Pittsburgh Theological Seminary awarded prizes to members of the Class of 2016 during the graduation exercises held Fri., June 3. This year’s honorees were:
The Jennie Rigg Barbour Memorial Prize, for second highest rank, Gavin Benjamin James Walton, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Watson Samuel Boyce Music Prize, Eric Douglas Gleason, Bealeton, Va., and Jason Daniel Freyer, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Brooks Foundation Commencement Prize, for highest standing in pastoral care, Jason Daniel Freyer, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Robert M. Ezzell Homiletical Prize, Gavin Benjamin James Walton, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Paul T. Gerrard Prize in Homiletics and Pastoral Care, Stephanie Marie Martin, Midlothian, Va.
The Jackson Hale Prize in Polity, Jonathan Joseph Hartland, Greensburg, Pa.
The Thomas Jamison Scholarship for the student with the highest grade average, Laura A. Bentley, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Michael Wilson Keith Memorial Prize in Homiletics, Danielle Estelle Ramsay, Spokane, Wash.
The Robert A. Lee Church History Prize, Rebecca L. DePoe, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Lance Robert Hershberger, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Sylvester S. Marvin Fellowship given for post-graduate study to the highest ranking member of the class, Laura A. Bentley, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The John W. and Miriam G. Meister Award in Pastoral Ministry, Laura A. Bentley, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Middlesex United Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.) Memorial Prize in Biblical Studies, Eric Douglas Gleason, Bealeton, Va.
The Clara Edna Miller Prize in Pastoral Theology, Keith Sandell, Boonsboro, Md.
The Richard J. Rapp Memorial Award in Doctor of Ministry Studies, Christina Sweeny Gravely, Easley, S.C., and Daniel Aaron Gordon, Hendersonville, Tenn.
The Henry A. Riddle Fund for Graduate Study, Eric Douglas Gleason, Bealeton, Va.
The John Watson Prize in New Testament Greek, Keith Sandell, Boonsboro, Md.
The William B. Watson Prize in Hebrew, Keith Sandell, Boonsboro, Md.