COMMENCEMENT 2007

Doctor of Ministry Degrees Awarded at The University of the South
May 11, 2007

David Michael Affleck, A.A., B.S., M.Div.,Saugus, Massachusetts
Project: “Prophetic Preaching and the Power of Metaphor: A Study of the Sermons of Desmond M. Tutu, John E. Hines and Others”

Stephen Hand Askew, B.S., M.Ed., M.Div.,Knoxville, Tennessee
Project: “A Journey Through Life, A Journey Toward Christ: A Curriculum for Pilgrimage”

Susan Dowler Bear, B.A., M.Ed., M.Div.,Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Project: “Voices Not Heard: What’s In and What’s Out of the Lectionaries”

Paul David Hillard, B.S., M.Div., Huntsville, Alabama
Project: “The Survival of the African American United Methodist Church: A Contemplation of the North Alabama Conference”

Robert Gary LeFavi, B.S., M.S.B.A., Ph.D., M.Div., Guyton, Georgia
Project: “It’s About Time: An Anglican Approach to Creation”

Jason Eugene Royle, B.S., M.A., Dover, Tennessee
Project: “Churches Uniting in Christ and the Modern Ecumenical Movement”

Cynthia Nan Taylor, B.A., M.Div., Martinez, Georgia
Project: “A Case History of a New Church Start: A Detailed Examination of the Birth of a Church”


Master of Sacred Theology Degree Awarded at The University of the South
May 11, 2007

Marquita Louise Hutchens, B.A., M.A., M.Div., Lubbock, Texas
Thesis: “Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogues and Eucharistic Sharing: An Update” ”

Master of Arts Degrees Awarded at The University of the South
May 11, 2007

Lynn Miller Hodge, B.A., M.A., M.P.A., M.S.S.W., Chattanooga, Tennessee
Thesis: “Okay to be Gay: Dialogue on the Issue”

Aaron William Smith, B.A., Nashville, Tennessee
Thesis: “The Parish Church Meets the Global Economy”

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