Seminary Journal 2008 (August) - Virginia Theological Seminary

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Seminary, sharing their life stories and the needs and aspirations of their communities, has signifi cantly enhanced the spiritual and educational formation of the entire community. Their experiences while at the Seminary have helped enable them to pursue distinguished ministries on behalf of the Church in their own countries. The costs to support our international students are substantial. During the 2005-2006 academic year, eight students attended the Seminary from Ghana, Sudan, Tanzania, Malawi, India, Uganda, and Kenya, at a total annual cost to the Seminary of approximately $240,000. The February 2006 Virginia Seminary Journal contains a wonderful profi le of each of these students. This past year, seven extraordinary students were with us from Myanmar, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Namibia, and Liberia. Their presence at VTS was aided by the generosity of the Robert F. Gibson and Sarada Scholarship Funds, established in 1974 and 1986 to support international students attending the Seminary. This year, members of the Class of 1956, on the occasion of their 50th reunion, initiated the Felix Kloman International Students Fund to help provide enhanced assistance to students attending Virginia Seminary from countries outside the United States. The Kloman Fund was established in memory of the Very Rev. E. Fleix Kloman, who graduated from VTS in 1925, served as professor from 1949 to 1956, and was dean of the Seminary from 1952 to 1956. In recent years our students and faculty have gone overseas for The Class of 1956 at their 50th Reunion (October 2006) initiated the Felix Kloman International Students Fund in honor of their former Dean. Samuel Sudhe and his wife, Nelly Agunda Otieno, are from Kenya. cross-cultural study and immersion opportunities in countries such as China, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, India, Kenya, Myanmar, Mexico, Panama, Tanzania, and South Africa. These valuable cross-cultural experiences have been assisted by the vision and foresight of members of the Class of 1951, who established the International and Cross Cultural Internship Fund in 2001 on the occasion of their 50 th reunion. This Fund provides fi nancial assistance to students and faculty who seek cross cultural study, immersion, and internship experiences. During the Class of 1951’s 55 th reunion this past year the Fund exceeded $115,000, through their support, and support from members of the Class 1972 and other generous contributors. It is the hope of the Class of 1951, and the Seminary, that continued support of these cross-cultural experiences will help the missionary spirit become an increased component of spiritual formation at Virginia Seminary. The September 2006 Virginia Seminary Journal illustrated the broad range of opportunities that have been available to our students and faculty over the past several years. 96 VIRGINIA SEMINARY JOURNAL AUGUST 2007
The Class of 1951’s International and Cross Cultural Internship Fund provides fi nancial assistance to students and faculty who seek cross cultural study, immersion, and internship experiences. Above, seminarians Fred Clarkson, Denise Vaughn from the Seminary of the Southwest, John Schmitz, Kesha Brennon, and Robert Black visit the Rt. Rev. Julio C. Holguin, Bishop of the Dominican Republic. A strong call for Christian awareness and responsibility as stewards of God’s creation was heard on the Holy Hill during the 2007 Mollegen Forum. The Water of Life: Earth’s Water Crisis explored the ways a theology of water can help address the growing problems of insuffi cient water around the globe. As an expression of the Seminary’s strong commitment to an ongoing discussion of issues related to theology and the environment, the Seminary announced last year that The Kreitler Environmental Fund was being established at Virginia Seminary by VIRGINIA SEMINARY JOURNAL AUGUST 2007 the Rev. Canon Peter Gwillim Kreitler, VTS’69, his wife Catharine B. Kreitler, brother Jay Kreitler, and friends, in honor of John Henry Kreitler and Muriel Gwillim Kreitler, parents of Peter and Jay Kreitler. When fully funded, The Kreitler Environmental Fund will be used to explore and support ways in which one’s appreciation and stewardship of the environment are enhanced by informed theological beliefs. As Dean Horne said in announcing this initiative, “It is vitally important for those who would be leaders in the Church to understand the responsibility we have to safeguard ‘this fragile earth, our island home’”. The fi rst formal program under The Kreitler Environmental Fund will be the inaugural Kreitler Environmental Lecture planned for Earth Day, April 22, 2008, at Virginia Seminary. Future initiatives will include the acquisition of environmental study resources, seminars, fellowships, and scholarships. These are just three areas where the generosity of our friends and graduates helps the Seminary pursue its historic and timeless mission to the wider world. These gifts will clearly have an impact far beyond the Holy Hill. The Kreitler Environmental Fund The Inaugural Kreitler Environmental Lecture is planned for Earth Day, April 22, 2008, at Virginia Seminary. continued on page 98. 97
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