{"id":47,"date":"2019-06-24T23:26:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T23:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-01-29T19:38:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:38:57","slug":"student-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/student-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year at Luther Seminary&#8217;s commencement ceremony, a number of students receive awards recognizing their outstanding achievement in the following areas.<\/p>\n<h2>Janet Karvonen-Montgomery Graduate Preaching Fellowship<\/h2>\n<p>The purpose of this fund is to award a Luther Seminary graduate a stipend award for the freedom to study preaching and ministry in a variety of cultural contexts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Submission Deadline<\/b>. May<\/li>\n<li><b>Contact<\/b>. Karoline Lewis,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:klewis001@luthersem.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">klewis001@luthersem.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/student-awards\/graduate-preaching-fellowship\/\">Janet Karvonen-Montgomery Graduate Preaching Fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>John Milton Prize in Old Testament<\/h2>\n<p>The John Milton Prize recognizes a graduating M.Div. or M.A. student&#8217;s outstanding work in Old Testament.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Submission Deadline<\/b>. April<\/li>\n<li><b>Contact<\/b>. Kathryn Schifferdecker, <a href=\"mailto:kschiffer@luthersem.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kschiffer@luthersem.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/student-awards\/the-john-milton-prize\/\">John Milton Prize in Old Testament<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The G.M. and Minnie Bruce Prize in New Testament<\/h2>\n<p>The Bruce\u00a0Prize recognizes a graduating M.Div. or M.A. student&#8217;s outstanding work in New\u00a0Testament.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Submission Deadline<\/b>. April<\/li>\n<li><b>Contact<\/b>. Kathryn Schifferdecker, <a href=\"mailto:kschiffer@luthersem.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kschiffer@luthersem.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/student-awards\/g-m-and-minnie-bruce-prize\/\">Bruce Prize in New Testament<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Children, Youth, and Family Prize<\/h2>\n<p>The CYF Prize is given annually to one or more students who demonstrate excellence in reflecting theologically, culturally, and pragmatically on the practice of children, youth, young adult, adult, or family ministries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Submission Deadline<\/b>. Occurs during coursework<\/li>\n<li><b>Contact<\/b>. Andrew Root, <a href=\"mailto:aroot@luthersem.edu\">aroot@luthersem.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/children-youth-and-family\/cyf-scholarly-work\/\">Children, Youth and Family Prize<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Frederick Buechner Prize for Excellence in Preaching<\/h2>\n<p>The Buechner Prize is given to an outstanding Master of Divinity graduate. It is intended to help bring the words, ideas and works of Frederick Buechner to a new generation of clergy, with a particular emphasis on enhancing preaching and writing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Submission Deadline<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Contact<\/b>. Karoline Lewis,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:klewis001@luthersem.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">klewis001@luthersem.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year at Luther Seminary&#8217;s commencement ceremony, a number of students receive awards recognizing their outstanding achievement in the following areas. Janet Karvonen-Montgomery Graduate Preaching Fellowship The purpose of this fund is to award a Luther Seminary graduate a stipend award for the freedom to study preaching and ministry in a variety of cultural contexts. 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