Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is celebrating the Class of 2016! On Fri., June 3, we gathered at East Liberty Presbyterian Church for the 220th Commencement activities. The Rev. Martha Simmons, Esq., president of The African American Pulpit Inc., was the speaker. A number of students also received graduation awards.
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Master of Divinity
Brendan Allen Ashley***
Spokane, Wash.
Taylor Barner
Murrysville, Pa.
Laura A. Bentley***
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Karyn M. Bigelow*
Washington, DC
Darrah Rosemary Bird**
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rebecca L. DePoe
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jason Daniel Freyer
Pittsburgh, Pa.
James Terry Golla III
Gibsonia, Pa.
Jonathan Joseph Hartland
Greensburg, Pa.
Lance Robert Hershberger**
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Alina Margaret Kanaski
Tucson, Ariz.
Stephanie Marie Martin
Midlothian, Va.
Matthew Ryan Morris***
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Danielle Estelle Ramsay
Spokane, Wash.
James Taylor Roberts
North Fayette, Pa.
Keith Sandell
Boonsboro, Md.
Maggie Taylor Smith
Philadelphia, Pa.
Deyja DeShawn Underwood
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Kevin Matthew Vinay
Munhall, Pa.
Britney Lynn Vokish
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Gavin Benjamin James Walton
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Master of Arts
Lynn Melville Corbett
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Eric Douglas Gleason
Bealeton, Va.
Donald Isaac Hammonds Jr.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Matthew Lingafelt
Altoona, Pa.
Nathaniel McCoy
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Duncan McLellan
Bridgeville, Pa.
Todd John Murray
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Chloe Papke
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Katie W. Riehle
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Master of Theology
Yohan Chung
Seoul, South Korea
Charissa Clark Howe
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Brian James Lays
Denver, Colo.
Ai Lian Pau
Yangon, Myanmar
Doctor of Ministry
Paul Wylie Anderson
Longwood, Fla.
Mission Possible: A High School Mission Trip That Can Involve, Benefit and Disciple the Entire Congregation
Dennis Eldon Bills
New Martinsville, W.Va.
An Unobstructed Educational Model for Ministerial Candidates in the New River Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America
James A. Coles
Phoenix, Ariz.
Call to Renewal in the Mystery of Confession: A Parish-Wide Education Program
John Alexander Cook*
Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christian Discipleship within the Congregation of Howe Trinity Parish Church – from Exceptional to Normal
Michelle Keane Domeisen
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Exploring God’s Love in The Midst of Spiritual Dryness at the Intersection of Ignatian Spirituality and Christian Hospitality in the Anglican Faith
Allan Raymond Drake
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Wilderness Wanderings: Analyzing the Effects of the PC(USA) Call Process on Pastors
Christina Sweeny Gravely
Easley, S.C.
A Critical Evaluation of Evangelism as Understood and Practiced By the Members of the Easley Presbyterian Church
Daniel Aaron Gordon
Hendersonville, Tenn.
Bringing Hidden Things to Light: Fossils and Faith in Tennessee
Thomas Leet Harmon
Evans City, Pa.
Looking Toward the Neighborhood: Leading a Small Congregation’s Discernment Process to Raise Its Awareness of the Mission of the Triune God
Gary L. Hughes
Mars, Pa.
Do You Hear What I Hear? Analyzing Laity Responses
Scott James Lill
Lilly, Pa.
“The Deaf Shall Hear and the Blind Shall See”: Facilitating Liturgical Access for a Deafblind Child
Paul Matar*
Terre Haute, Ind.
Love in Its Christian and Islamic Understanding
Daniel Hubert Muttart
Gibsonia, Pa.
Spirituality and Sustainability:A Journey through Life, Death and the Necessity of Interconnectedness
Yong Jonah So
New Rochelle, N.Y.
Covenantal Community: How Baptismal Identity Can Keep the Korean Presbyterian Church of Westchester Together
Mary Anne Underwood Welch
Farmington, Iowa
Eat This Scroll:Teaching Exegetical Techniques to Laity
Gregory Calvin Zurakowski
Rogers City, Mich.
Intentional Sabbath-Keeping in the Parish: Shutting Down to Open Up
* In Absentia
** Joint Degree – Master of Social Work (University of Pittsburgh)
*** Church Planting Emphasis