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was ordained at The Brick Presbyterian Church, New York, New York, and installed as associate pastor of pastoral care at The Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas.
1980s David A. Leslie (MDiv’88) has been named executive director of the Rothko Chapel in Houston. The Rothko Chapel is a space for religious ceremonies of all faiths and hosts programs in support of the arts, spirituality, and human rights.
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Marvin “Trey” Hegar (MDiv’07) was installed as pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, on January 1, 2015.
John R. Pflug Jr. (MDiv’10) became pastor at Windermere Presbyterian Church, in Wilmington, North Carolina, October 18, 2015.
Lisa and Mitchell Holley (MDiv’08) welcomed daughter Skylar McKenzie on September 24, 2015.
Laura Walters (MDiv’11) has been called to be pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Lake Travis in Austin.
Sarah Hegar (MDiv’09) became the Networking Associate for the Presbytery of East Iowa in September.
Kristi Click (MDiv’14) married Wes Blankman in Houston, Texas, on August 22, 2015.
Melissa Koerner Lopez (MDiv’09) and Jose Lopez (MDiv’10) welcomed daughter, Clara Ruth on April 17, 2015.
Alexander K. Cornell (MDiv’14) married student Kathy F. Lee, October 11, 2015.
ordinations | Len T. Carrell (MDiv’14)
Molly S. McGinnis (MDiv’14) was ordained at Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia, October 25, 2015. Gregory D. Allen-Pickett (MDiv’15) was ordained at Wellshire Presbyterian Church, Denver, Colorado, October 4, 2015. Michele R. Goff (MDiv’15) was ordained at First Presbyterian Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and installed as pastor at Aztec (New Mexico) Presbyterian Church, August 30, 2015.
in memoriam | J. Robert Durway (MDiv’48, ThM’49), Fort Worth, Texas, June 28, 2015 John M. McCoy Jr. (MDiv’63), Dallas, Texas, August 30, 2015 John R. Blue (MDiv’71), Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, July 11, 2015
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A cluster of Austin Seminary friends were on hand to celebrate Molly McGinnis’s ordination (center): Kaci Clark Porter (MDiv’10), M Barclay (MDiv’12), John Russell Stanger (MDiv’12), Layton Williams (MDiv’14), student Kevin Henderson, Allie Utley (MDiv’13), student Katherine Atkins, Sarah de la Fuente (MDiv’15), student Austin Young, and student Daniel Williams. 20 | Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary