CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2023
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary celebrated the Class of 2023 during a variety of events leading up to commencement May 26 at East Liberty Presbyterian Church. During the commencement service, the Rev. Dr. Valerie Bridgeman, dean and vice president for academic affairs and associate professor of homiletics and Hebrew Bible at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, preached.
A number of students also received graduation prizes.
Videos
Service of Thanksgiving
Commencement
Photos
Check out photos from this year's festivities.
Class of 2023
Certificate in Adaptive and Innovative Ministry
Julie Katherine Botset *
Midlothian, Va.
Michael Holohan
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Cheryl Lynn Khyllep
Pittsburgh, Pa.
José H. López-Chapa
Baltimore, Md.
Cynthia S. W. McClung
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Philip Walter Oehler Sr. *
Woodbury, N.J.
Sheryl R. Puderbaugh
Peru, Iowa
Michael J. Sperger
Jenkintown, Pa.
Nancy Van Fleet *
Naples, Fla.
Certificate in Ministry
Naomi Johnson *
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Certificate in Urban Ministry
Carter Ricks Hawley *
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Degree of Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies is conferred upon
Pamela Louise Tarpley **
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Master of Theological Studies
Dominic R. Alfonso
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Nicholas Patrick Bersin *
Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Jodie Eckenrod
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Steffan E. Johnson
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Joshua Kennedy
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Oleksandr Nosenko *
Poltava, Ukraine
Joseph D. Oswald
Hartville, Ohio
Abasilum Gunter Smith
Kingston, Jamaica
David Andrew York
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Master of Divinity
Caroline Catherine Baker
Zelienople, Pa.
Rachel Elizabeth Cole-Turner
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Andrew Thomas Connolly
Harrisburg, Pa.
Ronald Eber Cox Jr.
Erie, Pa.
Katherine Anne Davoli
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Kerry Michelle Dowdy
East Butler, Pa.
Joshua Abraham Elliott|
Streetsboro, Ohio
Sarah L. Gamble-Adams **
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Abby George
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Camilla Michele Helenkamp
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Andrew Benjamin Hill
Atlanta, Ga.
John Lucas Hillier
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Elizabeth Anne Nicodemus
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Hannah Grace Ostlund
Southern Pines, N.C.
Raymond Eric Pelling
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sarita L. Robinson
Bridgeport, W.Va.
Simeon Antoine Rodgers
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Nathan Daniel Salamacha ** ***
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Nicole C. Schilder
New York, N.Y.
Nicole Starr *
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Charlene Lynne Washington **
North Braddock, Pa.
Doctor of Ministry
Andrew Thomas Bossardet ^
Byron Center, Mich.
Finding Home in the Wilderness
Corinne Lesley Cameron ^
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Life Abundant: The Value of Spiritual Practices for Canadian Salvation Army Officer Mothers
Charissa Clark Howe
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Comfort and Connection: Exploring the Healing Narrative of the Psalms
Richard Jones
Cincinnati, Ohio
Faith-based Community Engagement
Diane Elizabeth Knauf
Hilton Head, S.C.
Learning to Lament in Times of Loss and Change
Laura Elizabeth Strauss
Pittsburgh, Pa.
As a Hen Gathers Her Chicks: The Impact of Intergenerational Relationships on the Faith Development of Young Adults at Sunrise Valley United Presbyterian Church
Paul J. Yanchek ^^
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Come to the Table: The Lord’s Supper as an Invitation to the Transformational Presence of Jesus
* In Absentia
** Certificate in Urban Ministry
*** Emphasis in Forming New Faith Communities
^ Certificate in Spiritual Direction in Ministry
^^ Certificate in Leading Spiritual Formation