Seminaries confer degrees on Alabamians

The following are Alabama Baptists who graduated with degrees at the master’s level or above from Southern Baptist seminaries during the fall 2005 semester. The list was provided to The Alabama Baptist by the following schools:

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Master of Divinity with biblical languages — Marion Harlan Cates III, Birmingham, and Alan W. Cotney Jr.,

Ashland
Master of Arts in biblical counseling — Suzanne Michele McCullar, Thomasville

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
    Doctor of Ministry — Ralton Leaborn McCarley, Muscle Shoals
    Master of Divinity — Michael Brian Trapp, Florence
    Master of Divinity in Christian education — Lorie D. Looney, Tallassee
    Master of Arts in Christian education — Shawn Elliott Baxley, Dothan
    Master of Church Music — Bo-Young Lee
    Master of Theology — Christopher A. Wilson, Gardendale

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
    Doctor of Ministry — Gary Curtis Nunn
    Doctor of Philosophy — Charles R. Redding
    Master of Divinity — Ryan Hugh Akers, Alison Elizabeth Hand and Richard Donald Hatcher Jr.
    Master of Arts in Christian education — Kellis Leigh Dees and Tina M. Dingman
    Master of Arts in marriage and family counseling — Stephanie Mays Watson

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Doctor of Ministry — William H. “Bill” Ashford, Madison; Eric Fuller, Alexander City; Ronnie Holmes, Tuscaloosa; and John H. Killian, Maytown  
Master of Divinity — Russ Donaho, Anniston; Jonathan R. Lancaster, Boaz; and David Anthony Whitten, Alexandria
   
*New Orleans Seminary officials regret not being able to provide a full report of fall graduates due to the difficulty of gathering information after Hurricane Katrina. TAB)