“The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore.”
(Psalm 121:8)
Please join us in celebrating the gifts and accomplishments of the Trinity students graduating on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The Rev. Dr. Joy Schroeder was selected by the graduating class to preach at the commencement eucharist at 11:00 a.m. The Rev. Dr. Laura Barbins, Bishop of the ELCA Northeastern Ohio Synod, is the commencement speaker at the 2:00 graduation ceremony. Both events will be livestreamed to the Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University YouTube channel and to the Trinity Lutheran Seminary Facebook page.
MASTER OF ARTS IN CHURCH MUSIC
Jeffrey Clouser
B.S.E., Millersville University
Home Congregation: Grace United Church of Christ, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
May Schwarz Award in Church Music
MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
Melissa (Mel) Allen (AllSmith)
B.A., Thiel College
Sarah Mears
B.A., University of Toledo
Home Congregation: Zion Lutheran Church, Sandusky, Ohio
Lay Church Service Award
Cole Smith (AllSmith)
B.A., Thiel College
Home Congregation: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Irwin, Pennsylvania
MASTER OF DIVINITY
Kristin Boris McCarthy
B.A., Grand Valley State University
Home Congregation: Hope Lutheran Church, Farmington Hills, Michigan
Internship Sites: American Lutheran Church, Clinton Township, Michigan; Christ Lutheran Church, Sterling Heights, Michigan
Karl F. Trost Award
Kristen Buss
B.S., The Ohio State University
Home Congregation: Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Columbus, Ohio
Internship Site: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
Bertha Trost Award
Robert Eller
B.A., Mercyhurst University
M.Ed., Gannon University
Home Congregation: St. John’s Lutheran Church, Erie, Pennsylvania
Internship Site: St. John’s Lutheran Church, Zanesville, Ohio
Bonnie Grimaldi
B.S., University of Akron
M.S., The Ohio State University
Home Congregation: Epiphany Lutheran Church, Pickerington, Ohio
Internship Site: Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Miriam Hanson
B.A., Augustana University
Home Congregation: Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Rochester, Minnesota
Internship Site: Faith Lutheran Church, Arlington, Virginia
Edward C. Fendt Award
Joshua Krenz
B.A., Western Colorado University
Home Congregation: Christ Lutheran Church, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Internship Site: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Karole Langset
B.S., Eastern Michigan University
Home Congregation: Shepherd of the Lakes, Walled Lake, Michigan
Internship Site: Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Naples, Florida
Evan McVann
B.A., Valparaiso University
Home Congregation: Unity Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Internship Site: Calvary Lutheran Church, Richland Hills, Texas
Theodore Liefeld Prize in Biblical Interpretation
Sara Garnet Wadley Wunsch
B.S.W., Miami University
M.S.W., Loyola University
Home Congregation: Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Cincinnati, Ohio
Internship Site: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Columbus, Ohio
Also, please join me in congratulating the Rev. Dr. Rachel Wrenn, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, who received her Ph.D. in Religion with a concentration in Hebrew Bible on Friday, May 14. Dr. Wrenn’s dissertation is titled, “‘My Heart Grew Hot within Me:’ Anger at YHWH in the Psalms.”
The Rev. Kathryn A. Kleinhans, Ph.D.
Dean
Trinity Lutheran Seminary forms leaders for Christ’s church at work in the world.