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UIW to award $20,000 scholarships to Buckner Fanning Christian School Graduates
At a press conference Jan. 12, University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) President Dr. Louis Agnese Jr. announced a partnership with The Buckner Fanning Christian School (BFCS.)
Beginning May 2010, BFCS graduates who complete the 8th grade with a B average or better (minimum 3.0 GPA) will be awarded annual $2,500 scholarships to one of UIW’s two Brainpower Connection high schools as well as UIW. This scholarship is independent of any additional scholarships the student may receive.
“This partnership that Dr. Agnese has extended to the Buckner Fanning Christian School and its students is truly a gift from God. We are very honored and proud to become a partner with the University of the Incarnate Word and the Brainpower Connection. These four schools together will do great things and provide a marvelous Christian education to all that participate. We thank God and Lou Agnese for this wonderful blessing,” said Rev. Buckner Fanning, BFCS founder.
“We’re pleased to be in a position to continue the academic and faith formation these outstanding students already receive,” said Agnese. “We feel they’ll excel in our Brainpower schools.”
UIW is a part of the Brainpower Connection that includes Incarnate Word High School for young women; St. Anthony Catholic High School, which is co-ed; St. Anthony Elementary School; and St. Peter Prince of Apostles Elementary School. The Brainpower Connection is a circle of support, influence, and collegiality established when the five institutions connected to share their brainpower through their faculties and students. The goal of the shared vision, shared faculties, and shared facilities is to help break down the walls that traditionally separate elementary schools, high schools, and universities.
The Buckner Fanning Christian School at Mission Springs is an interdenominational school established by the Buckner Fanning Evangelistic Foundation in 1998. BFCS provides a safe, orderly and encouraging school atmosphere for students in grades Pre-K through 8th. The BFCS’s dedication to inspire its students to be good citizens exemplifying the school’s principles of leadership, discipline, initiative and integrity through service and faith is a natural tie to UIW’s Mission.
The scholarships will allow students who have flourished in a private school environment to continue their studies beyond BFCS while receiving one-on-one attention from quality instructors.
The scholarships will be distributed as $2,500 per year from 9th grade through their fourth year of college. Fanning was awarded an honorary doctorate degree by Incarnate Word in 1992 in recognition of his many humanitarian contributions.