Jane N. Geiger - Credentials
Grace Ministries would like to thank the TEAM of archivists, historians, and dwarfs (especially, HAPPY) who compiled the following information. We are thrilled that our Dr. Jane is no longer attending ANY KIND of SCHOOL!!! To our staffers and Board Members who hail from Palm Beach Atlantic, Auburn University, the University of Idaho, and local schools of cosmetology, thank you for putting up with this Alabama girl! Got Nick? Roll Tide, and Go, Ashland Eagles!
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Dr. Jane N. Geiger, Founder and President of Grace Ministries, Inc. and the Writer’s Cup of Grace, uses her education and experience in business, counseling, and theology to bring good news to her clients through ministry, coaching, and writing.
•Counselor
•Minister
•Author
•Executive Coach
Please Enjoy a Quick Study of the last 25 years of Dr. Jane N. Geiger as:
AUTHOR:
•Handling Difficult Holidays: The Gracious Path to Overcoming Painful Times (2010)
•Respectful Relating: The Gracious Path to Loving the People You Don’t Understand (2010)
•Moving Past Money Pain: The Gracious Path to Overcoming Financial Distress and Loss (2009)
PIONEER, FOUNDER & ENTREPRENEUR:
•2010 –Launched Grace Ministries Chattanooga, TN office
•2009 – Founder & President – Writer’s Cup of Grace – Literary arm of Grace Ministries, Inc.
•2009 – Gracious Path Series
•1996 – Nonprofit Founder & President – Grace Ministries, Inc.
SCHOLAR:
•2008 | D.Min. – Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Formation – Ashland Theological Seminary (Ashland, OH)
•1999-2004 | M.Div. – Master of Divinity – Coursework, Academic Scholarship to Beeson Divinity School (Samford University-Birmingham, AL), Luther Rice Seminary (Lithonia, GA), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Charlotte, NC)
•1993 | M.A. – Master of Arts in Agency Counseling – University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL) – | Summa Cum Laude (4.0) graduate
•1988 | B.S. – Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education – University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL) – 1988 | Cum Laude, Presidential Scholar
•1984-1986 | Concentration in Marketing Management from 1984-1986 in the School of Commerce & Business Administration – University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)
•1984 | Vestavia Hills High School (VHHS) | Athlete, Academic Scholar & Miss Vestavia
MEMBER:
•Member, American Association of Christian Counselors
•Member, Christian Association for Psychological Studies
•Member, Alabama Writer's Conclave
•Member, Christian Writer's Guild
COMMUNITY SERVANT:
•Annual Donation of $500 to the University of Alabama Student Government Association – "The Jane N. Geiger Award" for Outstanding SGA Leadership/Service - First awarded to JNG in 1987, while she was a student at the University of Alabama. Award given annually to the outstanding Student Government Association servant leader. Congratulations to this year's winner, Ben Hodges.
•Charter Member, XXXI – University of Alabama
•Member, Forget-Me-Nots, Junior Miss
•Birmingham AIDS Outreach (BAO) Walk
•Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure – North Central Alabama
•Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama Walk to Remember
AWARD-WINNING LEADER:
University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1991-1993 (Master of Arts in Counseling)
•Outstanding Graduate Student”, 1993
•President, UAB Counseling Association, 1992-93
•Recipient of Graduate Assistantship stipend for two years, tuition scholarship
•Recipient, Civitan International Shropshire Scholarship – National Award given for academic achievement, scholastic excellence and proven character, 1993, tuition scholarship
•Recipient, American Business Women’s Association, National Stephen Bufton Memorial Award, 1993, tuition scholarship
•Member, Chi Sigma Iota, National Counseling Honor Society, 1993
•College of Education Student Representative to the President’s Liaison Committee, 1992-93
•Recipient of UAB Counseling Association Scholarship, Spring 1992, tuition scholarship
•Recipient, American Association of University Women’s Scholarship, 1992, tuition scholarship
University of Alabama, 1984-88 (Bachelor of Science in Education)
•Recipient of Presidential Honors Scholarship, 1984-88. 4-year 100% tuition scholarship awarded to 100 incoming freshmen
•Recipient of Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award – Nationally recognized award given annually to the outstanding female and male of the graduating class – University of Alabama, 20,000+ students
•Recipient of Mary Burke Scholarship for academic achievement and community service, tuition scholarship
•1988 Recipient, Outstanding Young Women of America
•1988 Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities
•Recipient of “The Jane N. Geiger Award” for service as an Executive Assistant, 1987 - First awarded to JNG in 1987, while she was a student at the University of Alabama. Award given annually to the outstanding Student Government Association servant leader. Congratulations to this year's winner, Ben Hodges.
•1987 University of Alabama Homecoming Court
•1986 University of Alabama Homecoming Court
•Junior Miss Pageant Talent Scholarship, 1984
•Political Campaign Manager, Rob Riley for SGA President, 1987, Victorious
•Political Campaign Manager, John Merrill for SGA President, 1986, Victorious
COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVER:
•Alzheimer’s Patients
•Eldercare
•House Blessings
•Hospital Ministry
•Home Ministry Visits
FUN FUN FUN GIRLY GIRL & UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HISTORY-MAKER:
•The University of Alabama’s FIRST Student Government Association Award Named WHILE serving at UA – "Jane N. Geiger Award" for Outstanding SGA Leadership/Service
•The University of Alabama’s FIRST and ONLY NON-SORORITY Homecoming Court Winner 2 Years Consecutively – yes, now, PUBLISHED by INDIBEST after going to college as an INDI GIRL!
•Recipient of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award – Nationally recognized award given annually to the outstanding female & male of the graduating class (University of Alabama, 20,000+ students - 1988)