“ I will use this fund to purchase books on worship and homiletics which I couldn’t buy on a student’s budget. Columbia is a blessing to me and my family.” “This award is an affirmation of my time and ministry while at Columbia, especially with my work among people experiencing homelessness in Atlanta. It also affirms my calling towards helping the community that I came from. I pray for your wellbeing as you continue to bless more students like me.” “Columbia Theological Seminary has been a blessing to me in so many ways.” “Receiving this award at the end of my remarkable time here at Columbia Seminary is a marvelous gift to receive, and an affirmation of my original decision to come here.”
Serving the Church and the world FA I T H F U L L Y, TOGETHER.
“The freedom from tuition worries has enabled me to study with peace of mind. And with that peace, I can go home to my family and care for them by being present.”
“As a father with children, every contribution helps with the cost of seminary. I look forward to my journey in ministry and opportunity to be a part of your historic support of preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary. Thank you so profoundly for being such a blessing to me personally.” “The resources provided to me through this award will be invaluable to me, both as I pursue further study and as I re-develop my relationship with the church and my personal spirituality in a life after seminary.” “This financial assistance will enable me to continue my theological education and continue to pursue sharing God’s love with those around me.” “As I move through the next year-and-a-half toward graduation, I am immensely thankful for all who have supported me and my family with love, prayer, and financial assistance as we discern this call to ministry.” “Thank you so much for enabling and encouraging students just like me.”
ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2019-2020
Faithfulness abounds! As we look back on the year behind us, and to the year ahead, qualities like adaptability, persistence, imagination, determination, professionalism, resourcefulness, and resilience describe the Columbia family responding together in this unforeseen and unprecedented era of pandemic. All these qualities tie back to faithfulness. Faithfulness abounds in our: • Donors who stood by Columbia with their giving that exceeded goals. • Alumni and congregations who, in making their own local adaptations, turned to Columbia for support and resources. • Trustees who were nimble in their leadership and unrelenting in care and dedication to their roles. • Students who endured immense pressures as their classes, community life, congregational and clinical internships, and even Commencement shifted under their feet. • Faculty who pivoted to all-online instruction in March that continues this fall. • Staff who moved quickly to remote working and embraced new tools and patterns for problem-solving and delivering on vital goals and objectives. • And even prospective students who answered the call of God on their lives and now comprise our largest incoming class in decades! All of this is in faithfulness to Columbia’s mission to educate and nurture faithful, imaginative, and effective leaders for the sake of the Church and the world. Welcome to our 2020 Annual Impact Report. It is a new approach to our traditional annual report, once folded into the fall Vantage Magazine. As you read it, you will see that the emphasis is on impact—the impact all of us in the Columbia family make together. You will see the impact of: • Donors giving faithfully, including Emily Wood who has given every year for 62 years. • Successful efforts to address serious financial challenges brought on by COVID-19. • Our continuing journey in examining Columbia’s history of entanglement in enslavement and racism from the publication of Dr. Erskine Clarke’s To Count Our Days, to our action in Repairing the Breach: Deepening Columbia’s Commitment to Black People and their Flourishing to the Becoming Project. • The promotion and installation of Dr. Ralph Watkins as a full professor in the chair of Peachtree Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth. • And our campus’s stewardship of God’s creation, resulting in the distinguished Green Seminary Certification. All of these milestones, and many more, mark the faithfulness that abounds at Columbia, because we pull together in response to God’s abundant providence. Thanks be to God! And also to you. Together in Christ, Rev. Dr. Jane E. Fahey Dr. Leanne Van Dyk Chair, Board of Trustees President
Your Support Prepares Tomorrow’s Leaders for God’s Changing World Faithfulness abounds through Columbia’s generous donors today as in ages past. In fiscal year 2019-2020, gifts and grants, along with proceeds from endowments given over our history, resulted in a combined donor impact of 79% of revenue. Beyond operating support, donors also made more than $1.4 million in new gifts to the endowment during the fiscal year. Together, donor support is vital not only to Columbia’s mission, but to its life! GIFTS • $544,912 • 3.8% GRANTS • $604,369 • 4.2% OTHER REVENUE • $921,350 • 6.5%
RE V ENUE TOTAL
$14,266,559
TUITION & FEES • $2,057,515 • 14.4% DENOMINATIONAL SUPPORT • $48,583 • 0.3% ENDOWMENT • $10,089,830 • 70.7%
The COVID-19 pandemic had significant financial impacts around the world, including at Columbia Seminary. In faithfulness to our mission, Columbia made essential adaptations that presented financial implications from decreased revenue to unanticipated expenses. ADMINISTRATIVE • $2,151,480 • 14.8% ADVANCEMENT • $1,053,292 • 7.3% ACADEMICS • $5,556,914 • 38.3%
EX PEND ITURE TOTAL
$14,493,326
CAPITAL & MAINTENANCE • $2,621,972 • 18.1% AUXILIARY • $279,367 • 1.9% STUDENT SERVICES • $1,008,769 • 7.0% FINANCIAL AID • $1,821,532 • 12.6%
While Columbia ended Fiscal Year 2020 in a rare deficit position, prudence, careful management, tactical investments and meticulous financial controls—combined with steadfast donor stewardship—resulted in minimizing the year’s deficit to 1.6%.
Columbia Seminary gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their support. This Annual Impact Report includes donors whose gifts or pledge payments were received July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020. Gifts received after July 1, 2020 will be acknowledged in next year’s report. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report. We apologize for any errors or omissions and ask that you bring them to our attention. Please report corrections to Jess Adams at 404-687-4590, or AdamsJ@ctsnet.edu.
President’s Society $15,000 or more
Mr. and Mrs. Howell E. Adams, Jr. Mrs. Suzanne B. Benton Mrs. Elinor Boyer Mrs. Ann D. and Mr. Thomas G. Cousins Mr.† and Mrs. Charles K. Dunlap, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Douglas Ellis The Rev. Jane E. Fahey Dr. and Mrs. H. James Free Mrs. Gladys C. Hiles† Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Inman Mr. Dennis M. Love Mrs. Lou H. Reaves Mrs. Jane W. Yount†
Churches
Presbyterian Church (USA), Louisville, KY Rock Springs Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA
Corporations and Foundations
Edwin Malloy Charitable Lead Trust McCrea Foundation National Christian Foundation Tampa Bay John I. Smith Charities, Inc.
In October 2019, Columbia Seminary introduced Dr. Erskine Clarke’s To Count Our Days, in Columbia, SC. The Seminary hosted presentations, reflections and dinner on the grounds of the Robert Mills House, its home from 1831-1927. Photo on left: Past-President Laura Mendenhall, current President Leanne Van Dyk, and Sharol Hayner, wife of the late President Steve Hayner commemorating the release of new book about Columbia. Photo on right: Professor Emeritus and author Erskine Clarke visits with Phil Noble before the dinner on the grounds of the Robert Mills House. † Raised to the Church Triumphant
$5,000 to $14,999
Mrs. G. Scott Candler, Jr. † The Rev. Martha J. Clinkscales and Mr. David R. Forquer The Rev. Pamela G. Driesell and Mr. L. Joseph Loveland, Jr. Mrs. Lucie B. and Mr. Robert D. Eggleston Mrs. Gail S. and Mr. Marion B. Glover Dr. Joan S. and Mr. William A. Gray Mrs. Vivian H. Guthrie Mrs. Betsy P. Hammet The Rev. Louly F. Hay The Revs. Sara A. Hayden and Christopher A. Henry Jessie H. Kryder† Mr. and Mrs. Laurence E. Mansfield III The Rev. Peggy A. McClure Mrs. Jo Ann Nelson Mr. J. P Noble, Jr. and Ms. Nancy Madden Mr. and Mrs. John F. Oglesby Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pellot Mrs. Elizabeth B. Sloop Mr.† and Mrs. Steven L. Snyder Dr. Leanne Van Dyk Dr. G. Dana Waters III Elaine Whitaker† Mrs. Celeste B. Wilkinson† Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Wolters
New chairs named this past year: Dr. Ralph Basui Watkins made his inaugural sermon as the Peachtree Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth on October 2, 2019. Dr. Watkins is the first African American male to be installed in an endowed chair. Dr. Christine Roy Yoder was appointed by the Board as the first J. McDowell Richards Professor of Biblical Interpretation, effective July 1, 2019. While Dr. Yoder’s in-person inaugural celebration has been postponed for community safety concerns, we still celebrate her appointment.
Churches
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Marietta, GA First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, SC First Presbyterian Church, Quincy, FL Green Valley Presbyterian Church, Henderson, NV Roswell Presbyterian Church, Roswell, GA White Memorial Presbyterian Church, Raleigh, NC
Corporations and Foundations H.P. Bridges Ministers’ Trust Schwab Charitable Fund Helen C. Richardson Foundation
Dr. Watkins receiving community blessing at his inaugural service
Dr. Yoder leading chapel service in Harrington Center Chapel Recognizing gifts made July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY · PETER MARSHALL SOCIETY
Peter Marshall Society
William Marcellus McPheeters Society $1,000 to $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Adle Ms. Ashley P. Alderman Dr. Emily J. Anderson Mrs. Randolph N. Armstrong Mr. David D. Baird Mr. and Mrs. James S. Balloun Mr. Thomas A. Barrow, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John N. Bartholomew Mr. Stephen N. and the Rev. Dr. Cynthia M. Benz The Rev. Dorothy T. and Dr. Russell S.Blackwelder Dr. Susan L. Boardman and the Rev. William F. McKissack Ms. Margaret C. Cairnes The Rev. and Mrs. R. Leon Carroll, Jr. Dr. John C. Chesnutt Dr. and Mrs. T. Erskine Clarke Rev. and Mrs. Joseph J. Clifford Dr. Yvonne M. Collie-Pendleton Mr. and Mrs. Joel H. Cowan Mr. and Mrs. William N. Crosby The Revs. Laura A. Cunningham and H. Scott Ramsey
The Rev. Carolyn Robinson Hart and Mr. Charles T. Hart The Rev. Morgan M. and Mr. Robert S. Hay, Jr. Mrs. Ann J. Herman Mr. and Mrs. Alva C. Hill Mr. and Mrs. William E. Honey, Jr. Dr. C. P. Huang Mr. and Mrs. David M. Huffine The Rev. and Mrs. George B. Hutchins Dr. and Mrs. D. Orvin Jenkins Dr. E. Elizabeth Johnson and the Rev. Peter M. Paulsen Mr. John R. Jones, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. Walter M. Jones, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William G. Jones Dr. and Mrs. Jasper N. Keith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kline Dr. Charles C. Knox† Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Lassiter III The Rev. and Mrs. William F. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Steve McCullough Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Meux, Jr. Dr. Margaret G. and Mr. Charles E. Miller
“I can tell you that Columbia is equipping pastors like myself to become effective, imaginative leaders who will bring the promise of the gospel to communities around the world,” says Columbia graduate Eben Alonge, pictured center, at Columbia’s Partners in Ministry event. Mr. Richard T. Darden and Mrs. Barclay B. Darden Dr. Kathy L. Dawson Dr. and Mrs. J. Jey Deifell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Dunaway The Rev. Christine K. Dungan Drs. M. Julian and Sue M. Duttera The Rev. Virginia Simmons Ellis and Mr. Harry W. Ellis Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gandy Mr. and Mrs. C. Ben Garren, Jr. Drs. Catherine G. and Justo L. Gonzalez The Rev. Elizabeth C. and Mr. Michael Goodrich Mrs. Gillian W. Goodrich and Mr. T. M. Goodrich Mr. and Mrs. M. Miller Gorrie Mrs. and Mr. Catherine Harkey
The Rev.† and Mrs. A. Cecil Moore, Jr. Mrs. Janice M. Moriarity Mr. William S. Morris III The Rev. Cecil B. Murphey The Hon. Margaret Murphy Dr. and Mrs. William O. Nisbet, Jr. Dr. Rodger Y. Nishioka Mr. W.J. Noonan III Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Norris Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. O’Brien Mrs. Lamar E. Oglesby Mr. and Mrs. Ashley D. Pace, Jr.† Mr. Joseph E. Patrick, Sr. † Mr. and Mrs. G. Richard Query Mrs. Margaret C. and Mr. Robert E. Reiser Dr. and Mrs. J. Steve Rhodes Mr. Jim and Mrs. Jim and Dana Riley
† Raised to the Church Triumphant
Mr. Ross C. Royce Dr. and Mrs. William D. Russell Dr. Stanley P. Saunders and Ms. Brenda L. Smith Mr. William E. and Mrs. Peggy Corbin Scheu Mr. and Mrs. G. Dal Schreck The Rev. Melinda S. Serafin The Rev. Martha C. Sexton Mr. and Mrs. John B. Shepard Mr. and Mrs. L. William Silzle, Jr. The Rev. Lib McGregor Simmons and Mr. W. Gary Simmons The Rev. Dr. R. Millie Snyder and Mr. Leif T. Aus Dr. and Mrs. Cary G. Speaker Dr. and Mrs. James O. Speed, Jr. Mrs. Frances St. John Dr. B. Lynn Stall and Mr. G. Edward Bruce Mr. and Mrs. Shellie S. Stroman, Jr. Rev. Dr. Tony and Rev. Katie Sundermeier Mrs. Claire Tate The Rev. and Mrs. C. Craig Topple Mr. and Mrs. George E. Uthlaut Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Vaughan Dr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Walker Dr. Haruko N. and Mr. Peter H. Ward Drs. Ralph C. and Vanessa C. Watkins The Revs. Laurie Taylor Weicher and John V. Weicher Dr. and Mrs. Searcy A. Wilcoxon IV Mr. and Mrs. David M. Wilkinson Mrs. Almonese B. Williams Mrs. Sue S. Williams Mrs. Emily C. Wood Mr. and Mrs. John W. Woods
Churches
Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church, Fountain Inn, SC Fourth Presbyterian Church, Greenville, SC Immanuel Presbyterian Church, McLean, VA Madison Presbyterian Church, Madison, GA Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, IN Spring Hill Presbyterian Church, Mobile, AL St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church, Dunwoody, GA Trinity Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA
Corporations and Foundations
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley, Inc. Frederick Buechner Center William E. and Audrine C. Honey Foundation Patrick Family Foundation The Spartanburg County Foundation Texas Presbyterian Foundation The Dr. Phillips Foundation
$500 to $999.99
Drs. Carol C. and Daniel J. Adams Dr. Joanna M. and Mr. Alfred B. Adams III Mr. Silas Allard and Dr. Rebecca F. Spurrier Dr. Carolyn S. and Mr. Stephen W. Ashworth Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Ayres Mr. Brian Barkley Rev. and Mrs. Richard N. Baxter The Rev. Buren Blankenship The Rev. and Mrs. Frank I. Blankinship III Drs. Martha M. and Richard L. Blount Ms. Pepe M. Bowman Mr. Marc D. Brinks Mr. John A. Bullard and Ms. Kathryn Scofield Dr. and Mrs. William B. Carr, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Coggin Mrs. Charlotte A. Crosland† Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Cunningham The Rev. and Mrs. Michael A. Daffin Mr. George Dickinson The Rev. and Mrs. Rick L. Douylliez Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. DuBose The Rev. Mary Kathleen Duncan and Mr. David J. Duncan Mrs. Ruth B. Eckstine The Rev. Dr. Sarah F. Erickson Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Mary Evans Mr. and Mrs. Luther F. Fant The Rev. and Mrs. George H. Fitzgerald Mrs. Jean Fleming The Revs. Rodney A. and Jody P. Foster Mrs. Margaret H. Fouse The Rev. and Mrs. M. McCoy Franklin The Rev. Joan W. Gandy Mr. Douglas Gooding Dr. and Mrs. James S. Goodlet, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Goodwiller Mr. and Mrs. James C. Graves Dr. George D. Harper, Jr. Mrs. Shirley C. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas G. Hill Mr. and Mrs. William P. Hoffman III Dr. and Mrs. Vernon R. Hunter Dr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Hurley Mr. and Mrs. Greg Johnson Chaplain William A. Jokela and Ms. Jane L. Hughes The Rev. Ridgley Beckett Joyner and Mr. Will Joyner The Rev. James Lamkin Dr. and Mrs. John W. Larson Dr. and Mrs. John H. Law The Rev. and Mrs. S. Edwin Lewis Dr. Robert W. Lowry Dr. and Mrs. C. David Markle Mr. William Maynard Dr. and Mrs. G. Daniel McCall, Sr. Dr. Billy R. Mills† Dr. Charles Moffatt Dr. Robert L. Montgomery Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Morris Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Moseley, Jr. Mr. Bill Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Nash Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Newton II The Rev. and Mrs. H. Gudger Nichols, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn B. Ogden Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Oglesby, Jr. Dr. Kevin Park Dr. and Mrs. W. Jefferson Pendergrast, Jr. The Rev. Robert P. Piephoff Mrs. Mary J. Quattlebaum† Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rhoden Judith D. Rhodes
Mrs. Mary Martha and Mr. J. Kenneth Riviere Mrs. Jody D. and Mr. D. Ed Sauls Dr. Love L. Sechrest Ms. Martha Shafer The Rev. and Mrs. R. Paul Sherwood, Sr. The Revs. Rebecca S. and John D. Shillingburg Dr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Simmers Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson V. Smith, Jr. Mr. John E. Smith II The Rev. and Mrs. Dean R. Strong Dr. Augustus E. Succop III Mrs. Sally S. Telford The Rev. Jan Tolbert Mr. and Mrs. C. Brent Trexler Ms. Wendy Tucker The Rev. Elizabeth M. and Mr. Ian M. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Uthlaut, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. Robert H. Walkup Dr. and Mrs. D. Scott Weimer The Rev. Dr. Charles A and Ms. Elizabeth Wiley Mrs. Jane L. Wilson Dr. and Mrs. R. Scott Woodmansee Dr. Christine R. and Mr. Reinald S. Yoder Dr. Timothy Zwier
Churches
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Athens, GA First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, MS First Presbyterian Church, Covington, GA Sumner Presbyterian Church, Sumner, MS
Corporations and Foundations
John and Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc. Morgan Stanley PemLucyCooley Benevolence Fund
The John Bulow Campbell Library at Columbia was one of the first seminary libraries to host the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History traveling exhibit, Exploring Human Origins: What Does it Mean to Be Human? As Dr. Bill Brown noted in the fall 2019 issue of Vantage, the exhibit helped him see how “compassion and imagination, resilience and cooperation are written into our DNA” because of our ancestors.
Recognizing gifts made July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
WILLIAM MARCELLUS MCPHEETERS SOCIETY · JAMES WOODROW SOCIETY
JamesWoodrow Society
Agnes Law Society $250 to $499.99
Dr. Ann Clay Adams and the Rev. C. Fritz Bogar Dr. and Mrs. Jefferson K. Aiken, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. Robert M. Alexander Mr. James Anderson The Revs. Amy L. and Ryan J. Baer Dr. and Mrs. David J. Bailey The Revs. Julie H. and Davis M. Bailey Dr. and Mrs. Earle P. Barron, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William R. Barron Dr. Charles H. Berthoud and Ms. Christine L. Turner Dr. Ron A. Botsford Ms. Gladys P. Bracy Dr. and Mrs. William P. Brown Dr. Melissa and Mr. Wes Browning Dr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Brownlee, Jr. The Rev. Mary Miller Brueggemann Dr. and Mrs. Walter A. Brueggemann Dr. Ella F. Busby Ms. Thelma J. Campbell
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Crotwell The Rev. Jean L. Davidson The Rev. Elizabeth M. and Dr. Richard I. Deibert Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Edward Dobbs Dr. Barbara D. and Mr. Lou J. Douglass Mrs. Diane L. and Mr. Thomas K. Duane The Rev. Karen R. Dukes and Mr. Marc W. Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Dan A. Dunaway Dr. Priscilla B. Durkin The Rev. Martha M. and Mr. Paul E. Ebel Mrs. Dorothy M. Elmore The Rev. and Mrs. James H. Foil, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Folger Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Folks Kay and Phil Gehman Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gilmore The Rev. Marcella A. and Dr. Justin A. Glass Dr. and Mrs. H. Scott Gregory
Dr. Erskine Clarke addresses more than 170 friends gathered to hear him speak about his book To Count Our Days: A History of Columbia Theological Seminary at the To Count Our Days Event in Columbia SC. on October 20, 2019 Mrs. Eva O. and Dr. Clyde L. Carter Dr. Anna and the Rev. W. David Carter Florence Drs. Anna L. Case-Winters and R. Michael Winters III Mrs. Roberta L. Childress The Rev. Molly C. and Mr. Colquitt I. Clark III Dr. Deborah M. Conner and Mr. Stephen D. Conner The Rev. Sharon K. Core and Mr. Nicholas J. Kuhn The Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Craig Mrs. Wynona Crosby
Dr. Thomas H. Guthrie Mrs. Anne M. Haltiwanger Dr. and Mrs. J. William Harkins III Mr. and Mrs. William B. Hart Mr. Steve Harth Dr. T. Fleetwood Hassell The Rev. and Mrs. Robert S. Hay The Rev. Penny J. Hill† The Rev. Richard G. Hill Dr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Hix Mrs. Martha Ann B. Howell The Rev. Robert F. Hunt Mr. Frank S. James III and Mrs. Jothany W. James
† Raised to the Church Triumphant
The Rev. Alice A. Johnson The Rev. and Mrs. G. Wallace Johnson Dr. and Mrs. J. Ernest Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Johnson III Mr. W. Seaborn Jones Dr. Sara C. Juengst The Rev. Caroline M. Kelly and Mr. James F. Mooney Dr. Sandra M. and Mr. David L. Kern Dr. Bettina B. and Mr. Norman W. Kilburn The Rev. Jong Choon Kim The Rev. Dr. Myong Sun Kim and the Rev. Michael W. Woods Dr. Bernice W. and Mr. Darryl E. Kirkland Dr. and Mrs. Gene Lassiter The Rev. and Mrs. James S. Lowry Mr. and Ms. William J. Martin, Jr. Robert Masche The Rev. Rebekah A. and Mr. Derek S. Maul The Rev. Brandon T. Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. J. Lynn McCants The Rev. Kimberly Warwick McCoy and Mr. D. Patrick McCoy The Rev. and Mrs. Neill D. McKay Mrs. Adele D. McKee Dr. and Mrs. Douglas S. McLeroy Mrs. Virginia M. McManus Mr. Donald W. Millen The Rev. John L. Mishler and Ms. Elizabeth A. Baergen Dr. Martha L. and the Rev. Chris E. Moore-Keish The Rev. and Mrs. Edwin L. Morrison The Rev. and Mrs. Neal A. Neuenschwander The Rev. Kathryn Owen Aumann and Dr. Wait Aumann The Rev. Richard and Dr. Anna Paddon The Revs. Pendleton B. and Lindsey W. Peery Dr. and Mrs. Walter W. Peters The Rev. Lori E. Pistor and Mr. Terry L. Allebaugh Mr. Clay Price Mr. and Mrs. John C. Pritchard, Jr. The Rev. Rebecca Z. and Mr. Larry C. Purcell Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Ramey, Jr. Mrs. Catherine A. Redd The Revs. Kathryn Wolf Reed and Nicholas K. Reed Dr. and Mrs. Joshua F. Rice Mr. Doug Richardson The Rev. and Mrs. James T. Richardson The Rev. Karen T. Ricks Dr. Marcia Y. Riggs Mr. A. Paul Romjue Rev. Dr. John P. Ryan
Mrs. Wood has donated every year for at least the past 62 years!
Mr. and Mrs. J. Martin Sadler Dr. Robert M. Wallace, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Angus R. Shaw III The Rev. and Mrs. J. Gary Waller Dr. L. Holton Siegling, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. Andrew I. Walton Dr. Bertram C. Sippola Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Watkins, Jr. Mrs. Dorothy D. and Dr. Robert E. Smith† The Rev. Megan Graham Watson Dr. and Mrs. J. Todd Speed and Mr. Scott B. Watson Dr. and Mrs. James I. St. John Ms. Ruth L. Webb Mr. and Mrs. Al O. Stacer Ms. Debra Weir The Rev. Kristin F. Stroble The Rev. and Mrs. Andrew C. Whaley The Rev. Tina E. Sweet The Rev. Karen Whelchel-Redwine Rev. and Mrs.COLUMBIA Ernest T. Thompson III Kenneth and Carol Wideman FOR THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Thompson The Rev. and Mrs. Amos L. Wilson, Jr. The Rev. Yvonne M. Thurmond Mrs. Valarie D. and Mr. Carter Wilson The Rev. and Mrs. Charles M. Tucker The Rev. and Mrs. Jia De Wu The Rev. Hannah H. Vaughan and Dr. and Mrs. Paul F. Wubbena, Jr. Mr. Norman J. Robinson Mr. Fred E. Young, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William B. Wade, Jr. Mrs. Adrianne Ziyad
COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Churches
Clairmont Presbyterian Church, Decatur, GA Covenant Presbyterian Church, Augusta, GA Decatur Presbyterian Church, Decatur, GA First Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, GA First Presbyterian Church, Gainsville,GA North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church, North Wilkesboro, NC Peace Presbyterian Church, Lakewood Ranch, FL Westminster Presbyterian Women of the Church, Rome, GA
Corporations and Foundations The Malloy Foundation Progressive Insurance Foundation
Columbia celebrated a 2nd annual Ever Faithful Day – 24 hours of dedicated support for Columbia Seminary – on September 17, 2020. Ever Faithful Day encourages alumni to celebrate Columbia through financial support, social media sharing, and referring new students. Ever Faithful Day happens every fall and commemorates the first day of classes on the Decatur campus.
Recognizing gifts made July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
AGNES L AW SOCIET Y
Mrs. Emily Wood, who celebrated her 100th birthday in 2020, began work in the Advancement Office of Columbia in 1958. When she retired in 1970, a scholarship was established in her name, and a lounge in Florida Hall was named for her. After retirement, she continued to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees and as the president of Columbia Friendship Circle. She says of her faithful giving, “The Seminary meant so much to me, and I want to help it mean as much to others in every generation. I encourage others to give. We must support our students to know of God’s grace and share it.”
Charles Stillman Society $100 to $249.99
Drs. Fahed L. Abu-Akel and Mary S. Zumot The Rev. Nan M. Adams Ms. Kyle Ahrold The Rev. Ann F. Aichinger Mrs. Linda N. Albright The Rev. and Mrs. Robert L. Armistead Drs. William V. Arnold and Margaret Anne Fohl The Revs. Marybeth Asher-Lawson and Scott A. Lawson Dr. Nathan W. Attwood The Rev. and Mrs. Stephen A. Bacon Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Laura Bailey The Rev. and Mrs. Michael R. Bailey The Rev. and Mrs. Matthew K. Baker Dr. Royce W. Ballard Dr. and Mrs. James B. Bankhead, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Harry H. Barrow Mrs. Lucille Miller-Trumbull Baum The Rev. and Mrs. C. Frank Beall Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Beall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Bell Mrs. Laura M. Bishop Rev. Stephanie Bishop Loftin Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Booth The Rev. and Mrs. James E. Bowden The Revs. Lucy Scofield Bowerman and David S. Bowerman Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Boyer Dr. and Mrs. John C. Brearley Mr. and Mrs. F. Sibley Bryan, Jr. Ms. Susan D. Buell Mrs. Anne S. Bunch The Rev. Sidney M. Burgess and Dr. N. Melissa Tate Dr. and Mrs. William W. Burns The Rev. Constance M. Button The Rev. Peter A. Bynum The Rev. Katherine L. Carpenter and Dr. James C. Klagge Dr. and Mrs. E. Von Clemans Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Coburn The Rev. Franklin D. Colclough, Sr. The Rev. Ernestine B. Cole The Revs. Susannah A. and John R. Cook Mrs. Sharon H. Cooper Stone The Rev. Mary Jane K. and Mr. Gary A. Cornell Dr. and Mrs. W. Franklin Covington Ms. Corie Cox Dr. and Mrs. James K. Crutchfield Carlton Currie The Revs. Mary D.P. and David J. D’Alessio The Rev. Joe Ella Darby Mrs. Catherine R. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn H. Davis, Jr. Mr. John Ashley P. Davis The Rev. Kay A. Davis-Dudding and Mr. Frederick L. Dudding Dr. Susan L. Denne Mr. Rob Dillon Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter Drake Dr. William T. DuBose Mr. and Mrs. William Dudlley The Rev. and Mrs. Alan F. Dyer Mr. Stephen L. Edge Dr. and Mrs. P.C. Enniss, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. Harry M. Ferguson, Jr. Ms. Val Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Friese Dr. and Mrs. Israel Galindo The Revs. Cheryl F. and Andrew J. Gans The Estate of the Rev. Irwin P. Gates, Jr.† Ms. Barbara Gifford Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Gignilliat, Jr. Ms. Alison Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. M. Charles Gilbert Mrs. Thomas E. Gillespie, Jr. Mr. James M. Gilmer III Ms. Susan Gladney The Rev. Jaina Anderson Glaze and Dr. Phillip Glaze Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Gooding The Rev. and Mrs. Craig N. Goodrich The Rev. Katelyn Gordon Cooke and the Rev. Andy Cooke Mr. and Mrs. John C. Grant-Dooley Chaplain and Mrs. Henry (Greg) D. Gregory IV Mr. and Mrs. David J. Grieve Dr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Griffin Mrs. Rutledge I. Gross Ms. Kelly K. Gunter Dr. and Mrs. D. Raymond Guterman Mrs. Frances K. Hardcastle Dr. Laurey H. Harrell Dr. Tim and Rev. Saranell Hartman The Rev. and Mrs. Bill R. Havens Dr. Lewis S. Hay Dr.† and Mrs. Samuel H. Hay Drs. Susan M. Heafield and Brian A. Wren The Revs. Marilyn T. and Ingram P. Hedgpeth Dr. and Mrs. Armand E. Hendee The Rev. Nancy M. Hendrix The Rev. and Mrs. William F. Henning, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. Norman W. Hibbard The Rev. Sandy and Mr. Robert M. Hill
† Raised to the Church Triumphant
Dr. J. Richard Hobson Dr. and Mrs. Wayne W. Hoffmann Dr. and Mrs. Wallace G. Hollyfield The Rev. and Mrs. Ray A. Howe The Rev. and Mrs. Gary E. Howell Dr. and Mrs. James H. Huffaker Mr. John E. Huie The Rev. Scott W. Huie Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Hull Dr. and Mrs. Ramon E. Hunt Dr. and Mrs. John A. Hunter Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Huntley, Jr. The Rev. Clyce H. Hurst, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. Seong Cheol Im The Rev. and Mrs. James H. Irwin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. James The Rev. C. Anderson James Mrs. Lois M. James Dr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Jenkins Dr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Jepson The Revs. Bethany Olson Jessop and Daniel R. Jessop Mrs. Dianne L. Johnson Mrs. Klara H. Johnson The Rev. Tammy L. Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Walk C. Jones IV The Rev. Barbara P. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Leland C. Keller The Rev. Jong Hyeon Kim Drs. Barrie M. and Randal V. Kirby Dr. Deborah A. Kirk Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Klein Dr. and Mrs. William P. Lancaster, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Paul H. Lang The Rev. Amanda Lape-Freeberg and Mr. Bruce Freeberg The Rev. Laury W. Larson Mrs. Griselda N.C. and Dr. Emmanuel Y. Lartey The Rev. Mary Beth Lawrence Dr. and Mrs. Sheppard D. Lawrence The Revs. Caroline Leach and Gibson P. Stroupe Mrs. Coleman M. Legerton Mr. and Mrs. Terry C. Ley Mrs. Mary Caroline Lindsay The Rev. and Mrs. W. Marvin Lindsay III The Rev. and Mrs. Clayton K. Little, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. Jerry W. Long Mr. Joseph Looper The Rev. Dr. Helene H. Loper Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Lott, Jr. Mrs. Eleanor L. Lotz Mrs. Diana W. and Mr. W. Blair Malcom Dr. Tommie G. Malone Ms. Julia D. Markley Dr. Albert F. Masters III The Rev. M. Beecher Mathes
Drs. Melanie G. and James D. Nogalski Mr. Richard A. Oliver, Sr. and Ms. Marjorie H. Anderson The Rev. Scott C. Opsahl The Rev. Anna G. Owens-Sweeney and Mr. Joshua B. Sweeney Dr. Sophia S. Park and Mr. Hak Chin Kim Mr. David B. Parsons and Ms. M. Theresa Ball Mrs. Diane S. Pedersen Dr. Jeri Parris Perkins and Mr. Phillip D. Perkins Dr. and Mrs. Bob E. Pettit Mrs. Roseanna H. Phillips Dr. Wendell B. Phillips, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. James W. Platt The Rev. Vanessa C. Potter The Rev. David J. Powers Presbyterian Women Presbytery of the Midsouth Dr. and Mrs. Juan A. Quintanilla The Rev. Stacy K. Rector Mr. and Mrs. Lee L. Reeves Dr. and Mrs. W. Harrison Reeves Dr. Walton H. Reeves, Jr. and Dr. Catharine A. Enright The Rev. and Mrs. David W. Rogers The Rev. and Mrs. James T. Rogers The Rev. Marianne McMasters Romanat and Mr. A. Kyle Romanat The Rev. Jane C. and Mr. John D. Rose Dr. Richard F. Rouquie, Jr. Anne Royall Mrs. Kathryn H. and the Rev. Joe W. Sandifer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dan A. Schafer Dr. and Mrs. John A. Schmidt
Dr. Lisa M. Schrott and Mr. Brian J. McWilliams Mr. and Mrs. Rallie M. Seigler Dr. Carolyn J. Sharp Ms. Bonnie J. Shoemaker Dr. and Mrs. Carl J. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Earl J. Smith Dr. and Mrs. H. McCord Smith Ms. Sarah H. Smith The Rev. and Mrs. Robert A. Sparks IV Ms. Cathi Spornick Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Stauffacher The Rev. Courtney E. Stevens Mrs. Mary Beth Stuart The Rev. Susan P. Takis Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Taratus Mrs. Cynthia S. Tarrant Dr. Barbara Brown Taylor and Mr. Ed Taylor Drs. Catherine E. Taylor and Robert C. Dean Dr. and Mrs. John G. Taylor, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. L. Jackson Taylor The Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Terrell Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Thach Dr. Clayton A. Thomas and the Rev. Tricia D. Thomas Dr. Kathryn E. and Mr. Thomas M. Thoresen Dr. Jeffery L. and Mrs. Cherlyn A. Tribble, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Scott Uthlaut The Rev. Dr. Augusta B. Vanderbilt Dr. and Mrs. T. Mark Verdery Dr. Carolyn J. and Mr. Benton E. Visser Dr. and Mrs. Desmond M. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Paul H.L. Walter
“More than ever in these unprecedented times, Columbia Theological Seminary is being challenged to offer students and graduates a firm foundation from which to draw on their Christian formation and be the church in an ever-changing world. Dr. Brennan Breed’s discipleship through the ‘Office Hours’ virtual Bible Study is such a wonderful gift. This vital work deserves continuing support from us all.” Mrs. Kyle Ahrold, Alexandria, VA
Recognizing gifts made July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
CHARLES STILLMAN SOCIETY
Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Mattison Dr. and Mrs. Steve A. Mays Dr. James W. McCormack Mr. David S. McCowen Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. McCully, Jr. The Rev. Fred W. McDaniel, Jr. Ms. Sara S. McDaniel Rev. Sarah VanderZee McKenney and Mr. Spencer McKenney Dr. and Mrs. E. Lynn McLarty Dr. Belle Miller McMaster Mr. and Mrs. Herbert S. McMullen Dr. Paige M. McRight Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Medford The Revs. Nancy E. Meehan Yao and James C. Yao Mrs. Peggy B. Miller Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Miller The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Paul N. Min Dr. T. Jeffreys Mitchiner, Jr. The Rev. Cynthia M. and Mr. James L. Montgomery Mrs. Betty C. Moore Dr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Moore, Jr. The Rev. Anne C. Morgan Dr. and Mrs. John B. Morgan III Mr. and Mrs. Dwane A. Morrison The Rev. and Mrs. Robert O. Moss III Dr. Albert A. Myers, Jr. Dr. Sara J. Myers and Dr. David L. Petersen Dr. Raj Nadella and. Mrs. Amy Becklenberg The Rev. Catherine and Mr. John P. Neelly Burton Dr. and Mrs. William R. Neelly Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Neldon
Charles Stillman Society continued Toni Washington Dr. and Mrs. Jim Watkins Drs. Thomas J. and Julia S. Watkins Mr. O. Paul Weary The Rev. and Mrs. Clarence D. Weaver, Jr. Mr. Kevin M. Weber and the Rev. Callie C. Weber The Revs. Deborah D. and John D. Wells The Rev. and Mrs. James W. Wells, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. William W. Westlund Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Whitmire Mr. James A. Wiesner Dr. and Mrs. Alex W. Williams Rev. Dr. Damon P. Williams and Rev. Dr. Khalia J. Williams Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. Williams Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Williamson Dr. and Mrs. J. Ronald Wilson Dr. Emmett Winn The Rev. and Mrs. Eugene D. Witherspoon, Jr. Ms. Sarah A. Wolf
Churches
Cold Springs Presbyterian Church, Bristol, TN Collierville Presbyterian Church, Collierville, TN Fayette Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, GA First Presbyterian Church, Moultrie, GA First Presbyterian Church, Dadeville, AL First Presbyterian Church, Lakeland, FL First Presbyterian Church, Athens, GA First Presbyterian Church, Green Cove Springs, FL First Presbyterian Church, Greeneville, TN Fort Hill Presbyterian Church, Clemson, SC Germantown Presbyterian Church, Germantown, TN Government Street Presbyterian Church, Mobile, AL Memorial Presbyterian Church, St. Augustine, FL Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Mount Pleasant, SC Murray Hill Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, FL New Hope Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, TN
120 Alumni gathered with faculty on campus for three days of reconnecting, fellowship, and learning at Homecoming ‘20.
†Raised to the Church Triumphant
Newnan Presbyterian Church, Newnan, GA Northminster Presbyterian Church, Roswell, GA Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church, Clearwater, FL Peachtree Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, Forest Park, GA Riverside Presbyterian Church, Cocoa Beach, FL Shallowford Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA Southminster Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, AL Spring Valley Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC Trinity Presbyterian Church, Surfside Beach, SC Westminster Presbyterian Church, Hattiesburg, MS Westminster Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, AL
Corporations and Foundations Triad Engineering
Alumni names are listed by year of first degree only 1945
J. P. Noble
1951
John C. Chesnutt Charles L. Moffatt
1956
William F. Henning Robert F. Hunt
1957
William R. Hoyt William T. Iverson
George H. Fitzgerald James O. Speed Robert H. Hull Irwin P. Gates† Thomas J. Rogers
1953
1958
1952
Abel M. Hart Robert L. Montgomery Douglas W. Hix
1954
Kenneth P. Craig Lewis S. Hay
1955
Dan A. Dunaway William F. Lee
Harry F. Petersen† P. C. Enniss Robert L. Conner Fred W. McDaniel Angus R. Shaw G. D. Waters
1959
J. G. Waller Clarence D. Weaver George B. Hutchins
1960
G. D. McCall Clayton K. Little James H. Huffaker Earle P. Barron John H. Law
1961
Stephen A. Bacon Stephen M. Huntley Gary E. Howell
1962
Clyce H. Hurst Wayne W. Hoffmann Bobby E. Pettit Calvin W. Kropp Harry M. Ferguson Wallace G. Hollyfield John G. Taylor Ray A. Howe Robert R. Morris George D. Harper A. C. Moore†
Recognizing gifts made July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
1963
Jerry F. Conner Robert L. Armistead Dorothy D. Smith† L. J. Taylor S. E. Lewis William D. Russell C. F. Beall
1964
James E. Bowden Martha M. Blount Rex R. Selters† Alex W. Williams M. M. Franklin Robert A. Wilson
1965
Richard A. Cushman Robert E. Smith James T. Richardson Richard W. Paddon Bert C. Swearingen† Robert E. Horne
GIVING BY CLASSES
Giving by Classes
1966
Joe P. Arnold William V. Arnold John J. Deifell T. E. Clarke James S. Lowry David B. Antonson Joseph S. Harvard Joseph W. Berry Elliott W. McElroy Lewis E. Trotter William W. Westlund
1967
William R. Barron Robert H. Walkup Robert O. Moss Robert P. Piephoff H. G. Nichols
1968
R. L. Carroll William G. Phipps G. D. Slagle Robert M. Wallace Phil R. Gehman Leonard G. Boswell Edwin L. Morrison John S. Bacot John C. Boyer
1969
William H. Serjak William B. Hart Michael E. Williams Jefferson K. Aiken Charles F. Scott
1970
Eugene D. Witherspoon Cecil B. Murphey Bill R. Havens James B. Bankhead
1971
G. W. Johnson Tommie G. Malone John W. Larson Wayne D. Griffin John K. McCallum Ronald A. Botsford Kenneth J. Terrell Thomas M. Verdery James O. Watkins
1972
Norman E. Lassiter David E. Swindall Caroline Leach J. E. Johnson
1973
Richard P. Neldon William P. Lancaster
1974
1977
R. S. Woodmansee Gerald P. Jenkins James H. Foil Alice A. Johnson M. T. Norwood
1978
Virginia S. Ellis Anna L. Case-Winters Paul O. Ard William A. Jokela James I. St. John Walter W. Peters
1979
Jasper N. Keith Kathryn H. Sandifer Elizabeth M. Simmons Joanna M. Adams Christopher A. Price
William B. Carr Harry H. Barrow Sheppard D. Lawrence Fahed L. Abu-Akel
1980
1975
1981
Gibson P. Stroupe J. S. Rhodes
1976
R. M. Winters Joan S. Gray William W. Johnson William O. Nisbet Albert F. Masters Cary G. Speaker Winona M. Jones-DuCille Henry (Greg) D. Gregory
William B. Wade Buren Blankenship D. R. Guterman
Mary Jane K. Cornell Janet A. Briscoe Michael A. Daffin
1982
James K. Crutchfield Norman W. Hibbard Laurey H. Harrell Janice P. Wiesner† Rebekah A. Maul Steven H. Rhodes David J. Bailey John A. Hunter Grady J. Perryman Ronald E. Stone Randal V. Kirby
The Green Seminary Initiative certified the efforts of Columbia Theological Seminary through the Seminary Environmental Certification Program (SECP), which is a 3-year process designed to provide structure, guidance, and support for seminaries to further develop their institution’s commitment to creation care. Read more at ctsnet.edu/green-seminary-certification † Raised to the Church Triumphant
1983
Sara C. Juengst Robert R. Wilcox
1984
James W. Platt Raymond R. Roberts Merritt N. Schatz Kathryn E. Thoresen Charles C. Williamson Robert S. Hay Robert A. McCully Walter M. Jones
1985
Robert F. Inman Martha J. Clinkscales R. P. Shelton Joseph L. Johnson Robert R. Klein
1986
Mary R. Huie-Jolly Albert A. Myers T. J. Mitchiner Penny J. Hill Mary E. Lawrence Charles M. Tucker J. B. Hopper
1987
William F. McKissack Karen Whelchel-Redwine Richard G. Hill B. L. Stall Jeri P. Perkins Martha J. Petersen
1988
Clyde L. Carter Dean R. Strong
1989
John R. Hobson Richard I. Deibert Thomas W. Walker Wendell B. Phillips Ramon E. Hunt Carolyn R. Hart Jean L. Davidson Augusta B. Vanderbilt Susan L. Denne Steve A. Mays
1990
Elizabeth M. Deibert Sidney M. Burgess David L. Clark Amanda Lape-Freeberg Helene H. Loper Douglas S. McLeroy Susan L. Boardman Martha C. Sexton Earl J. Smith Wilbur H. Howie
1991
Harold M. Stone Michael L. Fitze Deborah D. Wells Margaret S. Reed Sharon K. Core D. S. Weimer Charles L. Newton Deborah M. Conner
1992
David J. D’Alessio Kay A. Davis-Dudding Mary D. P. D’Alessio David S. Bowerman Neal A. Neuenschwander Nan M. Adams Lisa T. Nelson Mary B. Mathes Wallace F. Covington Lori E. Pistor Catherine E. Taylor Andrew I. Walton Michael J. Poulos Julie E. Lehman Robert A. Stauffacher Sam E. McGregor
1993
Paul H. Lang Martha M. Ebel Carl B. Marshall James T. Speed Vanessa C. Potter Ron E. Nelson Marybeth Asher-Lawson Ann L. Pitman J. M. Brownlee Jeffry L. Reynolds Katherine L. Carpenter Robert L. Morgan Scott A. Lawson
1994
Thomas J. Watkins Kathy L. Dawson Barbara D. Douglass Scott W. Huie William M. Lindsay Jeanne C. Reynolds William W. Williamson Craig N. Goodrich
1995
John A. Schmidt Ingram P. Hedgpeth Frank I. Blankinship Rick L. Douylliez Jiade Wu Benjamin S. Booth Margaret B. Brinck James C. Shelton Ernest T. Thompson Deborah A. Kirk Lucy S. Bowerman Scott C. Opsahl
1996
Thomas K. Lewis Nancy M. Hendrix Marilyn T. Hedgpeth William G. Jones Stacy K. Rector John D. Wells Louly F. Hay Constance M. Button Mary C. Clark Sophia S. Park Diana W. Malcom
1999
1998
Timothy T. Read Yvonne M. Collie-Pendleton Laura A. Cunningham Roger G. Miller Harmon S. Ramsey Walk C. Jones
Priscilla B. Durkin Christopher S. Tuttle Susan P. Takis Sandy P. Shawhan Cindy M. Benz Timothy D. Roberts Megan G. Watson Pendleton B. Peery Ruth M. Snyder James W. Wells Elizabeth C. Goodrich Sarah F. Erickson Joseph G. Moore
2000
Augustus E. Succop Robert M. Alexander Susan D. Buell Lee T. Read Michael R. Bailey Royce W. Ballard David W. Fahner Ella F. Busby Cynthia M. Montgomery
2004
Tina E. Sweet John V. Weicher John C. Brearley Thomas L. Griffis
2001
Cynthia W. Brasher James W. McCormack Christopher L. Crotwell Paul N. Min Joshua F. Rice Anthony W. McDade Jane E. Fahey James R. Wilson Bettina B. Kilburn Barbara P. Jordan
2005
Laurie T. Weicher Jaina W. Glaze Clayton A. Thomas Christine B. Vogel Clayton A. James Andrew J. Gans Kimberly W. McCoy
“At Columbia I received much more than an education—I explored who I was and who God called me to be,” says Ridgley Beckett Joyner ’15. “I am because Christ gave for me. I give because people gave for me.”
1997
Ann F. Aichinger Joseph J. Clifford Sandy Hill Richard F. Rouquie David N. Rollins Marianne M. Romanat Christine K. Dungan Hannah H. Vaughan Elveree E. Rollins John B. Morgan
2003
Laury W. Larson John R. Cook Caroline M. Kelly Noelle H. Read Susannah A. Cook
2002
Connie S. Lee Dennison P. Read David B. Cozad Carrie R. Tuttle Jerry L. Utt Paige M. McRight Emily J. Anderson Karen T. Ricks
Recognizing gifts made July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
2006
Tricia D. Thomas James T. Rogers George O. Wagner Allan M. Gathercoal Susan M. Heafield Dorothy T. Blackwelder Russell S. Blackwelder Scarlette K. Bostick Karen R. Dukes Kaye L. Florence Gerald W. Long Melinda S. Serafin Chester C. Topple Derek A. Wadlington Patricia B. Willard Michael W. Woods
2007
Morgan M. Hay Melanie G. Nogalski Lanneau H. Siegling Carolyn J. Visser Ryan J. Baer Cheryl F. Gans Christopher A. Henry Nicholas K. Reed Kim D. Wadlington
2008
David D. Colby Juan A. Quintanilla Amy L. Baer Davis M. Bailey Richard N. Baxter Marcella A. Glass Sara A. Hayden Catherine N. Neelly Burton Charles L. Pope
2009
Barrie M. Kirby Julie H. Bailey Katelyn M. Gordon Cooke Bernice W. Kirkland Desmond M. Walker David W. Rogers Kathy W. Reed Jane C. Rose Thirza C. Sayers Elizabeth M. Turner Kevin M. Weber James C. Yao Nancy E. Meehan Yao Diane L. Duane R. P. Sherwood
2010
Dean T. Lindsey Robert W. Lowry John P. Ryan Robert C. Abernathy Matthew K. Baker Catherine E. Foster Seong Cheol Im Myong S. Kim David J. Powers Yvonne M. Thurmond
2011
Nathan W. Attwood Cynthia J. Wakeland Mary K. Duncan Daniel R. Jessop Neill D. McKay Kathryn Owen Aumann John D. Shillingburg Rebecca S. Shillingburg Kristin F. Stroble Andrew C. Whaley Khalia J. Williams
2012
H. Berthoud Sandra M. Kern Paul S. Seelman Joe Ella Darby Sarah V. McKenney Damon P. Williams
2013
Lucille M. Baum Alan F. Dyer Bethany O. Jessop Lucy C. Strong John P. Davis
2014
Eldon V. Clemans Rebecca Z. Purcell Courtney E. Stevens
Throughout the 2019 academic year, Columbia wrestled with its history and participation in the enslavement and oppression of Black people. In its June 2020 meeting via Zoom, the Board of Trustees voted to unanimously to affirm a commitment statement titled, “Repairing the Breach: Deepening Columbia’s Commitment to Black People and their Flourishing.” The statement can be found at ctsnet.edu/home/repairing-the-breach. Pictured: Dr. Marcia Y. Riggs, J. Erskine Love Professor of Christian Ethics and seminary Ombudsperson; and Dr. Mitzi J. Smith, J. Davison Philips Professor of New Testament. Dr. Riggs has led the Transformative Community Conferences, part of the seminary’s Repairing the Breach commitments.
Photo by Ralph Basui Watkins
† Raised to the Church Triumphant
2015
Ridgley B. Joyner Jeffrey A. Cain Jong W. Ha Sarah A. Wolf
2016
Cynthia Y. Summerour Anna G. Owens-Sweeney Lisa M. Schrott Charles M. Wright Pittman Lauren E. Wright Pittman Jeane E. Torrence
2017
Sarah H. Smith Stephanie Bishop Loftin Kyungwon Noh
2018
Lisa D. Heilig Stephen L. Edge Peter A. Bynum Melva N. Lowry
2019
Louden Young
2020
Dana H. Riley Joan W. Gandy
The Richards Society recognizes faithful friends who have made lasting provisions for Columbia’s future in their estate plans. If you have made such a provision, thank you! If you are not listed here, please contact us so we may share your commitment and impact as an encouragement to others—and to ensure that your gift intent is understood and documented. This list includes active members with current provisions and those whose provisions were realized in fiscal year 2020. Legacy members whose provisions were realized in past years are recognized in perpetuity on our web page. The J. McDowell Richards Society is named in memory of Columbia Seminary’s longest-serving president, from 1932-1971.
The Rev. and Mrs. Robert C. Abernathy, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Howell E. Adams, Jr. Dr. Joanna M. and Mr. Alfred B. Adams III Dr. and Mrs. Jefferson K. Aiken, Jr. The Rev. Ben Beasley John T. Benton, Jr.† and Suzanne B. Benton Drs. Martha M. and Richard L. Blount Mr. and Mrs. David M. Bradfield Dr. and Mrs. John C. Brearley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Brown The Rev. Mary Miller Brueggemann Dr. and Mrs. Walter A. Brueggemann Dr. and Mrs. John C. Bryan, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Carey Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Castles † Mr. Curtis W. Cheshire † Dr. John C. Chesnutt The Rev. Franklin G. Colladay The Rev. Mary Jane K. and Mr. Gary A. Cornell Mr. and Mrs. John J. Cross Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Dodds Mrs. Mary L. Doom † Dr. William T. DuBose Dr. and Mrs. Dan A. Dunaway Mrs. Lucie B. and Mr. Robert D. Eggleston Dr. † and Mrs. H. Alan Elmore Dr. and Mrs. P.C. Enniss, Jr. Mrs. Iris H. Eskew Dr. † and Mrs. Clarence D. Fouse, Jr. The Rev. Eleana M. Garrett Drs. Catherine G. and Justo L. Gonzalez Dr. and Mrs. D. Raymond Guterman The Rev. Carolyn Robinson Hart and Mr. Charles T. Hart The Rev. and Mrs. Joseph S. Harvard III
Dr. T. Fleetwood Hassell Mr. and Mrs. George J. Hauptfuhrer The Rev. Morgan M. and Mr. Robert S. Hay, Jr. Mrs. Gladys C. Hiles † Dr. and Mrs. Wayne W. Hoffmann Dr. Sarah E. Jackson Mr. Frank S. James III and Mrs. Jothany W. James Dr. E. Elizabeth Johnson and the Rev. Peter M. Paulsen Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. William R. Johnson Dr. † and Mrs. Franklin T. Jones Dr. and Mrs. William P. Lancaster, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. William F. Lee Mr. Aaron W. Leland Mr. Robert M. Lewis, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. David A. Long III Dr. Albert F. Masters III Mrs. Elizabeth G. and Mr. James F. McCallen The Rev. Peggy A. McClure The Rev. and Mrs. John T. McCrea The Rev. Angus W. McGregor Mrs. Adele D. McKee The Estate of Mrs. Almetta W. Mencer Drs. Laura S. and Charles M. Mendenhall III Mr. James D. Miller, Jr. † Dr. Charles Moffatt Dr. and Mrs. David W. Nash, Sr. Mr. John A. and Mrs. Kemie Richards Nix Dr. J. Phillips Noble The Rev. Dr. Douglas W. † and Mrs. Claudia S. Oldenburg Mr. T. Clark Simmons and the Rev. W. Larry Owens
Recognizing gifts made July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
Upon Mrs. Jane Yount’s passing last year, Columbia received a trust distribution of $500,000. Trustee Richard DuBose recalls discussing estate giving with Tom Yount years ago. He remembers, “Tom and Jane appreciated pastors who were good preachers, teachers, and pastoral care providers, but who also had a knack for managing complex organizations like their church. They supported Columbia because they believed in the importance of strong leadership and the necessity of good preparation for ministry.”
J. MCDOWELL RICHARDS SOCIETY
J. McDowell Richards Society
The J. McDowell Richards Society Continued Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Patrick, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Bob E. Pettit The Rev. Lori E. Pistor and Mr. Terry L. Allebaugh Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Price Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Ramey, Jr. Dr. Keith L. Riddle Dr. Richard F. Rouquie, Jr. Mrs. Suanne B. SauerBrun
The Rev. William M. Schotanus The Rev. and Mrs. Charles F. Scott Ms. Bonnie J. Shoemaker Mrs. Edith M. Simmons † The Rev. Lib McGregor Simmons and Mr. W. Gary Simmons The Rev. Glenn W. Small, Jr. Mrs. Dorothy D. † and Dr. Robert E. Smith Mrs. Barbara M. Snelling Dr. and Mrs. Cary G. Speaker Dr. and Mrs. James O. Speed, Jr. The Rev. Jan Stewart-Tolbert and Mr. Jerry C. Tolbert Dr. B. Harrison Taylor Dr. and Mrs. John G. Taylor, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. George B. † and Mrs. Sally S. Telford Mr. † and Mrs. William M. Timberlake The Rev. Edwin G. Townsend The Rev. Joyce C. Tucker † Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Uthlaut, Jr. Dr. G. Dana Waters III Mr. John H. Weitnauer, Jr. Mrs. Annie Weltner Mrs. Sue S. Williams Mrs. Emily C. Wood Mrs. Jane W. Yount †
To learn more about the people featured in this publication, legacy members of the Richards Society, ways to give, and to stay connected, please visit www.ctsnet.edu/connect/impact Columbia Friendship Circle: Then and Now 1958: President Richards meets with the ladies of the Columbia Friendship Circle. 2020: President Van Dyk visits with Columbia Friendship Circle Leadership. The CFC, made up of Presbyterian Women from the Synods of Living Waters and South Atlantic, has faithfully supported students and faculty of Columbia through pooled financial donations for 71 years. To date, they have given over one million dollars. Currently their mission is to support both Presbyterian students with family obligations and the student food pantry. † Raised to the Church Triumphant
Planned giving is not as complicated as you’ve heard. Here are three easy ways you can make a lasting impact on generations to come at Columbia:
1. Name Columbia in your life insurance policy or retirement plan
Outside of probate, the easiest way to support Columbia’s future work is to name it as a beneficiary or contingent beneficiary in an insurance policy or retirement plan. Columbia’s tax ID number is 58-0566165.
2. Name Columbia as a POD recipient for your banking or brokerage account
An often overlooked opportunity to support future charitable work is naming Columbia as a “payable-on-death” recipient. Any banking officer can help you complete a new recipient card. For brokerage accounts, the term is “transfer-on-death.” Both typically avoid probate.
3. Include Columbia in your will
Your will is a chance to make a statement about what you value in life. To make a sustaining gift to Columbia through a will or codicil, ask your attorney to include simple language such as: “I hereby give, devise, and bequeath to Columbia Theological Seminary, 701 S. Columbia Dr., Decatur, GA 30030, for its general purposes (or state a specific purpose), all (or state a percentage or specific dollar amount) of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal.”
People who support Columbia’s mission naturally value its continuation beyond their lifetimes. If you have already included Columbia in your estate plans, please notify us so that your generosity can be recognized through the Richards Society and to ensure your intent is forever honored. Please contact VP for Advancement David Huffine at 404-687-4568, HuffineD@CTSnet.edu, or visit our website at www.ctsnet.edu/connect/giving-to-columbia/ for information about making a planned gift. www.ctsnet.edu
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make an incoming class like this possible! Incoming class by denomination PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH(USA) • 37 NONDENOMINATIONAL • 10 BAPTIST • 9 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH • 8 PRESBYTERIAN, OTHER • 4
Incoming class by degree program
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL • 4 KOREAN PRESBYTERIAN • 4 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA • UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST • OTHER • PENTECOSTAL • 3 EACH CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL 2• AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION • 2 EACH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA • ANGLICAN •UNITARIAN UNIVERALIST • INDEPENDENT BAPTIST • CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST • LUTHERAN, OTHER • KOREAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ABROAD • CHRISTIAN EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH • CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) • CONFERENCE OF CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES • INTER/MULTIDENOMINATIONAL • COOPERATIVE BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP • REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN • ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN • 1 EACH
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MDIV • 36
MA(TS) 10 THM • 8 DEDMIN • 8
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MAPT • 6
97%
RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID