Leadership Scholarship
2008 Winner
A high school senior whose career goal is to minister to children, is the recipient of Columbia International University's 2008 R.C. McQuilkin Leadership Scholarship.
Melissa, 17, is the daughter of Frank and Effie Turlington of Towson, Maryland.
She placed her trust in Christ at the age of eight at her home church, Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church. She is involved in her church in numerous activities. She teaches the youth group on Sundays, and helps lead the youth group on Wednesdays. She also helps in the nursery at her church.
Melissa attends Towson High School, a public high school, where she has started a Bible study for her peers called Prayer Squad. She also organizes the national See You At The Pole event at her school.
Melissa feels called to work with children overseas who need to hear God's love and plan for them. She heard about CIU through one of our admissions counselors at a college fair in Hagerstown, Maryland. She says that "CIU is the perfect fit," and plans to major in Bible and Intercultural Studies.
