The Commencement Service of Columbia Theological Seminary

Saturday, May 18, 2019 10:00 a.m.

Peachtree Presbyterian Church Atlanta, Georgia

2 THE COMMENCEMENT SERVICE

Prelude “Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty” Martin Shaw Michael Morgan, organ

* Processional “Highland Cathedral” Corbin McKinnon, bagpipes

Welcome Leanne Van Dyk

* Call to Worship Onica Stewart, Jean Seme Joseph

Leaders: Come, all you people, One: From north and south and east and west Two: From Georgia and Jamaica, from South Korea and South Carolina, Leaders: From Louisiana and Liberia, from India and Indiana… All: From all the ends of the earth, let us come and let us praise the Lord!

One: The alpha and the omega, Two: The beginning and the end; One: Water of life and bread of heaven, Two: Light of the world and shepherd of all. All: Come, let us bow down and worship, let us kneel before the Lord our maker. Leaders: For the Lord is our God; All: We are the people of God’s pasture and the sheep of God’s hand. adapted from Psalm 95:6,7

* Hymn “Praise Ye, Praise Ye the Lord” COLUMBIA (hymn located on page 6)

Prayer for Illumination Frank Asumadu

First Reading John 21:15-19 Emmanuel Oppong Peprah

Psalm 23 Alexandra DuBose Mauney, Carl James Dates, Karen Fletcher, Samuel Joseph Turpen

Second Reading Revelation 21:1-6 C. Jeanine Fulton

Faculty Blessing E. Elizabeth Johnson

Sung Response “Send Me Jesus” (hymn located on page 7)

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession William Yoo

3 Conferring of Degrees and Presentation of Hoods Thomas W. Walker assisted by Leanne Van Dyk, Love L. Sechrest, Kevin Park, Brandon T. Maxwell, and Katie Ricks

Announcement of Honors

Charge to Graduates Leanne Van Dyk

Prayer

* Hymn “May the God of Hope” (hymn located on page 8)

* Benediction

* Recessional “You Shall Go Out with Joy” (hymn located on page 9)

Postlude “Carillon de Westminster” Louis Vierne

* Please rise in body or spirit.

SERVICE NOTES

Call to worship written by Martha Moore-Keish.

The hymn “Praise Ye, Praise Ye the Lord” is based on Psalm 148 and was set to music by Leonard Cooper Blanton, who graduated from Columbia in 1951 and named this tune for the seminary. The language was revised by C. Benton Kline in 1987.

“The 23rd Psalm” is adapted from Psalm 23 and set to music by Bobby McFerrin. He dedicated this hymn to his mother.

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession composed by William Yoo.

All music in the service is reprinted by permission under OneLicense No. A-712628.

Please refrain from taking pictures during the Commencement Service.

Please refrain from applause until the last degree recipient has been named.

Everyone is cordially invited to a reception immediately following the service in the Fellowship Hall, one floor below the sanctuary. Greeters at the front and rear of the sanctuary will direct you.

4 PARTICIPANTS IN THE SERVICE

Michael Morgan, Seminary Musician Corbin McKinnon, Bagpipes Ann Clay Adams, Marshal and Associate Dean for Academic Administration Thomas Miller ’21, Banner Carrier and Incoming Student Government Association President Evans Baah Mintah ’21, Banner Carrier and Incoming Student Government Association Vice President Leanne Van Dyk, President Onica Stewart, Master of Arts in Theological Studies Candidate Jean Seme Joseph, Doctor of Ministry Candidate Frank Asumadu, Master of Theology Candidate Emmanuel Oppong Peprah, Master of Theology Candidate Carl James Dates, Master of Divinity Candidate Alexandra DuBose Mauney, Master of Divinity Candidate Karen Fletcher, Master of Divinity Student Samuel Joseph Turpen, Master of Divinity Candidate C. Jeanine Fulton, Master of Arts in Practical Theology Candidate E. Elizabeth Johnson, Professor of New Testament Emerita William Yoo, Assistant Professor of American Religious History Thomas W. Walker '89, Chair, Board of Trustees Love L. Sechrest, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Brandon T. Maxwell, Vice President for Student Affairs and Community Life; Dean of Students Kevin Park, Associate Dean for Advanced Professional Studies; Assistant Professor of Theology Katie Ricks ’02, Associate Director of Vocation and Spiritual Formation

5 Praise Ye, Praise Ye, the Lord Columbia

TEXT: From Psalm 148, The Psalter, 1912 COLUMBIA MUSIC: Leonard Cooper Blanton, 1951; alt. 6.6.6.6.8.8

6 Send Me, Jesus Thuma mina

TEXT: South African, English trans. Freedom Is Coming, 1984 THUMA MINA MUSIC: South African; arr. Freedom Is Coming, 1984 4.4.4.3 Text and Music © 1984 Walton Music Corp.

7 May the God of Hope Go with Us ARGENTINA

TEXT: Alvin Schulmaat, 1984 ARGENTINA MUSIC: Argentine folk melody 11.11.11.11 with refrain

8 You Shall Go Out with Joy The Trees of the Field

TEXT: Steffi Geiser Rubin, 1975 THE TREES OF THE FIELD MUSIC: Stuart Dauermann, 1975 Irregular Text and Music © Lillenas Publishing Co. (admin. Music Services)

9 GRADUATES

Doctor of Educational Ministry Johnny Harris, Sr. Ellenwood, Georgia Kristopher Michael Bower Brammer (in absentia) Why Young African-American Males Don’t Attend Church on Lincoln, Nebraska a Regular Basis; Bridging the Gap Between the Church and the The Role of Youth Ordination and Sessions in the Faith and Community Leadership Development of Young People 1st Reader: Ralph Watkins 1st Reader: Kathy L. Dawson 2nd Reader: Jeffery L. Tribble, Sr. 2nd Reader: William Yoo BS, Morris Brown College BS, Radford University MDiv, Candler School of Theology MACE, Presbyterian School of Christian Education Nancy Ann Johnson George Perry Dempsey* Cumming, Georgia Roswell, Georgia Positive Psychology and the Church: Strategies for Stuck Holistic: An Approach to Head, Heart, and Hands Spiritual Congregations Development for Middle School Teachers and Students for a 1st Reader: John William Harkins, III Lifetime Growing Relationship with God 2nd Reader: Jeffery L. Tribble, Sr. 1st Reader: Kathy L. Dawson BME, Samford University 2nd Reader: Jonathan Arnold MDiv, Candler School of Theology BS, University of West Georgia MEd, University of West Georgia Jean Seme Joseph MA, Richmont Graduate University Haitian’s Cry in the Bahama Land: The Role of the (Methodist) Church in the Empowerment of “In-Limbo” Ellen Rae Gallow Haitian Immigrants in the Bahamas Decatur, Georgia 1st Reader: Karen McSweeney After Sunday School: Re-visioning Christian Education in a 2nd Reader: Kevin Park Small, Episcopal Church DipSc, College of Agriculture, Science and Education, 1st Reader: Kathy L. Dawson Portland, Jamaica 2nd Reader: Israel Galindo DipEd, College of Agriculture, Science and Education, AB, Brown University Portland, Jamaica MEd, Gallaudet College DipMin, United Theological College of the West MDiv, Episcopal Divinity School Indies, Kingston, Jamaica MAMis, International University of the Caribbean, Stefanie Elizabeth Taylor Kingston, Jamaica Dunwoody, Georgia What Does Episcopal Identity Mean in a School That Benjamin Edward Ernest Kane (in absentia) Consciously Includes Other Faith Traditions? Tarboro, North Carolina 1st Reader: Kathy L. Dawson Naming Our Faith: Writing as Testimony 2nd Reader: Jacob D. Myers 1st Reader: Jacob D. Myers BA, University of South Carolina 2nd Reader: Anna Carter Florence MDiv, The General Theological Seminary BA, Pitzer College MDiv, Vanderbilt Divinity School Doctor of Ministry Jaehong Kim* (in absentia) Christina Marie Berwanger Carrasco Seoul, South Korea Virginia Beach, Virginia Developing a Comprehensive Plan for Senior Ministries in the Transformative Pastoral Leadership in the Presbyterian Church Korean-American Context: A Case Study of the Korean (U.S.A.): The Role of the Preacher Leader in Fostering Community Presbyterian Church of Atlanta Thriving Churches in a New Age through Preaching and Church 1st Reader: Kevin Park Governance 2nd Reader: Marvin Simmers 1st Reader: Jeffery L. Tribble, Sr. BA, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea 2nd Reader: Jacob D. Myers MDiv, Columbia Theological Seminary BS, University of Pennsylvania ThM, Columbia Theological Seminary BA, University of Pennsylvania MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary

10 Kevin Doyle Knight Jasmin Rose** Dothan, Alabama Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica Recovering the Local Church as a Center for Theological Decline of Enrollment in a Faith-based Community Institute in Education: A Model for Evangelicals Colgate Jamaica: Factors and Implications 1st Reader: Kathy L. Dawson 1st Reader: Oral Thomas 2nd Reader: Kevin Park 2nd Reader: Kevin Park BA, Trevecca Nazarene University BA, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica MDiv, Nazarene Theological Seminary MPhil, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica Erin Leigh McGee (in absentia) El Campo, Texas Robert Paul Sherwood, Sr.* (in absentia) Messy Church: Not Just for Children Hoover, Alabama 1st Reader: Martha Moore-Keish Mining the Gold from Devotional Classics: Inspiring Personal 2nd Reader: Rodger Nishioka Devotional Practices for Today’s Congregation BA, Davidson College 1st Reader: Israel Galindo MDiv, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary 2nd Reader: Catherine Gonzalez BS, Georgia Institute of Technology Wendy Diane Neff MDiv, Columbia Theological Seminary Knoxville, Tennessee Digging In: How Progressive Christians Reclaim Scripture John W. Weems 1st Reader: Brennan Breed Walnut Creek, California 2nd Reader: Martha Moore-Keish Young People, Vocational Discernment, and Affluent Society: BS, University of South Alabama Does Christian Community Make a Difference? MDiv, Columbia Theological Seminary 1st Reader: Mark Douglas 2nd Reader: George Stroup Phuc Dai Nguyen BA, University of Southern California Charlotte, North Carolina MDiv, San Francisco Theological Seminary Immigrant Vietnamese Elderly Grief in Charlotte, North Carolina: A Spiritual Perspective on Loss in the Aging Master of Theology 1st Reader: John William Harkins, III 2nd Reader: Kevin Park Frank Asumadu BA, Union College of California Accra, Ghana MDiv, San Francisco Theological Seminary The Place of Faith Formation in Contemporary Christian Education: A Case Study of the African Methodist Episcopal Daniel L. Poole* Zion Church in Ghana Greens Fork, Indiana 1st Reader: Jeffery L. Tribble A New Approach to Ministry Formation at Bethany 2nd Reader: William Yoo Theological Seminary BD, Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, Accra, 1st Reader: Stanley P. Saunders Ghana 2nd Reader: Tara L. Hornbacker ThM, Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, Accra, BS, Manchester College Ghana MDiv, Bethany Theological Seminary Garam Han (in absentia) Harmon Scott Ramsey Eumseung, South Korea Arlington, Virginia Korean and Korean American Women’s Identity Formation in The Remnant: Biblical Models and Pastoral Challenges for the Korean and Korean American Church Contemporary Church 1st Reader: Kathy L. Dawson 1st Reader: John William Harkins, III 2nd Reader: William Yoo 2nd Reader: Christine Roy Yoder BA, Hannam University, Daejeon, South Korea AB, Princeton University MDiv, Columbia Theological Seminary MDiv, Columbia Theological Seminary MAPT, Columbia Theological Seminary

11 Emmanuel Oppong Peprah Claudia Marie Ford Akyem Abenase, Ghana Shaker Heights, Ohio Comparative Study on the Concept of Divine Retribution in the BA, Baldwin-Wallace College Ancient Near East and the Book of Job: Implications for MBA, Case Western Reserve University Contemporary African Christianity MEd, Cleveland State University 1st Reader: Brennan Breed 2nd Reader: William Yoo William Michael Gable, Jr. HND, Accra Technical University, Accra, Ghana Fayetteville, Georgia BTh, Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, Accra, BS, University of Georgia Ghana Thomas R. Hampton Kyle Austin Stevenson Springfield, Massachusetts Alexandria, Virginia BSE, Case Western Reserve University “The Blood that Gives [US] Strength”: Remembering the Story of Jesus with the Stories of Black People Killed by State Hannah Grace Sucharitha Injamuri Sanctioned Violence in America in the Ordinance of the Lord’s Hyderabad, Telangana, India Supper BA, Villa Marie Degree College, Hyderabad, India 1st Reader: Rebecca Spurrier 2nd Reader: William Yoo Khayla Giavonté Johnson BA, Morehouse College Charleston, South Carolina MDiv, Candler School of Theology BA, Coastal Carolina University

Master of Divinity Minah Jung Los Angeles, California Bethany Love Apelquist BFA, California State University of Long Beach Herndon, Virginia BA, University of Mary Washington Paige Louise Maconochie Mocksville, North Carolina Rachel-Grace Breyer BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gilbert, Arizona BA, Azusa Pacific University Alexandra DuBose Mauney Greenville, South Carolina Joffre Tyler Brock BM, St. Olaf College LaGrange, Georgia With Honors in the Historical Doctrinal Area BA, Georgia State University BA, Georgia State University Caitlin Montgomery Newport News, Virginia Linnecko Lin Cash BA, University of Virginia Portsmouth, Virginia BS, University of Virginia BS, Norfolk State University With Honors in the Biblical Area MSW, Norfolk State University Dahl Antonio Moss Jennifer Colleen Cook Bonaire, Georgia Athens, Georgia BS, Point University BSEd, University of Georgia MEd, University of Georgia Laura Marie Nile Salem, Oregon Carl James Dates BA, Seattle Pacific University Sterling, New York BA, Roberts Wesleyan College Ki hyun Park Seoul, South Korea Zachary Adam Fletcher BA, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea Commerce, Georgia BA, Piedmont College Yun Bin Shine Park* (in absentia) MA, Piedmont College Seoul, South Korea BA, Arkansas State University MAPT, Columbia Theological Seminary

12 Abigail Marie Post C. Jeanine Fulton Mandeville, Louisiana Atlanta, Georgia BA, Baylor University BS, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga MBA, Nova Southeastern University Ann Louise Margaret Richardson Chapel Hill, North Carolina Joseph Howard Gallagher BA, Rhodes College Richmond, Virginia BA, Davidson College Richelle E. Smith Los Angeles, California Hyojoo Hyun BS, Biola University Busan, South Korea BA, Kosin University, Busan, South Korea Thomas M. Smith IV* (in absentia) MA, Dong-A University Graduate School of Ellijay, Georgia Education, Busan, South Korea BS, Reinhardt University Yun Jeong Jeong* (in absentia) Dallas Anne Thompson Seoul, South Korea Gainesville, Georgia BA, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, BS, University of North Georgia Seoul, South Korea MDiv, Presbyterian University and Theological Keith Thompson Seminary, Seoul, South Korea Roswell, Georgia BA, Davidson College Minah Jung Los Angeles, California Samuel Joseph Turpen BFA, California State University of Long Beach Birmingham, Alabama BA, Maryville College Cheryl Harmon Kelley Gainesville, Georgia Jocelyn Maria Wildhack BS, Georgia Institute of Technology Saint Petersburg, Florida JD, Georgia State University BS, Vanderbilt University Jocelyn Maria Wildhack Louden Alexander Young Saint Petersburg, Florida Asheville, North Carolina BS, Vanderbilt University BLA, Maryville College Louden Alexander Young Master of Arts in Practical Theology Asheville, North Carolina BLA, Maryville College Wanda Denise Ackles Savannah, Georgia Master of Arts in Theological Studies BGS, Armstrong Atlantic State University MBA, Capella University Joshua Miles Baker Chicago, Illinois Joffre Tyler Brock BA, Lee University LaGrange, Georgia BA, Georgia State University Trevor Jeyaraj Jeyaraj Samraj BA, Georgia State University Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India BBA, Scott Christian College, Nagercoil, India Jennifer Colleen Cook MA, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India Athens, Georgia MPhil, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India BSEd, University of Georgia MEd, University of Georgia Richard Dakina Johnson Monrovia, Liberia Zachary Adam Fletcher BTh, Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary, Monrovia, Commerce, Georgia Liberia BA, Piedmont College MA, Piedmont College

13 Jinhyuk Kim Onica Stewart Seoul, South Korea McDonough, Georgia BA, Seoul Theological University, Seoul, South Korea BARS, Luther Rice University MDiv, Seoul Theological University, Seoul, South BSBA, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Korea Jamaica

Aaron Paige Pelz *Degree completed December 31, 2018 (Mid-year) Nashville, Tennessee BA, Samford University **Awarded the degree at commencement exercises at the United Theological College of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica Virginia Fielder Seibel* (in absentia) Decatur, Georgia BA, Georgia State University

FELLOWSHIPS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Harvard A. Anderson Fellowship This fellowship was established in 1983 by the Rev. and Mrs. Harvard A. Anderson of Orlando, Florida. This fellowship is awarded to the graduate determined by the faculty to have the greatest potential for future academic achievement.

Columbia Graduate Fellowships The Columbia Graduate Fellowships were initiated by the class of 1941.

Emma Gaillard Boyce Graduate Fellowship This fellowship was established by the Rev. David Gaillard Boyce, an alumnus of the seminary, in honor of his mother. It is awarded to a graduating senior or clergyperson who enrolls in a graduate program of music and/or worship.

Fannie Jordan Bryan Fellowships These fellowships were established through a generous legacy left to Columbia by the late Mrs. Fannie Jordan Bryan of Columbia, South Carolina.

Anna Church Whitner Fellowships These fellowships are given periodically from a legacy left to the seminary in 1928 by the late William C. Whitner of Rock Hill, South Carolina, in memory of his mother.

James T. and Celeste M. Boyd Book Fund Award Eligibility: Basic Degree Graduating Students A cash award given each year to a basic degrees graduating student who in the judgment of the faculty would be a good steward of a theological library, and has demonstrated a desire through studies to build a personal theological library.

Robert H. Ramey Christian Leadership Award Eligibility: MDiv Graduating Students A cash award to be used for books and/or continuing education that is given to a graduating MDiv senior who shows promise of providing outstanding leadership to the church. The recipient would have demonstrated unusual leadership qualities at Columbia, as well as spiritual depth and integrity.

Wilds Book Prize Eligibility: MDiv Graduating Students A cash award given to the graduating student selected by the faculty for the highest distinction in academic work over the entire seminary program in the Master of Divinity degree program.

14 Presbyterian Women of the Presbytery of St. Andrew Preaching Award Eligibility: MDiv Degree Students A cash award for the best sermon preached by an MDiv degree student during the academic year. Students should submit a paper manuscript of only one sermon. A judging committee of professors of worship and preaching and other faculty nominates a student to the faculty for election.

William Dudley Fund Award Eligibility: MDiv Graduating Students Award(s) to graduating MDiv seniors who have evidenced achievement, interest, and commitment in evangelism and church growth, to be used within a five-year period for costs associated with continuing education or graduate study in evangelism and church growth at Columbia Theological Seminary. Faculty members may nominate persons to the Basic Degrees Committee who will nominate two persons for recommendation to the faculty.

Abdullah Awards Eligibility: All Degree Students These awards of two types are made available each year by the late Rev. Gabriel Abdullah, an alumnus of the seminary. The first cash prize is for the best paper setting forth a plan for the teaching of Bible in the public schools; and the second is for the best paper designing a program for the development of moral and spiritual values.

Julia Abdullah Award Eligibility: All Degree Students This award is made available each year by the late Rev. Gabriel Abdullah, an alumnus of the seminary. The cash prize is for the best paper on the subject, “How to make the church school hour the most interesting hour of the week.”

Emma Gaillard Boyce Memorial Award Eligibility: All Degree Students A cash award given to the degree student writing the best paper on the creative use of music in worship. A judging committee of professors of worship and preaching nominates a person to the faculty for election.

Paul T. Fuhrmann Book Prize in Church History Eligibility: Basic Degree Students A cash award made annually to the basic degrees student who has shown the most outstanding achievement in church history. A judging committee of professors of church history nominates a person to the faculty for election.

Ludwig Richard Max Dewitz Old Testament Studies Award Eligibility: Basic Degree Students A cash award given to a basic degree student who prepared the best Old Testament exegesis during the academic year. A judging committee of professors of Old Testament nominates a person to the faculty for election.

Samuel A. Cartledge New Testament Studies Award Eligibility: Basic Degree Students A cash award given to the basic degree student who prepared the best New Testament exegesis during the academic year. A judging committee of professors of New Testament nominates a person to the faculty for election.

Lyman and Myki Mobley Prize in Biblical Scholarship Eligibility: All Degree Students, Faculty A cash award given to a student in any degree program or a faculty member who is doing exemplary work in the field of biblical studies as it relates to the worship and work of the Church. Judging will be by the Biblical area of the faculty to determine the best paper, published article, sermon, or other form of media submitted for consideration.

Harold J. Riddle Memorial Book Award Eligibility: Graduating Students A cash award given to a graduating student, selected by the faculty in consultation with the pastoral care faculty, who shows the highest distinction in the field of pastoral care, especially in the area of terminally ill patients.

Florrie Wilkes Sanders Prize in Theology Eligibility: All Degree Students A cash award to the student presenting the best paper showing sound theological scholarship and relevance to the needs of Christian people in the contemporary world. Special attention is given to papers that relate theology to

15 the education, professions, and avocations of lay people. A judging committee from the Historical-Doctrinal area nominates a student to the faculty for election.

John Nelsen Award: The Bible and the Missional Church Eligibility: DMin or DEdMin Graduating Students This cash award is for the best Doctor of Ministry or Doctor of Educational Ministry project focusing on scripture in aiding the transformation of the student’s congregation into a missional church. The award is given by Dan Winn, Jr. in honor of his friend and counselor, John Nelsen, MDiv, DMin, Princeton Theological Seminary and pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Sapulpa, Oklahoma, who for 25 years has devoted his ministry to challenging, sustaining, and transforming congregations. The missional church has been his primary focus for several years.

George and Sally Telford Award Eligibility: DMin Graduating Students This cash award recognizes each year an outstanding graduate in the Doctor of Ministry program. The award is presented to the graduating DMin student who shows exceptional ability for congregational leadership with an emphasis on social justice issues and vision for the church.

Indiantown Country Church Award Eligibility: MDiv Students This award was established by the family of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Stuckey in their honor to highlight the work of ministry in rural congregations. The cash prize is awarded annually to an MDiv student who has done outstanding ministry in a rural congregation.

Florie S. Johnson Award Eligibility: Graduating Basic Degree Students This cash award was established by the family of Florie S. Johnson in memory of their mother, who was a devoted teacher committed to lay ministry through the Church of Jesus Christ. The award is given to a graduating basic degree student who presents the best paper setting forth a plan for pastoral care to the aging, and who shows promise of providing such ministry in a parish setting.

William Rivers Waddey Award Eligibility: MDiv Graduating Students A cash award established by Walter and Cecilia Waddey in memory of their son, William, who was an active and vital part of the youth program and ministry at Peachtree Presbyterian Church. The fund is to support an award given to a graduating MDiv student who possesses extraordinary gifts for youth ministry and an intent to pursue such a call in the church.

Buechner Award in Preaching Eligibility: Basic Degree Graduating Students A cash award presented annually to the basic degrees graduating student who has done outstanding work in chapel leadership and preaching courses throughout their entire seminary program. Nominations are made by faculty members in homiletics and worship to the Basic Degrees Committee.

Buechner Award in Writing Eligibility: Graduating Students A cash award presented annually to the graduating student from any degree program who exemplifies care and craft in the skill of communicating the gospel in the written word, in both course assignments and in public and pastoral ministry settings throughout their entire seminary program. Nominations are made by faculty members and/or the Director of the Center for Academic Literacy to the Basic Degrees Committee.

Dabney and Tom Dixon Creation Care Preaching Award Eligibility: All Basic Degree Students This cash award was established in 2013 by Dabney and Tom Dixon. It is awarded to the student who prepares the best sermon that addresses the intersections of the Bible, the Church, and environmental concerns (e.g., sustainability, resilience, water, land, energy, climate change, food, communicable disease). The awardee this year, Bethany Love Apelquist, preached the winning sermon at the SAGE Earth Day Chapel on April 22nd.

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