Andrew College’s Spring 2024 enrollment figure of 288 shows a 37% increase in enrollment from last Spring when there were 211 students. The increase is due to strong retention and a robust incoming class of new students to the Cuthbert, Ga. campus. This is the highest Spring enrollment since 2003 at the Southwest Georgia Methodist Institution.
“At Andrew College, we strive to put our students first,” said Dr. William R. Kennedy, Andrew College President. “We are here to help them attain a quality education that will benefit them and enable them to give back to their communities.
“I want to thank the hard work and dedication of Mrs. Heather Bradley, our Executive Director of Admissions & Marketing, along with the enrollment staff, student affairs, faculty, and coaches. This accomplishment was a team effort.”
In addition, the South Georgia Conference United Methodist Men is celebrating over 30 years of support for Andrew College by again providing significant donations towards United Methodist Student Scholarships.
In 2023 alone, the UMM's fund - known as the Roy Lifsey Memorial Scholarship Fund for Students at Andrew College - had given $102,368.47 to benefit South Georgia Methodist Students.
The endowment fund was originally a result of the vision of the late Roy Lifsey, a past Conference President of the South Georgia Conference United Methodist Men. Lifsey was instrumental in the creation of the General Commission of United Methodist Men.
An annual gift award was made back in June of $7,500 and before the end of 2023, the remaining corpus of the Roy Lifsey Memorial Endowment was transferred to Andrew College under the condition that it's proceeds would continue to be used under the same guidelines.
"I want to thank the South Georgia Conference United Methodist Men for their over three decades of support of UMC student scholarships at Andrew College," said Dr. Kennedy. "We are honored that they have entrusted us to house the corpus of the Roy Lifsey Memorial Endowment Fund and look forward to using future earnings to help educate deserving Methodist students from south Georgia in Mr. Lifsey's honor for many years to come."
Mr. Don Barnes, current president of the South Georgia Conference United Methodist Men, echoes this thanks.
“I want to thank the men and local units within the South Georgia Conference that made these scholarships possible over the previous 3 decades and will continue on into the future,” said Don Barnes, current president of the South Georgia Conference United Methodist Men. “I also want to invite each local church to share with me what your local men are doing. This will be helpful as we recognize how men play a vital role in the Body of Christ.”
Barnes can be reached
don.barnes56@gmail.com.
Contributions for this article came from Andrew College Staff and Don Barnes, United Methodist Men
