Pittsburgh Theological Seminary awarded prizes to members of the Class of 2022 during the graduation exercises held May 26. This year’s honorees were:
The Jennie Rigg Barbour Memorial Prize, for second highest rank, Kathryn Grace Ophardt, Canton, Ohio.
The Brooks Foundation Commencement Prize, for highest standing in pastoral care, Christine G. Beregi, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Robert M. Ezzell Homiletical Prize, excellence in preaching with an affinity for applying the insights of popular culture, Kori Dawn Robbins, Anaconda, Mont.
The Paul T. Gerrard Prize in Homiletics and Pastoral Care, Wesley Carl Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Jackson Hale Prize in Polity, Amy L. Newell, Plum Borough, Pa.
The Thomas Jamison Scholarship for the student with the highest grade average, Eliza McCarthy, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Michael Wilson Keith Memorial Prize in Homiletics, Rebecca M. Konegen, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Robert A. Lee Church History Prize, First – Erin Katharine Morey, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Second – Lauren E. Davis, Kenna, W.Va.
The Sylvester S. Marvin Fellowship given for post-graduate study to the highest ranking member of the class, Eliza McCarthy, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The John W. and Miriam G. Meister Award in Pastoral Ministry, Kacy Joyce Howard, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Middlesex United Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.) Memorial Prize in Biblical Studies, Glenn Michael Creamer, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Clara Edna Miller Prize in Pastoral Theology, Glenn Michael Creamer, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Richard J. Rapp Memorial Award in Doctor of Ministry Studies, Carolyn Fenner Moss, Volant, Pa.
The Henry A. Riddle Fund for Graduate Study, Glenn Michael Creamer, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The William B. Watson Prize in Hebrew, Wesley Carl Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa.