Class Notes
| Alumni Name | Class Year | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rathbun | 2013 |
I’m just writing to share the exciting news that I was just appointed the Director of Spiritual Life at Choate Rosemary Hall here in Connecticut. |
| Campbell Harmon | 2004 |
I am now in my 11th year performing as Edgar Allan Poe for libraries, schools, museums, and some stage venues in and around the New England Area. Check my website for my upcoming shows at... |
| Antipas Harris | 2002 |
After graduating from Yale Divinity School, Antipas L. Harris earned a D.Min. and a Ph.D. He now holds a dual appointment as the founding president-dean of Jakes Divinity School and one of the... |
| Lawrence (Larry) Buxton | 1978 |
Now at approximately mid-year 2020, I am re-retired and pursuing life as a new author, seasoned clergy coach and part-time prof at Wesley Theological Seminary in DC. In Sept., Front Edge... |
| Jim Bortell | 1965 |
I retired as a United Methodist minister in Central Il. and then served part time a Mennonite USA church for ten years. I conceive my last ministry is environmentally centered. I am a certified... |
| Ivan Burnett | 1965 |
The last four years I have written and self-published three volumes of hymns, hymn tunes, preludes and anthems. They have been used by churches in various denominations in more than ten states,... |
| John Kelley | 1962 |
With our town finding itself with a new library and a resulting influx of new volunteers, I’ve taken on a new volunteer challenge: taking the library on the road, bringing it on a weekly basis to... |
| 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... |