Skip Navigation  Orlan and Margery Phillips Scholarship
Endowment  The Orlan “Pete” and Margery Phillips Scholarship was
established in 2005.   As long time members of the Omaha General
Baptist Church of Omaha, Illinois they had a history of
commitment of personal support of Oakland City University.  
They had also supported a fund that provided help for young
ministers from their General Baptist Mt. Olivet Association.  
Following her husband’s death in 1982, Margery often expressed
the desire for a scholarship after her death as a memorial to
her and her husband.   In July of 2005, she met with Dr.
Tichenor at Oakland City for information about Endowed
Scholarships.  To her delight she learned of the Lily Foundation
matching funds opportunity.  Margery and her daughters, Rita
Patrick and Connie Disney, moved forward to immediately
establish a scholarship for students training for ministry and
Christian education.   The guidelines for this scholarship were
to provide help for students from the Illinois Mt. O