Three Angels Scholarship

The Three Angels Scholarship provides $1,000  to a deserving scholar preparing for higher education. This scholarship, given by Pastor Marvin E. Wiley, commemorates a combined total of more than 150 years of spiritual, academic, and social emotional learning. This impressive legacy was led by mothers Marion Hurd, Willie Mae Ross, and Delores Jones.

Reverend Marvin E. Wiley is a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas and is pastor of Rock of Ages Baptist Church, located in Maywood, Illinois. Under his dynamic leadership, the church's ministries are organized for service through utilizing these five cornerstones:

-Exaltation
-Edification
-Evangelism
-Extension
-Equipping

Pastor Wiley also extends his ministry outside of the church building through providing community service, business, and education. As a strongly committed proponent of education, Pastor Wiley is a 1978 graduate of Pine Bluff High School, The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with a degree in sociology, as well as a Dallas Baptist College attendee. His dynamic mission to teach and preach has carried him across the country for leadership, stewardship, and evangelistic service. This mission is shared with his daughter, Madilyn Wiley, through her service as a educational and philanthropic leader within the Maywood community and abroad.

Every application received by the official deadline date will be given a fair and careful evaluation
based on the requirements and guidelines set forth. Please note that the applicant is
responsible for completing all scholarship and application requirements.

Scholarship Criteria:

1. Must be a Proviso East High School Graduating Senior.

2. A 250-word written summary of a recent community service/volunteer effort. Please include the
    event’s purpose, the applicant’s event roles/duties and name of the sponsoring organization.

3. Submission of official high school transcript.

4. Cumulative 3.0 or higher GPA in final semester/quarter.

5. Plans to complete college coursework in the fields of: education (including early childhood,
elementary education, secondary education, and special education), theology, counseling,
social work, sociology, or psychology.