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| Union Celebrates 173rd CommencementFriday, May 22, 2009, 4:00 p.m. Seminary Quadrangle
On Friday, May 22, 2009, Union Theological Seminary celebrated its 173rd Commencement. The weather was glorious, allowing the seminary community, family and friends to enjoy their first commencement ceremony to be held in the Seminary quadrangle since 2004. The following graduates received their degrees that afternoon.
Candidates for the Degree of Master of Divinity Austin Laine Adkinson Adam Michael Barnes Kelsey Marie Blankenship Harold Duane Brown Naomi Diane Jenkins Brown Benjamin R. Cherland Katherine Marie Clark Elaine M. Connolly Valerie Eugenia Kendrick Cousin Andrea Lin Dedmon Kathryn Clegg Dickinson Paul Andrew Downing Shelly Lynn Fayette David Frederic Greder Lissa Anne Gundlach T. Maddi Gutfreind Priscilla Janet Hambrick-Dixon Joo Young Hong Nathaniel Elias Jacobson Mason Herring Jenkins Megan Lloyd Joiner Shannon T.L. Furness Kearns Stephanie Grace Kershner Alison J. Killeen | Kathryn Moore LeFranc Sami Kay Martin Derrick Wayne McQueen Michelle Laverne Nickens Robert Charles Overy Laura E. Palmer Danielle Jeanise Sharletta E. Parish Hwi Joon Park Andrew John Sherman Paton Nicholas Stuart Richards Nikia Smith Robert Andrew J. Rosenthal Jason Andrew Harrison Seymour Jinwoo Shin Marlene W. Smith Thomas j. Snodgrass Kimberly S. Tomaszewski Carolina Isabel Treviño Lauren C. Vanderwerker Dorinda Ann Violante Justin Elliott Ward Gerald Lamar Williams, Jr. Yvette Dé Laraine Wilson |
Candidates for the Degree of Master of Arts Roberto Eliud Alejandro Corey L. Barnes Janna Trabert Chaney Lovelle Aileen Clark Anna R. DeWeese Daniel José Gaztambide Walter Lizandro Hidalgo-Olivares | Anne Marie Hillman Meghan Elizabeth Horman Karilyn J. Morris Aaron Petry Scott Jason M. VonWachenfeldt John A. Wessel-McCoy |
Candidates for the Degree of Master of Sacred Theology Douglas G. Grace Christopher Paul Grenier Young Ran Ha Edward George Horstmann Jr. Stephanie Lorraine Hughes Jai Hyuck Kwak Samuel Jaesam Lee Robert Loring | Kymberly Elaine McNair Dwayne Edward Meadows Kuniko Matsunaga Montgomery Motupalli S.P. Chaitanya Makito Nagasawa Laura Odessa White Yoon, InYoung |
Candidates for the Degree of Master of Philosophy
Malinda Elizabeth Berry Patrick Shu-Hsiang Cheng Ian Heston Doescher | Jennifer L. Heckart Justin Marc Lasser Elizabeth Armen Theoharis |
Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Karyn Carlo Jill S. Gather Pilar Jennings Amy Bentley Lamborn | Keun-Joo Christine Pae Storm Kirsten Swain Matthew Weiner |
Candidates for the Degree of Master of Arts in cooperation with Columbia University, presented by Prof. Michael Como
Todd Stephen Berzon Emily Mary Brennan Michael Brattus Jones | Stephanie Ying Lin Sara Aviva Ronis Drew J. Thomases |
Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in cooperation with Columbia University Varuni Bhatia John R. B. Campbell | Wen-Ling Jane Andrea Marion Pinkney |
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