Dr. Mary (Sue) Makin, Presbyterian Church (USA) medical missionary in Malawi, recently received the prestigious John Linton Award from Hannam University in Daejeon, South Korea. She was honored for her many years of medical mission work in Congo and Malawi.

The award is named for John Linton, a Presbyterian missionary who was instrumental in starting Hannam University in 1956. The award is presented annually in his honor to recognize humanitarian service around the world.

Makin called receiving the award “the experience of a lifetime.”

She is a member of First Presbyterian, Gainsville, FL, in St. Augustine Presbytery.

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