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Commencement 2024

We were delighted to confer degrees and diplomas on 53 students across our Master of Divinity, Master of Arts, Doctor of Ministry, Doctor of Educational Ministry, and Diploma in Anglican Studies programs at our 201st Commencement earlier this year.

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The Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, Ph.D., Dean and President of VTS, said: “Commencement is always a moment of hope. God has raised up graduates, who have been formed, and stand ready to make a difference to the Church. We also recognize service to the Church and the Academy through our honorary doctorates. The entire occasion is a reminder that God is at work with new congregational leaders through to seasoned bishops and academics.”

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The Seminary also conferred seven honorary degrees in recognition of significant service to God in the Church and the world, five of which were conferred on alumni.

The following people received a Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa:

  • The Rt. Rev. Matthew Davis Cowden ’06, Bishop of the Diocese of West Virginia
  • The Rt. Rev. Sally J. French ’12, D.Min., Bishop of the Diocese of New Jersey
  • The Rev. Asa J. Lee ’15, D.Min., President of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
  • The Rt. Rev. David G. Read ’92, D.Min., Bishop of the Diocese of West Texas
  • The Rt. Rev. Ann M. Ritonia ’08, Bishop Suffragan of the Armed Forces and Federal Ministries
  • The Rev. Miguel A. De La Torre, Ph.D., Professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies, Iliff School of Theology, who was chosen by the Class of 2024 to be their Commencement speaker.

A Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa was conferred on:

  • Katrina Browne, documentary filmmaker, director and writer, and advisor to The Episcopal Church’s Becoming Beloved Community Initiative.
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NEWS

The Ministry of Mitzi Budde

Mitzi Budde, D.Min, Head Librarian and the Arthur Carl Lichtenberger Chair for Theological Research, retires after 33 years. The Rev. A. Katherine Grieb, Ph.D., ’83, reflects on the profound impact she has had on VTS.

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Remembering Tom Bowers

The Thomas Dix Bowers Preaching Fellowship Fund was established at Virginia Theological Seminary on May 6, 2008, by family and friends of the Rev. Dr. Thomas Dix Bowers, VTS ’56.

Jerome Berryman

Ministering for Children

The Rev, Rode Molla, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, and the first Berryman Family Chair for Children’s Spirituality and Nurture at Virginia Theological Seminary, reflects on the legacy of the Rev. Jerome Berryman, D.Min.

A Shining Star of Love and Grace

Virginia Theological Seminary was honored to confer the Dean’s Cross for Servant Leadership on Ellen Wofford Hawkins in recognition of her deep faith and ability to bring sunshine into the lives of others.

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