2020 Commencement Graduates
Graduate Studies Certificate
| Vincent Won-Hei Lam | Honors |
| Devin Charles Thurston | High Honors |
| Reginald Wood | High Honors |
Graduate Studies Diploma
| Evan Edward Brammer | |
| Benjamin Olsen | Highest Honors |
| Kasandra Anne Roland | Highest Honors |
| Stephanie Rose Stewart |
Master of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies
| Benjamin Paul Acone | High Honors | |
| Aram Vahan Babasin | Highest Honors | Zondervan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biblical Greek |
| Kara Nicole Betzer | High Honors | |
| Kylon Scott Brune | Highest Honors | |
| Caleb Blair Bryant | Highest Honors | |
| Bruce Po Chang | Highest Honors | |
| Amber Marie Dillon | Highest Honors | New Testament Language and Exegesis Award |
| Peter Mark Doner | Honors | |
| Brandon Andrew Gillogly | High Honors | |
| Danielle Sue Henry | High Honors | |
| Thomas James Holczer | Honors | |
| Madalaine Grace Horky | Highest Honors | |
| Melanie Lane Hurlbut | High Honors | |
| Sumin Kim | High Honors | |
| Conner Duane Locke | Highest Honors | |
| Ryan Paul Moffat | High Honors | |
| Michael Jeremy Olivares | ||
| Ebenezer Peters | Honors | |
| Grigoriy Polyakov | Honors | |
| Try McCormick Skinner | High Honors | |
| Jason Daniel Smith | Highest Honors | |
| Nicholas Allen Timmerman | Honors | |
| Steven Lee VanMeter | ||
| Jared Martin Vogt | High Honors | |
| Tyler Scott Walsh | Highest Honors | |
| Jason William Webster |
Master of Arts in Counseling
| Melanie Ann Annear | High Honors | |
| Zachary Ray Autry | High Honors | |
| Hannah Elizabeth Benedict | Highest Honors | Counseling Student of the Year Award |
| Holly Ann Block | Highest Honors | |
| Georgeta Boanca | Highest Honors | |
| Lindsey Christine Braney | ||
| John Norman Hopkins Carlsen | High Honors | |
| Benjamin Brian Copeland | ||
| Stephanie Nicole D'Cruz | Highest Honors | |
| Kristen Joy Dodson | Highest Honors | |
| Adam Charles Garrett | ||
| Deborah Lynn Harrison | High Honors | |
| Leah Noel Jacobs | Highest Honors | |
| Jordon Richard Lovell | Highest Honors | |
| Hannah Gabrielle Martin | Highest Honors | |
| Patricia Ann Myers | High Honors | |
| Hans Gunnar Rasmussen | High Honors | |
| Nadine Katharina Roy | ||
| Hannah June Rodman Shaver | Highest Honors | |
| Victor Paul Silmaro | ||
| Emily Margaret Thomas | Highest Honors | |
| Jessica Leigh Van der Merwe | High Honors | |
| Sandra Colozzi Young | Highest Honors |
Master of Arts in Global Leadership
| Joshua James Melby | Highest Honors |
| John Walker Schurz | Highest Honors |
| Brian Miller Simpfenderfer |
Master of Arts in Ministry and Leadership
| Manon M Lapointe-Pratt | High Honors | |
| Rono J Mathieson | Highest Honors | |
| David Brant Morgan | ||
| Ryan Nathanial Morrison | Highest Honors | |
| Micah Joel Page | Highest Honors | |
| Joshua Lee Payne | High Honors | |
| Elizabeth Anne Pearse | High Honors | Educational Ministry Award |
| David Charles Rice | Highest Honors | |
| Michael Joseph Warren | Highest Honors |
Master of Divinity
| Daniel Orion Braga | Highest Honors | |
| Erik Michael Buchterkirchen | Honors | Baker Publishing House for Outstanding Achievement in Bible and Theology Award |
| Kimberlie Laurel Davis | ||
| John Williams Downs | High Honors | |
| Natalie Kay Heppner | Highest Honors | Zondervan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biblical Hebrew |
| Jacob Reed Ingram | ||
| Derek Lamar Jackson | ||
| Bradley Dale Libolt | High Honors | |
| Nicholas Emmanuel Mariakis | Highest Honors | |
| Jonathan Steven Mathews | ||
| Zachary Michael Nerison | Highest Honors | |
| Edward Ramer | ||
| Hans Gunnar Rasmussen | High Honors | |
| Go Eun Shin | Honors | |
| Michael Stern | Highest Honors | |
| Ian Keith Ussery | High Honors | Old Testament Language and Exegesis Award |
| Justine Michael Vanier | High Honors | The Mel Morasch Christian Service Award |
| Stephen Christopher Whitham |
Master of Theology
| Timothy Ryan Dillon | Honors | |
| Eric Walter Robinson | Highest Honors | William F. Kerr Award in Theological Studies |
Doctor of Intercultural Studies
| Leonardo Gabriel Calva Castillo | A Missiological Case Study of Church Planting of Ministerios Semilla de Mostaza in the Province of Loja, Ecuador | |
| Louis Jacob Cloud | Doxological Missiology: Theory, Motivations, and Practice | |
| John Jay Flinn | Achieving Holistic Mission through Mission Partnership: An Instrumental Case Study of a Mission Partnership in La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| CMS* | Towards an Understanding of Motivations for Mission from a Covenantal Perspective *Name abbreviated while serving in creative access nations |
World Ministry Award |
| Kuan Wen Wang | A Phenomenological Study of an Intercultural Outreach Training Program for Multi-Ethnic Community Outreach Workers in Upertino and Sunnyvale, California |
Doctor of Ministry
| Paul Martin Burns | Christ-Centered Spiritual Intelligence Assessment: A Measurement Tool for Assessing Spiritual Health for Pastors, Counselors, and Coaches |
| David Aaron Thommen | Training Elders for Local Church Ministry |
Award Descriptions
Educational Ministry Award
Outstanding graduate in the area of educational ministry as measured by academic excellence, experience in local church ministry, and ability to communicate through teaching and writing
World Ministry Award
Graduate exhibiting academic excellence, maturity of character, and active interest and concern in missions while in Seminary
Baker Publishing House for Outstanding Achievement in Bible and Theology
Graduate with outstanding accomplishment in Bible and Theology
William F. Kerr Award in Theological Studies
ThM graduate demonstrating outstanding achievement in systematic, biblical or historical theology
Zondervan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biblical Greek
Student demonstrating outstanding accomplishment
New Testament Language and Exegesis
Student demonstrating outstanding accomplishment in New Testament
Zondervan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biblical Hebrew
Student demonstrating outstanding accomplishment
Old Testament Language and Exegesis
Student demonstrating outstanding accomplishment in Old Testament
Counseling Student of the Year Award
Graduate demonstrating outstanding accomplishment
The Mel Morasch Christian Service Award
Graduate exhibiting outstanding Christian service in the community
Senior Achievement Award
Graduate exemplifying ideals of Western and distinctive service
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