Class Notes
| Alumni Name | Class Year | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Wilson Whitcomb | 1978 |
Rev. Holly Wilson Whitcomb has just come out with her fifth book, “The Practice of Finding: How... |
| Scott Fruchter | 1976 |
Since YDS days, Scott earned an MBA from the University of Michigan and a law degree from Louisiana State University. He has worked for the Lutheran Church, the Circuit Courts as a Sentencing... |
| Carol Adams | 1976 |
Carol Adams reported that her book Burger appeared in Bloomsbury’s “Object Lessons” Series last year and received a number of glowing reviews! She has also had several essays in the ... |
| Peter Shidemantle | 1976 |
Peter has retired after 26 years at Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church in Syracuse! |
| Chuck Wildman | 1970 |
Anne and I are celebrating one year in residence at Linden Ponds, South Shore, Boston. The move from Cape Cod was challenging but worth the effort. We downsized the stuff but upsized the... |
| Jeff Matsler | 2015 |
Chaplain (MAJOR) Jeff Matsler recently retired from the US Army. His final position was as the US Army Medical Command Bioethicist, the only uniformed bioethicist in the Department of Defense,... |
| Vanessa Falgoust | 1980 |
I am honored to serve as Chaplain for the Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties in New York State just north of New York City. I am ever grateful to my YDS teachers David Duncombe and Henri... |
| Kenneth Kline | 1975 |
This year has been one of great change, with the loss of my wife, Joane, in September, 2018, and then Open Heart Surgery in January, 2019. I am most of the way through the STM Degree at YDS... |
| Allen McSween | 1969 |
I am not a 'true' member of the class of 1969. After graduating from Union Theological Seminary in VA in 1968, I did an STM degree at YDS, finishing in 1969. My wife Susan and I had our... |
| Talitha Arnold | 1980 |
I continue to serve the United Church of Santa Fe, a United Church of Christ congregation in New Mexico whose commitment over the past 30 years has been to "Love God. Love Neighbor. Love... |
| Lisa Jean Hoefner | 1978 |
Still doing interim ministry at Lake Tahoe UMC & Retreat Center - expect to be back in Portland, OR in Nov 2019, and back to active retirement. |
| Kate Heichler | 2004 |
Kate is serving as rector of two parishes in Southern Maryland, a region due south of DC, living on the water and enjoying a fruitful ministry. |
| David Oli Jenkins | 1980 |
My partner, David Spivey, and I moved from Atlanta to Asheville, NC, following my retirement from the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, last summer. David will continue to practice... |
| Richard Miller | 1964 |
My life after graduating from Yale Divinity School in 1964 is divided into two halves: twenty years as a married presumably heterosexual Christian minister and now twenty-four years since “coming... |
| Jill Edens | 1978 |
Jill and Richard Edens have relocated to Weston, MA to be closer to their daughter, Ruth, and her family. They are the Designated Term Co-Pastors at the Congregational Church of Weston, UCC and... |
| Jerald Kirkpatrick | 1970 |
Awhile back, Harry Baker Adams told me he remembered that I was in one of those “interesting classes” in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. If you recall any of the events of Spring 1970, you may agree... |
| Thayer Quoos | 1975 |
It is always good to read how classmates are doing. I continue to work as the Senior Chaplain at Masonicare, providing services to the elderly in long term care and as an On-Call Chaplain at YNHH... |
| Sam Lamback | 1970 |
Gini and I reside in Macon, GA, our home town. We returned home in 1994, when I retired from 30 years in the Army, 24 as a chaplain. Then came 13 years in United Methodist appointments in the... |
| Larry Scofield | 1986 |
Today is Maundy Thursday. I am getting ready to host a 'Dinner With Jesus' with members of three small Lutheran congregations. The attached pdf shows the format my wife and I have... |
| T. Gregory Turner | 1970 |
Clearly the smartest thing I did at YDS was to find and marry Kathy Lantis, who was waiting at 409 when I arrived. Her outstanding career in clinical pastoral education began with Ed Dobihal at... |