Six Wartburg College students were awarded one-time scholarships from Lutheran Services in Iowa. Six Wartburg College students were awarded a one-time $1,000 scholarship honoring LSI’s retiring president and CEO, Doug Johnson. [/caption]

Gabby Larson, Grace Marten, Amanda Phillips, Adriana Rodriguez, Abby Schaper and Heather Sommerfeldt will each receive a $1,000 Doug Johnson Service Scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year. All six are social work majors.

The scholarships honor LSI’s retiring CEO, Doug Johnson. A reception in honor of Johnson and the recipients was held at LSI’s Bremwood campus.

“LSI and Wartburg College have a central focus and mission of service to others,” said Bonnie Jackson, chairwoman of LSI’s board. “It was only fitting to make a special scholarship gift to Wartburg social work students in honor of LSI’s retiring president and CEO, Pastor Doug Johnson, to celebrate the history of partnership between Wartburg and LSI and to encourage future social workers to pursue a lifetime of service.”

Wartburg College has made increasing financial aid support a centerpiece of the $75 million Transforming Tomorrow campaign, resulting in new or additional scholarships awarded to 119 students since fundraising began in 2012. This has allowed the college to meet an additional 4 percent of students’ financial need. Fundraising continues as the college aims to secure $37 million in new scholarship support.

For more information about scholarships, call 866-219-9115, email development@wartburg.edu or visit www.wartburg.edu/transform.