"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Winter, 2015
Dear President Rosemary Bray McNatt, members of the Board of Trustees of Starr King School for the Ministry, the theological education community, and Unitarian Universalists everywhere:
We write with well wishes for this New Year and to express our appreciation and support of Starr King School for the Ministry. Following the tenure of Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker, we are delighted that the school continues under the competent, creative and visionary approach of a new president, the first African American woman to lead a Unitarian Universalist seminary or any seminary at the Graduate Theological Union.
Those of us who are graduates of the school are deeply appreciative of the high quality education we received at Starr King. Many who did not attend Starr King also appreciate how important the school has been in the collective life of Unitarian Universalism for the past 112 years. We believe that the school will continue to play an important role in preparing liberal religious leaders for the 21st century and beyond. Grateful for the school’s vital commitment to counter-oppressive education at the cutting edge of theological studies, we have confidence that its future is bright.
We recognize that all times of transition unearth both challenges and opportunities. We understand that the aftermath of a breach of confidentiality in the presidential search process has been incredibly challenging for all at Starr King, and we believe that the school will come through its current difficulties with integrity, grounded in ongoing commitment to its core values.
Many of us are committed to supporting the school financially during this challenging time of transition. To that end, we are sending special donations in multiples of $112 in honor of the school's 112th anniversary this year. We are pleased to make public our support and encouragement of the school and its future.
With gladness and care,
Rev. Matthew Alspaugh, M.Div. '08
Minister, UU Church of Youngstown, OH Rev. Wayne Arnason, Co-Minister West Shore UU Church, Cleveland, OH Rev. Kelly Asprooth-Jackson, M.Div. '07, Minister, First Parish Church, Beverly, MA Rev. Joy Atkinson, M.Div '74, Minister, Starr King UU Church, Hayward, CA Rev. Eric Banner, M.Div. '12 Assistant Minister, Jefferson Unitarian Church Golden, CO Rev. Leland Bond-Upson, M.Div. '76 Interim Lead Minister, Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, CA Rev. Paul Boothby, M.Div. '93 Minister, First Unitarian Church of Lynchburg, VA Rev. Dr. Joanne Braxton, Friend of the School President, Braxton Institute Rev. Dr. John Buehrens, STD '90 Senior Minister, First UU San Francisco CA Rev. Nancee Campbell, M.Div. '93 Retired Brian Chenowith, MLTS M.Div. '14 Intern Minister, First Parish, Concord, MA Rev. Barbara Child, M.Div. '96 Accredited Interim Minister, Retired Rev Bill Clark, supporter Minister, UU Society of Martha's Vineyard, MA Shams Cohen, M.Div. '11 & Former Student Body Co-President, DRE at UUCMP & UUFSCC (Monterey & Santa Cruz, CA) Rev. Dr. Kenneth Collier, Class of 1979 Minister Emeritus, Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, CA Rev. Gail Collins-Ranadive, M.Div. '96 Accredited Interim Minister, Retired Rev. Howard Dana, M.Div. '99 Senior Minister, First Parish, Concord, MA Ms. Theadora Davitt-Cornyn, M.Div. '07 Community Ministry, Ventura, CA Rev. Sean Parker Dennison, M.Div. '00 Minister, Tree of Life UU Congregation Rev. Fran Dew, M.Div. '99 Retired Accredited Interim Minister Rev. Tom Disrud, M.Div. '95 Associate Minister, First Unitarian Church of Portland, OR Megan Dowdell, GTU MA '09 Teaching and Advising Faculty, SKSM Rev. Diane Dowgiert, M.Div. '01 Minister, UU Church of Tucson, AZ Rev. Jane Dwinell, M.Div. '96 Minister, Adirondack Unitarian Universalist Community, Saranac Lake, NY Rev. W. Jim Eller, M.Div. '81 Minister Emeritus, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, Kansas City, MO Rev. Dr. Janne Eller-Isaacs, M.Div '86 Former Adjunct Faculty, Co-Minister Unity Church-Unitarian, Saint Paul, MN Rev. Dr. Robert Eller-Isaacs, M.Div 1975 Adjunct Faculty, Co-Minister Unity Church-Unitarian, Saint Paul, MN Karen Eng, Supporter UU Lay Leader Rev. Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry , M.Div '99 Minister, Boulder Valley UU Fellowship, CO The Rev. Duane Fickeisen, M. Div. '96, Minister Emeritus, UUs of the Cumberland Valley, Boiling Springs, PA Rep. Kelly Flood, M.Div '90, former V.P. for Advancement, Kentucky State House Dr. M.S. Jesse Ford, Friend of SKSM Associate Professor (retired), Oregon State University Rev. Amy Freedman, M.Div. '99 Consulting Minister, First Church in Boston MA Rev. Roger Fritts, M.Div. '77 Former SKSM Board member Minister, UU Church of Sarasota, FL Rev. Christine Fry, M.Div. '96 Adjunct Faculty, SKSM '96 Rev. Audette Fulbright Fulson, M.Div. '00 Minister, UU Church of Cheyenne, WY Dr. Pamela Gehrke, M.Div. '09, Rev. Elaine Gallagher Gehrmann, M.Div. '89 Minister, UU Fellowship of Decatur, IL Signatures as of March 2, 7:00 p.m.,. PST
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Rev. Dr. Richard Gilbert, STD '85
Former Adjunct Faculty, Retired Unitarian Universalist minister Rev. Forrest Gilmore, M.Div. '99, Executive Director, The Shalom Center, Bloomington, IN Rev. Dee Graham, 1993 graduate, Consulting Minister, Manatee UU Fellowship & Community Minister, Sarasota UU Church Rev. Dr. Devorah Greenstein, M.Div. '03 Adjunct faculty and retired minister Anne Greenwood, Supporter, Balázs Task Force, Member, Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley Rev. Becky Gunn, M.Div. '05 Retired Rev. Dr. Cathy Harrington, M.Div. -04 Retired Rev. Leah Hart-Landsberg, M.Div. '09, Associate Minister, Fox Valley UU Fellowship, Appleton WI Rev. Jann Halloran, supporter Minister, Prairie UU Church, Parker CO Rev. Dr. Earl Holt, Former Board Chair Minister Emeritus, First Unitarian Church of St. Louis, MO Rev. Dr. Leon C. Hopper, Honorary Degree Minister Emeritus, East Shore Unitarian Church Bellevue, WA Rev. Dr. Holly Horn, M.Div. '84 Former Adjunct Faculty, Independent Scholar, Overland Park KS Dr. Betty B. Hoskins, Ph.D., suporter Retired educator, UUWF, Women & Religion, Collegium Feminisms section Rev. Phyllis Hubbell, M.Div. '92 Co-minister, Unitarian Church of Loudoun, VA Rev. Alyson Jacks, M.Div. '97 Associate Minister, Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco, CA Rev. Eric Kaminetzky, Supporter, Minister, Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church WA Rev. Andrew Karlson, BCC, M.Div. '10 CPE Supervisory Education Student, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA Rev. Dr. Dan King, M.Div. '97 Senior Minister, First Congregational Parish, Kingston MA Rev. Cecilia Kingman, M.Div. '03 Minister for Families & Faith Development, Edmonds UU Church, WA Rev. Paul L'Herrou, M. Div. '72 Accredited Interim Minister, retired Rev. Leslie Jarzabski, M.Div. '14 University of Virginia Medical Center Rev Chris Long, M. Div. '09 Current Student Advisor, Associate Administrative Program Specialist - UW Madison (Madison, WI) Rev. Suzanne Marsh, supporter Minister, UU Church of the Desert, Rancho Mirage, CA Rev. Benjamin Maucere, M.Div. '91 Interim Minister, SMUUCH, Lenexa KS Rev. Karen McFarland, M.Div. '00 Retired Rev. Julia McKay, M.Div. '08 Minister, Columbine UU Church, Littleton, CO Rev. Kent McKusick, M.Div. '09 Minister, UU Fellowship of Ames, Iowa Rev Kathleen McTigue, M.Div. '86 Director, UU College of Social Justice Rev. Beth Miller, Supporter, Consulting Minister, Friendship Fellowship at Pineda, Rockledge, FL Rev. Joel Miller, M.Div. '91 Interim Minister, UU Church of Canton, NY Rev. Peter Morales, M.Div. '99 President, Unitarian Universalist Association Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger, Supporter, Consulting Minister Rev. Makanah Morriss SKSM Board member, (02-08), retired Jennifer Nordstrom, M.Div '13, Interim Minister, Third Unitarian Church, Chicago, IL Rev. Theresa Novak, M.Div. '07, Developmental Minister Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, Berkeley, CA Rev. Dara Olandt, M.Div. '10 UU Congregation, Blacksburg VA Peter Olandt, M.Div. '10 Adjunct Faculty, Radford University |
Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker, President Emeritus
and Professor Emeritus, Williamsburg, VA Rev. Denis Letourneau Paul, M.Div. '08 Developmental Minister, East Shore UU Kirtland, OH Rev. Barbara Pescan, M. Div. '81, Retired Rev. David Pettee, M. Div. '88 UUA Ministerial Credentialing Director Sue Polgar, Former Board Member Past President, Mount Diablo UU Church and Pacific Central District Rev. Scott Prinster, M.Div. '95 University of Wisconsin, Madison WI Rev. Sheri Prud'homme, M.Div. '99 Adjunct Faculty, Ph.D. candidate, GTU Rev. Mitra Rahnema, M.Div, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach, CA Rev. Adam Robersmith, M.Div. '05 Minister, Second Unitarian Church, Chicago IL Rev. Jonathan Rogers, Supporter Youth Programs Coordinator, UU Congregation of Atlanta, GA Rev. Dr. Kate Rohde, supporter Retired minister Rev. Carol Rudisill, M.Div. 2000 Retired minister Betty-Jeanne Rueters-Ward, MASC '08 Adjunct and Advising Faculty, SKSM Michele F. Salami, M. Div, 2010 Rev. Lisa Sargent, M.Div. '06 Acute Care Chaplain, Kaiser Antioch Medical Center Rev. Ann Schranz, M.Div. 2005, Minister, Monte Vista UU Congregation, Montclair, CA Rev. Dr. Bill Sinkford, M.Div.'95, Senior. Minister, First Unitarian, Portland, OR Rev. Cathy Rion Starr, M.Div. '10, Co-Minister, Unitarian Society of Hartford, CT Rev. Heather Rion Starr, M.Div '05, Co-Minister, Unitarian Society of Hartford, CT Rev. Elizabeth Stevens, M.Div. '99 Minister, UU Church of the Palouse, ID Rev. Barbara Threet, M.Div. '02 Minister, UU Church of Melrose, MA Rev. Yvonne Schumacher Strejcek, M.Div. 2008 UU Minister Laurie Stuart, M.Div. '10, Transition Minister, So. Nassau UU Congregation, Freeport, NY Rev. Sonya Sukalski, M.Div. '07 Consulting Minister, UU Fellowship of Tuolumne County, CA Rev. Dr. Czire Szabolcs, current Balazs Scholar and Visiting Professor, SKSM Rev. Alan Taylor, M.Div. '98, Senior Minister, Unity Temple UU Congregation, Oak Park, IL Rev. Jaco ten Hove, M.Div. '88 Co-minister, Cedars UU Church Bainbridge Island WA Rev. Marion Visel, M.Div. '98 Minister for Pastoral Care, First Parish, Concord, MA Rev. Kate Walker, M.Div. '97, Minister, Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church, Alexandria, VA Rev. Dr. Marlene Walker, M.Div. '92, Interim Senior Minister, North Shore Unitarian Church Deerfield, IL Rev. Judy Welles, M.Div. '94, Minister Emeritus, UUs of the Cumberland Valley, Boiling Springs, PA Rev. Sunshine Wolfe, M.Div. '10, Interim Minister, First Unitarian Church of Alton, IL Rev. Dana Worsnop, M.Div. '02, Interim Minister, Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Boise ID Rev. Stephen York, M.Div. '93 Minister, Stonington United Methodist Church, Stonington, ME; Academic Dean, The New England Institute for Teacher Education Rev. Robin Landerman Zucker, M.Div. "00, Supporter, Assistant Minister, First Unitarian Church, Pittsburgh, PA |
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