Col. Charles E. Williams and Columbia International University Vice President Mike Blackwell Columbia International University (CIU) and the U.S. Army have entered into a partnership that provides a full tuition CIU scholarship to a student enrolled in the Army's Chaplaincy program. The student receiving the annual $4,500 scholarship must also be enrolled full time in CIU's Seminary & School of Missions.

As part of the agreement, the Army will include information about CIU and the scholarship on its chaplaincy webpage with a link to CIU's website.

The partnership was inked during a signing ceremony at CIU by Mike Blackwell, CIU vice president for Corporate Communications and Enrollment, and by Col. Charles E. Williams who commands the U.S. Army Special Missions Brigade.

For more information on the CIU Chaplain Candidate Scholarship visit www.ciu.edu/chaplaincy/.