Perkins Celebrates 2018 Graduates and Award Recipients

Seventy-five graduates of the Perkins School of Theology Class of 2018 were honored during the Celebration of Degrees and Academic Achievements on Saturday, May 19, 2018. The ceremony, which took place at Highland Park United Methodist Church, also included the awarding of honors for academic excellence.

May 19, 2018

DALLAS (SMU) – Seventy-five graduates of the Perkins School of Theology Class of 2018 were honored during the Celebration of Degrees and Academic Achievements on Saturday, May 19, 2018. The ceremony, which took place at Highland Park United Methodist Church, also included the awarding of honors for academic excellence.
Watch the 2018 Celebration of Degrees and Academic Achievements:

Dean Craig C. Hill welcomed attendees and presented the degrees and awards to graduates. , a Perkins alumna (M.Div. ’99) and episcopal leader of the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, was the featured preacher. View the award recipients here. More commencement-related activities were held throughout the weekend. Learn more. 2018 Award names and winners The Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Bray Award in Hebrew No selection this year, per Roy Heller and Sze-kar Wan. The Charles C. Selecman Award in New Testament Greek No selection this year, per Sze-kar Wan. The Charley T. and Jesse James Bible Awards (Ranked) Mark Grafenreed Jennifer Jordan Melinda Thompson The W.B.J. Martin Award in Homiletics Ross Furio The W. B. DeJernett Award in Homiletics Melinda Thompson The Paul W. Quillian Award in Homiletics Mara Morhouse The William K. McElvaney Preaching Award Christian Watkins The Robert Weatherford Prize for Internship Preaching Paige Hanks Payton Parker The Bert Affleck Award Jennifer Jordan The Jerry W. Hobbs Award in Worship Etta Anderson The Fellowship Seminarian Award No selection this year, per Chris Anderson. The Jane Marshall Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Leadership in Christian Worship Donté Ford The Hoyt Hickman Award for Outstanding Liturgical Scholarship and Practice Cheryl Scramuzza The Master of Sacred Music Award No selection this year, per Chris Anderson. The Roger Deschner Prize in Sacred Music Hannah Cruse The Albert C. Outler Award in Theology Denise DuPont The Phillip Schaff Prize in Church History Angela Jones The Karis Stahl Fadely Award Kerry Kirtley Alissa Lindsey The B'nai B'rith Award in Social Ethics Sandy Heard The Harry Hosier Spirit Award Robin Murray The Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Flinn Senior Award Mark Grafenreed
Photo Highlights from the May 19 Event Photo credits: Hillsman S. Jackson, ��ҽ�Methodist University