Investiture Ceremony of Dr. Deborah J. Rogers as Vice President for Academic Affairs
Tuesday March 23, 2021 11:00AM
Alma Mater All Hail The Pow’r of Jesus’ Name (DIADEM) All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ Name! Let angels prostrate fall, Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him, crown Him, Crown Him, crown Him, And crown Him, Lord of all. Ye saints redeemed of Adam’s race, Ye ransomed from the fall, Ye ransomed from the fall; Hail Him who saves you by His grace, And crown Him, crown Him, Crown Him, crown Him, And crown Him, Lord of all. Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget The wormwood and the gall, The wormwood and the gall, Go, spread you trophies at His feet And crown Him, crown Him, Crown Him, crown Him, And crown Him, Lord of all. O that with yonder sacred throng We at His feet may fall! We at His feet may fall! We’ll join the everlasting song, And crown Him, crown Him, Crown Him, crown Him, And crown Him, Lord of all. And crown Him, Lord of all, Crown Him, Lord of all, Crown Him, Lord of all, And crown Him, Lord of all.
Words by Rev. Edward Perronet (1779); Music by James Ellor (1938)
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Mission Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School forms students in theological and multi-religious studies to serve, care, and advocate for all peoples and the earth.
Vision Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School will be faithful to its distinctive Christian identity as the institution becomes a seminary of and for the community, committed to practices of peace, service and justice.
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Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School History 1817 - 2021 The Establishment of the Oldest Baptist Seminary in America In 1817, the Hamilton Theological and Literary Institute was founded in rural Hamilton, New York, with a concern to provide an educated clergy for the churches of early 19th-century America. The institute would become Colgate Theological Seminary when 13 men with $13 founded Colgate University. Throughout its history, Colgate Theological Seminary was noted for its uncompromising commitment to academic freedom. William Newton Clarke (1840-1912), one of its faculty members, wrote An Outline of Christian Theology (1898) that became, in the words of a leading historian, “virtually the Dogmatik of evangelical liberalism.”
An Urban Seminary Begins in Rochester An offshoot of Colgate Theological Seminary was planted in Rochester in 1850 by a group of Baptists who wished to remove both Colgate University and its theological seminary to an urban setting. The initial removal controversy failed in a legal dispute; however, a number of faculty and students came from Colgate to Rochester to help begin a new university and seminary. Consequently, the Rochester Theological Seminary was founded concurrently with the University of Rochester. The Rochester seminary soon distinguished itself for its combination of academic rigor and social witness, traits admirably combined in its most famous faculty member, Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918), the founder of the Social Gospel movement in the late 19th century. For 40 years, Augustus Hopkins Strong (1836-1921) served as president of Rochester Theological Seminary while producing theology that incorporated the new doctrine of evolution and the emerging practices of biblical criticism into his theological work. Like her sister school in Hamilton, Rochester Theological Seminary was ecumenical in its mission, enrolling, even at that time, seminarians from many denominations.
Two Seminaries Unite In 1928, the Colgate and Rochester seminaries merged to become Colgate Rochester Divinity School, and as part of that merger, the 1100 South Goodman Street structure was built thanks to funding from John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The joining of these two schools represented a distinctive blending of roots and heritages. In time, it would serve as a precedent for other mergers by demonstrating that two distinctive institutions could strengthen their lives by becoming one.
Women’s School Merges with Colgate Rochester Divinity School In 1961, the Baptist Missionary Training School (BMTS) joined the campus on the hill, adding another important branch to the school’s lineage. The BMTS was founded in Chicago in 1881, to address the issue of the role of women in the Church. Its founder, Mrs. Rumah Crouse, created a community for women who were “responding to God’s call as revealed in Jesus Christ,” even when the Church failed to recognize their call. To prepare its graduates for such forms of service, the training school innovatively combined classroom work with field education to equip its students to minister wherever the need was greatest.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Alma Mater Moves to Rochester In 1970, Crozer Theological Seminary affiliated with Colgate Rochester Divinity School to form Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, bringing to the community, Crozer’s commitment to social justice and theological education oriented to the work of ministry. Crozer Theological Seminary was a result of the generosity of Baptist industrialist John P. Crozer. In 1867, he donated the building and land in Upland, Pennsylvania, that would become Crozer Theological Seminary. His investment in the seminary paid great dividends. In 1951, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. graduated from Crozer. A few years later, he would put to use the social ethics he had been taught at Crozer and lead the emergent Civil Rights Movement that would change the character of American society.
Collaborative Partners Bring Ecumenical Richness to CRCDS In 1824 Bexley Hall was founded in Gambier, Ohio, as the theological school of Kenyon College, to educate Episcopal priests for missions and parishes in the new midwestern parishes. In 1968, Bexley Hall severed its ties to Kenyon College and merged with the Divinity School in order to continue its work in an urban, ecumenical and university-related setting. With its arrival on “the Hill”, Bexley Hall brought the riches of the Episcopal tradition to the school’s ecumenical community. In 2005, Bexley Hall left the CRCDS campus to once again become an independent seminary, eventually settling back in Ohio where they originated. In the fall of 2008, CRCDS in collaboration with the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester initiated a program in Anglican Studies. This program provides a local and regional option for Episcopal students to prepare for ordination as students earn a Master of Divinity degree from CRCDS while concurrently earning a Certificate in Anglican Studies. This certificate is earned in collaboration with the Divinity School’s partner, Bexley Hall. In 1893, St. Bernard’s Seminary was founded to provide education for Roman Catholic diocesan priests. Following the Second Vatican Council, the seminary turned its attention to educating men and women for lay ministry. In 1981, St. Bernard’s Seminary was closed, and St. Bernard’s Institute was born and entered into a covenant relationship with Colgate Rochester Crozer. It moved to the CRCDS campus, where it remained until 2003. The school built a new campus nearby, and changed its name to St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry. Despite these changes, St. Bernard’s has remained in covenant partnership with CRCDS. Through a series of unusual and even improbable unions and covenant partnership
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Today In 2019, with the sale of the historic structure in the Highland Park neighborhood of Rochester, the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School faculty, staff, student body and alumni/ae entered a new phase of the seminary’s history by walking to the 2.2 miles down Goodman Street to the present campus at 320 North Goodman Street. The new state of the art facility boasts 21st century technology to sustain new modalities of learning to enrich and enhance the delivery of theological education. The Neighborhood of the Arts community provides CRCDS with a setting conducive to its recommited focus to becoming a community centric seminary committed to the pursuit of peace, service and justice.
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Deborah J. Rogers, Ph.D. As the school’s chief academic officer, Dr. Rogers oversees all educational programs, provides leadership for the faculty in shaping and articulating a common vision and sense of vocation for theological education at CRCDS, and supervises the academic life administrative staff. With experience in the business sector and higher education administration, she has served as Director of Lane Institute and as Assistant Chaplain at Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee since May 2018. Dr. Rogers earned her BS (summa cum laude) in Mathematics and Secondary Education from Howard University, MA in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and Ph.D. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. She is a member of the American Academy of Religion and serves currently as co-chair of the guild’s Women of Color Scholarship, Teaching, and Activism Unit.
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INVESTITURE CEREMONY PROGRAM Procession Greetings Rev. Michael J. Ford, D.Min Call to Worship - Romans 12: 1 - 8 Rev. Freeman McKindra, II Prayer Valencia Miller, M.D. Music Come Thou Fount Ebony S. Taylor, Ph.D. Pastor Russ Pflasterer Mr. Chris Giden Special Reflection Dr. John A. Rogers Introduction Rev. Reggie L. Williams, Ph.D.
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INVESTITURE CEREMONY PROGRAM Charge to the Celebrant Dr. Michelle Curtain Stewart Installation Rev. Angela D. Sims, Ph.D. Community Prayer Rev. Angela D. Sims, Ph.D. Music The Goodness of God Ebony S. Taylor, Ph.D. Pastor Russ Pflasterer Mr. Chris Giden Speaker "It Wouldn't be the First Time - Black Ink & Black Agency" Deborah J. Rogers, Ph.D. Panelist Discussion Evelyn L. Parker, Ph.D. Hilary J. Scarsella, Ph.D. Stacy Williams, M.Ed.
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Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Governing Trustees Rev. Kenneth I. Clarke Sr. (CRDS ’86) Rev. Dr. Michael J. Ford (CRCDS '12) - Chair Mr. George Hamlin IV Rev. Dr. Sandra DeMott Hasenauer (CRCDS '93) Dr. Katherine J. Mayberry Dr. Carey C. Newman Rev. Thomas G. Poole, Ph.D. (CRDS ‘77) – Vice Chair Rev. Cheryl L. Price, Ph.D. (CRDS ‘85) – Secretary Mr. Mike Schwabl The Rt. Rev. Prince G. Singh Rev. Paul Vick (CRDS ‘71) Kristin F. Zimar, Esq
Life Trustees Rev. Margaret Cowden, Ph.D. Rev. Larry W. Dobson (CTS ‘65) Ms. Mary Ann Geib (CRDS ’64) Mr. Preston T. Henderson Mr. Jay T. Holmes Ms. Jeanne B. Hutchins Mr. Jack F. Kraushaar Ms. Gloria M. Langston Annie Marie LeBarbour, Ph.D. Mr. Jerry W. Ligon Rev. J. Wendall Mapson Dr. James G. Miller Ms. Virginia S. Pacala Mr. Thomas S. Richards Ms. Dorothy R. Tasker Dr. Brian J. Thompson Mr. Thomas A. Tupitza Rev. Frank D. Tyson (CTS ’69) The Rev’d. Dr. W. Kenneth Williams (CRDS ‘76)
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CRCDS Staff Community Executive Leadership Team Rev. Angela D. Sims, Ph.D. President Rev. Paula Blue Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness Patricia Keenahan Vice President for Finance and Administration Deborah J. Rogers, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs Associate Professor of Theology, Culture and Practice of Ministry Courtney Wiley-Harris, D.Min Vice President for Institutional Advancement Lindsay Lucas Entre Computer Services
Staff Marisely Marta Office Manager
Lisa Bors Director of Development Polly Bush Director of Admissions
David Riddell Director of Advancement & Communications
Meg Donovan Staff Accountant
Desirae Zingarelli-Sweet Reference Librarian
Qhamora Kimbrough Registrar and Coordinator of Financial Aid
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Faculty Mark Brummitt, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Old Testament/ Hebrew Bible Assistant Dean of Students Jin Young Choi, Ph.D. Baptist Missionary Training School Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins The Rev’d Melanie A. Duguid-May, Ph.D. Professor of Theology The Rev’d Cindy Rasmussen, Ph.D. Director of Anglican Studies Hilary Jerome Scarsella, Ph.D. Director of Women & Gender Studies Assistant Professor of Ethics Rev. John R. Tyson, Ph.D. Professor of Church History Director of Methodist Studies
Faculty Emeritus The Rev. James H. Evans, Jr., Ph.D. Instructor of Theology and Black Church Studies 1979-1990 Professor of Systematic Theology 2000-2016 Rev. Richard Aurel Henshaw, Ph.D. Professor of Old Testament Rev. Dr. H. Darrell Lance Professor of Old Testament 1965-1993 Rev. Dr. Gail Ricciuti Associate Professor of Homiletics 1998-2016
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