Pittsburgh Theological Seminary celebrated the Class of 2015 during two services. The Service of Thanksgiving was held Thurs., June 4 and the Rev. Dr. Andrew Purves, Jean and Nancy Davis Professor of Historical Theology, preached. On Fri., June 5, we gathered at East Liberty Presbyterian Church for the 219th Commencement activities. The Rev. Dr. Charles Campbell, professor of homiletics at Duke University Divinity School, was the speaker. A number of students also received graduation awards.This year four of our graduates are alums of the Miller Summer Youth Institute, a PTS program for high school students, and Eric Vinsel earned the Seminary's first M.Div. Church Planting Emphasis degree.

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Service of Thanksgiving

Graduation Brunch

Commencement

Videos

Commencement

Service of Thanksgiving

 

Graduates

Master of Divinity

Tyler Joshua Bayless
East Liverpool, Ohio

Susan Anita Blank
Jeannette, Pa.

Rebecca Lenee Dix
Aplington, Iowa

Laurie Altagrace Gourdet
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Richard P. Hanlon Jr.
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Francis B. Horner
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Brian James Lays
Denver, Colo.

Charles Walter May
Arthurdale, W.Va.

James Lanard Moore
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Maxwell J. Muska
New Brighton, Pa.

Christopher Drew Myers
Knox, Pa.

Benjamin Andrew Phipps
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Aaron R. Price
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Rachel Renee Riggle
Danville, Ill.

Bradley W. Rito
Grosse Ile, Mich.

Mary Louise Russell
Pittsburgh, Pa.

James R. Sands
Carmichaels, Pa.

Benjamin Raymond Schneider
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Dawn Rachael Sherwood
North Huntingdon, Pa.

Jean A. Smith
Arnold, Pa.

Laurajane Charlie Stone
Oil City, Pa.

Eric Stephen Vinsel
Warrenville, Ill.

Matthew C. Williams
Owasso, Okla.

C. Garrett Yates
Birmingham, Ala.

Master of Arts

Travis Lux Fernald
Downingtown, Pa.

Holly Hebditch
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Alexander G. Miller
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Gina M. Noel-Brown
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Jonathan Micah Stewart
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Doctor of Ministry

Catherine Elizabeth Craley
Round Rock, Texas
"Rediscovering the Thin Places: Christ Through Creation in Ancient Celtic Christian Theology and in the Life of the Church Today"

James Alfred Evans
Oakdale, Pa.
"Developing a Conversational Model Of Prayer With an Emphasis on Listening for God"

*Roderick J. Grahame
Brechin, Scotland
"Shards of Hope: An Investigation Into the History of Brechin Cathedral from an Eschatological Perspective"

Jon E. Heeringa
Harrisonburg, Va.
"How To Be Prophetic In Pleasantville: Formed and Reformed by Scripture snd Prayer to Bear Witness"

*Glenda Simpkins Hoffman
Vienna, Va.
"Leaders Becoming Like Christ Together for the World"

William Charles Pederson
Matthews, N.C.
"Soulful Well-Being: The Sacramentality of Old Age"

Don Carlos Simpson Jr.
Chester, S.C.
Prophet, Priest, or Pastor: Reflecting on the Call to Ordained Ministry"

*Vaughan M. Smith
Walhalla, S.C.
"Cultivating Connectedness"

* In Absentia

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary celebrated the Class of 2015 during two services. The Service of Thanksgiving was held Thurs., June 4 and the Rev. Dr. Andrew Purves, Jean and Nancy Davis Professor of Historical Theology, preached. On Fri., June 5, we gathered at East Liberty Presbyterian Church for the 219th Commencement activities. The Rev. Dr. Charles Campbell, professor of homiletics at Duke University Divinity School, was the speaker. A number of students also received graduation awards.This year four of our graduates are alums of the Miller Summer Youth Institute, a PTS program for high school students, and Eric Vinsel earned the Seminary's first M.Div. Church Planting Emphasis degree.

Photo Galleries

Service of Thanksgiving

Graduation Brunch

Commencement

Videos

Commencement

Service of Thanksgiving

 

Graduates

Master of Divinity

Tyler Joshua Bayless
East Liverpool, Ohio

Susan Anita Blank
Jeannette, Pa.

Rebecca Lenee Dix
Aplington, Iowa

Laurie Altagrace Gourdet
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Richard P. Hanlon Jr.
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Francis B. Horner
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Brian James Lays
Denver, Colo.

Charles Walter May
Arthurdale, W.Va.

James Lanard Moore
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Maxwell J. Muska
New Brighton, Pa.

Christopher Drew Myers
Knox, Pa.

Benjamin Andrew Phipps
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Aaron R. Price
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Rachel Renee Riggle
Danville, Ill.

Bradley W. Rito
Grosse Ile, Mich.

Mary Louise Russell
Pittsburgh, Pa.

James R. Sands
Carmichaels, Pa.

Benjamin Raymond Schneider
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Dawn Rachael Sherwood
North Huntingdon, Pa.

Jean A. Smith
Arnold, Pa.

Laurajane Charlie Stone
Oil City, Pa.

Eric Stephen Vinsel
Warrenville, Ill.

Matthew C. Williams
Owasso, Okla.

C. Garrett Yates
Birmingham, Ala.

Master of Arts

Travis Lux Fernald
Downingtown, Pa.

Holly Hebditch
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Alexander G. Miller
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Gina M. Noel-Brown
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Jonathan Micah Stewart
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Doctor of Ministry

Catherine Elizabeth Craley
Round Rock, Texas
"Rediscovering the Thin Places: Christ Through Creation in Ancient Celtic Christian Theology and in the Life of the Church Today"

James Alfred Evans
Oakdale, Pa.
"Developing a Conversational Model Of Prayer With an Emphasis on Listening for God"

*Roderick J. Grahame
Brechin, Scotland
"Shards of Hope: An Investigation Into the History of Brechin Cathedral from an Eschatological Perspective"

Jon E. Heeringa
Harrisonburg, Va.
"How To Be Prophetic In Pleasantville: Formed and Reformed by Scripture snd Prayer to Bear Witness"

*Glenda Simpkins Hoffman
Vienna, Va.
"Leaders Becoming Like Christ Together for the World"

William Charles Pederson
Matthews, N.C.
"Soulful Well-Being: The Sacramentality of Old Age"

Don Carlos Simpson Jr.
Chester, S.C.
Prophet, Priest, or Pastor: Reflecting on the Call to Ordained Ministry"

*Vaughan M. Smith
Walhalla, S.C.
"Cultivating Connectedness"

* In Absentia