SEMINARY CELEBRATES 223rd COMMENCEMENT
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary celebrated its 223rd commencement activities Fri., May 31, 2019, at East Liberty Presbyterian Church. Dr. Molly T. Marshall, president and professor of theology and spiritual formation at Central Baptist Theological Seminary, presented the commencement address. A number of students also received graduation prizes.
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GRADUATES
CERTIFICATE IN CHURCH PLANTING AND REVITALIZATION
DANIEL JAMES DeBRUCKER*
Syracuse, N.Y.
CORY WAYNE DOIRON*
Portland, Ore.
JOSHUA GEORGE FISHER*
Munhall, Pa.
KATELYN ELIZABETH FISHER*
Munhall, Pa.
SARA RENEE LAWSON*
Alhambra, Calif.
FRANCES LIN*
Escondido, Calif.
RODERICK MASON*
Pittsburgh, Pa.
DAVID NORSE*
Baltimore, Md.
DANIEL McGEE OGLE*
Knoxville, Tenn.
COLIN EARL PRITCHARD*
Victor, N.Y.
JUDITH LYNN SLATER
Jefferson Hills, Pa.
MICHELE WARD*
Baltimore, Md.
MARGARET COURTENAY WILLCOX*
Wayne, Pa.
CERTIFICATE IN URBAN MINISTRY
TODD J. MURRAY
Pittsburgh, Pa.
JAMES D. WIMBERLY III
Pittsburgh, Pa.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
EMILY CATHERINE COOPER
Glenshaw, Pa.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN PASTORAL STUDIES
REBECCA S. BOYER
Pittsburgh, Pa.
NATHANIEL PENNYBAKER
Pittsburgh, Pa.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
THAWNG HEI
Yangon, Myanmar
JEFFREY E. TOBIN
Pittsburgh, Pa.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF DIVINITY
DOREEN A. BOWIE
Pittsburgh, Pa.
MARLAENA RENè COCHRAN
Pittsburgh, Pa.
EDWARD DeBRUCE II***
Pittsburgh, Pa.
KYLE R. DROWN
Latrobe, Pa.
DANIEL TODD EMERICK**
Pittsburgh, Pa.
ANDREW MATTHIAS FLOWER
Bridgeville, Pa.
KIMBERLY LYNN FOOS
Irwin, Pa.
SUZANNE LESLEY GOOD*
Pittsburgh, Pa.
DERAIL MARTEZ HOLCOMB* ***
Miami, Fla.
JILLIAN JONES****
Blairsville, Pa.
JACOB GLEN JUDY
Mount Morris, Pa.
MIKAYLA GLENNá KOVACIK
Cadiz, Ohio
CARMEN JEANINE LEE***
Pittsburgh, Pa.
TRISTA JOVETTE LUCAS***
Vandergrift, Pa.
SAMUEL JAMES McCANN***
Weslaco, Texas
TROY R. MILLER
Pittsburgh, Pa.
MICHAEL D. ONDRICK
Belmont, Ohio
JOSEPH PARK*
Los Angeles, Calif.
REBECCA DENISE REEDER
Pittsburgh, Pa.
FELIX NOEL RIVERA-MERCED***
Temecula, Calif.
CAROL V. SHARP
Glenshaw, Pa.
BENITO T. STALLINGS* ***
Pittsburgh, Pa.
KALYN DAWN STEVWING
Pittsburgh, Pa.
CHRISTOPHER JAMES TAYLOR
Whispering Pines, N.C.
JERRELL PRENTICE WILLIAMS***
Garland, Texas
Alyson Margaret Wilson
Indiana, Pa.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF THEOLOGY
DAVID L. JONES
East Pittsburgh, Pa.
EILEEN LISSETTE RIVAS-GARCíA
Orocovis, Puerto Rico
BRANDON A. SHAW
Pittsburgh, Pa.
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MINISTRY
DAVID TAYLOR AVERILL*
Winter Haven, Fla.
Preaching APEST: Observing a Sermon Series, Based On Ephesians 4, As a Means of Beginning to Plant a Vision in a Local Congregation
MITCHELL STEWART BUNTING*
Helensburgh, Scotland
A Study of the Use of Scientific Language by George MacLeod, Founder of the Iona Community “What’s the matter? . . . matter is the matter!”
KATHLEEN ALLISON CROWE
Durham, N.C.
The Anatomy of Transformation: An Exploration into How Spiritual Practices and Intentional Reflection Foster Growth in the Personal, Communal, and Missional Identity of Church Officers
SUZANNE GARRARD FLETCHER*
Edinburgh, Scotland
People of the Book: Nurturing Faith in Mothers of Messy Church. How a Book Group Influenced its Participants’ Understanding of Christian Community in Scotland
BRIAN STEPHEN JANSSEN
Wexford, Pa.
Being the Church for Others: Ethnographic Practice as Public Witness
DIEUNER JOSEPH
Apex, N.C.
Developing an Understanding of the Way People in My Ministry Context Read and Interpret the Bible
REBECCA ANNE COLLINS KAHNT
Youngstown, Ohio
“Take Lord and Receive”: Adapting the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises to the Reformed Tradition to Revive and Refresh the Spiritual Lives of Pastors in times of Burnout and Discernment
APRIL DION ROEBUCK
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Practice of Prayer Walking a Neighborhood to Discern a Church’s Purpose, Mission and Ministry in its Local Context
KRISTIN BECKSTROM WIDRICH
Bethel Park, Pa.
Baptized for Life: Cultivating the Thought and Practice of Baptism at Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church
* In Absentia
** Joint Degree – Master of Social Work (University of Pittsburgh)
*** Graduate Certificate in Urban Ministry
**** Church Planting Emphasis
