The Pansy Duke Scholarship was established by Ms. Pansy E. Duke, a longtime and faithful member of the Fort Hill Presbyterian Church, Clemson, SC. Pansy served Fort Hill as Director of Christian Education beginning in March 1981 and continued serving Fort Hill until her final retirement as Parish Visitor in November 2015.
Pansy attended Montreat College (1956-1959), graduated from Flora MacDonald College in 1960. She then served as the youngest missionary without experience in the denomination teaching children of missionaries in Brazil.
In 1965, she received her Masters of Christian Education degree from the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, VA. She served as Director of Christian Education and Youth Director in Presbyterian churches in Florence, SC, Morristown, and Nashville, TN, and Tampa, FL.
Her ministry at Fort Hill fostered faith in children, youth, and young adults as well as all ages of adults through Christian Educational programs in Clemson, at Montreat, and on many retreats and mission trips. She played the key role in organizing the first “return to Bethlehem” in 1990. Her love of discipleship in Jesus Christ is the foundation of the Scholarship to provide for supporting persons seeking to live out their vocation in Christ.
The Scholarship is awarded annually to qualified individuals based on leadership, academic excellence, and the commitment to explore means to attain a life of faith-based servant leadership. All qualified individuals with exceptional leadership and faith-based service, including seminary-bound students are encouraged to apply and will be equally considered.
Strong candidates will have demonstrated a commitment to the Presbyterian Church (USA) and service to others. A limited number of awards are available each year. The Scholarship may be renewable provided a recipient is involved in meaningful ways in the life of the Church and in service to others and remains in good academic standing.
More information and the application are available on this PDF.
