Author: Jaclyn K Jones
Ralph Pedersen (STH'54)
Rev. Dr. Ralph Pedersen (STH’54) passed away on Sat. Aug. 27, 2016. Ralph’s memorial service will be held on Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. in Central UMC, Stockton, CA. You can read his obituary for more information.
Dennis Holway (STH'70)
Dennis Holway (STH’70) passed away August 1, 2016. You can read his obituary here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/adn/obituary.aspx?pid=181022223
Reverend Dr. Kent Millard (STH'66, GRS'70) named President of United Theological Seminary
Boston University School of Theology alumnus, M. Kent Millard, was elected as President of United Theological Seminary. The seminary announced the news on their website. Rev. Dr. Millard has served as interim president since January 2016. Read more on United’s website.
STH Faculty and Alumni on Editorial Board of New Room Books
Mark Davies (STH’01, GRS’01), Lallene Rector (STH’78, GRS’86), Professor David Schnasa Jacobsen, and Professor Karen B. Westerfield-Tucker are inaugural members of the New Room Books Editorial Board. New Room Books is a new academic publishing imprint for the United Methodist Church. The new imprint will offer Methodist scholars and their students a way to share […]
Earn Credit for taking Walter Fluker's Ethical Leadership MOOC
Join Our Ethical Leadership MOOC Anytime & Earn BU Graduate Credit! The Ethical Leadership MOOC offers teachers, administrators, counselors, and coaches looking to enhance their decision-making and community-building skills an opportunity to learn from some of the most influential voices in ethical leadership practices. Offered jointly by the BU School of Education and the BU […]
Susan Montgomery (STH'91)
Rev. Susan A. Montgomery was born Nov. 15, 1946, at Topeka, the daughter of Thomas H. and Ramona K. Selsor Turner. She graduated from Osage City High School in 1964. She married Larry Montgomery and they raised two sons. They divorced in 1983. She attended KSTC at Emporia, one year after high school and returned […]
Hunter Mabry (STH'69)
Hunter P. Mabry, 82, of Roanoke passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2016 after a long struggle with chronic radiation damage to his intestinal tract many years ago. Born in Timber Ridge in Rockbridge County, he was a native of the Shenandoah Valley. During his youth he lived in the Waynesboro area and graduated with the […]
Emerson Wood (STH'58)
Emerson Wood (STH’58) passed away July 25, 2016. You can read more here: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/emerson-wood-pastor-and-wall-of-fame-member-dies/article_aa37cdce-2faf-5f56-a7a8-96ab40c2b193.html
Ted Lockhart (CAS'65, STH'68) publishes book of poems
Theodore ‘Ted’ Lockhart, (CAS’65, STH’68) has recently published his third book of verse, In Our Good Name: Poems for Reflection. The poems are reflections on his journey during moments of Barack Obama’s presidency, including the extended moment or obstructionism questioning the legitimacy of “Number 44;” the moments when one “Black Man Walking” is shot and […]
David W. Scott (STH'07, GRS'13) publishes new book
Find out more about David Scott’s new book, Mission as Globalization: Methodists in Southeast Asia at the Turn of the Twentieth Century. About the book: “Through an examination of Methodist mission to Southeast Asia at the turn of the twentieth century, this broad-ranging book unites the history of globalization with the history of Christian mission and the history […]