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Sh a p i ng L e a de r s
Transforming Lives
Contents
Message from the Dean
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2008–2009 Highlights
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Transformational Leadership Degree
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Alumni
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Faculty & Staff
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New Students
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Pastoral Leadership Program
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Honor Roll of Donors
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Legacy Society
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Financial Information
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Scripture and Leadership Training
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Calendar
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Mission Statement
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN The 2008-09 academic year was one for the record books. An historic presidential race and election captured the attention of an entire world, political tensions in the world escalated to the brink of war and the world economy tumbled to a depth not seen since the Great Depression, turning many 401Ks into 101Ks, as a supporter of the School of Theology and Ministry lamented. But, despite the storms rocking the world, STM stayed true to the bearings of its mission and managed to have at the same time a remarkable year of achievement. The School enters a new 2009-10 academic year poised for the future, with a growing reputation for pioneering the new forms of theological education needed for the 21st century. Despite the challenges of 2008-09, STM had a blessed year by nearly all measures. Here are just a few of the achievements: A new high-definition videoconferencing Smart classroom has been installed in Hunthausen 100 and will allow us to begin a distance-education effort throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. In addition, STM built new international friendships Mark Markuly, Ph.D. and will begin introducing these scholars from other regions of the world into our classrooms through this same videoconferencing technology, giving our students a deeper global awareness of their vocation of ministering to the church and the world. In May, the School of Theology and Ministry received approval for two new degrees—the Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership (MATL) and a dual degree with the MATL and the juris doctorate (JD) or law degree. These two degrees will attract a new breed of STM students, those feeling a call to leadership in building a more humane, just and reconciled world, but through a vocation in more secular professions. The MATL is a “spirituality in leadership” degree, employing STM’s trademark integrated curriculum, which weaves the life of faith with personal development and growth in ministerial and leadership skills. Studying separately and together with our traditional STM students preparing for church leadership, MATL and MATL/JD students will help us create a new theological education environment—one taking seriously many forms of leadership that are informed by On a planet becoming smaller by the day, spiritual values, ethical commitment and religious insight. STM seeks new theories and methodologies Meanwhile, an STM study team is exploring ways in to equip our students for spiritual leadership which STM can incorporate interreligious dialogue more intentionally into the life of the School. This past summer, in a world of many religions that are no I visited several centers of interreligious conversation at longer isolated from one another. universities in Scotland, England, France and Switzerland. During the fall of 2009, two groups from the team visited a host of centers at U.S. universities and seminaries. On a planet becoming smaller by the day, STM seeks new theories and methodologies to equip our students for spiritual leadership in a world of many religions that are no longer isolated from one another. After a very difficult year for the world, STM has emerged with new hope and promise. In the Gospel stories of Jesus calming the storm (Matt. 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25), the disciples were traumatized by the appearance of things. They saw signs of chaos and feared for their future, even chastising Jesus in the Gospel of Mark for sleeping through the ordeal. But, in all three Gospel accounts, the disciples reached the shore of their destination, none the worse for wear. They were, however, wiser and more amazed at the Lord’s power to restore balance and harmony during life’s difficult times. Over the past year, the School of Theology and Ministry has had the same experience. We have also discovered anew the wonderful, holy people in the boat with us—students, faculty, staff and friends of the School. Together we will find our way to a new shore, more aware of the gift we are to each other, and more confident of God’s presence with us.
Mark S. Markuly, PhD Dean, School of Theology and Ministry
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2008–2009 HIGHLIGHTS
Living in the Spirit, Acting in the World The School of Theology and Ministry (STM) provides a unique forum for the public understanding of religion. This year, STM engaged audiences through lectures, worship, art, music and continuing education opportunities.
Lecture on Gender and Faith On Thursday, October 23, 2008, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine (left) of Vanderbilt University spoke to a sold-out crowd in a lecture made possible by the Shemanski Foundation for Christian and Jewish Understanding. Dr. Levine is the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Department of Religious Studies, and Graduate Department of Religion. Her most recent publication is The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus. Her talk addressed vital and often volatile topics such as women’s roles, homosexuality and divorce. She looked closely at the Scriptures and asked, “What is the good news in terms of sexuality and women’s lives?” She commented: “If women cannot identify with Jesus, or only with his suffering and not with his teaching and leadership, we miss a lot of Jesus’ message.” Dr. Levine also insisted that the study of women in Scripture is important for everyone: “The study of women is not relevant only to women, just as the study of poverty is not only relevant to those who are poor.” Dr. Levine was not interested in sacrificing history in order to elevate women. She refuted many inaccurate ideas about the suppression of women in first-century Judaism. Primary sources indicate that women, despite popular opinion, could appear in public, had disposable income, could divorce and could own their homes. Dr. Levine ended her lecture with a valuable reminder to STM about why we do what we do: “I end with my thanks to this university for having the courage even to allow the questions to be raised, for you all for your warm welcome and to anyone who is willing to address these incredibly important issues without demonizing, with love for the other, with concern and with good, rigorous history.”
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1/09 Week of Prayer Invites Reconciliation. Rev. Dr.
2/09 The Yuval Ron Ensemble delighted more than 500
Michael Kinnamon, general secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, was the guest preacher for the “Prayer for Christian Unity: Seeking Reconciliation and Unity in the Spirit of Paul.” Clergy and lay leaders from many different Christian faith communities gathered in St. James Cathedral. After the sermon, each of the denominational executives offered a short “confession,” acknowledging the ways in which all have blocked the way to full unity. Each leader brought water from their community’s baptistery and poured it into the font, a gesture of reconciliation and unity. At the conclusion of the service, all clergy present gave a benediction together. This week of prayer liturgical celebration was co-sponsored by STM, The Church Council of Greater Seattle and St. James Cathedral.
people in Benaroya Hall with music, dance and hope for peace. The ensemble includes Arabic, Jewish and Christian artists who come together to unite the sacred musical traditions of Judaism, Sufism (Islamic mystical tradition) and the Christian Armenian Church. Oscar-winning composer and world-music record producer Yuval Ron imparts ancient and deep inter-cultural connection and the shared musical influences. The concert featured songs of Sufi origin from Turkey; Jewish prayers from Morocco, Yemen and Israel; and Armenian chants. With the addition of the colorful guest dancers, the program was a feast for the senses! The concert was co-sponsored by the Shemanski Institute, Temple De Hirsch Sinai and Find Common Ground.
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3/09 Rev. Dr. Flora Wilson Bridges, Spehar-Halligan Pro-
fessor of Ecumenical Collaboration in Inter-religious Dialogue, delivered a lecture titled “African-American Spirituality: Freedom, Culture and Religion.” The lecture was part of the Henry “Hank” McGee Global African Studies Faculty Lecture Series. 4/09 STM co-hosted Yom HaShoah: Remembering the
Holocaust, co-sponsored by Temple De Hirsch Sinai, St. James Cathedral and The Shemanski Institute for Christian and Jewish Understanding. The service featured youth readers from St. James and Temple de Hirsch Sinai, musicians from Temple Beth Am, and Cathedral resident ensemble Seattle Pro Musica singing movements from Herbert Howell’s Requiem. Memorial candles were lit by Steve Adler, Branko Grunbaum, Zdenka Grunbaum, Pete Metzelaar, Susie Sherman and Frieda Soury, survivors and children of survivors. 4/09 STM faculty members were represented at the 2009 Celebration of Faculty Scholarship and Research, organized by the SU Sponsored Research Office. The School of Theology and Ministry hosted a captivating display, highlighting the breadth of scholarship and celebrating the creativity taking place at STM. The display included recent books, articles, training manuals and other works by STM faculty on diverse topics such as social justice, liberation theology, ethics and current events, history, archaeology and spirituality. 5/09 STM and the American Jewish Committee of
Seattle hosted a luncheon for friends of interfaith work. The speaker was Dr. Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of the International Youth Core, a Chicago-based international nonprofit working to build mutual respect among religiously diverse young people. Also attending were three visiting UNESCO chairs: Professors Joseph Yacoub from the Catholic University of Lyon, France; Dimitri Spivak from St. Petersburg, Russia and Basilius Groen from the University of Graz in Austria. UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 5/09 Forty participants in the Scripture and Leadership
Training (SALT) program graduated in its first bilingual ceremony. Music, prayer, scripture and presentations were shared in Spanish and English by the students of the threeyear program. The English language SALT curriculum is now available for private use. STM will continue to sponsor the Spanish language program, with plans to offer the program to interested communities in Puerto Rico and New Orleans, as well as in Seattle. Vietnamese language programs are in progress continued on page 5
Raschko Speaks on Science, Atheism, Faith On March 5, Rev. Michael Raschko, PhD, (above) presented a lecture, “The New Atheism’s Challenge to 21st Century Religion,” to a full house as part of the St. James Cathedral/SU School of Theology and Ministry Lecture Series. The lecture explored contemporary challenges to faith from such factors as Darwinian theory, the religious wars since 9/11 and the secularizing of society, and he discussed ways that Christians might explore their faith in the face of “New Atheism” arguments. Fr. Raschko grappled with such thorny topics as the 2004 tsunami, Darwinism and creationism, the 2008 film Religulous, violence committed in the name of God, and the gifts and limits of science (and religion). The group of theorists known as “the New Atheists” are important to Christians because “they force us as Christians to rethink what our concept of God is,” said Fr. Raschko. “This notion we have of God reaching in and pushing life this way and that way is not the way I think about God working in our lives,” he concluded. “God works not out of the past, causing the future to be, but out of the future, opening up possibilities for life. God calls us out of that future into the new possibilities.” “I think the spirit of God is planted deep within us, constantly calling us into the future, inspiring us into that future.” “What does that mean for our practice?” asked Pastoral Counseling student John Baumann (MAPC 2009) after the lecture. “Do we push our clients forward from behind, trying to fix their development, or do we call them forward into what they were meant to be, despite what happened to them? And in parish ministry when we are trying to get people involved, if we push people into commitment, it is incongruent with this image of God. Instead we call them forward into involvement.” Fr. Raschko is the Robert J. and Mary H. Bertch Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology at the School of Theology and Ministry and a priest of the Archdiocese of Seattle. Listen to Fr. Raschko’s lecture at www2.seattleu.edu/stm/.
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in Seattle and in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. A Chinese language program began a test phase in June 2009 in Seattle. 6/09 Nancy Bock, MATS ’09, was the student speaker at
Seattle University’s 2009 graduate commencement ceremony. 7/09 STM offered a week-long Institute for Ecology,
Theology, Spirituality and Justice, designed to reclaim the connection between spirit and earth, integrating the insights of science with the wisdom of religious traditions. Courses included Ecology and Ethics, Ecology and Spirituality, and Nonviolent Engagement toward Eco-Justice. The week closed with Dr. Cynthia D. Moe-Lobeda preaching at a liturgy for
earth and spirit and a lecture by Dr. Brian Swimme, director of the Center for the Story of the Universe at the California Institute of Integral Studies. 8/09 2009 marked the 40th anniversary of the SUMORE
program (Seattle University Master of Religious Education). A celebration was held August 7-9 on the Seattle University campus. In attendance were founding members and those who graduated in 1997. The weekend included meals, prayer, liturgical dance, humor, small-group sharing, keynote addresses, a dance on Saturday night, book sales by faculty and graduates and a superb worship experience. All were elements so familiar to persons currently engaged in any STM program.
Spiritual Seekers Find “A Gathering Space” at Book Festival The School of Theology and Ministry’s first annual Pacific Northwest Spirituality Book Festival, “Search for Meaning,” drew more than 400 participants to campus on Feb. 7, 2009. The festival celebrated the best regional works on issues of spirituality, faith, church-state matters and theology. STM Dean Mark Markuly introduced the book festival as “a gathering space for all of those in the region who take their faith and spirituality seriously—who have made it a lifelong quest to search for meaning.” The day opened with keynote speaker James K. Wellman, Jr., associate professor of American religion at the University of Washington and author of Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest. Wellman’s subject, the polarizing of Northwestern religion/spirituality among several subcultures, is a hot topic that he handled with grace and courage. “All of our insights…are approximations,” Wellman observed. “A moral life is one in which we admit our mistakes. So I invite The Search for Meaning took place in the Pigott you to think with me about these great issues, and to keep an Atrium to a wealth of over 400 participants. open mind.” Award-winning author Sherman Alexie filled the second keynote address with stories, observations and poems (many not yet published). With Alexie everything is funny and poignant—boot tracks in the snow, drums, piranhas, the inevitable cell phone ringing in the middle of a poem. “We get wrapped up in worship and celebration and it ends up being these huge ideas,” said Alexie, “but I like little things, odd things.” Participants in the many workshops throughout the day were able to hear from authors including Patricia O’Connell Killen, Daryl Grigsby, Paul Anderson, David Domke, Maliha Masood, Sharon Daloz Parks, Rabbi Daniel Weiner and Judy Pigott, as well as STM and Seattle University faculty Dan Dombrowski, Wesley Howard-Brook, Marianne LaBarre, Gary Chamberlain, Ted Fortier, Rev. Flora Wilson Bridges and Fr. Mike Raschko. Volunteer hosts, including STM faculty, staff, and students, were able to interact even more personally with guest authors as they greeted them, showed them to their presentation rooms, and introduced them before sessions. The author workshops were interactive and intimate, most taking place in classrooms holding less than 30 people.
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T ransformational L eadership D egree
MATL
MA STER OF AR TS IN Transformational Leadership
A Call to Make a Difference The School of Theology and Ministry (STM) at Seattle University has created a special degree in leadership that is customized for the person seeking to help lead the world to a place of greater justice and more abiding peace. Whether you work for a non-profit, the health care industry, business, government, law enforcement, a law firm or other organization, the Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership (MATL) is an interdisciplinary degree designed to help you find your own distinctive leadership voice.
In some of the most challenging moments of human history, the world has been blessed with dynamic leaders from all walks of life who have influenced the people and institutions around them. These leaders gave their lives to something bigger than themselves. They exhibited a love for humanity and a vision of a new world, steeped in peace, compassion and justice. Learn how to lead, heal and challenge the human race to reach beyond the divisions of our special interests and our narrow understanding of others.
Gain the skills for engaging others at the deepest level of the human heart and mind, the place in which meaning and value are formed and reside. STM created this graduate degree for the person who wants to change the world, knowing that such transformation requires a lifetime of spiritual renewal, insight, and practice. • Learn the best in leadership theory • Expand your distinctive knowledge and skills • Discover your voice and place as a leader in the world • Integrate spiritual wisdom with your professional life • Pursue the Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership
What mark will you leave on the world? Contact the School of Theology and Ministry 901 12th Avenue, P.O. Box 222000, Seattle, WA 98122-1090 (206) 296-5330 or 1-800-578-3118 stm@seattleu.edu | www.seattleu.edu/stm
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By Don Manning, MAPS ‘09 What does it mean to be present to someone? If you had asked me that question before I enrolled in the School of Theology and Ministry, I might have said it means being on time and being responsive. I would have linked the question to my career as both a lawyer in private practice and later as General Counsel for a telecommunications company. In both roles, serving the needs of others meant being readily available by phone, fax or email and being able to respond as rapidly and accurately as possible to the particular problem. In 2006, I began graduate degree studies in the School of Theology and Ministry at Seattle University. During my third year, I served as an intern to Craig Rennebohm who is the founder and head of the Seattle Mental Health Chaplaincy. Primarily, Craig practices a ministry of presence to homeless men and woman living in the Capital Hill neighborhood. Many of these men and women suffer from mental illness and addictions. Because of my internship, I have adopted a completely different definition and understanding of what it means to be present to someone. Time and responsiveness have very little to do with it. Whether it is a stranger living under a tree or my children, I have learned that our greatest gift to each other is the offer of our companionship; the willingness to turn off the cell phones, pagers and beepers and simply be in relationship. I have seen this simple act give life to those who are lost and alone. It is so easy to say this. In fact it sounds trite. Yet, it is both the hardest thing I have ever tried to do and the most rewarding.
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MAPS Alumnus Named Outstanding Leader in Public Works STM alumnus Daryl Grigsby, MAPS ’02, was selected by the American Public Works Association (APWA) as a 2009 Top Ten Public Works Leader of the Year. This award, one of the most prestigious that the APWA gives, recognizes outstanding career service achievement of public works professionals and officials in both the public and private sectors. Grigsby has been the public works director of Kirkland, Wash., since 2001, managing such city projects as transportation, streets, water distribution, wastewater collection and public grounds. He has also served as the director of the Water and Land Resources Division for King County, director
of the City of Seattle Transportation Department, director of the Water Pollution Control Department for King County, and Environmental Programs manager for the Municipality of Metro Seattle. The APWA commended Grigsby, saying: “His commitment to energetic leadership and a diverse workforce is recognized every day—through a healthy work environment and his dedication to the public works profession. Grigsby promotes work/life balance, mutual respect, integrity, continual employee development and workplace diversity.” “Public works management is essentially a job about people,” said Grigsby in a letter to STM’s Continuing Education Newsletter. “We serve people, people do the work, people perform the maintenance, people build the projects; ultimately it is all about people. STM’s emphasis on practice, theology and reflection helped shape my leadership approach….The reflection and practice emphasized at STM helped me further develop views of leaders as servants and refine my commitment to communication, ethics and community.”
Alumnus Reflects the Mission of Service in Action Experiencing Job Loss is a new workshop being offered every other week in Bremerton by one of Employment Security’s newest employees, David Walter, MATS ‘06. What might seem to be just another workshop on the calendar of events at WorkSource Kitsap County is fast becoming a light at the end of a long tunnel for some whose current period of unemployment may be at its darkest. “When I applied for the WorkSource specialist job, I was not sure how my chaplaincy background would help, outside of the obvious – being empathetic with others in distress,” he said. With the permission of Swedish Medical Center, where he served as chaplain, Walter borrowed material from the hospital’s bereavement-support group, adjusting the program to meet the emotional needs of local residents whose lives may have been turned upside down by job loss. Walter worked for a non-profit organization as a campus minister after graduating from the University of Hawaii with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He then began a 20-year career in information technology. Following successful interviews with EDS in Waikiki, Walter and his family moved
to the mainland. Six years into that job, Walter and his family relocated to Bainbridge Island, Wash. to be close to his parents. “After the move, I realized I’d become vocationally restless, so I began and completed a six-year trek to gain a master’s in transforming spirituality at Seattle University’s School of Theology and Ministry,” he said. Upon completing his studies at the School of Theology and Ministry and experiencing a period of unemployment, he became an intern and resident chaplain at Swedish Medical Center. When the residency ended, Walter began another period of unemployment. It was then that he participated in a Job Hunter Skills and Abilities workshop. “I found this course most useful in helping me get a better handle of what I brought to the table as an employee.” And now he’s using what he learned to benefit others at the Experiencing Job Loss workshop. Walter believes he gains something each time he teaches the Experiencing Job Loss workshop, where he can figuratively walk alongside the participants as a trained “non-anxious presence.” “Listening to the attendees reminds me that people have really good hearts,” he said.
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Shaping the Future Andrea Ray Alessio, ’09 MAPS, participated in the “CoWorkers in the Vineyard of the Lord: Called to Communion, Called to Mission” seminar in Rome. John Baumann, ’98 MDiv, ’09 MAPC, published A Door that Never Closes in the spring 2009 issue of MS Connection magazine. Nancy Bock, ’09 MATS, delivered the student commencement address at Key Arena in June 2009. Nina Body, ’08 MDiv, was ordained in December 2008 and installed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Tacoma. Seán Bray, ’08 MAPS, and his wife Shannon welcomed a beautiful baby girl on July 11, 2009. Jan Cherry, ’07 MDiv, diaconal minister, represented the ELCA Diaconal Ministry Community on the Central Committee of the DIAKONIA World Federation. Bruce Chittick, ’09 MDiv, accepted the position of interim family ministries coordinator at Seattle First Baptist Church. Molly Cullen, ’05 MATS, is on the pastoral staff of St. Ignatius Parish in Portland, Ore. Karen Davison, ’08 MDIV, was commissioned as a provisional minister in the United Methodist Church in June 2009. Cynthia Jordan Delaney, ’03 MATS, and Kevin welcomed Katharine Elise in January, 2009. Julie Forest, ’05 MDiv, has accepted the position of settled minister at the Unitarian Church in Mequon, Wisconsin. Cathy Fransson, ’99 MDiv, Pastor, Seattle First Baptist Church, led three faith retreats. Daryl Grigsby, ’02 MAPS, was selected by the American Public Works Association as a 2009 Top Ten Public Works Leader of the Year, recognizing an outstanding career service achievement by a public works professional. Rev. Jimmy James, ’07 MAPS, is now executive director of Interaction Transition in Seattle.
Kathleen Kichline, ’00 MDiv, completed Sisters in Scripture: Exploring the Relationships of Biblical Women, published in March 2009. Kathleen has served as pastoral associate at St. Thomas More Parish in Lynnwood for more than 20 years. Erica Martin, ’99 MAPS, earned her doctorate at the Graduate Theological Union and returned to teach Hebrew Scriptures for STM in the fall of 2009. Marilyn Nash, ’09 MATS, was chosen as the new campus minister for Ignatian Spirituality in the SU Campus Ministry division. Sam Osborne, ’01 MATS, is the new executive director of the Rainier Valley Food Bank. Claudia Petursson, ’07 MDiv, is serving part-time as both the pastoral assistant for faith formation at Holy Family Parish in Kirkland and as director of spiritual care at the Center for Optimal Health in Bellevue. Tim Phillips, ’04 PLP, was installed as pastor of Seattle First Baptist Church in March 2009. Katie Pinard, ’07 MATS, has moved to Westfield, Mass. and has taken a position with Genesis Spiritual Life Center. Dan Shelly, ’06 MDiv, is now executive director of New Horizons Ministries, an organization providing counseling and outreach to the homeless. Linda Smith, ’07 MDiv, is the new pastor for the Church of Mary Magdalene in Seattle. David Walter, ’06 MATS, work source specialist for Kitsap County, designed and is offering a series of “Experiencing Job Loss” workshops in Bremerton, Washington. Dan Wilson, ’06 MDiv, is now the pastor at Hope Lutheran in Enumclaw, Wash. Peter Zografos, ’02 MDiv, was published by the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions. The pamphlet, How Catholics Worship: What we do and why we do it, will be used in Catholic parishes and communities. We know this only scratches the surface of alumni news. Please keep us informed of personal and professional achievements.
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PLP Alumnus Receives Prestigious Fellowship Andrew J. (A.J.) Boyd has been awarded the Russell Berrie Fellowship in Interreligious Studies. Boyd is a 2009 graduate of STM’s Pastoral Leadership Program (PLP). He has been accepted to the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome to pursue a License (S.T.L.) and then a Doctorate (S.T.D.) in ecumenism. The award is a two-year grant which covers tuition, fees, room and board, and travel expenses. Along with the Annual Lecture Series on Interreligious Studies, the goal of the Fellowship Program is to build bridges between Catholic, Jewish and other religious traditions by providing the next generation of religious leaders with a comprehensive understanding of and dedication to interfaith issues. Commenting on the award, Boyd said, “Ecumenical work has been at the core of my vocation to ministry since childhood. This doctoral program has a specific focus in ecumenism, and is primarily designed for ecumenical formation and reception. I would love to come back and continue to serve the church in Western Washington, but will be open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit in the years to come.” Andrew J. Boyd will study in Rome for two years.
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New Pastor for Church of Mary Magdalene STM Alumna Rev. Linda Smith (MDiv 2007) accepted the position of pastor of the Church of Mary Magdalene in Seattle. The Church of Mary Magdalene is “a diverse Christian community of homeless and formerly homeless women, providing a safe environment to build relationships, experience hope and love, explore faith and develop strength to reach one’s full potential” (from the church website). Rev. Smith has a distinguished career in public service with the postal service and has served as Associate Minister of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Baptist Church in Renton. She has been involved in women’s ministries and prison ministry for many years. “What drew me is my heart for those who experience the deep pain of life,” commented Rev. Smith. “I find that the church of Mary Magdalene offers hope to people and the reality of a new start. “Over the years I have been touched by those who often get lost in the trenches of society. I have a passion for hurting people….My own life of poverty and the power of God in my life are a source of strength for others.”
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S T M FA C U LT Y A N D S TA F F N E W S
Flora Wilson Bridges delivered a lecture titled “AfricanAmerican Spirituality: Freedom, Culture and Religion” as part of the Henry “Hank” McGee Global African Studies Faculty Lecture Series. Mary Rose Bumpus, RSM published two articles. “Ignorant or Uneducated?” was placed online for the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas and the other, “Is it Possible to Live a Sane and Holy Life Today?” in the Seattle Theology and Ministry Review 8. She was honored in June for five years of service to Seattle University. Sharon Callahan’s chapter “Forming Lay Missional Leaders for Congregations and the World” appears in The Missional Church and Leadership Formation: Helping Congregations Develop Leadership Capacity (ed) Craig Van Gelder, 2009. Callahan also presented the Catherine Mowery Lacugna theology lecture at Holy Names Academy. She was the theologian of choice for this prestigious lecture series. Jan Cherry, ’07 MDIV/PMC and ecumenical liturgical coordinator for STM, serves as the representative of the NW Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) on the Board of The Church Council of Greater Seattle. She was also appointed to the Board of DIAKONIA of the Americas and the Caribbean (DOTAC) where she serves as treasurer. As the official representative from the ELCA Diaconal Ministry community she attended the 20th assembly of DIAKONIA World Federation of Diaconal Associations and Communities in Atlanta, Ga., one of 330 attendees from 33 countries representing more than 21,000 people worldwide who serve in diaconal ministry around the world. Dick Cunningham is beginning his 15th year of teaching supervision courses for STM’s nationally recognized contextual education program. He also edited and authored course manuals and handbooks at the invitation of the SU 2009 Writing Retreat for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Fr. James Eblen began the final year of a three-year retirement phase-out. He continues to teach part-time at STM and ministers in parishes for the Archdiocese of Seattle. Christie Eppler spoke on “Exploring Spirituality in a Multicultural Family” at the American Association of Pastoral Counseling Conference for the NW Region. Leticia Guardiola-Sáenz successfully defended her dissertation at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Sue Hogan, director of marketing and communications for STM, was honored in June for 30 years of service to Seattle University.
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Paul Janowiak S.J., the Patrick J. Howell, S.J. Professor of Theology and Ministry, celebrated his 25th year as a member of the Society of Jesus. He also presented a lecture in Anchorage, Alaska, titled “The Eucharist in Word and Deed: Holy Presence in Real Communion.” Marianne LaBarre edited Discovering the Identity of the Vietnamese Culture: A Systemic-Typological Study for Dr. Le Xuan Hy. The book will be published in 2009. She also led a workshop on “Living Your Gifts” for the Seattle Archdiocese pastoral associates for Hispanic Ministry, a follow-up session on “Effective Leadership in Ministry” and an adult education seminar on “Spirituality at Work” at St. Anne Parish. Valerie Lesniak, and Fr. Patrick Kelly, S.J., will offer “Spirituality in the 21st Century” over six Tuesdays in the fall. The offering is part of the Executive and Alumni Seminars, open to those seeking stimulating discussions of life’s deeper questions. Lesniak was also part of a four-person faculty team assembled to review “Adam and Eve and Forgiveness: Original Sin, Compassion and Healing Grace,” a manuscript by Fr. Peter Ely, S.J. She was honored in June for 10 years of service to Seattle University. Mark Markuly published an article, “A Terrible Grace: Building a Just Society on the Rubble of New Orleans” for the Seattle University Social Justice Journal, Vol. 7, Issue, 1, and served as general editor for nine articles in the journal dealing with the social justice issues impacting the Crescent City in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He also presented the paper, Building Bridges Across Meaning Systems: Creating Democracy with Christianity and Islam in a Post-Darwinian World, for a faith-science academic conference at the University of Oxford. Markuly gave lectures with Arts and Sciences Professor Hy Ly Xuan on “Creating a Tradition of Critical Thinking in Higher Education” in the following universities in Vietnam: Hanoi University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology (HUFLIT) and International University in Ho Chi Minh City. He also lectured on addiction and grace at the convent of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate in Hue, and a Catholic Parish in Vinh Long in the Mekong Delta. Clinton McNair spoke on “Formation and Challenges of the Multicultural Family” at the American Association of Pastoral Counseling Conference for the NW Region. Jack Olive published an article titled “A Newly Discovered Herodian Temple at Khirbet Omrit in Northern Israel” in The World of the Herods (ed) Nikos Kokkinos.
STM Welcomes New Faculty in Scriptures and Pastoral Counseling Leticia Guardiola-Sáenz joined STM in Fall Quarter 2008 and successfully defended her dissertation in April 2009, thus completing her doctorate as well as teaching five courses for STM and Seattle University undergraduates in her first year. Leticia’s voice as a Latina theologian will allow her to foster greater connection to Seattle’s Latino/a community. She feels that outreach to the Latino/a community is “part of my vocation and my responsibility being here.” Along with her teaching, Leticia will be involved with the Spanish language SALT program. She hopes her voice allows the STM community “to recognize the multiplicity that is present in all of us….we are all ‘other’ to the other.” She invites her students to “engage respectfully in a polyphonic dialogue. We all have something to say, to bring to the table.” Leticia described her commitment to connecting academics with ministry. “If what we study makes no difference in how we live or do ministry, it’s just not worth studying,” she said. “I don’t want to teach something that is just data, but that will be part of the social transformation and political change we need.”
Christie Eppler is a new core faculty member for the Pastoral Counseling program. Christie is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and mental health counselor. She is conducting ongoing research on “resilience” and its effects on survival and health. Christie assumed a full load of teaching and will assist STM to complete the MAPC accreditation process. “I would love to convey how excited I am to join the MAPC program,” said Christie. “I was drawn to the program, school, and university because of the strong emphasis on social justice. One of my goals is to care for the poor, marginalized, and underserved. My hope is to collaborate with future counselors who can provide sensitive, empathic, and compassionate services to all. “Additionally, I’m interested in teaching and conducting qualitative research regarding how to infuse narrative therapy with individual and family resilience and spirituality. Above all, my hope is to connect with my students.”
Fr. Mike Raschko presented the lecture, “The New Atheism’s Challenge to 21st Century Religion,” in March to a full house as part of the St. James Cathedral/SU School of Theology and Ministry Lecture Series. He also published “Anticipation in Spirit and Nature: John Haught’s Use of the Ontological Argument” in the journal Theology and Science, Vol. 6, No. 3. Catherine Smith graduated from SALT. She taught classes in the ReConnect Program at the Holy Family, Kirkland parish, welcoming adults back to the church or preparing them for confirmation. Catherine also offers her editing skills for the resumes of the unemployed at the St. Vincent De Paul chapter of her parish. Mark Taylor’s essay, “The Hermit Emerges Victorious: Contempt for Women in Kierkegaard’s Attack Upon the (Male) Ecclesiastical Establishment,” was accepted for publication in volume 23 of The International Kierkegaard
Commentary (published by Mercer University Press), which is due to appear in November 2009. Taylor argues that careful attention to images of and statements about women in Kierkegaard’s writings of 1854-55 reveals both the decisive victory of a misogynist strand of his thought and the definitive silencing of all but an ascetic voice within his authorship. Simone Winston, Program Administrator for the Pastoral Leadership Program, was honored in June for 10 years of service to Seattle University. The School of Theology and Ministry has expanded its “family” with the addition of three grandchildren: Mark Taylor’s grandson, Eamon Lewis Turner, was born on January 22, 2009, Sharon Callahan’s granddaughter, Kaitlyn Marie Naumowicz, was born on September 21, 2009, and Catherine Kehoe Fallon’s grandson, Chase MacLaren Mura, was born on November 3, 2009. Annual Report 2008 – 2009 | 12
STM NEW STUDENTS
Students Reflect the Mission of Service in Action “If something is important, the distance it takes to get there does not matter.” This statement by one of our newly admitted degree students accurately reflects the values of so many of the new students at the School of Theology and Ministry (STM). They epitomize the sense of mission in action that is the theme of this Annual Report. Many of them
have taken their mission to places near— Heifer project in Arizona; and far—Nicaragua, Mexico, Kenya and Ecuador. STM is again blessed with an amazing group of new students. They work in congregations and parishes, as architects, chaplains, lawyers, health care administrators and providers, and teachers.
OUR NEW STUDENT ecclesial communities are:
Our new students identify themselves as:
Baptist
3
African American
Episcopalian
10
American Indian/Alaskan Native 11
Ethiopian Orthodox
2
Evangelical Covenant
1
Inter-Denominational
1
Interfaith
1
Lutheran (ELCA)
7
Non-Denominational
6
Presbyterian (USA)
7
Roman Catholic
30
Unitarian Universalist
3
United Church of Christ
4
United Methodist
7
11
Asian/Pacific Islander
5
Filipino
1
Hispanic
5
Other
2
White (non-Hispanic)
54
Male
28
Female
54
NEW STUDENT Degree PROGRAMS AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS ARE:
MAPC students
5
MAPS students
17
MATL students
2
MATS students
3
MDIV students
21
Post-Master’s Certificate in Pastoral Counseling
5
Post-Master’s Certificate in Pastoral Theology
1
Post-Master’s Certificate in Transforming Spirituality
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Left to right: Rosemary Insley, Verna Hurd, Meg Zerbinos, Mary Gore, Julie Galligan, Susan Jayich. Back row: Candace Bell and Mary Cartwright.
STM Student Receives Faithful Steward Award At the seventh annual St. Francis of Assisi awards banquet in February 2009, the Archdiocese of Anchorage recognized a group of area religious, lay and youth who serve as rolemodels of “love, humility and dedicated service.” Archbishop Schwietz awarded the first-ever Archbishop’s Faithful Stewardship Award to Meg Zerbinos, STM student in the Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies program and parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Soldotna. Recipients must have served “compassionately, generously and consistently given of their time, talents and treasures for the good of all God’s children” in their parish or the diocese at large. A chaplain at Central Peninsula Hospital, Zerbinos was recognized for her help in consoling the communities of Soldotna and Kenai after a shooting. She coordinated with
local volunteer chaplains to begin the recovery and healing process for staff, patients and community members who were traumatized by the violence. In December 2008, Zerbinos planned and conducted a rededication and blessing of the hospital spaces where the shootings occurred. She also helped organize an ecumenical memorial service on the hospital helipad to commemorate the lives lost when a Central Emergency Lifeguard helicopter crashed in the Prince William Sound on a mission from Cordova to Anchorage. Ryan Smith, CEO of the Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, commented: “Meg is a blessing to our Hospital and Community and I have personally benefited from her sage advice and compassion. She is a role model of love, humility and dedicated service.”
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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
The School of Theology and Ministry Honor Roll reflects alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends, corporations and foundations who contributed during the university’s fiscal period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. $25,000 plus Archdiocese of Anchorage Archdiocese of Seattle Rev. Loren and June Arnett Dr. Robert and Helen Batie, ’76 Dr. Frederick Brandauer and Marie Materi, ’79 China Friendship Foundation Charitable Trust Bradley and Linda Fowler, ’07 Jack Harvey Dr. Joseph LaCugna In Honor of Patricia Hackett Catherine LaCugna Jim Pritchett and Dr. Mary Lee Peters, ’09 Tillie and Alfred Shemanski Testamentary Trust Donald and Lilyan Snow, ’08 The Spehar-Halligan Trust Harry & Clare Cayo Wilson Charitable Trust $10,000 to $24,999 Walter and Melinda Andrews Harry and Pauline Buhler Continental Mills, Inc. Rev. Bruce Davis, ’03 James and Timotha Hollomon Jesuit Community of Seattle University Microsoft Corporation Rev. Philip Norris and Joan Fyock Norris Peter and Marcia Joslyn Sill Brian and Rev. Karen Taliesin, ’02 Dr. Robert and Barbara Welsh $5,000 to $9,999 Pamela Bradburn, ’06 Charles and Carole Conger Rev. James Eblen Joseph and Terri Gaffney, ’89, ’96 Susan Payne, ’06 Renna Pierce Thomas and Jeanie Robinson, ’93 Boyd Jr. and Mikki Sharp Synod of Alaska NW Presbyterian Church (USA) Stevens and Patricia Trainer, ’02 James and Mary Ellen Weber, ’04 Judith Yeakel
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$2,500 to $4,999 Robert and Clodagh Ash Arthur and Mary Fran Barkshire, ’89 Alan Chaffee and Mary Raschko David Chow Rev. Dr. Richard and Carol Cunningham Marilyn Dennehy Rev. Marvin K. Eckfeldt Frank and Pam McKulka Sarah Perry and Bill Ramos PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP William and Margaret Ptacek United Methodist Church, Pacific NW Conference Dr. Eugene and Marilyn Webb $1,000 to $2,499 Inez Allan Anonymous John, ’98,’09 and Marsha Baumann Verle Bleese John and Frances Bradley Neil, ‘00 and Dr. Sharon Callahan Community of Christ-Greater Pacific NW Dr. Arthur and Sharon Crisera John and Jean Ederer, ’88 John and Rev. Dee Eisenhauer Harold and Marilyn Fogelquist Rev. Julie Forest, ’05 Ronald and Barbara Hammond Albert and Susan Hideshima Dr. Richard Ice John and Patricia Isaksen Dr. Marianne LaBarre Hon. Terence and Rev. Ann Lukens, ’93 Juliana Virginia MacAller Dr. Mark S. and Terry Markuly Rev. Dr. Clinton McNair Richard and Joan Merritt Steven and Rev. Kathryn Morse, ’01, ’08 Newport Presbyterian Church Northwest Regional Christian Church Pacific Northwest Conference - UCC Judy Pigott Peter, ’03 and Nancy Pitarys Rev. Dr. Michael Raschko Dr. Victoria Ries Rev. Dr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI Charles Rosenberry Seattle First Baptist Church John Ittes and Janene Siers Charles and Agnes Sweeney In Honor of Rev. Dr. Leon Hopper University Christian Church
$500 to $999 The Boeing Company Richard and Sheridan Botts Randy and Diane Brinson Rev. Robert and Berlena Brock Michael and Sherry Dryja, ’06 First Christian Church Dr. Linda Lopez Liang, ’99 Rev. Dr. William and Laurel Malcomson Dr. Thomas and Karen McCormick Rev. Thomas Jr. and Jane Quigley Rev. Linda Smith, ’07 St. James Cathedral Dr. Timothy Leary and Erin Swezey, ’89 Rev. Jaco and Rev. Dr. Barbara ten Hove Roger and June Whitson, ’91 Peter and Karen Wickstrand $250 to $499 Bellevue Christian Church Dwight Killam and Ann Clark-Killam, ’04 Eastgate Congregational United Church of Christ Lee Fickle Kenneth and Dr. Beverly Forbes In Memory of Sarah and Adolph Anderson Frank and Abigail Hodge, ’08 Jim and Sue Hogan Rev. Dr. Dennis and Ann Hughes Japanese Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Donald and Lynnea Mayer Rev. David Meekhof and Carol Kelly David and Alison Miller In Memory of Amy “Claire” Suguro Rev. Jack Olive Blake and Vicki Puckett Roger Rammer, ’06 Seattle Mennonite Church Robert and Dorothy Shindler Earl and Charlotte Sutherland, ’89 Rev. Thomas Vandenberg Dr. James Ward Rev. Robert and Sally Winkel $100 to $249 Shirley Adler, ’76 Alegria Albers, ’04 Robert and Joann Anderson Dr. William and Dr. Laura Bailey Dr. John and Sandra Barney Rev. Kevin Bates, ‘07 and Marcia Erickson Bates Robert and Mary Bazzano, ’91 Elizabeth Beckman, ’87
John and Betty Behmke Larry Blackstock, ’03 and Lori Matsukawa John and Julie Blakemore, ’96 Jeanette Bodilly Rev. Vivian Bowden Dorothy Brandt, ’99 Mary Jo Brennan, ’76 James and Karen Buck Edwin Huston and Katy Callaghan Huston, ‘91 David and Rev. Jocelyn Carson, ’05 Phillip and Jan Cherry, ’07 Thomas and Berta Cohen, ’01 Roger and Frances Corn Sr. Joyce Cox, BVM Hilda Darling Larry and Mary DeForrest, ’06 Jennifer Delonis Charles and Ruth Devine Ingrid Durenberger J Richard and Carlyne Durnan Catherine Kehoe Fallon Verne Gibbs, ’05 Curtis Walker and Dr. Monesa Grant, ’93 Dr. Gretchen Gundrum George and Kathryn Haldeman Rev. James and Louisa Halfaker Junkoh and Chris Harui Rev. John Heagle Richard and Patricia Henry Allen Hicks, ’07 Thomas Jr., ’98 and Elizabeth Hill, ’93 David and Karen Hollenback, ’05 Barbara Hurst Gerard and Dr. Loretta Jancoski Mary Johnson, ’85 Eugene and Barbara Kidder Mary Ann Knowles, ’95 George and Caroline Koley James Koley Albert, ’83 and Kap Soon Lebar Joshua, ‘04, ’09 and Joan Lee Very Rev. Paul A. Magnano, PhD Rev. Carol McKinley, ’04 Richard and Cecelia McLane, ’84 Susan Morrisson, ’09 Steven and Kelly Nolan Shafer Rev. Michael, ’00 and Nancy O’Cain John O’Leary Rev. Timothy Phillips, ’04 Robert and Lynne Piening Right Rev. Gregory and Marti Rickel Francis, ’97 and Flavia Roach, ’97 Frank Hawkins and Sadie Rodriguez-Hawkins, ’03 Annual Report 2008 – 2009 | 16
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$1 to $99 Anonymous Stephen and Melissa Anthony, ’03 Veronica Asui, ’01 Joseph and Anne Aumell, ’07 Sr. Regina Aviso, Carm. OL Rev. Phyllis I. Beaumonte, ’01 Wayne and Rev. Patricia Berger, ’04 Paul and Nancy Berry, ’05 Sr. Carolyn Bodenschatz, ’85 Rev. Charles and Marilyn Bomgren Sr. Helen Brennan, ’74 Rev. Craig Brown, ’06 Jeff and Rev. Jennifer Brownell, ’04 Barry and Christina Brugman, ’90 Sr. Mary Rose Bumpus, RSM, PhD Rev. Brian and Susan Burchfield Fortunato and Nelia Calacat, ’04 Sr. Amalia Z. Camacho, CSJP, ’02 Rev. Joseph, ’87 and Tanya Carney Colette Casavant, ’07 Rev. William and Janice Cate Jo Anne Conard Gerald and Molly Cone Ricky and Kathleen Conzelman Edward and Rev. Gail Crouch Judith Diedrich, ’83 Wayne, ‘98 and Polly Downer Sr. Mary B. Duffy, OP, ’90 Nancy Duggan, ’74 Pearl Edwards, ’04 Rev. Daniel and Karen Erlander Marcelo Batkis and Donna Fallon Batkis, ‘88 Paul Feldman, ’76 Carol Garagiola Raelene E. Gorski, ’78 Daryl, ’02 and Leslie Grigsby Barbara Gross, ’90 HeatherJoy Gugino Meg Hackett In Honor of Patricia Hackett Sr. Jeanie Hagedorn, CHM, ’76 Arthur and Janet Haines Sr. Kathleen Hanley, ’72 Chelsie Hanner Mary Hartrich, MM, ’82
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James and Rev. Annis Henson, ’87 James and Christine Hillman, ’99 Mary Hines, ’78 Rev. Patrick Howell, SJ Rev. Pamela and John Hunter Marilyn Hunter, ’93 Sr. Patricia Imdieke, OSF, ’89 Francine Inslee Rodney and Phyllis Johnson, ’04 Robert and Jennifer Johnson, ’90 Anne Johnston, ’80 James and Roberta Jonnet, ’96 Terry, ‘91 and Elaine Kaemingk Sister Nancy B. Kazik, ’72 Sr. Barbara Kearney-Schupp, CSJP, ’72, ’88 Matthew and Sylvia Ann Keller, ’05 Sr. Judith Kenaan, ’98 James and Kathleen Kendall, ’92 Brian and Kathleen Kichline, ’00 Sr. Corinne Kirsch, CSJ, ’95 Paul Krenzelok, ’00 William, ’01 and Teri Kriege Lakeside School In Honor of Rev. Jack Olive Rev. James Laudwein, SJ, ’72 Dr. Valerie Lesniak Sajonna Lewis Renee Lindstrom, ’08 Kurt Lorenz Lauretta Lucien Sr. Joan Luerman, OSF, ’90 Hallie and Sally Mackey Michael, ’97 and Barbara Mains Joy Martin, ’07 Mike Murphy and Kathleen McCann, ’96 Sr. Eleanor McCoy, CSJ, ’73 Sr. Natalie McDonough, RSM, ’83 Paul and Donna McLain, ’02 Marcia McLaughlin, ’02 Diane McQuiston, ’97 Tom and Rev. Sandy Messick Sr. Ellen Miller, ’87 Diana Miller, ’97 Timothy Milnes, ’03 and Mary Shalz Milnes Bernadette Moore, ’84 Sr. Margaret Muller, PBVM, ’86 Eileen Murphy, ’74
Dr. David and Lucy Nile, ’88 Colleen O’Connell, ’91 Tom, ’89 and Jennifer O’Loughlin Sr. Susanne Perri, OP, ’73 Jack, ’95 and Mary Peterson Rodney and Lynda Petrenchak, ’08 Dr. Christopher and Joannah Pickett Sr. Mary Potter, ’96 John Arenz and Marie Preftes-Arenz, ’06 Jerry Johnsen and Stephanie Ragland, ’96 Gary and Dr. Kathryn Rickert, ’87, ’91 Willard and Nancy Roe, ’84 Sister Mary C. Ross, RSM, ’83 Rev. Ann Saunderson, ’05 Scott and Moira Schumacher, ’09 Jane Sepede, ’94 Mary Shannon Sr. Kathy Slesar, OP, ’89 Catherine Smith Rev. Dr. Rodney and Janice Smith Mark and Beth Smith John Caster and Karen Smith, ’08 Rev. Gail Snodgrass Gerald and Elizabeth Solberg, ’00 St. Michael’s Church Jeanette Stampahar, ’81 Robert and Sandy Taylor Daniel and Mickie Thomas, ’74 Dion and Paula Tusup, ’00 Martha Valukas, ’85 Rev. Wesley and Joyce Veatch Ian and Nanette Waldie, ’90, ’07 Sr. Margaret Walsh, ’90 Sr. Paula Webb, ’74 Judee Weber, ’73 Sr. Teresa White, SP, ’06 Mike and Cathy Williams Donald and Simone Winston Patricia Witt Elizabeth Young
THE LEGACY SOCIETY
Support the STM Mission Legacy comes from the Latin word Legatus, meaning “greetings, good news and gifts.” In the spirit of Legatus, we encourage alumni and friends to become ambassadors to the School of Theology and Ministry by leaving a legacy to the next generation. Generous members know that each gift will carry on the mission of STM to develop spiritual leaders toward a just and humane world. The Legacy Society is made up of members who include STM in their estate plans either through a will, trust, gift annuity, life insurance policy or gift from a retirement plan.
To learn more, request a copy of the Legacy Society brochure about making a bequest or establishing a gift that will pay you an income for as long as you live. Brochures are available through the Planning Giving office at (206) 296-6974. If you have already remembered STM in your estate plans, please let us know. Contact Sarah Perry, academic development officer for STM, (206) 296-6955 or e-mail: perrys@seattleu. edu; or contact Jane Orr, senior director of Planned Giving, (206) 296-6962 or e-mail orrj@seattleu.edu.
Join our growing list of Legacy Society members Anonymous (1) David Aasen Michael J. Bathum John and Marsha Baumann John K. and Maralyn Blume Neil and Dr. Sharon Callahan Rev. William and Janice Cate Fr. Peter S. Chirico, S.S. Michael and Shannon Crvarich Rev. Dr. Richard and Carol Cunningham Rev. James Eblen Lee E. and Dorothy H. Fickle Mrs. A. G. (Cecelia) Fjellman Joseph and Terri Gaffney Bernard and Jean Haldane Rev. Dr. Donald E. and Lynnea A. Mayer William L. and Laurie Malcomson Philip and Joan Norris Boyd Jr. and Mikki Sharp Dr. Gerald and Rev. Dr. Virginia Sparling Donald L. and Betty Stern Robert and Barbara Welsh Roger and June Whitson
Greetings Good News Gifts...
Judith P. Yeakel
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S T M F inancial I N F O R M AT I O N UNRESTRICTED BUDGET OVERVIEW
For the Fiscal Year Ending 6/30/2009
A D MINISTRATIVE SA LA RY 2 3 %
Unrestricted Budget Overview Administrative Salary Faculty Salary Adjunct Faculty Salary Work Study Operations
$420,154 $986,588 $205,890 $21,222 $155,443
Total
$1,789,297
O P E R AT I ONS 9 %
W O R K STU D Y 1 %
ADJU N C T FACULT Y SA LA RY 1 2 %
FA C U LT Y S A L A RY 5 5 %
FINANCIAL AID BREAKDOWN
Financial Aid Breakdown Archdiocese of Anchorage Gift Annual Funds Archdiocese of Seattle Gift Endowed Funds IETS Gift Jesuit Gift Multicultural Scholarship Professorships/Quasi Endowments University Contribution
$29,968 $48,000 $78,174 $81,674 $55,000 $18,072 $54,000 $116,286 $433,435
Total Financial Aid Budget
$914,609
SCHOLARSHIP SEATTLE ENDOWED FUNDS 9% ARCHDIOCESAN ANCHORAGE GIFT 9% ARCHDIOCESAN MULTICULTURAL GIFT 3% SCHOLARSHIP 6% SCHOLARSHIP ANNUAL FUNDS 5%
JESUIT GIFT 2%
PROFESSORSHIPS/QUASI ENDOWMENTS 13%
IETS GIFT 6%
UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTION 47%
Scholarships from Annual Funds
Scholarships from Endowed Funds
Bingea Scholarship Dyckman Scholarship Eblen Scholarship MATS Asian Mueller Scholarship Sharp Scholarship Wilson Scholarship
$2,000 $2,500 $5,000 $1,000 $10,000 $5,000 $22,500
Total Annual Scholarships
$48,000
Arnett Scholarship Beil-Ariel Scholarship Phyllis Anderson Scholarship Blume Family Scholarship Centioli Scholarship Chirico Scholarship Fjellman Scholarship Haldane Scholarship Herald Scholarship Jancoski Scholarship LaCugna Scholarship LeRoux Scholarship Mayer Scholarship Shaw Scholarship Stanford Scholarship
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$ 2,431 $ 3,000 $ 3,144 $10,397 $13,937 $1,302 $ 7,413 $2,163 $10,923 $11,617 $1,541 $2,259 $4,972 $1,834 $4,741
Total Endowed Scholarships $81,674
SCRIPTURE AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Scripture and Leadership Training Graduation On May 17, 40 participants in the Scripture and Leadership Training (SALT) program graduated in its first bilingual ceremony. Music, prayer, scripture and presentations were shared in Spanish and English by the students of the three-year program. The Scripture and Leadership Training program (SALT) is a non-credit certificate program currently offered through the School of Theology and Ministry. The program provides a holistic course of study integrating Scripture, spirituality and leadership training SALT graduates 2009. in preparation for personal reflection and service in the community. This year, SALT will graduate as well. The last STMsponsored group of participants completed the program, along with a cohort held at Holy Spirit Parish in Kent, Wash. The May 17 graduation ceremony honored 23 graduates in the STM-sponsored program and 17 graduates in the program sponsored by Holy Spirit Parish.
“The scripture just opened up in ways I hadn’t imagined. I could see where others were coming from and where I needed to grow.” Catherine Smith, SALT graduate
The program was designed, written and directed by the School of Theology and Ministry. Now SALT has reached an exciting new phase: it is transitioning to an independent program. This program may be taught and administered by individuals or faith communities, and includes student and instructor workbooks and presentation tools. This maturing of the program will make it available on a wider basis to many more communities.
The English language SALT curriculum is now available for private use. STM will continue to sponsor the Spanish language program, with plans to offer the program to interested communities in Puerto Rico and New Orleans, as well as in Seattle. Vietnamese language programs are in progress in Seattle and in Vietnam. A Chinese language program began a test phase in June 2009 in Seattle. Catherine Smith, assistant to the assistant dean for ecumenical relations at STM, is one of the program’s graduates. Smith began the program in 2000. She had participated in other Bible study classes, but said, “I knew I needed more.” The SALT curriculum is very experiential, using class discussion, group interaction, reading and homework to engage students in the material. Smith says, “We were learning different ways of experiencing prayer as well as ways of experiencing scripture. “The scripture just opened up in ways I hadn’t imagined. I could see where others were coming from and where I needed to grow. We had to answer questions, probe a little more deeply into things we thought we knew. “I think SALT gave me a deeper hunger for scripture,” Smith said. She hopes to keep the experience fresh by teaching, helping others to experience that same hunger. “My overall experience of [SALT] is that it is completely transforming.”
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T H E O L O G Y I N A C T I O N 2010 STM LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Led by STM ecclesial partners and their students Morning Prayer Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings 8:30 – 8:50 a.m. Chapel of St. Ignatius, SU campus
Signature Events Not to be missed! Tuesday, January 19, 2010 | 7 p.m.
City-wide Observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity In cooperation with St. Mark’s Cathedral and the Church Council of Greater Seattle, the School of Theology and Ministry extends an invitation to celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The theme for the year is “You are Witnesses of these things.” [Luke 24:48]. The Right Reverend Greg Rickel will be preaching. St. Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Avenue E, Seattle, WA 98102
Midday Prayer Wednesday afternoons 1 – 1:20 p.m. Chapel of St. Ignatius, SU campus Evening Prayer First Thursday of each month 4:40 p.m. Chapel of St. Ignatius, SU campus Check the Community Prayer Life page on our website for the most up-to-date information: www.seattleu.edu/theomin/corporateprayer.asp
Saturday, February 13, 2010 | 9 a.m.
Pacific Northwest Spirituality Book Festival Keynote Speakers: Kathleen Norris and Gustav Niebuhr Join us for the second Search for Meaning, celebrating the best works on issues of spirituality, faith, ethics, churchstate relations and theology. Meet authors, hear them speak, purchase books and have fellowship with others who are searching for meaning in their lives. Pigott Auditorium, SU Campus Thursday, March 4, 2010 | 7 p.m.
A Syncopated Song of Welcome Rev. Dr. Flora Wilson Bridges is a member of the faculty of the School of Theology and Ministry and the SpeharHalligan Professor of Ecumenical Collaboration in InterReligious Dialogue. Her lecture will focus on peacemaking and reconciliation between Christians, Muslims and Jews. Student Center, SU Campus For up-to-date information, visit our website at www.seattleu.edu/stm
SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY INFORMATION SESSIONS January 30, 2010 SU Grad Open House 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Student Center February 25, 2010 STM Inquiry Night 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Hunthausen 150 March 18, 2010 STM Inquiry Night 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Hunthausen 150 April 22, 2010 SU Grad Open House 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Student Center May 13, 2010 STM Inquiry Night 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Hunthausen 150
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