Seminaries confer degrees on Alabama Baptists

Alabama Baptists graduated with degrees at the master’s level or higher from Southern Baptist seminaries and divinity schools in May 2016. The Alabama Baptist was provided the following list of graduates by the schools. 

Beeson Divinity School: 

• Master of Arts in Theological Studies — LaSonya B. Clay, Trussville; Rebekah Elise DeBoer, Birmingham; Rebekah Ann Harper, McCalla; Lori Baldridge Hill, Vestavia Hills; Jeffrey Cole Mitchell, Birmingham; Lydia Corinne Nace, Birmingham; and Dennis Craig Schauer, Homewood
• Master of Divinity — Trenton Deon Bell, Birmingham; Bradford Randall Brown, Birmingham; Landon Neil Byrd, Birmingham; Justin Ryan Carter, Birmingham; Walt Thompson Davis, Homewood; Daniel Timothy Flowers, Birmingham; Charles Andrew Gottshall, Calera; Griffin Thomas Gulledge, Indian Springs; Christopher Ray Hanna, Birmingham; Wyatt Terrell Harris, Homewood; Myles Pursley Hixson, Birmingham; Samuel Elliott Hutchins, Homewood; Simon Peter Knighten, Birmingham; Lyle Anthony Lee, Huntsville; Edwin Oyange Ojodo, Birmingham; John Nelson Pearson, Birmingham; Paul Jay Santiago, Birmingham; Erica Winston Smith, Birmingham; Caleb Becker Stallings, Vestavia Hills; Kevin Douglas Stigall, Vestavia Hills; and William Larkin Sumerlin, Indian Springs
• Doctor of Ministry — John Lovelace Cantelow III, Hoover

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary: 

• Master of Arts — Andrew Lanford Wash, Alabaster; Savannah Jo Thigpen, Birmingham
• Master of Divinity with Missiology — Justin Nicholas Hendricks, Rainsville; Brett D. Lamberth, Dothan
• Doctor of Ministry — David Robert Snyder, Trussville

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary: 

• Master of Theological Studies — Heather S. Dean, Alexander City; and Roger D. Koonce Jr., Huntsville
• Master of Divinity — Daniel Waid, Hueytown

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary: 

• Master of Arts — Megan Gorum, Atmore; and Sara Black, Northport 
• Master of Divinity — Joey Bentley, Anniston; Mitchell Bruce, Montgomery; Randy Cater, Locust Fork; Caleb Farrow, Selma; Stephanie Anderson Newton, Pell City; B.J. Price, Trussville; and Patrick Weaver, Satsuma
• Doctor of Ministry — Jason Duckett, Birmingham

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary:

• Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling — Samantha B. Kritner, Pinson; and Chesley Lynn Peed, Bon Secour
• Master of Divinity — Randal Curtis Mize III, Huntsville
• Doctor of Ministry — Thad Lee Key, Parrish
• Doctor of Educational Ministry — Joel A. Smelley Jr., Moundville

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary:

• Master of Theological Studies — Sawyer James Whittaker, New Brockton

EDITOR’S NOTE — Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary did not have Spring 2016 graduates from Alabama. (TAB)