CONVOCATION
& GRADUATION
May 20, 2021
Celebrating the Emmanuel College Class of 2020 and 2021
Installation of Victoria University’s 15th Chancellor, Nick Saul, C.M., Vic 9T0
In conformity with the provisions of the Memorandum of Agreement among the Toronto School of Theology, the Federated Universities and Colleges as its member institutions, and the University of Toronto, candidates for Certificate in Theology and Interreligious Engagement and the degrees of Master of Pastoral Studies, Master of Sacred Music, Master of Theological Studies, Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Master of Theology, Doctor of Theology, and Doctor of Philosophy in Theological Studies have been approved by the Toronto School of Theology, Victoria University and the University of Toronto.
By the authority vested in him by the Senate of Victoria University, the Chancellor will confer a conjoint degree or certificate upon each candidate.
This ceremony will be held virtually because of the COVID-19 lockdown and the directives from the provincial government regarding physical distancing and large group gatherings.
THE ORDER
OPENING INTERLUDE Tom Reynolds Trio
TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Jessica Swance, Emm 2T0
INVOCATION
M.Gen. Guy J.J. Chapdelaine, OMM, CD, QHC
PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT
Professor William Robins, President and Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University
WELCOME AND PRINCIPAL’S STATEMENT
Professor Michelle Voss Roberts, Principal, Emmanuel College
INSTALLATION OF THE VICTORIA UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR
Lisa Khoo, Chair, Board of Regents
Dr. Nick Saul, Chancellor, Victoria University
CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS
Chancellor Nick Saul
GREETINGS
Dr. Rose Patten, Chancellor, University of Toronto
Professor Pamela Couture, Director, Toronto School of Theology
Professor Angela Esterhammer, Principal, Victoria College
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES (Please refer to pages 6-14 for the list of recipients.)
Professor Michelle Voss Roberts, Principal, Emmanuel College
THE SANFORD GOLD MEDALISTS
Class of 2020
Morgan Donald Bell
Class of 2021
Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
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PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR
THE EMMANUEL COLLEGE TESTAMUR
These persons are declared to be qualified for the ordered ministry of The United Church of Canada.
Professor Natalie Wigg-Stevenson, MDiv Program Director, will present the following candidates:
Class of 2020
Morgan Donald Bell
Brett Valen Boyko
Oliver Tony Dingwell
Kevin Bruce Fitzpatrick
Alexander Scott Jebson
Lisa Naumann*
Eric Nyarko
Jessica Nicole Swance
Class of 2021
Maria Christine Conlon* Kevin Scott Moore Kaitlyn Elizabeth Ostrander Joanne Alison Scofield
*This candidate has previously obtained a Master of Divinity degree, and has now successfully complied with church requirements for ordination.
THE LAY CERTIFICATE IN THEOLOGY
Professor Swee Hong Lim, Director of Basic Degree Studies, will present the following candidates:
Earle Germaine Hoyte
Raymond Charles Lo Verde
THE DIPLOMA IN BUDDHIST MINDFULNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH
Jemma Yuen Sheung Fong
Andrea Louise Taylor
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THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PASTORAL STUDIES
Professor Pamela McCarroll, MPS Program Director, will present the following Master of Pastoral Studies degree candidates:
Class of 2020
Asma Ali*
Amira Ayad*
Lisa Boyle Wilvert*
Sandra Broad*
Vicki Burns*
James Wilson Harbell*
Sarah Jane Hicks*
Caro Amir Amin Ibrahim*
John Jacob*
Orev Reena Katz*
Donna Marie Pavlovich*
Carmen Joan Schultz*
Jelena Vulic
Class of 2021
Eman Bashier Ali*
Mohammed Bemat
James Madison Brown
Ailidh Carpendale*
Sadiyah Chauhan*
Gregory John Daly
Khaiam Tageen Dar
Valerie Rachel De Souza*
Sajida Gangat*
Kristen Hamilton*
Janet Louise Hardy
Sadaf Jamal*
Jared Kenneth Kovacs*
Xue Ping Ma*
Hind Nafa Marai
Susan Elizabeth Mather
Kevin Scott Moore
Anne Marie Morrissette*
Munsif Mubarak*
Shuk-Yu Christine Ng*
Faris Nimry
Olfat Yasser Hosny Sakr*
Zakir Farook Savai*
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Paco Simancas*
Andrea Louise Taylor
Soroosh Vafapoor*
Jianhui Xiong* Joanne Makoto Yuasa*
*These students completed the Certificate in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy as part of their Master of Pastoral Studies degree.
THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SACRED MUSIC
Professor Swee Hong Lim, MSMus Program Director, will present the following candidates:
Class of 2020
Matthew Boutda
Iain Donald Morrison
Gregory Matthew Walshaw
Class of 2021
Emily Jane Morrison Hyun Hee Deborah Park
THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
Professor Néstor Medina, MTS Program Director, will present the following candidates:
Jennifer Ann Bell
Albert Frolov
Esther Isha West Reiser
THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF DIVINITY
Professor Natalie Wigg-Stevenson, MDiv Program Director, will present the following candidates:
Class of 2020
Morgan Donald Bell
Brett Valen Boyko
Oliver Tony Dingwell
Kevin Bruce Fitzpatrick
Nicole Ann-Marie Jarrett
Alexander Scott Jebson
Yong Wook Kim
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Awit Marcelino
Eric Nyarko
Jessica Nicole Swance
Patricia Anne Trudeau
Graham Edward Wilson
Class of 2021
James Mark Aitchison Kaitlyn Elizabeth Ostrander Terri Palmer Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
THE CERTIFICATE IN THEOLOGY AND INTERRELIGIOUS ENGAGEMENT
Professor Swee Hong Lim, Director of Basic Degree Studies, will present the following candidate:
Joanne Makoto Yuasa
THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
Professor HyeRan Kim-Cragg, Graduate Degree Director, will present the following candidates:
Class of 2020
Cassandra Ann Granados
Class of 2021
Adrien Jesus Bausells Deivit Andres Montealegre Cuenca
THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF THEOLOGY
Lelia Fry
THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY
Professor Emerita Phyllis Airhart will present the following candidates:
Daehyuk Jeon The Experience of God in Preaching That Leads to an Ethical Life Supervisor: Professor Paul Scott Wilson
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THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Class of 2020
Elisabeth Ann De Vries Preaching as an Eschatological Event: Imitating and Participating in the Tension, Movement, and Hope of the Gospel Supervisor: Professor Paul Scott Wilson
Class of 2021
Sheng Ping Guo Third Space: The Bread of Life Christian Church (Ling Liang Tang) as Independent Sinophone Christianities in the Global Landscape (1942-2017) Supervisor: Professor Mark Toulouse
Allison Elizabeth Murray Building Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: White American Evangelical Complementarian Theology, 1970-2010 Supervisor: Professor Phyllis Airhart
Hyung In Park Preaching as Redemptive Aesthetic Performance: An Aesthetic Performative Approach for the Postmodern Pulpit to Enable Listeners to Respond to the Word and Action of God Supervisor: Professor Paul Scott Wilson
The PhD in Theology is conferred by the University of St. Michael’s College. The following student of Emmanuel College received his graduate degree in November 2020:
THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Robert V. Daniel Timmins Embodied Anachronism: A Que(e)ry Concerning Memory, Mourning, and Christian Praxis Supervisor: Professors Thomas Reynolds and Natalie Wigg-Stevenson
BENEDICTIONS
The Reverend Michael Blair, General Secretary, The United Church of Canada
Imam Hamid Slimi, Sayeda Khadjia Centre
The Venerable Jian Zong, Abbot, Ching Kwok Buddhist Temple
CLOSING REMARKS
Professor William Robins, President and Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University
POSTLUDE MUSIC Tom Reynolds Trio
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BASIC DEGREE SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES ~ 2020-2021
GENERAL PROFICIENCY AWARDS
The Emmanuel College General Proficiency Scholarship
Ten Courses: Paul Jeffery Baswick, Cynthia Marie Beggs, Marc Darren Colbourne, Karl Joseph Hardy,
Surya Leigh Ann Mellor, Sylvia Dharshini Mohanraj, Bruce Scavuzzo
Twenty Courses: Jennifer Ann Bell, Ailidh Carpendale, Albert Frolov, Aidan Legault, Emily Jane Morrison,
Andrea Louise Taylor
Thirty Courses: Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
The John W. Billes In-Course Scholarship
Ten Courses: Laura Pearl Gallagher-Doucette
The Billes Theological Support In-Course Scholarship
Ten Courses: Paul Jeffery Baswick, Cynthia Marie Beggs, Marc Darren Colbourne, Karl Joseph Hardy,
Surya Leigh Ann Mellor, Bruce Scavuzzo
Twenty Courses: Aidan Legault
The Abernathy Award
Aidan Legault
The Edith Anning Scholarship
Twenty Courses: Emily Jane Morrison
The Lorenz M. Ashton Scholarship
Jeffrey Dale
The Rowan Douglas Binning Entrance Scholarship
Ian Louis Paul Wilgus
The Evelyn Clark Memorial Entrance Scholarship
Heather Renee Morgan
The Alfred Gandier Scholarship
Laura Pearl Gallagher-Doucette
The Gordon Hamilton Award
Aidan Legault
The Evan Francis Kerruish Scholarship
Cynthia Marie Beggs
The BoJeong and Okja Kim Award
Cemal Karaata
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The Coral and Bill Martin Award
Ayesha Qazi Qasim
The Percy Price Memorial Prize in Books
Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
The James Forbes Seunarine Memorial Scholarship
Amna Dadabhoy, Cemal Karaata
The W.E. Smith Scholarship
Krista Marie Moore
The George Soutar Memorial Scholarship
Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
The Olive Sparling Memorial Scholarship
Twenty Courses: Emily Jane Morrison
The Robert G. Trimble Scholarship
James Wilson Harbell
IN BASIC COURSES
The Elizabeth Bell Scholarship in Old Testament
Marc Darren Colbourne
The Cousland Scholarship in Church History
Heather Renee Morgan
The Principal and Mrs. Richard Davidson Memorial Scholarship in Public Worship
Heather Renee Morgan
The Margaret Campbell Livingston Scholarship in Pastoral Theology and Public Worship
Ian Louis Paul Wilgus
The Ryerson Scholarship in Introductory Greek
Aidan Legault
The Toronto Korean United Church Scholarship in Christian Ethics
Gillian Elizabeth Le Fevre
The Martha Lautenschlager Trotter Scholarship in New Testament
Pamela J. Heighway, Andrew Jacob Scott, Alan Henry Wiseman
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The Albert Wallace Scholarship in Homiletics
Heather Renee Morgan
The Wallbridge Scholarship in New Testament
Janet Louise Hardy, Mona Mary Rasmussen
The W.J. Watt Memorial Scholarship in Christian Education
Heather Renee Morgan
The Jean Preston Yoshioka Memorial Scholarship in Systematic Theology
Heather Renee Morgan
IN ELECTIVE WORK
Upon the Completion of Ten and Twenty Courses
The Dempster and Gordon Scholarship in the Philosophy of Religion
Marc Darren Colbourne
The Sakina Degani and Sarah Stationwala Memorial Scholarship
Fatima Ahmad
The T.B. McDormand Trust Fund Award
Ten Courses: Timothy William Connor
Twenty Courses: Kenneth Lee Crozier
The Dr. Hugh Pritchard Memorial Scholarship in Homiletics
Laura Pearl Gallagher-Doucette
The Rowell Scholarship in Church History
Aidan Legault
The John Smith Memorial Scholarship in Systematic Theology
Aidan Legault
The Joseph Henry Wells Scholarship (’06 Victoria College)
Jeffrey Dale
Upon the Completion of Twenty and Thirty Courses
The Abernathy Scholarship in Christian Ethics
Andrea Louise Taylor
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The Rebecca Kewley Memorial Rural Life Award
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Ostrander
The T.B. Kilpatrick Scholarship in Systematic Theology
James Mark Aitchison
The Reverend Clarke Franklin Logan Award in Systematic Theology
Albert Frolov
The Charles Plaskett Scholarship for Pastoral Theology
Ailidh Carpendale, Andrea Louise Taylor
The Francis Huston and Joy Wallace Scholarship in New Testament
Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
The Rev. Dr. J. Robert Watt Scholarship in Pastoral Theology
Laura Pearl Gallagher-Doucette, James Wilson Harbell
The Glenn Wilkins Memorial Scholarship in Church History
Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
For Overall Standing Upon the Completion of Thirty Courses
The Ruby Mills Allen Scholarship in Pastoral Theology
James Mark Aitchison
The John Dow Scholarship in New Testament
Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
The Frederick W. and Ida B. Langford Memorial Scholarship in Christian Education
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Ostrander
The Elizabeth and Seth Mathers Scholarship in Systematic Theology
Terri Palmer
The Gertrude and Dawson Matheson Scholarship in Homiletics
Terri Palmer
The Elizabeth Webb Scholarship in Old Testament and New Testament Literature
Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
The William Robert Young Scholarship in Church History
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Ostrander
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Those at Any Stage of the Program
The Breckenridge Memorial Scholarship in Chaplaincy
Kristen Hamilton, Sadaf Jamal, Anne Marie Morrissette, Soroosh Vafapoor
The Mary and Kenneth Cousland Scholarship in Canadian Church History or Church Music
Heather Renee Morgan
The Dr. Noble Benjamin Hall Drew Award in Liturgy
Emily Jane Morrison, Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
The Dr. Heinz Guenther Memorial Scholarship in Bible
Fiza Ruhani
The John S. Harker Memorial Scholarship in elective work in Christian Education
Timothy William Connor
The Frederick Langford Scholarship in Homiletics
Emily Christine Leonard
The Elwood Wray Mitchell Scholarship in Pastoral Theology
Valerie Rachel De Souza, Anne Marie Morrissette
The Reverend Ezekiel Richardson Scholarship in Homiletics
Jeffrey Dale
The Wayne C. Vance Scholarship for New Testament Greek, Latin or Classical Civilization
Timothy William Connor, Aidan Legault, Christopher Matthew Slusar
The Wayne C. Vance Scholarship for Sacred Music
Emily Jane Morrison, Hyun Hee Deborah Park, Chia-An Tung, Alan Henry Wiseman
The Deanna Lee Wilson Award in Women’s Studies or Ministry with Youth or Children
Sarah Hussain, Gillian Elizabeth Le Fevre
IN SPECIAL AWARDS
The Bayview United Church Scholarship Chia-An Tung
The Alfred Fernes Binnington Award James Mark Aitchison
The Cedar Springs United Church Scholarship Jeffrey Dale, Paul William Henning Doughty, Ian Louis Paul Wilgus
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The Class of 1926 Scholarship for work in Canadian Church History, Researching 1920s and 1930s Aidan Legault
The Katherine and Murray Corlett Scholarship Jaison Perumaden Antony
The Anna Cranston Memorial Award Jeffrey Dale, Paul William Henning Doughty
The Sylvia Dunstan Award in Liturgics Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
The Michael Fawcett Prize in Public Speaking Rose Mina Munjee
The Reverend Franklin P. Fidler Memorial Award Lia Christina Candido, Marinda De Beer, Kerry Ann Helston
The William Alva Gifford Prize Krista Marie Moore
The Douglas and Ethel Lapp Scholarship for International Study
Maria Quitzia De Velasco Valencia, Saboohi Durrani
The Garth and Joyce Legge Award in global and contextual theological study
Maria Quitzia De Velasco Valencia, Jason Andrew Hallman
The Hugh Matheson Memorial Scholarship in the study of Church History of Church Architecture or Church Music or Liturgics
Emily Jane Morrison
The Reverend Robert Whiteley Miller Text Book Award
James Mark Aitchison, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Ostrander, Duncan Ronald Urquhart, Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
The Reverend Kam-Yan Ng Award for doing theology and ministry in an Asian/North American-Asia context
Maximillian M. Arambulo, Chia-Hui Lin
The Kenneth Inkster/Stanley Osborne Memorial Award
Christine Marie Hanson, Hyun Hee Deborah Park, Alan Henry Wiseman, David Yen
The Participation Award
Sylvia Dharshini Mohanraj, Anastasia Louise Elizabeth Watson
The Howard Pentland Award for Education in a Global Context
Olfat Yasser Hosny Sakr, Saboohi Durrani
The Edith Reed Scholarship
Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
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The Reverend William J.H. Smythe Prize for Stewardship
James Wilson Harbell
The Mrs. F.N.G. Starr Prizes for Public Speaking
Laura Pearl Gallagher-Doucette
The Thistletown United Church Award
Katelyn Rose Vardy
The Toronto Conference United Church Women 40th Anniversary Award
Paul William Henning Doughty, Krista Marie Moore, Nancy Umphrey
The Mark G. and Jeffica L. Toulouse Award in Interreligious Studies
Bruce Scavuzzo
The John Trick and Susan Trebel Trick Scholarship
Katelyn Rose Vardy
The Wright Award in voice practicum
Gregory William Lane
THE SANFORD GOLD MEDAL IN DIVINITY
Timothy Wendell Grey Wisnicki
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS ~ 2021-2022
The Katherine and Murray Corlett Scholarship
Sungmin Park
The Edith Reed Scholarship
Wendy Suzanne Cranston
The Reverend Dr. Andrew Stirling Prize in Preaching
Wing Yi Wong
The Advanced Master Admission Scholarship
Andrea Louise Taylor
The Doctoral Admission Scholarships
Shauna Janine Kubossek, Jae Min Lee, Stephen Rajesh Paulgnanam, Ana Maria Rodriguez Alfonso,
Konnie Jane Vissers
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The Doctoral In-Course Scholarships
Jacob Andrew Beebe, Morgan Donald Bell, Ruben David Bonilla Ramos, Sanghyun Choo, Lindsay Ann Cox,
Wendy Suzanne Cranston, Ah Rum Ku, Hilla Lahtinen, Oliver Zikai Lim, Mariama Ahmeda Mansaray-Richardson, Benjamin Lee Menghini, Deivit Andres Montealegre Cuenca, Samuel William Needham,
Miriam Mara Elizabeth Spies, Wing Yi Wong
These admission and in-course scholarships are generously funded by:
The Billes Advanced Degree Fund
The Bloor Lands Scholarship
The Deer Park Scholarship
The Vernon Hope Emory Entrance Scholarship
The Gordon M. Farquharson Scholarship
The William O. Fennell Fellowship in Theology
The John Webster Grant Scholarship
The Reverend Dr. John C. Hoffman and The Reverend Nettie (Wilson) Hoffman Award
The C. Douglas Jay and Ruth Jay Scholarship in Theology
The Robert Laidlaw Scholarship
The Gail and John MacNaughton Scholarship in Pastoral Theology
The Bertram Maura Scholarship
The A.J. Mitchell Scholarship
The Walter George Muelder Scholarship
The Robert G. Oliver Award
The George C. Pidgeon Scholarship
The Gary Redcliffe Memorial Scholarship
The Merle Irene Williams Award
The Beatrice Wilson Scholarship
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