Parks Baptist Scholars

The top scholarship program at Georgetown College is named for Bowling Green physician and long-time Trustee Paul Parks. The Parks Baptist Scholars Program recruits highly qualified students who exhibit intellectual curiosity, global awareness, and an appreciation of their Baptist-Christian heritage. The Program brings them together several times a semester for academic and extracurricular endeavors that opens doors of opportunity and inspiration and also sustains their knowledge of and commitment to the Christian faith in its Baptist expression.

Included in the cycle of events for Parks Scholars are dinners with President Crouch, travels to centers of Baptist influence, invitations to meet prominent Baptists who visit the campus, and gifts of literature and supplies that cultivate their interest in the life and work of Baptists. Recent Parks Scholars events include dinner at Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill and a trip to London England and Oxford University.

Each year four high school students are selected to enter the program. To qualify, students must

• have a 3.75 grade point average in high school
• score at least 30 on the ACT
• write an essay reflecting on a Bible lesson written by Jimmy Carter, well-known Sunday School teacher and former President of the United States
• be active in the life and work of a Baptist church

Applicants will be asked to come to campus for an on-site interview with the director of the program and current Parks Scholars.

Applications for the Parks Baptist Scholarship are available from the Admission Office.

Parks Baptist Scholars: Current Students

Katie Boyd Mayfield, KY Class of 2010 Chemistry and Pre-Med Major	Elizabeth Fanin Tomahawk, KY Class of 2011 Chemistry and Pre-Med Major	Hannah Jo Flanery Ashland, KY Class of 2012	Phillip Davis Somerset, KY Class of 2013
Jacob Price Somerset, KY Class of 2010 English and Political Science Major	Coran Stewart Paducah, KY Class of 2011 Philosophy and Religion Major	Caitlin M. Williams Murray, KY Class of 2012	Anna Fiechter London, KY Class of 2013
			Elizabeth Metcalfe Georgetown, KY Class of 2013
			Molly Shoulta Louisville, KY Class of 2013

Katie Boyd • Mayfield, KY • Class of 2010 • Chemistry and Pre-Med Major	Jacob Price • Somerset, KY • Class of 2010 • English and Political Science Major
Coran Stewart • Paducah, KY • 2011 • Philosophy and Religion Major	Elizabeth Fanin • Tomahawk, KY • Class of 2011 • Chemistry and Pre-Med Major
Hannah Jo Flanery • Ashland, KY • 2012	Caitlin M. Williams • Murray, KY • 2012

Parks Baptist Scholars: Graduates

• Daniel Glaze, Richmond, VA, Class of 2000, a pastor in North Carolina
• Amanda Shearer, Winchester, KY, Class of 2004, a student at University of Kentucky Medical School
• Jessica Forge Hearne, Saginaw, MI, Class of 2004, a public school art teacher, North Carolina
• Jordan Ragsdale, Knoxville, TN, Class of 2005, a student at McAfee Divinity School
• Daniel Benson, Smiths Grove, KY, Class of 2005, a student at University of Louisville Medical School
• Katie Dale, Cincinnati, OH, Class of 2006, Communication Arts & English, Fulbright Fellow, ’06-’07
• Brittany Pappas, Bassett, VA, Class of 2007, Economics, Fulbright Fellow for 2007-8
• Adam Glover, Glasgow, KY, Class of 2007, Philosophy, Fulbright Fellow for 2007-2008
• Tyler Stewart, Crestwood, KY, Class of 2008, Biology and Pre-Med
• Taylor Rains, Paducah, KY, Class of 2008, Political Science and French
• Sarah Schobel, Union, KY, Class of 2009, Education and Communication Arts Major
• Mary Alice Birdwhistell, Lawrenceburg, KY, Class of 2009, English Major