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Career Updates
(Listed Alphabetically by Last Name)
Dr. Soojin Chung (MDiv ’12)
Nathan Hart (MDiv ’17)
Rev. Kevin Michael Horak (MRE ’81)
- Congratulations to alumnus Rev. Kevin Michael Horak on his recent retirement after 42 years of ministry at The Church in Arora, Aurora, OH.
Gregory Krafka (MATH ’06)
John Laffoon (MDiv ’16, ThM ‘15)
- Congratulations to John Laffoon for at the Grace by the Sea Anglican Church in Oak Harbor, Washington.
Rev. Shane Lima (MATH ’14)
Audi Lynch (MACO ’18)
Rania Mankarious (MACO ’00)
- Congratulations to Rania Mankarious on her recent appointment to the Texas School Safety Center Board.
Justin Mills (MACT ’21 and current MDiv student)
- Congratulations to Justin Mills, who was named principle of Pineville Christian Academy in Louisiana beginning in the 2024–25 academic year. A six-year veteran of the National Guard, Mills shared that it “brings him no greater joy than to help equip and lead this next generation in biblical truth.”
Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Don Myers (MDiv ’73)
- Congratulations to alumnus Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Don Myers who was inducted into the Fort Jackson Hall of Fame on June 6, 2024.
Dr. Jonathan Ottaway (MDiv ’17)
Dr. Daniel Overdorf (DMin ’05)
Kendall Palladino (MDiv ’97)
Dr. Soong-Chan Rah (MDiv ’94, DMin ’05)
- Congratulations to our alumnus, Soong-Chan Rah, on his installation as the Robert Boyd Munger Professor of Evangelism and Church Renewal at Fuller Seminary.
C. Scott Shidemantle (MDiv ’91)
- Congratulations to C. Scott Shidemantle who recently received the 2024 “Excellence in Teaching” award at Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA) where he teaches in the Biblical Studies Department. Scott has been on the faculty of Geneva College since 1997.
Richard Shupert (MTS ’73)
- Congratulations to Richard Shupert who just celebrated the 50th anniversary of his Christian bookstore business “Tree of Life Books” in Atlanta, GA.
Paul Nhan TonThat (MACO ’90)
- Congratulations to Paul Nhan TonThat for his recent appointment as the Executive Director of Worcester Community Housing Resources.
Rev. Dr. Robert Turner (MDiv ’86)
Dr. Alexander (Hendy) Webb (DMin ’11)
- Congratulations to alumnus, Alexander Webb, who was appointed the Bishop of the Northeast of the Anglican Church in America in 2023. He continues as the Rector of St Luke’s Anglican Church, Amherst, NH and as Secretary of the House of Bishops of the ACA.
Dr. Benjamin White (MANT ’02)
Previous Career Updates
(Listed Alphabetically by Last Name)
Jeffrey Bell (MDiv ’82)
- Congratulations to alumnus, Jeffrey Bell, on the announcement of his retirement after 40 faithful years in ministry. He served churches in Newton, MA, Cumberland, MD, Horseheads, NY and Virginia Beach, VA and also served as a Chaplain (LTC) in the U.S. Army National Guard.
Rev. James (Jim) Benson (MDiv ’14)
- Congratulations to alumnus, Jim Benson on being appointed Senior Pastor at Cranberry Community United Presbyterian Church (PA) after almost eight years of faithful service at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church (Rock Island, IL).
Dr. William Bronson (MTS ’75)
- Congratulations to our alumnus, William Bronson, on establishing Enlighten Education Co-op (EEC), a non-profit organization in Florida whose goal is to improve educational outcomes of K-12 public school students.
Pastor Jason Dampier (MDiv ’17)
- Congratulations to our alumnus, Jason Dampier, for accepting a call to become Pastor at Word of God Lutheran Church in Sharpsburg, GA. His primary area of focus is youth and family, but he serves all areas of ministry.
Dr. David Delozier (MATS ’88)
- Congratulations to our alumnus, David Delozier, for earning his PhD in Leadership from Alvernia University. Congratulations are extended to David and his wife, Lisa, in celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary.
Rachel Hastings (MAOT & MANT ’20)
- Congratulations to alumna, Rachel Hastings, for being appointed associate editor for IVP Academic. In this new role, she will be leading acquisitions and the development of academic books in biblical studies and related fields.
Michelle Hurlbert (MACC ’87)
- Congratulations to our alumna, Michelle Hurlbert, for launching Mosaic Integrative Counseling PLLC this past March. For more information, visit her website.
Dr. Carmen Imes (MABS ’11) & Dr. Sandra Richter (MATH ’90)
- Congratulations to two of our alums, Dr. Carmen Imes and Dr. Sandra Richter on each receiving a Jesus Creed 2020 Book Award in Old Testament for their books Bearing God’s Name (Imes), and Stewards of Eden (Richter).
Arithung Kikon (ThM ’10)
- Congratulations to alumnus Arithung Kikon who was involved in launching Highview Baptist Theological Seminary in 2019 in Nagaland, India.
Dr. Angel L. Velez Oyola (ThM ’10)
- Congratulations to our alumnus, Angel Velez, for earning a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Theological School of Drew University. Dr. Velez’s studies for this program addressed the future development of the Ministry of Prisons in Puerto Rico and its socio-educational impact.
Stanley Schultz (MDiv ’95)
- Congratulations to our alumnus, Stanley W. Schultz, Jr., in his recent retirement from pastoring at Faith Baptist Church in Stoughton, MA since 1995. He and his wife, Rhonda, have relocated to Lino Lakes, MN.
Andrew Shriver (MACH ’98)
- Congratulations to our alumnus, Andrew Shriver, for marking 15 years of service as an Army Chaplain. Through this position, Andrew is now contributing to the development of regional religious dynamic studies all around the world for Dept. of Defense Senior Chaplain Leaders.