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COMMENCEMENT HONOR6 FORTY 6IX 

June 5, 1977 marked the "end of 
the beginning'" for 46 Columbia Sem- 
inary students as they concluded 
their seminary preparation for minis- 
try. 

Commencement Day events began 
Sunday morning with the Baccalaure- 
ate Service held at Morningside Pres- 
byterian Church in Atlanta. Dr. 
J. Randolph Taylor, pastor of the 
Meyers Park Presbyterian Church in 
Charlotte, preached on the subject 
"Gifts and Goals," using the first 
sixteen verses of the fourth chapter 
of Ephesians as his Scripture. 

Following the service Sunday din- 
ner was held on the campus for the 
whole Seminary community plus the 
many relatives and friends present for 
the days' activities. 

Commencement Exercises were 
held at 4:00 at the Columbia Presby- 
terian Church, adjacent to the cam- 
pus. J. Erskine Love, Jr., Chairman 
of the Board of Directors of the 
Seminary, addressed the graduates on 
the subject "One Call, Many Respon- 
sibilities." 

Awards were presented to several 
students for particular achievement: 
The Wilds Book Prize went to Steve 
Louis Grimes for attaining the high- 
est distinction in his academic work 
over the complete seminary program. 
He will enter Union Theological 
Seminary in New York in September 
to begin further graduate study; he 
also received the Fannie Jordan 
Bryan Fellowship award. The other 
award granted for graduate study 
was the Alumni ae Fellowship which 
went to Marion Thomas Norwood. 
Jr. 

The Paul T. Fuhrmann Book Prize 




Honors graduates (clockwi.se) Norwood, Grimes and Hamby with Dean Charles Cousar 



in Church History went to Junior 
Peter Rene Roest. The Florrie Wilkes 
Sander Prize in Theology, awarded to 
that student who presents the best 
paper showing sound theological 
scholarship and relevance to the needs 
cf Christian people in the contem- 
porary world went to Middler Joanna 
Moseley Adams. The Emma Gaillard 



Boyce Memorial Award for the best 
paper on the creative use of music 
in worship went to D.Min. graduate 
Daniell Carl Hamby. 

President J. Davison Philips con- 
cluded the exercises with the Presi- 
dent's traditional charge to the grad- 
uates through the use of several 
Scriptural passages. 



TENNI6 LEQVE6 COLUMdIQ FOR COUNCIL P06T 




The Reverend Eugene H. Tennis, 
Executive Director of Development 
for Columbia Theological Seminary, 
submitted his resignation to accept 
the position of Executive Director 
of Financial Development for the 
National Council of Churches of 
Christ in the USA. Mr. Tennis will 
assume this significant position on 
August 15. He will be responsible for 
the development of new programs of 



support for this Ecumenical Body 
made up of thirty major member 
Communions in the United States. 

Since August 1, 1974, Mr. Tennis 
has led the Columbia Seminary's pro- 
gram of public relations, financial 
development, publications, student 
recruitment and campaign planning. 
During that time living endowment 
has increased from $93,000 to 
$175,000 annually for a total of 
$4 15,959. He has participated fully 
in the total life of the Seminary and 
has represented Columbia before 
Presbyteries, Synods and various 
church organizations during this peri- 
od. Increased giving to the Seminary 
has resulted in a balanced program 
budget, and more adequate faculty 
and staff compensation. 

Mr. Tennis is married to Dr. Gay 
!l Tennis, Assistant Professor of 
Psychology at Kenncsaw Junior Col- 
lege, Marietta. She holds a Ph.D. in 
Social Psychology from Georgia State 
University. 

A native of Crookston, Minnesota, 
Mr. Tennis is a graduate of Macales- 
ter College and Union Theological 
Seminary, New York City. His father 
and grandfather are Presbyterian min- 



isters. He has served as Minister, 
First Presbyterian Church, Hector, 
New York; Executive Minister, Third 
Presbyterian Church, Rochester, New 
York; Area Counselor for the Fifty 
Million Fund of the United Presby- 
terian Church in New Jersey and New 
York; Associate Executive Director, 
Rochester Area Council of Churches, 
Rochester, New York; Director, Bu- 
reau of Community Relations, Ro- 
chester, New York; Commissioner of 
Community Services, Rochester, New 
York. 

The Tennis family have been ac- 
tive members of Trinity Presbyterian 
Church, Atlanta. 

In announcing Mr. Tennis' resig- 
nation, President J. Davison Philips 
said, "We are deeply indebted to 
Mr. Tennis for developing a program 
of giving which is essential to the 
work of Columbia Seminary, and for 
participating fully in the total life 
and work of the Seminary communi- 
ty. We express our gratitude to him 
for this service and we congratulate 
him on a significant new opportuni- 
ty with the National Council of 
Churches. We wish him well in his 
important new mission." 



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PROM the PRE6DENT 




The Greek School which is held 
each summer began on July 6, with 
an enrollment of 53 students. Most of 
these are new students here at Col- 
umbia and will be a part of a large 
entering class. The summer, therefore, 
for me has had a kind of symbolic 
"coming and going." 

Our graduates have scattered 
throughout the Southeast from Texas 
to Maryland and Florida to Missouri. 
Most of them have completed the 
process of examination for Ordina- 
tion and are now at work. This, of 
course, symbolizes the great purpose 
for which the Seminary exists. 

Another of our students, Richard 
Gillespie, will be in Zaire this year 
for a one year internship. 55 of our 
students are in Supervised Ministry 
placements in churches and hospitals. 

As far as those who come to us 
arc concerned we look forward to 
working with a fine group of men and 
women who by and large are well 
prepared for seminary work. I urge 



your prayers for our students and 
their families. The pressures of work, 
finances, decisions and change are all 
very great. We believe that the God 
who calls them into ministry will also 
guide and direct them as they prepare 
for it. They need, however, that clear 
guidance. 

Another very challenging oppor- 
tunity for us is a rapidly expanding 
Summer Session for ordained minis- 
ters here at Columbia. The regular 
courses in preaching, theology, coun- 
seling and administration all meet a 
very real need. The new Evangelism 
program has a fine enrollment. 

So it is that we are faced with 
open doors of opportunity every- 
where. I trust and pray we may be 
faithful in meeting these opportuni- 
ties. I thank you for your participa- 
tion in this important mission. 

s\ Faithfully yours, 

// J. Davison Philips 



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Daniell Carl Hamby 



Robert Ernest MacKay 





Leonard Gilbert McLaurin 



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Stevan Alan Snipes 



COLUMBIP 6EMINQRY GRQDUQTE6 1Q77 

Mo6ter of Divinity Degree 



Certificate 




Harry I angley Stllti 







Homer LeGrand Dempsey 



James Henderson I- oil, Jr 



Steve Louis Grime 




Louis Richard Lothman 






George Jacob Mahida 





William Everett Mills, Jr. 



Marion Thomas Norwood. Jr. 



John Thomas Phillips 



Charles Lincoln Taylor 



Jack Lochridge Taylor 



John Gordon Williams 



Lorenzo Arthur Wootytrton 



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DOCTOR OF SACRED THEOLOGY 

( h;irles Edward Swann 
Memphis, Tennessee 

DOCTOR Oh MINISTRY (In-Minislry) 

Joseph Wilson Berry 
Atlanta. Georgia 

lolin Wesley Bressler 
Saraaota, Florida 

Marling Elliott 
( entral, South Carolina 

Gerald Paul Jenkins 
Clarkston, Georgia 

William Ross Johnston 
Opelika, Alabama 

Philip Wayne Leftwich 
Atlanta, Georgia 

I ugene Barclay Norris 
( hattanooga. Tennessee 

lean William Stonebraker 
Fayetteville. North Carolina 

James Osgood Watkins, Jr. 
Tucker, Georgia 

Frank Douglas Weathersby 
Atlanta. Georgia 

Richard Scott Woodmansec 
Marietta. Georgia 

MASTER OF THEOLOGY 

Scobie Clovis Branson 
Flippen. Georgia 

Yll Bong Lee 
Seoul. Korea 

ll\ ung-Kytt Park 
Kwang Ju. Korea 

Jan McAfee Rhodes 
I aGrange, Georgia 

John Morria Arnott Thomson 
Irvine. Scotland 



GRQDUPTE PLQCEMENT6 1Q77 

SHIRLEY FORD ADAMS. Minister of Education. St. Martin In-The-Fields Bpiscopal Church, 3110 
Ashwood-Dunwoody Road. N.E., Atlanta. Ga. 30319 

THOMAS ROSS ATKINS, Associate Pastor. Grace Presbyterian Church. 4421 Carroll Lane. Corpus 
Chnsti. Tx. 78411 

KENNETH A. BROWN. Associate Pastor First Presbyterian C hurch. 701 Beach Drive N.E , St. 

Petersburg, Fl. 33731 
ROBERT CLAY CAMENISCH. Pastor. Panlhersvillc Presbyterian Church. 3482 Flat Shoals Road, 

Decatur. Ga. 30034 
HARRELL LAMAR COBB. Pastor. Tallassee Presbyterian Church. 504 Lilly Avenue. Tall.issco Al 

36078 
HOMER LE GRAND DEMPSEY. Community Minister. Lake Clair Community Minister. 457 Lakcshorc 

Drive, Atlanta, Ga. 30307 
JAMES H. FOIL. JR.. Pastor. Belton Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 601, Bclton. S I :(,}' 
STEVE LOUIS GRIMES, Graduate Work. Union Theological Seminary. New Y'ork. N. Y.. 10027 
JEFFREY HERBERT HALE, Congregational Church, Bennington. Vermont 
DANIELL CARL HAMBY. Associate Pastor. First Presbyterian Church. 918 N. Mam Street, High 

Point, N. C. 27262 
LEWIS EWING HOLMES, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church. P. O. Box 629, Sanderson. Tx. 79849 

ALICE ARTHUR JOHNSON. Pastor. Evergreen Presbyterian Church. P. o. Box 457. Evergreen. Al. 
36401 

LOUIS RICHARD LOTHMAN. Associate Pastor. Wallace Memorial Presbyterian Church, P Box 

1878. Panama City, Fl. 32401 

WILLIAM L. LOVE. Pastor. New Hope Presbyterian Church. P. O. Box 98. Wlnnabow, N C, 28479 

ROBERT ERNEST MACKAY, Pastor, The Peoples Church, Hartland, N. B.. Canada 

GEORGE J. MAHIDA, Villa International (summer) Atlanta, Ga. 

DENNIS ARTHUR MAXEY. Pastor. Atmore Presbyterian Church. 208 U. Horner Street, Atmorc. Al 
36502 

L. GILBERT MC LAUR1N. Pastor. Nettleton Presbyterian Church. P. O. Box 1806. Nettleton. Ms. 38858 

WILLIAM EVERETT MILLS, Pastor. Chickamauga and Morton Memorial Presbyterian Churches, 508 
West 1 3th Street, Chickamauga, Ga. 30707 

DONALD LYMAN MOBLEY, Associate Pastor. First Presbyterian Church, P. (). Box 635, Eldorado, 
Tx. 76936 

MARION THOMAS NORWOOD. JR.. Associate Pastor. First Presbyterian Church, 16(1 Lilac Lain. 
Greenville, Ms. 38701 

JOHN THOMAS PHILLIPS, Associate Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, P. O. Box 469, Lake City, PI, 

32055 

HARRY L. STILTZ, Paslor, Fairfield-Highlands Presbyterian Church, 903 I lth Avenue. S.W.. Birming- 
ham. Al. 35228. 

CHARLES L. TAYLOR. Pastor. Latta Presbyterian Church. 225 E. Main Strecl. Latta. S. C. 29565 

JACK LOCHRIDGE TAYLOR. Pastor, Charcl in Ihe Pines Presbyterian Church, 8471 Flagstone Drive. 
Tampa, Fl. 33615 

GORDON F1TZHUGH WEST, III, Pastor, West Emory and Chota Presbyterian Churches, 905 Tcabcrry 
Lane, Apt. 10. Knoxville. Tn. 37919 

JOHN GORDON WILLIAMS, (in conversation) 

LORENZO ARTHUR WOOLVERTON. Pastor. Piedmont Presbyterian Church, P. O. Box 144. Piedmont. 
Al. 36272 



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Vol. 70, No. 9 Summer I977 
Eugene H. Tennis, Editor 
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