Robin G. Roark of White Hall United Methodist Church received a 2017 Dollars for Scholars scholarship of the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation.
Roark is attending Saint Paul School of Theology and was among 49 Arkansas students who received the award.
For each scholarship, the student’s local church gives $1,000 and the foundation matches that contribution.
Also, the United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas gives $1,000 and the student’s selected college contributes $1,000 for a $4,000 award, according to a news release.