CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2021
Commencement
On May 28, 2021, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary celebrated its Commencement with virtual festivities. Watch the service below.
Service of Thanksgiving
Additionally, graduates and families gathered for the Service of Thanksgiving May 27. Watch the worship service.
Class of 2021
Certificate in Church Planting and Revitalization
Simone Stacy Adams
Louisville, Ky.
Tyler Domske
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ted Dufresne
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Elizabeth Erdman
Baltimore, Md.
Jason D. Freyer
Bethel Park, Pa.
Christopher J. Holland III
Philadelphia, Pa.
Nsenga Gad Mpoyo
Decatur, Ga.
Christopher Romine
New York, N.Y.
Ashley Rossi
Glenside, Pa.
Certificate in Ministry
Leigh A. Pogue
Pittsburgh Pa.
Certificate in Theological Studies
Vania Brister
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Wendy S. Farone
Glenshaw, Pa.
Michael Self
Baton Rouge, La.
Certificate in Advanced Studies in Ministry
Virginia Teitt
Marysville, Ohio
Master of Arts
Steven Singleton
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies
Brandon Pearce Cooper
McCandless, Pa.
Terri Pennybaker
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Debra C. Sims
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Master of Theological Studies
Elayne Arrington
West Mifflin, Pa.
Sarah Elizabeth Betzig
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sarah Knapp
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Leanna Dawn Lake
Waynesburg, Pa.
Saja Owens
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Kelsey Regan
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rafael Salinas Urrego
Barranquilla, Colombia
Master of Divinity
Cristina Renee Adams
Lawrence, Kan.
Guy William Brown
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Antawn D. Coleman Sr. **
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jason Alan Dauer ***
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Julia Lea DiFiore ***
Carnegie, Pa.
Caryn Whitney Doege
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Kristen Enrick
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Shannon M. Garrett-Headen
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Kathleen M. Hartzell
North Olmsted, Ohio
Johnathon Hogan
Tallmadge, Ohio
Anthony C. Igwe
Monroeville, Pa.
Ciera Sydney James * **
Chesapeake, Va.
Cassandra Nicole Laughlin
Canonsburg, Pa.
Patricia A. Lee
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ralph B. Lowe Jr.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Debra L. Mason
Greensburg, Pa.
Jon Mathieu
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sarah Margaret Parrott
Pittsburgh, Pa.
William Keith Quinn
Scott Township, Pa.
William Anthony Robbins
Huntingdon, Pa.
Rose Schrott
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Karen S. Slusser
Wexford, Pa.
Jennifer L. Stampfel
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Shawn Weaver
Morgantown, W.Va.
Victoria Wellstead
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rebecca L. Young
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Felicia Abril Zamora
Managua, Nicaragua
* Joint Degree MDiv/MSW
** Graduate Certificate in Urban Ministry
*** MDiv with Church Planting Emphasis
Doctor of Ministry
Christine M. Clark
Edinburgh, Scotland
Polyphony or Cacophony? An Autoethnographic Study of Worship during Lockdown 2020
Wayland Newton Coe
Conroe, Texas
The Communion of the Saints: Bringing Alive the Great Cloud of Witnesses
Michael W. Golphin
West Mifflin, Pa.
When the Church Is Silent
Jason Richard Hefner
Washington, Pa.
Daily Prayer for the Contemporary Congregation: An Experiment in Helping a Congregation Explore Fixed-Hour Prayer
Juliann Shannon Joy
Colombiana, Ohio
Personal Spiritual Maturity and Congregational Life: Insights from Neuroscience
Nancy E. Lowmaster
Geneseo, N.Y.
Squinting Through a Dusty Lens: Archaeology as a Window to Cultural Context in Preaching
Rachelle L. McCalla
Atlantic, Iowa
Faith in Fiction
Maximos Kevin O. Nnachette
Igbariam, Anambra State, Nigeria
Liturgical Catechesis as a Tool for Engaging The Clergy/Church Leaders about the Orthodox Faith
Michael J. Paulus Jr.
Seattle, Wash.
Artificial Intelligence and the Apocalyptic Imagination: Exploring Narratives about Ai, Faith, and the Future
Yvonne Maureen Thurmond
Griffin, Ga.
Lament as a Practice for Processing the Grief of an Aging and Declining Congregation
Samuel T. Weddington
Bristol, Tenn.
For The Beauty of the Earth: Faith, Ecology & Care
Graduation Award Winners
Jennie Rigg Barbour Memorial Prize
Johnathon Hogan
Rose Schrott
Ford Lewis Battles and Marion Davis Battles Scholarship
Rebecca Young
Brooks Foundation Commencement Prize
Karen Slusser
Paul T. Gerrard Prize in Homiletics and Pastoral Care
Antawn Coleman
Jackson Hale Prize in Polity
Jason Dauer
Thomas Jamison Scholarship
Will Robbins
Jon Mathieu
Theodore W. Kalsbeek ’51 Prize
Caryn Doege
Michael Wilson Keith Memorial Prize in Homiletics
Rose Schrott
Robert A. Lee Church History Prize
Anthony Igwe
Rose Schrott
Sylvester S. Martin Fellowship
Will Robbins
Walter P. and Anna L. McConkey Award in Homiletics
Antawn Coleman
Middlesex United Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church U.S.A.) Memorial Prize in Biblical Studies
Elayne Arrington
Clara Edna Miller Prize in Pastoral Theology
Anthony Igwe
Richard J. Rapp Memorial Award in Doctor of Ministry Studies
Samuel Weddington
Henry A. Riddle Fund for Graduate Study
Will Robbins
Alice Myers Sigler Memorial Prize in History and Theology
Sarah Betzig
William B. Watson Prize in Hebrew
Cristina Adams
John Watson Prize in New Testament Greek
Jason Dauer
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