GRADUATION AWARD WINNERS 2024
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary awarded prizes to members of the Class of 2024 during the graduation exercises held May 31. This year’s honorees were:
The Jennie Rigg Barbour Memorial Prize, for second highest rank, Brian T. Devereaux, Lexington, S.C.
The Watson Samuel Boyce Music Prize, Stephanie B. Backus, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Suzanne C. Hager-Bellesis, Sterline, Mass.; and Noah J. Morgan, Richmond, Va.
The Brooks Foundation Commencement Prize, for highest standing in pastoral care, Ryan K. Washabaugh, Connellsville, Pa.
Robert M. Ezzell Homiletics Prize, excellence in preaching, Addison L. Schmitt, Richmond, Va.
The Paul T. Gerrard Prize in Homiletics and Pastoral Care, Stephanie B. Backus, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Jackson Hale Prize in Polity, James K. Tolley III, Hurricane, W.Va.
The Thomas Jamison Scholarship for the student with the highest grade average, Noah J. Morgan, Richmond, Va.
The Michael Wilson Keith Memorial Prize in Homiletics, Noah J. Morgan, Richmond, Va.
The Robert A. Lee Church History Prize, First – Noah J. Morgan, Richmond, Va., and Second – Stephanie B. Backus, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Sylvester S. Marvin Fellowship given for post-graduate study to the highest ranking member of the class, Noah J. Morgan, Richmond, Va.
The John W. and Miriam G. Meister Award in Pastoral Ministry, James D. Wimberly, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Middlesex United Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.) Memorial Prize in Biblical Studies, Brian T. Devereaux, Lexington, S.C.
The Clara Edna Miller Prize in Pastoral Theology, Addison L. Schmitt, Richmond, Va., and James K. Tolley III, Hurricane, W.Va.
The Richard J. Rapp Memorial Award in Doctor of Ministry Studies, Taylor Lewis Guthrie Hartman, Statesboro, Ga.; Jonathan A. Komperda, Toledo, Ohio; Patrick W. Marshall, Devon, Pa.; Allan McCafferty, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK; Joel M. Wood, Tulsa, Okla.
The Henry A. Riddle Fund for Graduate Study, Brian T. Devereaux, Lexington, S.C.
The William B. Watson Prize in Hebrew, Brian T. Devereaux, Lexington, S.C.