{"id":21837,"date":"2023-05-25T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=21837"},"modified":"2023-05-25T20:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T20:25:12","slug":"bethany-seminary-commencement-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2023\/bethany-seminary-commencement-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethany Seminary confers 14 master\u2019s degrees, 12 graduate certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Ind., conferred 14 master\u2019s degrees and 12 graduate certificates during its 2023 Academic Commencement Ceremony on May 13. Jana Carter, a Bethany alumna, delivered the commencement address. The event also included remarks by Eric Bishop, chair of the seminary\u2019s board of trustees, and organ music performed by Carolyn Ripp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s graduates are listed below with their degrees and\/or certificates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wazani Ijarafu Adamu<\/strong> of Jos, Nigeria, certificate in biblical peacemaking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philip James Collins<\/strong> of Dearborn Heights, Mich., master of divinity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Dauda <\/strong>of Jos, Nigeria, certificate in biblical peacemaking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mychael De\u2019Angelo Dia-Bethune<\/strong> of Charlotte, N.C., certificate in theopoetics and theological imagination<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carla Lynne Gillespie<\/strong> of Tipp City, Ohio, master of divinity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Beth Gray<\/strong> of Westlake, Ohio, master of arts in theopoetics and writing with the portfolio topic \u201cTheopoetics and Motherhood: Considerations and Examples,\u201d certificate in just peace and conflict transformation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bethany Seminary president Jeff Carter takes a selfie with guest speaker Jana Carter (no relation) and board chair Eric Bishop, as faculty, staff, and graduates line up for this year’s commencement ceremony. Photo courtesy of Bethany Seminary<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Please pray\u2026 <\/strong>For each seminary graduate and for all of the faculty and staff and others who mentored them.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Nicholas Paul Gutierrez<\/strong> of Akron, Ohio, master of arts with the thesis topic \u201cWalking into Eternity: A Poetic and Theological Account of Christian Pilgrimage,\u201d master of arts in theopoetics and writing with the portfolio topic \u201cThe Theopoetic Potential of Haiku\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travis Eugene Hartman<\/strong> of Leesburg, Ind., master of arts with the thesis topic \u201cExamining Open Theism in Exodus\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sewuese Isaiah<\/strong> of Jos, Nigeria, certificate in biblical peacemaking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah Torkuma Jam<\/strong> of Jos, Nigeria, certificate in biblical peacemaking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margo Janey McKenzie<\/strong> of Middletown, Del., certificate in theopoetics and theological imagination<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel Nelson<\/strong> of Freeland, Mich., master of divinity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clifford Sterling Nunn<\/strong> of Richmond, Ind., master of divinity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ezra Parah<\/strong> of Jos, Nigeria, certificate of achievement in theological studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staci Ann Peterson<\/strong> of Cincinnati, Ohio, master of divinity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingrid Rogers<\/strong> of Menlo Park, Calif., master of arts in theopoetics and writing with the portfolio topic \u201cIn God\u2019s Garden\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucky Simon<\/strong> of Jos, Nigeria, certificate in biblical peacemaking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alina Rose Sayre Skujins<\/strong> of Greenville, S.C., certificate in theopoetics and theological imagination<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope Elizabeth Woodard Staton<\/strong> of Indianapolis, Ind., master of divinity, certificate in intercontextual biblical interpretation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timothy Lloyd Troyer<\/strong> of Huntington, Ind., master of divinity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desiree Marie Weaver-Spidel<\/strong> of Elizabethtown, Pa., master of arts in spiritual and social transformation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Curtis Wehrle<\/strong> of Midland, Va., master of divinity, certificate in intercontextual biblical interpretation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For additional information, including a video of the ceremony and more about the class of 2023, visit the seminary\u2019s commencement page at https:\/\/bethanyseminary.edu\/commencement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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