Class notes - Princeton Theological Seminary

fall 1997
Class notes
Brian Stratton
(B, '970)
the United Methodist Church
E. Quinn Fox (M) is the new
of the Third
Presbyterian
received his Ph.D.
in theology
in Sheridan,
MT.
director of vocations and admis-
Church in Richmond, VA.
from PTS on May 19, 1997.
sions at Austin Presbyterian
1985 Ronald Insok
Chu (B) is pastor of English
1987 Nansi H.
Hawkins (B) is the new pastor
of Sammamish
Congregational
Theological Seminary.
1990 Jeri Foster Ouzts
J. Bradley Wigger (D) is
the new Second Presbyterian
Church Professor of Christian
ministry and education at
Church in Redmond, WA.
(B) is coordinator
of communi-
Education and director of the
Orange Korean Church in
ty services for the Volunteers
Louisville Center
for Christian
Orange,
N].
David Charles Smith (B),
of America in Columbia,
Sc.
Formation
in Families and
pastor of Grace United
Church
Congregations
at Louisville
Donald Hardie Fox (B)
of Christ in Allentown, PA,
Mary N. Pugh (B) passed her
Presbyterian Theological
led the clergy forum
at the
received his D.Min.
from Eden
Ph.D. comprehensive exams at
Seminary
in Louisville, KY.
International
Kierkegaard
Theological Seminary in
the University
of Iowa's School
Conference
at St. Olaf College
Webster
Groves, MO.
of Religion in Iowa City in
1993 Joy Abdul (E) was
in Northfield, MN, in June
March 1997.
recently appointed
to the largest
1997. He wishes more clergy
1988 Peter deVries
Presbyterian church on the
would
read Kierkegaard!
(B) and his family traveled
1991 Greg Cootsona
island of Trinidad.
She says,
to Ghana
in May 1997 for
(B) is associate pastor for pro-
"It is history making for that
Rich Hagler (M) and his wife,
a three-and-a-half-week
mission
gram development
at the Fifth
congregation
and for the entire
Kim, career missionaries
for OC
trip. The trip was facilitated,
Avenue Presbyterian Church in
four-point parish. It is the first
International,
have been actively
in part, by the Reverend
Dina
New York City and is taking
time they have ever had a thirty-
"recruiting, training, coun-
Abbey-Mensah
('89E),
part in the PTS continuing
edu-
two-year-old,
single, female
selling, and mobilizing
.. .leaders
an Evangelical Presbyterian
cation department's
project
pastor. They have never had
to plant more and better
Church Christian program
in congregational
spirituality.
a woman minister, never had
churches."
In May, they trav-
officer. During
their sojourn,
a 'single' minister,
never had
elled to Sao Paulo, Brazil, to
deVries and his wife, Shari,
Colette l. Halverson (B) is
a 'young' minister. ... Please
visit with one OCI
team; this
spoke and worshipped
in a vari-
pastor of Evanshire
Presbyterian
pray for me and the Presbyterian
summer,
they spent five weeks
ety of churches.
"Even in West
Church
in Skokie, IL.
church
in Trinidad."
in Colorado
Springs doing
Africa," says deVries, "the influ-
intensive missionary prepara-
ence ofPTS is felt strongly." ""
Donald C. Mullen (B) is
Lisa Bobb (B) has been serv-
tion.
director
of global health
ing as the associate pastor of
outreach
for the Christian
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in
James P.Suhman (B)
Medical and Dental
Walkersville, MD, since 1995.
became pastor of the First
Society and is chairman
Presbyterian Church of
of the board of the
Jay Cooke (B) is pursuing
an
Murphysboro,
IL, on April
Philadelphia
International
S.T.M. at Yale Divinity
School.
1, 1997.
Foundation.
His wife, Judi Meyers
Cooke (B), has taken up ama-
1986 William B.
Bailey (B) accepted a
Christopher M. Myers
(B), associate pastor
teur figure skating and has
already competed in what she
new call as pastor of the
of the First United
calls "two very low level compe-
First Presbyterian
Church
Methodist Church in
titions,"
in which she finished
in Richmond,
KY.
Mount Pleasant, lA, was
second in both!
1989 Victor Aloyo Jr.
ordained
an elder in the United
Linda J. Fritz (B) is currently
(B) served as moderator
for the
Methodist Church at services
Mamie Mullen Crumpler
serving on the Yellowstone
Assembly Committe
on Global
held on June 8, 1997, at the
(B) is serving as the associate
Annual Conference Board of
Service, Witness, and Mission at
Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA.
pastor for congregational
life
Ordained Ministry and
the 209th
General Assembly in
at the First Presbyterian
Church
Episcopacy Committee. She
Syracuse, NY, in June.
1992 Nelson Ould (G)
in Houston,
TX.
serves the Ruby Valley Parish of
was ordained in January 1997
and installed
as associate pastor
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