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Dean Nancy D. Joyner Scholarship Fund
The Joyner Scholarship provides students with unpaid internships a stipend for the semester.
This helps students say "yes" to an internship opportunity they otherwise couldn't afford.
Help us guarantee student a paid internship!
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ALL CONTRIBUTIONS help us support students!
To contribute at a different level, please select "Other" to define the amount that works best for you.
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40th ANNIVERSARY OFFER - If you give at least $50 you will receive a unique LCWS Anniversary Pin.
Direct Thrivent Choice Dollars® or make a fee-free donation
​Supporting our mission has never been easier! We’re proud to be a Thrivent Choice® enrolled organization, which means you can direct Choice Dollars® to us or make a personal donation fee-free. All contributions support the Joyner Fund. To learn more or take action visit thrivent.com/thriventchoice.
About Dean Joyner
Dr. Nancy D. Joyner began her tenure as Dean and Executive Director of the Lutheran College Washington Semester (LCWS) in 1991. Over the course of 27 years, Dr. Joyner helped LCWS grow from a one semester program conducted by a faculty member on sabbatical from one of the participating colleges to a robust and self-sufficient program operating during the fall and spring semesters along with a residential internship program in the summers. Dr. Joyner is a native of New Orleans, LA. She earned her doctorate from Florida State University and completed post-doctoral studies at the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Virginia. Dr. Joyner previously served as Dean of Continuing Education at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.  She is a former state president of the Virginia American Association of University Women (AAUW) and a national vice president of AAUW.
The Joyner scholarship "allowed me to accept an internship based on professional development rather than financial incentive."
Lydia Marti (Spring 26)
Donors
Lead Donor ($15,000)
Nancy D. Joyner
Semester Stipend Level ($2,000)
Prince Adhikari
Douglas E. Clark
Ed and Cathy Hasecke
Christy Van O'Linda Huffman
Friend of LCWS Level ($1,000)
Amrize
Professor Michael Kaiser
​Emma Webb and Sam Ward
Donors
Melissa Bodnar
Daniel Boomhower
Mary Martha Churchman
​Terri L Cobb
Deborah Dakin
Flordelisa Dolan
Brita Doyle​
Betty and Dick Duke
Christopher and Page Finger
Heidi Eickstadt
Paul Galchutt
Joanna Genovese-Cairns
Herbert Gooch
Fred and Linda Hasecke
H. Robert Hayes
David Hollar
​Jamee Hood & Yungnam Lee
Mondre H. Kornegay
Amy Kotlarz-Knapp
​Donna Kish-Goodling
David Lopez
Joseph and Christine Mancos
Scott Manning and Andy Dunlap
Erica Moore
Rebecca Moore
Eseosasere Okundaye
Todd Peppers
Susan Rightsell
Anna Rose
Allie & Jack Scherer
Ellie Shaw
Jordan Talge
Erik Wallevand
Elise Willeau
Cynthia Zaleski
Morton J. Zetlin
Anonymous (x2)
Anonymous in honor of John Moeller (x2)
Additional Opportunities to Give
Partner School Funds
If you are an alum of one of our partner schools, we encourage you to make a donation to your alma mater and ask that it be used to support students who want to attend LCWS.
Legacy Gifts
Did you know that there is a way to support LCWS while meeting your own financial and charitable goals? A legacy gift helps sustain the semester program and can provide you with tax, income, and other benefits. The most common way to support LCWS is through a named bequest in your will or beneficiary designation on your IRA account, but those are not the only ways to give. Let us help you explore the many advantageous ways to give and create a customized plan to make a lasting contribution to support LCWS.
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If you have questions or would like more information about supporting LCWS through your estate, please contact our legacy giving partner, Christy Cole, at the Arlington Community Foundation at 703-243-4785 or ccole@arlcf.org.​
Volunteering
There are several ways to support students
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be an expert at our Alumni Networking Event
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meet with students to share your career path
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serve on our Alumni Board
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help recruit students at your alma mater