2018 Commencement 2323 East Iliff Avenue Denver, CO 80210 www.iliff.edu The 113th Annual Commencement of The Iliff School of Theology St. Andrew United Methodist Church Highlands Ranch, Colorado June 7, 2018 10:00 a.m. “Iliff School of Theology has been established to promote Progress in Doctrine and experience. It is based on the best, that it may rise in future to some future better than the present best... In doctrine it fears no criticism, courts always an advance.” —Bishop Henry White Warren, 1895 Please silence your cell phone. You are welcome to take photographs, but please be aware of sightlines for others and avoid using flash. *Please stand as you are able. Prelude Mark Zwilling Director of Music & The Arts St. Andrew United Methodist Church *Processional Improvisation on a Theme Leading the Procession Rev. Dr. Carrie Doehring Faculty Marshal Clifford Baldridge Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling Gianna Rendon Student Marshal Welcome Rev. Dr. Thomas V. Wolfe President and Chief Executive Officer Bishop Henry White Warren Professor of Leadership and Ministry Praxis *Hymn “Where Mountains Lift the Eye” Music on page 11 1 Responsive Prayer Kirt Hodges and Mina Nau Masters Students of the Year Leader: O Source of every good and perfect gift, who has gathered us from many traditions and places, we remember all who, willingly or unwillingly, knowingly or unknowingly, have helped us make the journey to this time of celebration. People: We give thanks for your spirit working through them. Leader: Lover of all, who knows and remembers every single one, we remember all the ancestors and their descendants, whose land we now inhabit, we remember those who were dehumanized by forced labor to establish this state and nation, we join your eternal recognition of their humanity and gifts beyond our knowing. People: We give thanks for your spirit working through them. Leader: We remember those who prepared the way with us in mind, founders with a vision, faithful teachers and graduates of the past who left us a tradition of scholarship and ministry. People: We give thanks for your spirit working through them. Leader: We remember trustees, churches and donors who shouldered the burden of supporting and maintaining our school. People: We give thanks for your spirit working through them. Leader: We remember pastors and chaplains, congregations and individuals who shared their wisdom and gave us encouragement. People: We give thanks for your spirit working through them. Leader: We remember classmates and teachers, who challenged us and widened our vision of what life means and faith requires. People: We give thanks for your spirit working through them. 2 Leader: We remember administrators and support staff, whose steady efforts made it possible for us to prepare for our future work. People: We give thanks for your spirit working through them. Leader: And we remember with special affection friends and family, partners and children, who bore with us through times of struggle, who helped us persist in reaching for our dream and claiming what we are called to be. People: We give thanks for your spirit working through them. And with glad and grateful hearts we praise you saying, Alleluia, Amen! Presentation by the Graduating Class Solo “If I Can Help Somebody” Author: A. Bazel Androzzo Hazel Miller, soprano Arrangement: A. Leon Tredwell Dana Marsh, piano Reading Dr. Jacob Kinnard Professor of Comparative Religions Commencement Address “Resisting Disequilibrium” Dr. Tink Tinker Clifford Baldridge Emeritus Professor of American Indian Cultures and Religious Traditions Prayer Rev. Dr. Jennifer Leath Assistant Professor of Religion and Social Justice *Congregational Song “I Need You to Survive” Music on page 12 Conferring of Degrees Authorization and Greetings Anita Sanborn Chair, Board of Trustees 2017-2019 Conferral of Degrees Rev. Dr. Thomas V. Wolfe Presentation of Candidates Rev. Dr. Boyung Lee Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty Co-Dean, DU-Iliff Joint Doctoral Program in the Study of Religion Professor of Practical Theology 3 Presentation of Diplomas Rev. Dr. Thomas V. Wolfe Anita Sanborn Master of Arts Master of Arts in Pastoral and Spiritual Care Master of Arts in Social Justice and Ethics Master of Theological Studies Master of Divinity Doctor of Philosophy in Religious and Theological Studies Investiture with Insignia of the Degree Dr. Mark George Professor of Bible and Ancient Systems of Thought Assistant Director, University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology Joint Ph.D. in the Study of Religion Rev. Dr. Rubén Arjona Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology and Care Alumni/ae Association Welcome and Gift in memory of Marjorie Robinson from the Robert P. & Marjorie Robinson Scholarship Fund Becca Boone, MASC ‘13 Representative of the Iliff Alumni Association Board Rev. Thomas Barlow Director of Alumni and Community Education Charge to the Graduates Dr. Theodore M. Vial, Jr. Harvey Potthoff Professor of Theology and Modern Western Religious Thought Dr. Andriette Jordan-Fields Academic Advisor Blessing of the Hands Rev. Dr. Carrie Doehring Carmen Baca Doster Registrar *Congregational Song “Hands” Music on page 13 accompanied by Jenny LaJoye *Benediction Dr. Amy Erickson Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible Director of the Master of Theological Studies Program *Recessional Improvisation on a Theme 4 Join us in celebration. A reception honoring the graduates will be held immediately following the commencement ceremony in the Fellowship Hall of St. Andrew United Methodist Church. Dr. Tink Tinker In November 2017, Dr. Tink Tinker (wazhazhe, Osage Nation), Iliff’s Professor of American Indian Cultures and Religious Traditions, retired after 32 years of service. A member of the faculty since 1985, his publications include American Indian Liberation: A Theology of Sovereignty (2008); Spirit and Resistance: Political Theology and American Indian Liberation (2004); and Missionary Conquest: The Gospel and Native American Genocide (1993). He is co-editor of Native Voices: American Indian Identity and Resistance (2003), and Fortress Press’ Peoples’ Bible (2008). Dr. Tinker regularly taught The History of Christianity and the Modern World, American Christianity and Indian Genocide, and Race, Gender, Class: Historical, Sociological and Scientific Analysis of Individual, Institutional, and Systemic Racism in the Modern World. Dr. Tinker volunteered in the Indian community as (non–stipendiary) director of Four Winds American Indian Survival Project in Denver for 25 years. In that capacity he functioned in the urban Indian community as a traditional American Indian spiritual leader. His work with Four Winds also led to the Rocky Mountain Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America returning of land and establishing a relationship with the Native community at Four Winds. Firmly committed to the ecumenical movement, Dr. Tinker is past president of the Native American Theological Association and is a member of the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians. He has been active in volunteer capacities with several denominations at the national level and the National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches. He served as an “Honorary Advisor” to IMADR, the International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism; and he also serves locally on the Leadership Council of the American Indian Movement of Colorado. At Iliff, Dr. Tinker served as a key mentor to all students and particularly to students of color. Hazel Miller and the Hazel Miller Band have been among the premier jazz, R&B, Blues ensembles in Colorado for the past 30 years. Ms. Miller has been featured in everything from Governor Hickenlooper’s inauguration to television audiences reaching 180 million viewers. You can learn more about her at www.hazelmiller.biz. The graduating class is honored to invite her to help us honor all this year’s anniversaries by performing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s beloved “If I Can Help Somebody.” 5 MASTER OF ARTS Keely Autumn Hinshaw McCabe B.A., Hanover College with distinction J.D., Florida Coastal School of Law MASTER OF ARTS IN PASTORAL AND SPIRITUAL CARE Marcia Lynne Meier B.A., University of Northern Colorado M.S.S., University of Denver M.Div., Iliff School of Theology Berry Daniel Wilson B.B.A., Kennesaw State University M.B.A., The University of Georgia MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ETHICS Quinton Raymond Bobb B.C.C.M., The King’s University Emily Sepulveda Wheeland B.A., Oregon State University Tessa Munson Wood B.A., Naropa University MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES Aaron Edwards Brown B.A., Colorado College Anna Elizabeth Burch B.S., Presbyterian College María de Lourdes Calderón Universidad Bíblica Latinoamericana, Costa Rica M. DeWitt Daggett III B.A., Macalester College with distinction M.S., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities David Wayne DeWitt B.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with distinction Karin A. Dremel* B.A., Metropolitan State University Stefanie Michelle Getteau B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder Emilia Helen Glaes B.A., University of Dayton Sarah Elinor Goodwin A.A., Tallahassee Community College B.A., Saint Leo University 6 Joshua Daniel Gutierrez B.S., Colorado Technical University Lindsey Marie Hodel B.S., University of Kansas Allison Ostrowski B.S., Ithaca College with distinction M.S., Cornell University Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder Andrew Michael Sprain B.A., Pacific Lutheran University MASTER OF DIVINITY Jean-Paul