Over 50 prizes were awarded at the annual Honors Convocation service
April 2024 – Scholarly excellence, progressive leadership, and unwavering service were celebrated at Drew Theological School’s annual Honors Convocation.
Over 50 prizes were awarded during a ceremony in Craig Chapel, also live streamed for those unable to attend in-person.
The ceremony included two student-presented awards to the Theological School’s faculty and staff. The Graduate Division of Religion presented James W. Pearsall Professor of Christian Ethics and African American Studies Traci West with the Karen McCarthy Brown Award for Excellence in Teaching and Director of Graduate Academic Services Hilary McKane with the Maxine Clarke Beach Award for Excellence in Service.
“Continue to walk with discipline, but always walk with intention,” said Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Robert Seesengood during his welcome remarks. “As you walk from this place, take with you our hope that you will always continue to walk towards liberation and, as the next generation, take us further yet toward freedom.”
Achievement
Mead Hall Study Circle Prize
Christa Harper
Maxine Clarke Beach Leadership Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement
Rose Sharon
Maxine Clarke Beach Leadership Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement
Weizhen Chen, Beth Quick
Maxine Clarke Beach Prize for the Outstanding Student Teacher.
HaYoung Kang
Patricia Wickham Prize in Feminist Scholarship
Martha Frame, Lynn Van Nosdall
The Frederick Buechner Prize for Excellence in Preaching
Madison Tatum
The Frederick Buechner Prize for Excellence in Writing
Melissa McHenry
Rev. Dr. Joyce Bailey Award for All Around Excellence Award
Kenia Vanessa Mendoza
Leadership
Class of 1959 Bernhard Anderson Prize for Excellence in Leadership
Yeeun Kim, Pauline Nijander
Henry L. Lambdin Prize for Excellence in Pastoral Leadership
Sangwoo Ahn, Jacqualine Chipongo
Alton Raynor Prize
Fortunate Danje, Christy Miller
Jasper and Ann Steele Prize
Shan Gao, Jinna Lee
Class of 1956 Dr. Franz Hildebrandt Award
Henry Anyomi, Samantha Nyachoto
The Rev. Dr. Clayton Z. Miller T’59,’75 Prize
Monica Mafarachisi, Emily Muparutsa
Robert Duncan, Sr. Prize
Daekyung Ko, Jack Tironi
Mark Mark McCombs Endowed Prize
Conway Gittens
AfriSCaD Alumni Prize
Marcel Salumu Akito, Hedwige Mutwale
Biblical Studies
Lawrence E. Toombs Prize in Old Testament
Henry Anyomi
F.J. Yetter Prize
Eunji Lee
George R. Warren Memorial Prize
Grace Losso Modla, Justin Spano
Theology
Annin Memorial Prize in Theology
Leksmana Leonard, Melissa McHenry
Preaching, Worship, and the Arts
Dorr Diefendorf Award
Crystal James
George R. Crooks Prize
Vincent Yohanna
John Heston Willey Prize
Isaac Minkah
Rev. William L. D. Lyght T’33 Prize
Lerato Pitso
Lester Berenbroick Award in Church Music
Yeongrok Choi
Fellowship Seminarian Award
Hayoung Kim
Dean Anne B. Yardley Prize for Hospitality through the Arts
Marcel Salumu Akito
Alfred B. Haas Prize
Dohee Woo
Order of St. Luke-Hoyt Hickman Award
Faith Gitonga
Research
Edwards-Mercer Prize
Eunchul Jung
Rabbi Dr. Sheldon J. Weltman Prize for Excellence in Bible Studies
Jennifer Maidrand
Helen LePage and William Hale Chamberlain Prize
Kyle Warren
Robert J. Duncan, Jr. Prize
Pat Weikart
Reverend Robert W. Edgar Prize for Social Justice
Dawrell Rich
The Priscilla Patten Benham Prize in Dissertation Research
Beth Quick
