2010 Theses and Award Winners

Masters-level Theses

• Subverting Racism in Interfaith Dialogue: The Work of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions by Honna M. Eichler
• Dinka Concept of Peace as a Contribution to Muslim-Christian Coexistence in Sudan by Emmanuel Tongun Mathew Gore

Doctor of Ministry Theses

• Authenticity and Relevance in a Postmodern Context: A Conversation Between the Black Church and the Emerging Church by Alise Donyelle Barrymore
• Number One: The Associate Pastor’s Charge to Preach by Alan Dixon Dorway       
• Increasing the Space: The Journey to Become a Multiracial Congregation by Michael J. Jones
• Pentecostal Leadership: The Development of Pentecostal Pastoral Leadership in the New South African Context by Amos Golo Mokopi
• The Long Journey to Home: Preaching to Rebuild Trust in the Aftermath of Clergy Betrayal by M.J. Romano
• Overcoming Racism against Arab Americans: An Educational Program in Search of Reconciliation by Jonah Joshua Salim
• Re-Kindling the Fire: Renewing Hope for Congregational Vitality by David Alan Torrey    

Recipients of Fellowships, Awards, and Prizes 2009-2010

• Bernadine Orme Smith Fellowship:    Linda Mary Eastwood (Alternate:  Adam Malak)
• John V. Farwell Fellowship in Theology and Ethics:    Linda Mary Eastwood
• Arthur A. Hayes Fellowship in Church History:    Jeffrey T. Foels
• T. B. Blackstone Fellowship in New Testament Greek:    Matthew John Helms
• Nettie McCormick Fellowship in Old Testament Hebrew:    Michael Steven Plank
• George Tressler Scott Fellowship in Applied Christianity:    Juhyun Jang and Casey Elizabeth Thornburgh
• John Randall Hunt Prizes for Outstanding D.Min. Thesis and Academic Record:   Alise Donyelle Barrymore and M. J. Romano
• Nettie F. McCormick Award in Old Testament:    Arianne Lehn
• Isabella Blackstone Award in New Testament:    Mary Carlin   
• Isabella Blackstone Award in Church History:     Rosa Sailes
• Henry P. Crowell Award in Systematic Theology:    Honna Eichler
• Floyd V. Filson Prizes in New Testament:  Michelle Henrichs and Alexander Wirth
• Hugh McBirney Awards in English Bible:    Amber Ellington and Lora Lynne Burge
• Samuel Robinson Awards in Shorter Catechism:    Katie Anderson, Linda Eastwood, Kate Ester and Sarah Ross
• Arthur R. McKay Prize in Theology:    Casey Elizabeth Thornburgh
• Marshall Scott Urban /Labor Ministry Award:    Jerome Anthony Adams and Gloria D. Cox
• Ellen and James Taylor Award in Preaching:    Veronica Johnson and Jeffrey T. Foels
• Jesse Halsey Award for Imagination in Preaching:    Kimberlee Michelle Frost   
• Martin D. Kneeland Award for Sermon Delivery:  Jody Schultz Noble
• James W. Angell Award for Preaching with the Congregation:   Linda Mary Eastwood
• Robert and Jean Boling Memorial Fund for International Travel and Study:   Emmanuel Tongun Mathew Gore and Linda Mary Eastwood