mission field as full time workers. Because of the failing health of Edith, David returned to engineering work in 1978. Edith died in February of 1979. David married the former Mary Jane Hostetler and continued his work in engineering until his illness prevented him from doing so. David was a well-known speaker for churches throughout the mid-west, and was a member of the Natchez Trace church of Christ in Nashville until his death. Besides his church and mission work, David gained national fame in the airplane community by completing a home-built airplane. It took him 26 years to finish the project. It is featured in an issue of the EAA national magazine. While some pilots have the saying, God is my co-pilot David s plane had written in large visible letters just under the cockpit, Pilot: Almighty God, co-pilots, David and Mary Jane Lavender. Wherever David went, his first topic of conversation was always salvation through Christ Jesus. Days before his death on March 7, 2004, this endowed scholarship was established in his name at Lipscomb University.
Application Form Last Name First Name Middle LU Number Street Address City State Zip Primary Phone Number Primary Email Address Major / Minor Have you filed the FAFSA? Expected Graduation Date If no, do you plan to file? Attempted Hours (thru Fall 06) Cum. G.P.A. (thru Fall 07) Recommendations Forms - Names Lipscomb Faculty or Staff Other What Lipscomb Mission trips have you been a part of? If none, please list other previous missions experience. Do you plan on going into mission full-time after graduation from Lipscomb? If so, for how long and where? Please attach the following items to this form: Biography (no longer than 1 page) Essay (no longer than 2 pages, double spaced) *You can find the contact information for where to return this application on page one.
Recommendation Form This section to be completed by the applicant Applicant Name: Recommender By: Last First Middle LU Number Name Relationship to Applicant I waive my right to see this recommendation. Signature of Applicant Date This section to be completed by the individual making recommendation The above student is applying for the David E. Lavender. In order to aid the application process, each applicant must submit two recommendations, one being a Lipscomb Faculty or Staff member. Thank for you taking the time to answer the questions below. You are free to attach a letter, if you prefer to address the questions in that manner. 1) In what capacity have you known the applicant? How long and how well? 2) What strengths and weaknesses does this applicant possess? 3) Do you feel this applicant would be a strong representative of the student Missions Program at Lipscomb University as a recipient of this scholarship? Signature Date Contact Info (Email, Phone) Thank you for taking the time to assist this student in the application process. Please turn in this recommendation form directly to Mark Jent by April 1, 2008. Mark Jent / College of Bible and Ministry / One University Park Drive / Nashville, TN 37204
Recommendation Form This section to be completed by the applicant Applicant Name: Recommender By: Last First Middle LU Number Name Relationship to Applicant I waive my right to see this recommendation. Signature of Applicant Date This section to be completed by the individual making recommendation The above student is applying for the David E. Lavender. In order to aid the application process, each applicant must submit two recommendations, one being a Lipscomb Faculty or Staff member. Thank for you taking the time to answer the questions below. You are free to attach a letter, if you prefer to address the questions in that manner. 4) In what capacity have you known the applicant? How long and how well? 5) What strengths and weaknesses does this applicant possess? 6) Do you feel this applicant would be a strong representative of the student Missions Program at Lipscomb University as a recipient of this scholarship? Signature Date Contact Info (Email, Phone) Thank you for taking the time to assist this student in the application process. Please turn in this recommendation form directly to Mark Jent by April 1, 2008. Mark Jent / College of Bible and Ministry / One University Park Drive / Nashville, TN 37204