Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 83, number 2, Fall 1991

COLUMBIA
THEOLOGICAL

SEMINARY

Vantage

FALL 1991

Columbia adds new

faculty, pro

Columbia Seminary welcomes five new
members to its faculty for the 1991 - L '2
school year.

Iwan Russell-Jones, an Oxford
University Ph.D. in theology who
worked for seven years as producer of
religious programming for the British
Broadcasting Corporation, joins the
faculty as associate professor of
theology, media, and the church.
Made possible by a $600,000 grant, the
Theology, Media, and the Church
Program, which Dr. Russell-Jones will
direct, is designed to address issues of
the church and the media's role in
society and will offer a theoretical and
applied curriculum.

"Our desire is to develop a
program that meets the needs of the
churches and persons preparing for
ministry in this area and more
generally to develop a center at
Columbia for the study of topics
related to theology, media, and the
church," Glenn Bucher, vice president
for academic affairs, says.

Curriculum plans began five years
jo when decision makers charted the
seminary's future in the planning
document "Toward 2000." "The
faculty and board decided the area of
theology, media, and the church
should be something that mainline
Presbyterians and Protestants take
seriously, so as not to leave it only to
television revivalists," Dr. Bucher
says.

"It was also an acknowledgement
that the culture has undergone a shift

gram

that we are no longer primarily a
written, book culture, but an oral,
visual culture. And media has dra-
matically impacted, if not trans-
formed, our way of learning, thinking,
seeing, hearing, and responding. So
how is the gospel communicated with
new communication modes without
becoming a victim or the possession of
those modes?"

Dr. Russell-Jones says, "1
value the opportunity to stimulate

Ronald Cram

others to think critically about the
relationship between the gospel and
this important element of our cul-
ture."

Dr. Russell-Jones has interviewed
important religious and political
leaders including Malcolm Mug-
geridge, Desmond Tutu, Carl Henry,

Marcia Riggs

Iwan Ru^ell-Jones

Fidel Castro, C. Everett Koop. A
native of Wales, Dr. Russell-Jones is
married and has four children.

The seminary also announces the
following appointments. Charles
Campbell, a Ph.D. candidate at Duke
University, joins the faculty as instruc-
tor in homiletics. With degrees from

Union Seminary in Richmond and

Yale Divinity School, Mr. Campbell

has done graduate work in homiletics

and ethics and for six years was pastor

of First Presbyterian Church in

Stuttgart, Arkansas. He and his wife

have two children.

Continued on page 5

Ninety-eight graduate

Commencement speaker Dr. Ruth Schmidt and President Dou^la> Oldenburg

Addressing a congregation of more
than 1,000 at Columbia's May 19
commencement services at Peachtree
Presbyterian Church in Atlanta,
speaker Ruth Schmidt challenged 98
graduates to "Sharpen Your Senses"
to fulfill a calling as church leaders.

"Exercise your senses. Use them,"
Dr. Schmidt, president of Agnes Scott
College, said. "It will sharpen them
your sense of compassion and justice,
your sense of humor, and your sense
of wonder. And above all, remember
what I am passing on to you from my
pastor's Pentecost Sunday sermon:
'Whatever God wants you to do, God
will give you the power to do. "

Commencement included gradu-
ates of Columbia's joint Doctor of
Ministry program in Jamaica. Eight
graduates were awarded the degree at

Columbia and received their diplomas
at June commencement services at
United Theological College of the
West Indies.

After the service, Peachtree hosted
a reception for graduates, their
families and friends, and the faculty.
The 4 p.m. ceremony followed the 11
a.m. baccalaureate service at Clair-
mont Presbyterian Church.

In his last official act before
retiring. Wade Huie, homiletics
professor for 34 years, drew his
baccalaureate text from Gen. 1:1-9 and
Acts 2:1-17, citing stories of the Tower
of Babel and Pentecost to warn of
pitfalls in "Making a Name for
Ourselves."

Acting on behalf of Columbia's
Board of Directors, board member

Continued on page 4

From the President

Douglas W. Oldenburg

In! ( ,i mi i. w A- 1 mi;i i [ask Force to
study our theological Institutions
ntl) asked ea< h president to
describe briefly the "character" ol our
respective institutions lust as each
congregation has its own personality
oi < haracter or culture, so ea< h
theological institution has certain
special qualities which define its life
Here is mv list

1) Residential ( haracter: With 19
faculty homes on our campus and
most oi our Mastei "i I >h init) degree
students ii\ [ng in our dorms and
apartments, c olumbia has a distinc-
tive resiJenii.il ( hara< lei u hit h
promotes fa< ultv im oh emenl v\ itli
students and campus acrh ities

2) Distin< tivel) Presb) terian
c olumbia's 164-year history as a
Presbyterian seminary is reflected in
the i.i- 1 thai more than 80 pen en! ol
our M Di\ students and 87 percent of

our faculty are Presbyterian. To be
Presbyterian, of course, is also to be
e< umenii al, and Columbia seeks to
refle< I thai - ommitment in its faculty,
students, and teat hing

3) Relationship with Congrega-
tions: Columbia has long enjoyed a
strong and mutually supportive
relationship with local congregations
in the synods with which it has a

i ovenant relationship the Synod of
South Atlantic and the Synod of

I i\ ing Waters

4) C ommitment to Parish Minis-
try ( >ur curriculum is intentionally
focused on preparing women and
men tor leadership in congregations.

5) Bible-centered Curriculum:
( olumbia's curriculum has 10 re-
quired courses related to Biblical
studies, considerabl) more than any
othei discipline.

6) International Program: In

Chuulc Clopton

Claude Clopton
1924-1991

OnSaturpu night, May 25/ 1991,
Claude Clopton, Jr was released from
the machines that tethered him to this
world and entered into the eternal
presence of Almighty God. Claude
was the victim of a stroke that f< >l
lowed surgery to remove a brain
tumor. He was 67.

Passing through the serving line
at the seminar) refectory will no
longer be the same joyful, unpredict-
able experience it has been for the last
54 years.

As far back as most seminary
graduates can remember, Claude
Clopton stood behind the refectory
counter, greeting students, professors,
alumni, alumnae, and visitors, ex-
changing plavful banter with his
patrons, obscuring the identity oi the

entree, and always always
ottering a smile as a gift

None ol us ever thought Claude
would retire. Deep down, we never
believed he would die. It one could
i Linn ownership of Columbia Semi-
nar) by seniority , then the si hool

belonged to Claude C lopton.

Dr J. McDowell Richards hired
Claude to work in the kitchen in 1937,
w hile C Iaude was still a student at
Booker T. Washington High School.
Claude's service to the seminary
spanned the administrations of tour
presidents, and his 54-year tenure is
the longest in Columbia's history.

After graduating from high school
in 1942, Claude enlisted in the United
States Navy and served as an officer
cook on a transport ship in the South
I '.i, ifi( durmg World War II.

He returned to the seminary after
his honorable discharge, and served
the next four decades as a chaplain of
sorts to the students in the meal line.
I le never forgot a face, and when
seminary graduates returned to
campus for continuing education,
Claude simply picked up with them
where he left off.

I I. nide had two hues in his life.
I lis fust love was his wife of 4 i years,
I ouise [ohnson. I lis se< ond love w .is
his church, Holsey Temple Christian
Methodist Episcopal Church, where
he served as a steward, an usher, a
member of the Kitchen and Flower
C ommittees, and as a tenor m the
sanctuary choir

Charles Cousar, Columbia alum-
nus and professor of New Testament
at Columbia, spoke at the funeral on
Saturday, June 1, at I lolsey Temple
CME Church. Professor Cousar
celebrated Claude s loyalty and sense
i >t i ailing, labeling Claude's work at
the seminary as a "genuine act of
ministry/'

Charlie Cousar remembered
Claude for his sense of humor, his
pride in his family, his pride m his
church, but most of all, his deep faith
in God. "He was not ashamed to be a

addition to visiting international
professors and about 20 international
students each semester, more than 70

ent of our U.S. students have an
experience in another country during
their time at Columbia. Columbia has
been a leader in the globalization of
theological education.

7) Alternative Context: Every
M.Div. student is required to take a
course entitled "Alternative Context
toi Ministry" w Inch exposes him/her
to an alternative social-cultural-
economic-religious context in which
the church is (or should be) active
Those alternative contexts include a
Third World experience, a prison
ministry, and ministries to the home-
less, the poor oi Appalachia, or those
living in public housing.

8) Sense of "Community": Most
oi our students, faculty, and visitors
experience a strong sense of commu-
mt\ on our campus. There is an
informal and caring atmosphere
which fosters healthy relationships.

9) Responsive to Needs oi the
Church: Throughout its history,
Columbia has sought to respond to

the particular needs of the Presbyte-
rian Church. This is reflected in our
establishment of an evangelism
program, a Lay Institute, a degree in
south ministry (now discontinued),
our extension program in Florida, a
strong continuing education and
Doctor of Ministry degree program, a
Center for Asian Ministries, and our
current consideration of a Center tor
New Church Development.

Of course, every list of qualities
which defines an institution's charac-
ter is incomplete. 1 invite those of you
who know Columbia to suggest
additional qualities which character-
ize our seminary. And I invite those
of you who don't know much about
Columbia to suggest qualities which
\ ou wish were present in a seminar)
of the church. Take a moment and
reflect on the "character" of Columbia
and the qualities you'd like to see
embodied in this seminary we all love.
Let me hear from you.

With warmest regards,

child of God and for you to know
that," Dr. Cousar said, adding that
Claude's life "reflected (his) convic-
tion I lis loyalty, his cheerfulness, his
good grace, his hard work testified to
the goodness of a God who loved him
and cared for him.''

In a letter to the Board of Direc-
tors, the Alumni/ae Council, and the
seminar) community, Columbia
President Douglas Oldenburg wrote,
"I know you join me in giving thanks
to God for the life of Claude Clopton
and for the service and joy he brought
so manv of us. We will miss his
presence, his smile, and his under-
standing."

To many of us, Claude repre-
sented the finest attributes of Colum-
bia Seminary. We will miss him
indeed.

Claude Clopton is survived by his
w ite Louise; his four children, Alice
Bond, Mary Ann Jackson, and Claude
III of Atlanta, and Barbara Evans of
Greensboro, North Carolina. He is
also survived by one brother, four
sisters, 1 1 grandchildren, and three
great-grandchildren.

Butch Miranda '85, who wrote this
tribute, is associate pastor of First (Scots)
Presbyterian Church. Charleston, South
Carolina

The Alumni/ae Association has
established the Claude Clopton, |r.
Scholarship Fund at Columbia Semi-
nary in his memoi \

Composites of the Class of \w\ are
available from the Office of Seminary
Relations, Columbia Seminary, P.O.

520, Decatur, GA 30031 Compos-
ites will be mailed to all 1^1 gradu-
ates.

Weekends for
prospective
students planned

H \> h year, Columbia invites all who
wish to explore a call to the ministry
to attend one of two Conferences on
Ministry. Conference weekends are
designed for both those who have
decided to pursue ministry and those
who are testing the waters The
weekend offers a chance to consider
the idea oi ministry by talking with
students, faculty, and staff, sitting in
on a class, worshipping with the
seminary community, and learning
about curriculum, student housing,
and financial aid.

Craig Goodrich attended the
conference last February. "In choos-
ing among seminaries, I found it
extremely helpful to attend the
weekend for prospective students.
There is no better way to obtain a
sense of a school and to ascertain
ones sense of call than to attend
classes and visit with professors, staff,
and students. My wife Andie and I
appreciated the obvious commitment
of the Columbia community to Christ
and the church and its dedication to
preparing students both academically
and spiritually for ministry in the
world. As a result of the weekend, we
..hose to attend Columbia, even
though it is located a greater distance
from our home in the Washington,
DC, area than several other seminaries
which we were considering." Craig is
currently in Greek School at Columbia
and will enter the first-vear class in
September.

Register now for the Conference
on Ministry held November 8-10,
I991,and Februarv 21-23, 1992. For
more information on these prospec-
tive student weekends, contact
Rebecca Parker, Director of Admis-
sions and Financial Aid, Columbia
Seminarv, P.O. Box 520, Decatur,
Georgia 30031; 404/378-8821.

VANTAGE

Wade Huie was honored (it Columbia's annual Alumni ae . \ssoi iation Meeting in
January Tom Long, homiletics professor tit Prim eton Seminary, and Neely M< Carter

president of Pacifit School o) Religion, presented a preaching resource book
dedicated to D> lime Shirley Guthrie, professoi o) systemath theology, read a tribute
m his honor. L-r: Drs. Long, McCarter, Guthrie, and I hue

Wade Huie retires after 34 years

Is mi Ri w opening for a visiting
professor of homiletics in Antarctii a?

If so, don't let Wade Huie hear about
it, for he is likely to take it on. Antarc-
tica is one of the few places on the face
of the earth where Wade has not
preached, taught, studied, or traveled.

In 1957, Wade came to Columbia
Theological Seminary to become Peter
Marshall Professor of Homiletics. 1 le
was a fresh-faced, handsome young
preacher who had already made his
reputation as an effective pulpiteer
He had degrees from Emory Uni\ ei -
sity, Columbia Seminary, and New
College, Edinburgh. While in Ed-
inburgh from 1947 to 1949 he studied
with the famous Scottish preacher,
James Stuart, and served as associate
pastor of the Canongate Church with
the Rev. Selby Wright. Holyrood
House, the Queen's Edinburgh
residence, is in the Canongate parish.
(Who was Queen then, Victoria"' Or
was there a King in those days,
perhaps one of those Georges ' )

The year after he graduated from
Columbia Seminary and before he
went to Edinburgh, he served as
assistant pastor of Peachtree Churi h,
Atlanta. This was before Peachtree
was the largest congregation in the
denomination, but Wade made a
lasting mark. There are still middle-
aged men and matronly women in
that congregation whom Wade calls
his "young people."

When Wade returned from
Scotland, the Vineville Presbyterian
Church, Macon, Georgia, thought it
had made quite a catch when it called
the young Ph.D. fresh from New
College. Wade was returning to his
native land, for he had grown up in
Elberton.

At Vineville Wade began to
develop his preaching style solidly
biblical, creative, and relevant to the
issues of the day. And there were
plenty of issues to be relevant about.
The 1^54 Supreme Court decision on
school desegregation had heightened

tensions and stirred up long latent
tears. Wade found himself taking
prophetic stands and expressing
views which were not always popular
but which grew out of his conviction
about the gospel

Not long after Wade came to
Macon, the Vineville Church on
Sunday mornings began to fill up
with young women from nearby
Wesleyan College. For Wade i >n< i !
them began to stand out from all the
rest Verna Lee I lardy from Au-
gusta, better known as Vee. On July
25, \^2. Wade mk\ \ ee were married

Much of what Wade has contrib-
uted to the life of the church and the
world could not have been done
without the love, support, and encour-
agement of Vee. Prime example thru
four stalwart sons When one sees
Wade III, John, David, or Scott, one
knows at once that he is a Huie, but
each is unique, each has unusual
talents, each is successful in his field
A touching moment came at the
retirement dinner given by the
seminary for Wade and Vee when
their sons announced that they were
establishing a scholarship at Columbia
Seminary in honor of Wade Prichard
Huie, )r. The youngest Scott, enrolled
as a student in the seminary one
semester before his father retired. He
took a course in homiletics from
Wade. One of the reasons Scott ga\ e
tor enrolling when he did was to
his father deserved the title "Wade the
Blade

Wade the Blade" is an affection-
ate nickname given to him by students
because of his insightful and incish e
evaluation of their sermons. As he
read and listened to literally thou-
sands of student sermons through the
years, he relentlessly pushed students
toward excellence. Kind-hearted soul
that he is, he did his best to see
something good m the worst of
sermons, and he invariably spoke a
word of encouragement to the strug-
mtinuedon pa

1991 graduates

Master of Divinity placements

Colleen Allison

Matthew Allison, Pastor. < llenwood Presb) terian i hun h ( llenwood I lorida
Shawn Barkley, Pastoi Ci id Presbyterian Church HighPoinl North

( arolina

c lev er Heal

Tim Beal, Graduate Study, Emor) I niversit) Vtlanta Geoi

Pam Bolerjack, Pastoi \it Vernon Presbyterian Church PeaRidge \ik,msas

SaraBurress Vssociati Pastoi Morningsidel nitedChurch Edinburgh

Scotland
Imi c aprell, Pastor, Old Kingsport New Providence Presbyterian ( hurches,

kmgsport, Tennessee

Lorna c lark, Past,,, \ arnville Christian Church, (Disciples ol Christ), Varnville,

south Carolina
Mark Clark Pastoi Allendale Presbyterian < hunch Allendale, South Carolina
Deborah Conner
Sharon ( ore Associate Pastor, Brevard Davidson Rivei Presbyterian ( hurch,

Brevard, North c arolina
MikeFitze Pastor,New Wappetaw Presbyterian < hurch Md lellanville, South

* arolina
TimFoster Pastor First Presbyterian ( hurch Greenfield, rennessee
( llenn ( lilstrap, Pastoi I irsl Presbyterian Church, Elberton, < leorgia
Beth l loskins
let! I [utcheson, Asso* 1. i . Pastor, Westminstei Presb) terian i hun h, Mobile,

Alabama
Raye [ones, .Associate Pastoi I list Presbyterian ( hurch Beauforl South

1 arolina
Tom Keller

Damn Klein, Pastor, Chapel Assembly of God, Jaspei Georgia
Edward Knight
Zeta I amberson

Tod 1 inafelt, Staff, United Methodist Publishing 1 louse, Decatur, < leorgia
Roberl McDaniel Pastoi (continuing), Cusseta United Methodist < hurch

isseta, c leorgia
I ii. Myers
(. harles Newton
Margaret Northen

David Pearce, Assoi iate Pastor, 1 1 init) Presb) terian ( hun h, Pensai ola, Florida
William Perman, Intern, I irsl Presb) terian Church, ( ovington, I leorgia
William Piatt, Pastor, First Pre byterian< hurch, fasper, I lorida
James Ramsey, Asso. i.ite Pastor, I irsl Presb) terian < hun h, Watertow n,

New York
Margaret Rvcd

Keith Riddle, Pastor, Bethany Presbyterian ( Inn. h, Wilmington, North

I arolina
George Rinker

Paul Saleeb) . Pastor, Montgomery Presbyterian ( hurch, Savannah, ( leorgia
Mark Schumann, Assoc iate Pastoi Palma< eia Presb) terian < hurch (ampa,

Florida
Diane Shoal
Dorinda Trouteaud, Associate Pastoi Si AndrewsPn by terian ' hurch

Tucker, Georgia
Lucy I urner, Asso< iate Pastoi First Presbyterian Church, Hickory, North

Carolina
Bob Vea/ev, Pastor, hirst Presbyterian ( hun h, Mayfield, kentiu ky
Ion Wallace, Pastor, Summerville Presbyterian ( hurch, Summerville, ( leorgia
l eborah /arrett, clinical Pastoral Education, Emor) i niversit) Affiliated

I [ospitals, Atlanta, I leorgia

Master of Arts
(Theological Studies)

Sylvia Babu, Atlanta, ( let

foe DobSOn, Bossier ( it\. I oni, i, in, i

Dalva Ferraz,Campo Belo-MG, Brazil
Rubens Ferraz, Conselheiro Pena M< !,

Bra/ 1 1
Tammy Lane, Columbia, South

1 arolina
Elizabeth Tourville, Woodbridge,

,mia
Kenneth Young, Greenwood, South

Carolina

Master of Arts
(Youth Ministry)

Fitzgerald c ook, Decatur, ( leorgia

Elizabeth Elliott, Laurmburg, North
Carolina

Master of Theology

I [ers< he! Allen, I )unwood) ,Ge< irgia
-.ion I 'obos, Budapest, l lungary
\Ik haei I Kising, I akeland, Florida
fohn Eddinger, Snelh ill.-, < leorgia

Seung [oong f00, Seoul, Korea

I [ang [a Koo, Seoul, Korea
William McKiss.h k, Fayetteville,

[*enne
[oseph M ik hem i, Nairobi
Martha fane Petersen, Atlanta,

( leorgia
fa) Seabrook, I [untsville, Alabama

Doctor of Ministry

[anice Bhssit, Union I'omt I leorgia
Michael Castronis, Delray Beach,

i lorida
Huw Christopher, Wrightsville Beach,

North ( arolina

mtinued on pa

FALL 1991

Continuing

Education

Calendar

For further information or to register for courses, call or write:
Sara Covin Juengst, Director of Continuing Education, or
Robert S. Smith, Director of the Lay Institute of Faith and Life
Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA 30031/404-378-8821,

September 16, 23, 30, October 7 Fan LaySchooi 01 Bible and Theology rhree
elective courses I lod s Will and Our Will, taught by Ben Kline; Old Testament
Bible Study, taught by David Gunn; Woman Stories, taught by Paula Buford
^ud Carol Rahn. ( ost: s2^

September 19-21 Writing for Pi bln vtion This intensive workshop will offer
experienced and aspiring writers the i hance to explore the "nuts and bolts" of
getting published Leader Roland lapp. Cost: $75.

September 23-24 Miui-Siui REI HIONSHIPS tfJD OTHER GUERRTLl vTa< HCS [TuS

workshop will address a variety oi positive and negative issues which arise
from multi-staff relationships I eaders: Robert Urieand Marilyn Allred. Cost:
$75 for one, $150 tor whole stafl

October 11-12 A Man in Christ: God's Offer roTHi Contemporary Layman
This 22-hour retreat tor men at the Monastery Retreat Center in Conyers,
Georgia, will offer spiritual renewal and restoration through guided reflection
in Scripture, discussion, and prayer. Leader: Bob Smith. Cost: $35.

October 18 CeRTIFK ttlON FOR ADMINISTRATE! PeRSONNEI A seminar tor lay
employees oi churches, go^ erning bodies, and church-related institutions who
are interested in professional growth and are seeking certify arion in the Ad-
ministrative Personnel Association, P( (L)SA). Courses in church history and
cop) right rules for churches Leaders ( athenne Con/ale/ and Anne Stevens,
.st: $35.

November 1-3 Globai MissionAdvcx \u Training Conference This event will
offer valuable training for enabling the church to carry out its mission in the
world Cost S25, plus $15 tor each additional person from the same presbytery
or local church, plus housing and meals

January 7, 14, 21, February 4 Winter Lay School of Bible and Theology Lead-
George Stroup, Glenn Bucher, lames Newsome. Cost: $25.

Seminars set Forum shortened

Tin Rev. Barbara Lundblap, pastor of
Our Savior's Atonement Lutheran
Church in New York, will be featured
at Columbia's Seminars for Ministers,
January 7-9, 1992. She will teach
"Preaching on Lent and Easter "

In addition, Victor Paul Furnish,
University Distinguished Professor oi
New Testament at Southern Method-
ist University, will teach "Christ and
Community: Hearing the Gospel in I
Corinthians." He is author of the
Anchor Bible Commentary on I
Corinthians. George Stroup, professor
of theology at Columbia, will teach
"The Theological Significance of the
Life and Ministry of Jesus." "Women
in Travail: Pastoral Care of Women"
will be taught by Jeanne Stevenson-
Moessner, adjunct professor of
pastoral theology at Columbia, and
"Youth and Their Families" will be
team-taught by the Rev. Sandra Fox,
associate pastor of First Presbyterian
Church in Douglasville, Georgia, and
the Rev. Bert Carmichael, chaplain at
Cobb County Hospital.

Cost is $50 per day. For more
information, contact Sara C. Juengst

by one day

Tin \i m G i i mbi \ Forum will be one
day shorter than usual and will take
place Monday through Wednesday.
January 27-29, 1992. More information
will be printed in the next issue of
Vantage

SMYTH LECTURER Peter). Paris,
Professor of Social Ethics, Princeton
Theological Seminary, Princeton, New
fersey.

ALUMN1/AE LECTURER Lett)
Russell, Professor of Theology, Yale
University Divinity School, Nev\
1 Liven, Connecticut.

FORUM PREACHER William
Willamon, Dean of the Chapel, Duke
University, Durham, North Carolina.

Wade Huie
continued from pag

filing fledglings. He also showed
excitement when he came across a
student with real gifts tor preaching
and when that student produced a
sermon Wade could classify as "real

aching." But he had an uncanny
eye for spotting inconsistency, faulty
structure, unnatural language, poor
interpretation of the text, verbosity,
shallowness. It was when he saw
these things and others that he
unsheathed the blade, and deftly cut
awaj the dead wood. But his blade
was ne\ er used to destroy or to cut
down or to wound. It was used more
like the blade for pruning an unfruit-
ful branch that it might bear more
fruit.

Wade has not confined his
teaching ,md preaching gifts to the
( ampus of Columbia Seminary He
has spent two sabbaticals in the
uttermost parts of the earth. One year
he taught at Trinity Theological
College, Accra, Ghana, and another
year he was visiting professor at
I 'i ( ;sb) tei ian Theological Seminary,
Seoul, Korea, with side trips to give
lectures m Japan and Taiwan. He has
also taught at sue h far off or far out
places as Pacific School of Religion
Berkeley, San Francisco Seminary, ^nd
Union Seminary, Richmond. I le has
traveled so often to Jamaica with
student groups for seminars that
Jamaican customs agents know him
by his first name.

As great as Wade's influence on
students was in the classroom, he may
be remembered even more for his one-
on-one interest in and friendship with
students. How many of them sat in
one of those soft chairs in his office,
and over a cup of hot chocolate, got to
know the man and learned from his
w isdom and experience? How many
enjoyed the relaxed and good-hu-
mored hospitality of the Huie home
and were better for it? Part of the joint
ministrj of Wade and Vee Huie has
been the welcoming grace with which
they have flung open the door of their
home to students, faculty, interna-
tional visitors/ and a great assortment
of strangers within the gates.

Students were not the only
members of the Columbia Seminary
family to be enriched by Wade Huie's
willingness to give of himself. Faculty
colleagues always found him coopera-
tive, steady, ready to listen, and
creative in his contributions to the
total life of the institution. I know of
one colleague who many times had
his sagging spirits lifted, his stum-
bling steps steadied, his weary soul
refreshed by an empathic Wade Huie.
(There is no need to be more specific
in identifying that faculty person. The
situation tits many.)

The time would fail me to tell of
Wade's service to the wider church,
his model sermons in chapel, his wide
preaching circuit, his teaching of
teachers, his strength in adversity, his
good humor. The half has not yet
been told.

Perhaps it can all be summed up
by what a friend told me when I asked
him what he would say about Wade
Huie. "Just say that he is a good
man "

/. Will Ormond, the writer, is
Professor Emeritus of Biblical Exposition
at Columbia

The Wade P. Huie, Jr. Scholarship
Fund for International Students has
been established at Columbia Semi-
nary.

1991 Commencement
continued from page I

Gay Love conferred degrees at
commencement. Next, President
Douglas Oldenburg presented each
graduate with a diploma, assisted by
Philip Gehman, vice president for
student life. Glenn Bucher, vice
president for academic affairs, hooded
each graduate.

Thirty-seven ministers received
the Doctor of Ministry degree, and 10
received the Master of Theology
degree. Forty-two received the Master
of Divinity degree, including nine
who graduated with distinction:
Clover Beal, Timothy Beal, Elizabeth
Hoskins, Rave Jones, Tod Linafelt,
Margaret Northen, William Perman,
Dorinda Trouteaud, and Deborah
Zarrett.

In addition, the seminary
awarded two Master of Arts in Youth
Ministry degrees and seven Master of
Arts in Theological Studies degrees
Sylvia Babu and Elizabeth Tourville
received the MATS with distinction.

Nine students were recognized for
academic excellence and received
special awards. Timothy Beal received
the Wilds Book Prize for graduating
with the highest distinction in aca-
demic work over the entire seminary
program.

Dorinda Trouteaud received the
Samuel A. Cartledge New Testament
Exegesis Award for the best New
Testament exegesis during the aca-
demic year and the Abdullah Award
for the best paper outlining a program
for the teaching of Biblical materials in
public schools within guidelines set
by the Supreme Court.

Timothy Foster received the
Florrie Wilkes Sanders Prize in
Theology for a paper showing sound
theological scholarship and relevance
to the needs of contemporary Chris-
tians and the Presbytery of St. An-
drew Women of the Church Preaching
Award for the best sermon preached
by an M.Div. student during the
academic year

Tod 1 inafelt received the Lyman
and Myki Mobley Prize in Biblical
Scholarship for exemplary work in
Biblical studies relating to the worship
and work of the Church.

Margaret Northen received the
Ludwig Richard Max Dewitz Old
Testament Studies Award for the best
Old Testament exegesis during the
academic year Clover Beal, Raye
Jones, and Deborah Zarrett shared the
James T. and Celeste M. Boyd Memo-
rial Book Fund Award given to
persons who intend to build their
collections of theological books as a
resource for ministry.

Four graduate fellowships were
granted to students who plan to
pursue degrees beyond the master's
level. Dorinda Trouteaud received a
Columbia Friendship Circle Graduate
Fellowship, and Tod Linafelt and Ken
Young received Columbia Graduate
Fellowships. Timothy Beal received
the Harvard A. Anderson Fellowship,
awarded to the graduate determined
by the faculty to have the greatest
potential for future academic achieve-
ment.

VANTAGE

Dr. Roinihi Crossley

Director named
to Florida Center

Ronald Crosm ey, presideni of the
Presbyterian I [ome of South Carolina
since 1985, has been named director of
Columbia's Center for Theological
Studies in Florida.

With a Ph.D. degree from Duke
University, Dr. Crossley has also
served as vice-president and dean at
St. Andrews Presbyterian College and
taught at Kentucky Southern and
Campbell colleges. He has served as a
supply minister since 1%8.

"1 am pleased to welcome Dr. Ron
Crossley as director of Columbia's
Center for Theological Studies in
Orlando," Dean of Faculty Glenn R.
Bucher says. "Dr. Crossley has served
institutions o\ the Presb\ tenan
Church in the Southeast for a number
of years as teacher and administrator
and will bring imagination and
energy to our important Florida
program in theological education."

The Florida extension was ap-
proved by Columbia's Board of
Directors in April 1990 to provide "in
the field" exposure to theological
education for second -career men and
women draw n to ministry. C ourses
will be taught at Rollins College in
Winter Park and are transferable into
the Master of Divinity or Master of
Arts in Theological Studies program
at Columbia's Decatur campus.

Dr. Crossley acknowledges the
program's importance lor students
who want to test a call to ministry
before giving up careers and relocat-
ing families or who want to explore
faith issues in depth without seeking
ordination. "The Center for Theologi-
cal Studies is an exciting new chal-
lenge," Dr. Crosslev says. "It offers
options for theological education to
many people in Florida who have not
had these opportunities before."

For the 1 99 1 - L >2 academic year,
one required and one elective course
will be offered on alternative week-
ends each semester, with classes from
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays and c > am to
4 p.m. Saturdays.

Fall courses include first semester
Church History, taught by John
Brackett, and the elective Introduction
to Theology through Philosophy,

taught by Columbia's president
emeritus Ben Kline. Dr. Brackett is
Re< tor ot All saints Episcopal Church
in Ft. Lauderdale and holds a Ph.D. in
early Christian theology from Emon
Uni\ ersit)

In the winter, Dr. Brackett will
teach the second semester ot Church
I listory mw\ Charles Cousar. professor
of New Testament, will teach an
elective, Readings in the Letters ot
Paul. Spring semester w ill conclude
the Church I listory requirement and
offer an elective homiletics course
taught by Wade Huie. All courses are
ottered tor three credits.

lack Shirek of Orlando chairs the
C oordinating Committee in Florida,
i\n advisory committee representing
the interests of Florida Presbyteries in
the program The committee also
includes Mary 1 lelen Anderson o\
Merritt Island, Dorothy Dandndge ot
Port Orange, the Rev. j. Deckerd
c luess of Oakland, the Rev Roger
Richardson of Orlando, the Re\
Charles Scott of Winter Park, the Rev
William M. Clark of North Port, the
Ke\ Edwin W. Albright Jr. of [ackson-
\ i lie, Dr. 1 loward Edington of
Orlando, and Emily C. Wood of
Maitland.

1991 graduates

continued from page 3

Prince Clemmings, Westmoreland,

Jamaica
Mary Boyd Click, Eden, North

Carolina
Leslie Cole, Marietta, Georgia
Gordon Cowans, Kingston, Jamaica
James Dant, Marietta, Georgia
Saul Espino, Miami, Florida
William Etheridge, Sylacauga,

Alabama
Gordon Evans, Montego Bay, Jamaica
Steven Fettke, Lakeland, Florida
Vincent Fletcher, Trelawny, Jamau a
William Hayes, Wentworth, North

Carolina
Gregory Henley, Clinton, South
L arolina

Rodolfo Juan, Manila, Philippines
Mark Lacey, Birmingham, Alabama
Errol Leslie, Savanna-La-Mar, Jamaica
Roger Mackey, Goose Creek, South

Carolina
Albert Masters, Taylors, South

Carolina
Robert McBride, Lexington, South

Carolina
Joseph McNeill, Lancaster, South

Carolina
lames Murray, St. Catherine, Jamau a
Barry Pridham, Montego Bay, Jamaica
Roger Rabey, Banner Elk, North

Carolina
Carson Salver, Knoxville, Tennessee
Soon Son, Soonchun, Korea
Alvin Stone, Kingston, Jamaica
1 larold Stone, Broadway, North
( arolina
James Summey, Thomas ville, North

Carolina
Darrell Thompson, Lancaster, South

Carolina
C ieorge Tumlin, Virginia Beach,
V irginia

Stephen Vance, Jacksonville, Florida
Scott Weimer, Decatur, Georgia
C arol Wood, Atlanta, Georgia
Jerry Wright, Decatur, Georgia
Emmit Young (posthumously),

Atlanta, Georgia

P Vi< foi \ oon

Asian Ministries
director called

Yu rOR YoON, \ pastor and Th I )
graduate ot ( iraduate i heoli igical
Union in Berkeley . joined c olumbia's
stati in \ia\ as dire< tor oi its Asian
Ministries Center.

The Korean-bom I h \ oon dire< ts
( olumbia's cooperative effort with the
S) nuds ,.t south Atlantic and I iving

l\ aters m leadership training and in
ministry to Korean Ahum, an i nngre-

gations

At C olumbia he will set ve as

liaison to the Korean community and
its ( hurches t wu\ coordinate continu
mg education programs tor Korean
American Presbyterians

In August he hosted 30 pastors tor
Columbia's l()-da\ V ISiting Korean
Pastors Seminar, held annuall) nu e
1982 in conjunction with the Presbyte
rian Church oi Ki 'KM I lc w ill also
coordinate a continuing edu< ation
seminar September 16-19 l"i in depth
study ot thel'C (ISA) Book ot On I, ,
recently translated into Korean

For the two synods I h 1 oon
serves as consult. mt to the presb) tei

ies' Committees on Ministry, assists m
Korean-American c hur< h develop-
ment, and works with la\ lea. Ins of
Korean-Amernan Presb) tei ian

congregations

The seminary and synods joined
ears ago when Columbia

fai ulty learned the synods planned In
begin a Korean ministry t olumbia
contacted synod representatives/

agreeing to pro\ ide office spac e and

partial funding.

( olumbia promoted the > enter,
citing Atlanta's recognition as the
predominant population center in the
Southeast tor Asian peoples, the rapid
growth of the local Korean chun h; the
increasing number of Korean students
at Columbia, the rec|uest ot Korean-
Amerii an i ongregations for ( olumbia
to help with church officer training;
and the fact that no other seminar] in
the Southeast had a similar plan

Though the center was designed
specifically for the Southeast's thriv-
mg Korean Presbyterian i ongrega-
tions, Dr. Yoon's role al I i ilumbia will
embrace the entire Asia Pa< ifi< Kim.

Dr. Yoon replaces Yong Jun Kim

who retired tor health reasons. Dr.

n .'.mi points out that ins experiences
in both the parish and academic arena
wens \ aluable preparation foi the

Asian Ministries posl \n adjuni I

professoi at I ullei Seminar] ^\^\
\ isiting professoi .it San i ran isco
Seminar} I >i r*oon mosl recenth

ei \ ed as cle-on ot I lanini s t hool ot
I heOlOg) m \ilela c alilonu.i 1 Ie

sei ved as senioi pastoi ol Korean

Independent I'resK le IU n l hm h

i PI i SA) in \iiesu from i lei embei
1986 until joining( olumbia s staff

w ith .i thirsl to train pastors and
send them oul and a i i< h appre< ia
tion foi a< ademia I h ^ oon saj a he is

eagei to extend to others the sain.'

warm rea prion he received al ( olum-
bia

\K goals are to train j oung

ie i" be sei \ ant! ol thi I oro and
ha\ e ( olumbia rei ogni :ed as one ol
the most importanl seminai ies to

Koreans, as well as other Asian
students," he says

Commenting on the appointment
oi I h V oon \ ue President ol V< a
demii Affairs ( llenn K Bucher said
\ ii ioi brings > hurx h and seminar)
'pei ieni i .i i ommitmenl to the
multicultural dimensions ol Presby-
terianism and imagination and
energy to his nev\ work We a!
( olumbia are delighted to have him
join us m the importanl work in Asian
Ministrii

\ew l.u nll\

continued from page I

Will ( oleman, a ( olnml'ia M.Div.
graduate and I'll I > i andidale ,il

I iraduate I heological Union, will [i (in
the ia. nii\ in |. inn. ii \ as instrui toi In
theology I (e sei ved as an adjuni I
instrui toi al ( olumbia and in San
1 1 .nu isc o The. ill igii al Seminary's
l >octoi ol MimstiA Summei Seminar.
Sim e [988 Mi ( oleman has pursued
i Ii ii ti iral studies, fo( using on sl.o .
n.n ratives and blac k theoli

\\ ith degrees from < alifornia
State i nh ersit) I ong Beat h. and
Princeton Seminar) Ronald ( ram
joins the faculty as asso< iate professor
i >i < in i Brian edu< ation. I Ie held thai
position at Presbyterian S< hool ol
< hii-.il. in I .In. , ill. >n, having taught
previously .it Villa nova University
,mu\ al Louisville and Prini eton
seminarie I h I ram is married and
has three i hildren

Mama Riggs i ome i to ( olumbia
from Drew I he, .1. igii al Seminary,
w here Bhe lervedas insfa in t< u in
religii in and so< iety. While pursuing

her Ph.D .it Vanderbilt, she served as

assistant pastor oi rhompkint hapel
AMI /ion Chun h in < hattanooga.
With | >ie\ [< .us tea hing experiem e al
Vanderbill I >i\ inity School and

Southern ( onnei ti. ill Stale ( , .liege,

Dr. Kiggs joins the faculty as assoi iate
I in 'le.s.ir of ( hristian ethics.

"I am delighted to wel ome these
new faculty members to C olumbia/'
Dr. Bucher says. "In a vanet\ ol v

1 1 . i - . already distinguished
themselves. Our educational pro-
grams will be enhanced by their
presence/ and we are pleased that they

. hosen C olumbia as the setting
foi their professional work.'

FALL 1991

For the Record

If you have recent news you would like to contribute to this section,
please send it to the editor.

J. Will Ormond '43, Professor Em. 1 1
tus of Biblical Exposition at c olumbia,
led .1 workshop on preaching tor
commissioned lay piv.u hers ol
Holston Presbyter) al Bannei I Ik, NC.
I le was guest prea< her .>t South I ligh-
land church in Birmingham foi its
annual Inspirational Weekend Dr.
Ormond took part in the rededication
service for remodeled educational
buildings al Covenanl i hun h, Tus-
i aloosa, AL, of which he was found-
ing pastor I he elementary building
was named the Ormond Building
Murphy Davis ' 74 has Urn named .i
re< ipient of a Petra Foundation
Award, given annually to tour "out-
standing unsung individuals v\ ho are
doing ditiu ult and important work on
the cutting edge ol the struggle tor
human rights and freedom." Ms
Davis and her husband, Ed Loring
'66, are founders of the C >pen I )oor
Community in Atlanta, \\ hich otters

aid to the homeless ^nd operates a
prison ministry Lina Robinson '89
and Charles Hart were married in
Chattanooga on [une 8 Stuart
Maclean '87 has been called as pastor
of Stephenson church, Monroe. NC.

Joanna Adams '79 has been called
as pastor of Trinity church, Atlanta
David Moessner, Associate Professoi
of New Testament at Columbia, is the
new co-chair of the So< iety of Biblical
Literature's Seminar on l uke-Actsfor
the national annual meetings foi 1991-
95. I le attended the international
New Testament Society meeting in
Bethel, Germany and is a newlj
named member of the Novum lesta-
mentum I ditorial l^o^vd oi the
periodical ^nd supplements mono-
graph series Dr. Moessner published
an article in a memorial volume for
the scholar, Karl Ludwig Schmidt, in
Theologische Zeitschrifi Tom
Baughman (DMin '90) has been called
as pastor of Metaine Ridge church,

Metairie, LA John Patton, Professor

of Pastoral Theology at Columbia
attended the council meeting and
conducted a workshop on pastoral
theological reflection at the Interna-
tional Congress on Pastoral Care and
Counseling in Holland He gave two
lectures to the Finnish Hospital
Chaplaincy meeting in Henola
Rebecca Parker, Director of Admis-
sions and Financial Aid at Columbia,
preached for Mother's Day at Shal-
lowford church in Atlanta and taught
a workshop at the Greater Atlanta
Presbytery School.

Beverly Gaventa, Professor oi
New Testament at Columbia, has
inaugurated a monthly column,
shared with Fred Craddock, called
"Insights" for The Disciple, the
denominational magazine of the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Her article "A Place for Mary in
Protestant Preaching^ appeared in
journal for Preachers. She has given
lectures on "The Place of the Bible in
the Church" at St. Andrews church,
Tucker, GA, and on "Glimpses oi

Mary, the Mothei oi fesus" at Union
Seminary, Richmond l)r ( laventa
taught a course at Prin< eton Seminar)

on "Theology and Narrative in the
Acts ot tin- Apostles " Robert
Ramey. Professor of Ministry at
( olumbia, has preai hed al Memorial
Drive church stone Mountain: First
. hurch, Griffin, GA; Bethany chun h
( ovington,GA ^nd First church,
LaGrange, GA. Dr. Ramey has
( ompleted a book of Lenten
meditations Jeanne Hoechst-
Ronner '81 is associate pastor of First

church, Murfreesboro, TN Robert

Moss '67 is associate presb) ter)
exe< utive, Western North Carolina
Presbytery Philip Gehman '68, Vice
President tor student Life at Colum-
bia, was a small group and workshop
leader al a Montreal V.uth Confer-
em e in luly.

Will Hart '69 is m private practice
at the Atlanta Area Family Psychiatry
( linn and is president ot the board tor
the ( ieorgia Council on Child Abuse
He shares his board responsibilities

with Steve Bacon '61 Charles

Talley '63, who is interim pastor at
Buckingham church, Ft. Myers, FL,
has been appointed to teach Bible ^nd

humanities at Honda southern
College. I lei Majesty's Dean of the
( hapel Royal united Dr. Talley to

preach tor him in luly Ernestine

Cole, \ss ( H iate I Van ot Students at
Columbia attended the summer
meeting oi the Committee on Social
Witness Policy of the General Assem-
bly in Portland, OR. She preached at
Church of the Master in Atlanta in
August Jonathan Lovelady '84 is

BIRTHS

To John 'H8 and Laurie Wallace

Barbour '89, a son, Andrew John, Mav

18,1991

To Chip '88 and Melinda Hatcher, a

daughter, (Catherine Almond, [une 10,

1 MM |

To Richard '89 and Elizabeth Deibert
'90 a daughter, Catherine Elizabeth,
Apr. 14, 1991.

To Brad '84 and Nancy smith, a son,
foshua Bradley, June 8, 1991
rot love. '91 and Tim Beal '91, a
daughter, Sophie Rebekah. lune 13.
1991

To Hob '^1 and Nora Veazey, a
daughter, Lindse\ Weathers, Ma\ J!"
1991

To Dave '42 and Mary D. D'Alessio
'92, a daughter, I lope Elizabeth, born
lune 4, 1991.

To Sally Foster Fulton 93 and Stuart
(Spec. '40), a daughter, lesse Alexan-
dra, July 6, 1491.

DEATHS

Carlvle Flovd '33, Nov. 21, 1440.
George Anderson '47, Apr. 30, 1441.
Henry Enon '47, May 21, 1441
Emmit Young (DMin '41, posthu-
mously), May 6, 1441

associate pastor of First church,
Florence, Al Christine Wenderoth,
Associate Librarian ^nd Assistant
Professor of Practical Theolog) at
c olumbia, attended the American
I heological Library Association
annual conference in Toronto in June,
where she chaired the Presbyterian
and Reformed Library Association
meeting she also attended the ATLA
Board ot Directors meeting In Jul \
I )r. Wenderoth was keynote speaker
at the annual meeting of Fellowship of
C hnstian Librarians and Information
Specialists, held in Atlanta in conjunc-
tion with the American Library
Association conference. Her topic was
I he Publk Face of Spirituality/'

Glenn Bucher, Vice President tor
Academic Affairs at Columbia,

hed the baccalaureate sermon at
Decatur High School in June. His
sermon will be published in Journal foi
Preat her- He participated on a panel,
"Theological Education and Assess-
ment, at San Francisco Theological
Seminary and attended General
Assembly, where he and President
Douglas Oldenburg co-hosted

( olumbia's dinner Sara C. Juengst

'83, Director of Continuing Education
at Columbia, was inspirational
speaker for Presbyterian Women ot
First church, Atlanta and at the PW
retreat at Rock Eagle, GA. She was
Bible leader for the Western Carolina
Presbytery gathering and the Evangel-
ism Conference, both at Montreat.
\K luengst was preacher at Smyrna
church's camp meeting in Conyers,
GA, and is a contributing author to

Preaching the I et tionary Stephen

Nickle '87 is chaplain at Mary ville

C ollege Diane Walker '88 has been

called as pastor oi I lams Memorial
church in Ashtabula, OH.

Brian Childs, Professor of Pas-
toral Theology and Counseling at
Columbia, wrote an article for and
edited a special issue ot Pastoral
Psychology about publishing in pas-
toral care. He participated as a fellow
in the first session of the Institute for
the Humanities and Medicine, Na-
tional Endowment for the Humani-
ties, in Hiram, OH, in June. He
presented at the Society for Pastoral
Theology in Denver and gave lectures
in pastoral care, "Caring and the
C ongregation," at Princeton
Seminary Cyris Hee-Suk Moon '64
is professor of Old Testament and
director of Korean Theological Studies
(a newly established program based in
California, which Professor Moon
organized in cooperation with the
1 lanmi School of Theology) at San

Francisco Seminary Ronald Stone

'82 is pastor of Graham Memorial

church, Forrest City, AR Kevin

Gourley '86 has been called as assm i
ate pastor of Memorial Park Commu-
nity Church, Allison Park, PA

Robert White '54 retired from the
National Institutes of Health, Be-
thesda, MD, in 1984, after 23 years as a

statt chaplain Sid Burgess '90 is

stated supply of the Edgewood,
Homewood, and Mt. Pinson churches,
Pinson, AL.

Park Moore '50 was honorably
retired from Second church, Little

Rock, AR in December Lewis

Fowler '68 is associate presbvter of
I oastal C arolina Preslnten Fayette-

Charles Weltner (MATS '83) received
the Profile in Courage award on May
29 in Boston. Mr. Weltner. a Georgia
supreme Court justice, is the second
recipient of the award, given by the
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
Justice Weltner was honored for
his October 1966 decision to withdraw
as a candidate for re-election to
Congress rather than support segrega-
tionist Lester Maddox as Georgia's
Democratic nominee for governor.
Earlier that year, Mr. Weltner had
signed a pledge to support all Demo-
cratic candidates. Caroline Kennedy
Schlossberg, a judge for the award,
said Justice Weltner stood out among
the more than 1 ,0(10 nominees because
he ta^ed an excruciating choice. ..and
it was a sacrifice for him to do the
right thing."

ville, NC Samuel Rutland (DMin

'89) is pastor of First church, White-

ville, NC Totok Wiryasaputra (ThM

'90) is director of an ecumenical, non-
sectarian community program in
Jakarta, Indonesia, which works with

marginalized segments of society

Mary Charlotte McCall, Assistant to
the Dean of Faculty at Columbia,
represented the General Assembly's
Committee of Social Witness Policy
(CSWP) at a conference on "The Role
of the Church in Public Policy." She
attended the summer meeting of the
CSWP, where she was elected vice
chair. Ms. McCall participated in the
General Assembly as a member of the
CSWP's Advice and Counsel Group,

of which she is now chair Sidney

Leak '83 is pastor of First church,

Manchester, TN John White '86 has

been called as pastor of Westminster

church, Greenwood, SC John Leith

'43 has been named pastor emeritus,
First church, Auburn, AL.

Fred McAlister '53 was honorably
retired from Third church, Charlotte,

NC, in March Richard Wiggers '85

is pastor of Northminster church,

Pensacola,FL Catherine Allsbury

'87 has been called as associate pastor,
Peace Memorial church, Clearwater,

FL Charles Donnell (DMin '83) is

interim pastor of Westminster church,
Contuiucii on page 7

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Lt.DreivTomberlin '87 left wason ral Columbia alums serving as chaplains

during Operation Desert Shield/Storm He was deployed to Saudi Arabia with the id
Bn, Uth Marines last August and returned to 29 Palms, California in March.

For the Record

continued from page 6

Raleigh, NC Franklin Smith '52

was honorably retired from Rachels
Chapel, Old Hickory, TN, in

January Malcolm Bullock '55 is

associate pastor of First church,

Salisbury, NC Timothy Havlicek

'83 is pastor of First church, Annapo-
lis, MD Gloria Jennings '90 (MATS

'88) is stated supply of Clifford
Memorial church, Grovetown,

GA Joseph Eckstine '51 was

honorably retired from St. Andrews
church, Panama City, FL.

Dwyn Mounger '31 was honored
by the Presbytery of Mississippi on
July 25 when it marked the 60th
anniversary of his ordination. Mr.

Mounger sen ed tor many years on
( olumbia's Board of Directors
Charles Evans '78 is hunger corps
recruiter and communications coordi-
nator in the Food for the Hungry
international office in Scottsdale,

AR Kelly Unger '59 has retired and

lives in Mississippi Jack Morris '61

was honorably retired from Fellow-
ship church, Tallahassee, FL, jn>.\
named pastor emeritus. 1 le is now
interim of First church, Monticello,

FL Edwin Byrd '58 (DMin s | ) [ s

pastor of Central church,
Chattanooga The seminary ex-
presses sympathy to the family of Sid
Query of Mt. Pleasant, SC, who was
killed in an automobile accident in
March. Mr. Query was a long-time
friend and supporter of Columbia.

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market value, preventing the donoi
from paying the capital yms taxes
required it the) are sold ( >t > ourse, it
securities depreciate, the wisest course

is to sell them and take a tax loss

deduction before gi\ ing the monej ti-
the seminary Foi \ er) lai ge gifts,
there is a tu e \ ear i arry o\ ei l"'< ause
one can dedu( t only JO pen enl > >i
adjusted gross each year,

Real Estate: Commercial build-
ings, vacant lots, farms, sen i> e
stations, apartment buildings, and
other forms o\ propert) are excellent
gifts. The seminary recently received

a gift ol oil and gas leases. You can

donate \ oin residence in a "life
estate \> i ording to this plan, vim
transfer ownership ot your home to
the seminary, gel a healthy income ta
dedu( ti( 'ii. and i ontinue to h\ e in
your home. \\ hen \ on no longer need
it, the propert) be< omes the
seminary's, along with your designa-
tion ot how to use the funds

Wills/Living Tru sts: You can
provide for the seminary in youi w ill
Recentl) a widow from Florida left

her estate to ( olumbia (Capital
campaign gifts made through w ills
must be irrevoi able before .i* i ounting

rules permit them to be counted I

insurance insurance policies
make \^oo(\ gitts and in some ways
stretch your gift Active poli( ies can
be given oi neu policies initiated

w In. h make Columbia the benefit Lai \

and poh. \ pa) ments are dedu< tible

I Mhri ways to give are i ailed ",itts
thai give back.

j att Annuities: One Can establish

fl annuit) w hit h will pro\ ide t.i\
dedut tions and an income i>h life
\\ hen the donoi no longei needs the
in. ome, funds are used by the semi-
nar) at i ording to the donor's wishes.

I intrusts these operate mui h

like gift annuities but with some
te< hnu ,ii differences ["he) offei
income tor life plus in< ome tax
deductions,

' haritable I ..hI Trusts rhese

trusts are used w Inn ,i donor makes a

large amount oi mone) available i>>
the seminar) i<>i a i ertain period. A
donoi i .in make$l million available
lor ID years with the income coming
to the seminary. Then the donoi 's
appreciated $J million is returned. In

I he meantime, the donoi pays no taxes
lor It) years on nn ome liom the $1

million. This trust allows a donoi to
pa along large gifts t<> family with
hitlr estate tax consequent es

I oi these alo\ e trusts, the
seminar) 's development office makes
all necessary arrangements.

We in\ id' your inquiries aboul
making a charitable gift to Columbia
' m miliary. We are eager to help you
We remain profoundly grateful I' 'i
your support ami assistance, whi< h

continue to make ( olumbia strong in
its mission

Please send this completed order form to: CTS Bookstore, P.O. Box 520,
Decatur, GA VH m

Brian Childs, center, a'</s inaugurated as >ral Theology and Counsel

ingon April 16 Jaspei Keith, Professoi o) Pastoral Care and Counseling, and Beverly

<ment. took pari m the service

FALL 1991

Columbia to hold opening
convocation September 11

John B ( I , a leading process

theologian; v\ ill be the speaker .it
( olumbia's 164th opening convoca-
tion on Wednesd.u , September 11.

Dr. Cobb, w host- topic will be "For
Such a Time as This, is director of
the Center for Process Studies at
Claremont School of Theology in
California.

Dr. Cobb will be in residence at
( olumbia tor four weeks this fall. He
will lead eight faculty seminars as
part of C olumbia's Lilly-funded
curriculum review. Dr. Cobb will
also teach a seminar on Christology
and Religious Pluralism.

He was formerly Ingraham
Memorial Professor of Theology at
the School of Theology at Claremont
and Avery Professor of Religion at
Claremont Graduate School. Dr.
Cobb's books include Christ in a
Pluralistic Age and Matters of I ifeand
Death. With David Griffin he CO
authored Process Theology: An
Introductory I xposition and with
Joseph C. Hough, Christian Identity
and Theological Education

Columbia's first-year class, many
of whom are in summer Greek
School, will be introduced to the

Columbia community after Dr.
Cobb's address. Theseminar\
expects an entering class of approxi-
mately hO students in the Master ol
Divinity and Master of Arts in
Theological Studies programs.

Opening con\ ocation will take
place at Columbia Presbyterian
Church at 11:15 a.m. The public is
invited.

Second Lilly
grant received

G >i i MB] \ has re< eived a second major
grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly
Endowment Inc.

The $104,000 grant will support
the second phase of a multi-year
faculty review of "Issues, Themes,
and Models in Theological Educa-
tion "

The primary objectives are to
revise Columbia's purpose statement;
to make assumptions that will serve
as the basis for the curriculum; to
consider appropriate pedagogy for
theological education; to explore
areas of cooperation with Interde-

Dr. Oscar Hussel, right, retired this year as professoi of Christian education In 1989 he
retired as dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs after 1 1 years in that
position. (An article on his retirement appeared in the fall 1989 issue of 'Vantage I He
was honored at Columbia 's annual Alumni/ae ASSOI lation Meeting in lanuai i/. when
Davison Philip- '43, right, president emeritus, presented him with a tribute foi his years
of service to Columbia as dean and professor

nominational Theological Center in
Atlanta; and to develop several interdis-
ciplinary courses for consideration in
the curriculum.

Glenn R. Bucher, vice president for
academic affairs at Columbia, said,

"This second grant from the 1 .ill)
Endowment will enable us to build on
the foundational discussions oi Phase
I and move to specific curricular con-
siderations in Phase 11."

Vantage

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Decatur, Georgia 30031

CONTENTS

Columbia adds new faculty, program I

Commencement 1991 1

From the President 2

Claude Clopton tribute 2

Admissions weekends 2

Wade Huie retires

1991 graduates and placements 3

Continuing Education Calendar 4

Forum 1992 shortened 4

Director named to Florida Center 5

Asian Ministries Center director called 5

For the Record 6

Charitable gifts to the capital campaign 7

Opening convocation set for September 11 8

Seminary receives second Lilly grant 8

Second Class
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