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yal e divinityscHoolandtHeworl d:

yds alumn iabroadby Timothy Sommer 13 M.Div.

travl i faal o prjdi, bigory, and n arrow-ind-dn, and any of or popl nd i orly on h

aon, wro mark twain a h nd ofInno cen tsAbr oad . Fo a nb of YDs gada, ahing h nd of

diviniy hool an h bginningor h oninaionof lifova. Wih a Gol ag ha aal o jdi, bigoy,and naow-inddn, any YDs alni a aolihing

xiing hing aond h glob.

Ao h ond in eo a DANA ENGLISH 81 m. Div.

in Ialy; CHRISTINE HOUSEL 01 m.Div. in swizland;ERHAR D GERSTENBERGER 60 s.t.m. and DIETERKUCHENBECKER 75 m.A.r. in Gany; andJAMES MER-

EDITH DAY80 m.Div. in Blgi.

Af odin aion a a pbyian, ndgoing a i of lo-

aion on boh u.s. oa, and vnally boing an aiveioalian, engl ih and h aily ovd o ro in Ag2009. A a a englih an ll, h i h only odaind woan

glaly ahing in ro. sh will b odaind an Angliandaon on Jly 1 and bo a i a h chia ollowing.

I pariipa in vry nial oaion and rvi ha I an,h aid, laing aila hai on h all, in h a ofroan caholii, o b win, in hi la, o h xin

o won in iniy.

Hol i nially ngagd a wll, working j ovr h bor-

d in Gnva a gnal ay o h Wold sdn chiianFdaion. Obv Hol, I a o Yal Diviniy shool in

a ba I had h onviion ha I ndd o do y hologi-

al oaion a an iniion wh ni wa a ioiy,

Khnbk i a ao in h aih o shaldo, abo 40

il noh of Habg. Hi hiving hh ha 25-30 iddlhool oniand a ya, and h i idn o h loal Ai-an soiy, oing xi in h roaion.

Day i a oo o han dvlon and h yhology oligion a h univi aholiq d Lovain, Blgi, b h

ha a hand in a lw o oh hing a wll. H i alo a lindlinial yhologi in iva ai in Bl, a i in h

chh o england, and aian halain a h po-cahddalof th Holy triniy, Brl. And, h i o-fondr of spiriali Vi, h In-rligio Dialog poj a Lovain.

Alhogh id, G nbg oni n o ahing andah a mabg univiy, wh h wa on h falyo 1985-97. A ddiionally, h l on Old tan oi

and i involvd wih aih wok and adl daion. Hi labook,Israel in the Persian Period (2005), wa j blihd in eng-

lih. Fo 1981-85, h agh a h univiy o Gin. Boning Gan aadia, h livd in Bazil and agh a hLhan chh sinay in sao Loold.

DUff WATKINS 80 m. Div. vnally ond hil wi h onfoo in Bazil a wll. Af laving YDs, Wakin nd ino

aih iniy in Aalia, only o hang a and boa dio o conon Innaional, an xiv ah ibad in Aalia and Bazil. Di h hang in oion,

th ya wa 2002, alni w l, h o-9/11

wold wa onvling, The Da Vinci Code wold oon b

all h rag, and Harold Aridg wa nad dan of YDs.

Fo fiv ya alady, Aidg had bn on h YDs faly,

wh h wa ly hay ahing Nw tan. B Yal

ndd a Diviniy dan, and h of h nw ny

qid h kill of a ong adiniao and a bli o-

niao. Whn Yal pidn rihad Lvin hi igh on

Aidg, h wa nowh o hid.

I didn xaly la a h ida, all Aidg, who will

down a dan in Jn af ving wo fiv-ya . I had

bn a dan bfor (dan of h collg of A r and Lr a NorDa) and ally wa aiid o ah. B h wa obvioly

a nd, and hy aoahd

tn ya la, Aidg, h fi roan caholi o v a

YDs dan (oh han Aida n Kavanagh bif in a ini

dan in 1989-90), an look bak on a ola ninlding

o o h daa o h dada wll a vn a look ahad

o o of h hallng awaiing YDs and h worldal daion.

A nw d an, A idg wa q i awa of a

idia anion. On wa o rar aln i afr

h o ya linaing in h da o hi

a only on ya in oi. On h l id, a ya

ha had h vy f of sling Diviniy Q

jopardy, h onnal $49 illion rnovaion of h

now wll nd way and onding o a l o

li o loyal al.

th wa o aional bilding o do, h

conovy aond h novaion affd h oal and in o dn.

H ogh finanial abiliy. Baly wo wk af

dan, Aidg go YDs o on a nw ooing wih h

by aanging lf-o a fo h hool. th

ha givn YDs o lxibiliy and do o da

x wiho a h downown onol a long a

ov abl o o il.

endingdecadeasdean, Har ryattridgelooksbackandaHea d

By Ray Wa ddle, E ditor, Re fle ction s maga zine

(onind on ag 39)

edio No: th i no lak o wll-known Yal Di viny shool aln i who hav ad hi ak ova. In onoay i, o o h o oinnna inld hologian CHARLES VIL LA-VICENCIO 72 s.t.m, ond o soh Aia Ini o Ji and roniliaion; JOON SURH PARK 69 B.D.,idn o Kyngin Won collg in Inhon, soh Koa; DAVID fORD, 85 s.t.m., rgi poo o Diviniy a cabidg univiy; NAI-WANG

KWOK 66 B.D., ond o h Hong Kong chiian Ini and o gnal ay o h Hong Kong chiian conil; SETRI NYOMI 81 s.t.m., gnalay o h Wold Allian o rod chh (WArc); and TOSHIHIRO TAKAMI 60 m.Div., ond o h Aian ral Ini in Jaan. B anyoh YDs a a alo ngagd in aiv wok aboad. Following a j a w xal.

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Finanial ak oni nd a a h hrogho hi nr, inn-

iying in h rion. On l wa hi ladhi in h

hool hioi $38 illion aial aaign, whih ndd in

Jn, and, aong oh hing, bood annal holahi ai-an o $1.6 illion o $5.4 illion annally.

Aidg ook h danhi wih a noh and a in ind a

wllo boadn YDs global ah and lai o h hool a

bli ol a a voi on i o h day.

th Diviniy shool d o hav a o bli n a a

fo fo good in haing a ligio

and oal, h ay. W wand o wha

w old do o iv and viv ha.

th wa no hoag o h bli i.

A onio on wa h nion b wn

Ila and h W. Wa h a way o on-

ib o oniliaion? YDs ad naional

hadlin in 2007 wih i onohi o h

Loving God and Nighbo togh a-

n ha rallid chriian ignaori arond

h biblial lov oandn a a way ofind hologial agn wih mli.

Aidg hld daf h an and g

i lad a a fll-ag ad in The New York

Times. YDs followd by hoing foal

onvaion aong chiian and m-

li, inlding a ajo igh-day onn

in 2008 ha bogh ogh o of lading mli and

chiian o aond h glob.

Af 9/11, laion wih Ila a iial o h fa of h

lan, Aidg ay. I o ioan o ol j o g o

know ah oh. O hinking i, l ind way o liv ogh

di ligio diffnand l alk abo o diffn

ankly. W onod a i o vn h. B i will qi

aind o ino h o k ol involvd.

H hw hilf ino bli dba wih go. H joind

h diion abo The Da Vinci Code novl dbio biblial

lai, ok o again aial nihn, and hod wo

YDs naiona l anl onn on ovy. In 2004 , h vivd

Ref lections agazin, h YDs agazin o hologial and hi-

al inqiy.

paying anion o ha lgay of h hoolan involvn

in onoay i ha onfon hh and oiywa

ioan, h ay. Alo, i wa j n.

Aridg nr ha bn frad by oi-

y gowing laizaion, ga l-

ali, and dlin in ainlin hh

infln. H ha oganizd vaio

aoah on h h o vangli,orah, and hrh rnwal. YDs rpr-

naiv hav did hh in Nw

Yok and lwh noabl o hi -

in vializaion. thi ing, a ol-

loqi alld Yoh miniy Now

(onod by h cn fo Faih and

cl and Bkly Diviniy shool a

Yal) will fo on onvaion abo

how o nghn onggaional yoh

inii.

Ai dg own idniy a a roan

caholi ha givn hi iv on h

Aian ligio n, ndoing

oin o ni and inl-

lal inqiy.

two dinion of caholii havonally had , h ay. I

d in adiion ha d Vaian

IIo val o aiaion o ligy

and ybol and inanaional hology.

A ond on i wha Vaian II bogh:

an opnn o nial ndavor and

an ngagn wih oh adiion.

Id add anohr iporan l

ha aon and vlaion a

and nd no b iniial a w

and oial qion.

Hi aion o bing h hoo

ann roan caholi dan?

my i hogh wa: i abo

vad had i i on a dad o

mayb h w o aid

aong adiional al, b

ki w oon ad b

ion w w aking h hool.

Hi ahing a ha noab

hi o vaio hioial po

di blr byond Yal

(wh h ivd a ph.D.) and

mhodi univiy (wh h agh fo igh ya

alo on h No Da al y o 12 ya bo o

Havn.

H, h a hiag of calvin and h rfo

A Havad, h ali, a la in y diilin o

n, w ainly Lhan and Gan rod

pridd, fiing in wll in h raiona li nvironn

wa d in h Wlyan adiion.

a deans deca de:accomPlisHments oftHe attridge years

Ina in finanial aidfo $1.6 illion o $5.4illion annally, and -aion of 40 nw ndowdholahi nd.

colion of Diviniytooow aial a-aign ha aid ohan $37 illion o YDs.

Nw anhi wihhologial hool inHong Kong and singapor,xanding YDs dnxhang oga.

rddiaion of h no-vad Qad, whih wafollowd by addiionalnovaion o h oh-a and norha ornr.

Appoinn of or hana dozn nio hola oh gla YDs faly.

caion o h ndowdaly hai.

collaboaion wih Ini- of sad mi onh $4 illion novaionof maqand chal,inlding lanof w wih ovablhai and inallaion o anw Baoq ogan in hbalony.

exanion of Y Ds o-ga in ligion and ol-ogy, highlighd by hnghning o join ini-iaiv wih h shool o

Forry and environn-al sdi.

rvival of Ref lect ionsagazin.

Foraion of h Yal cn- o Faih and cl.

si of onfa ang of oh a h niigaion, ovy, woand chiilaion.

Inad aYDs wihin univiy hnaion a a hool onown bdg.

eablihnaional Ladminiy o

anhi wDiviniy shoodn of allion o viand ollg.

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Class o 1941say, Ja L. main, J.

divinity.classnotes@yale.edu

Class o 1943say, Lonad clogh

leonard_clough@yahoo.com

ELIZ ABETH M ACGREGOR

BATES , known a Lib, i ono n inali o o ohan 600 noinaion o

hi ya L.L. Ban OdooHo Awad. Lib i ad inh nly blihd book,Over the Hill Hikers , win byjonali shi ly eld Lyon.Lib i h Dn moh o hsandwih, NH-bad hik-

, any o who, dby Lib dynai, hav, inhi ixi, vni andighi, bavd h ln,bg and ggd ain in hi q o bag NwHahi 48 high ak. A ag 92, Lib no lon-

g lib h big on, b h ill njoy odoooll o obv wha in bloo.

Class o 1948say, rob e. syo, J.

robert-seymour@hotmail.com

DOUG AND JAN DORCHESTER ovd inoa bail in n, thiwood pla insoh Yaoh, mA, on Db 7, 2009, and a

now ging d o living in a in o-niy a dad in a ho o hi own. Jan xo blih h fh gnalogy hi ya, and h iaiv in h thiwood cho and in h wiingoga. Dog ha bn lading a go on Wi-

ing Yo Own Li soy (no on nd 85!), and

b a digging dly ino hi own oybank o ha niq li xin wih hiaili. thy and h soh Yaoh unidmhodi chh, wh Dog wa ini ochiian edaion o 11 ya (1975-1986).

ROBERT SEYMOUR and hi wi,

pal, a now in hi 11h ya o bingidn a th caol Wood rinconiy o chal Hill, NH. r-nly pal woning illn qidha h ov o h halh n. Boblbad hi 86h bihday and ain

aiv in h oniy. thi on ia hyiian in naby raligh and hidagh i h ceO o th Innaionalcn o Foy rah, bad inBogo, Indonia.

Class o 1950cla no o:divinity.classnotes@yale.edu

A convoaion and rnion 2011, CAROL ROSE

IKELER wa honod wih a ial laq in -ogniion o h aihl vi onh Alni Boad.

Class o 1952say, rihad c. sazky

rstazesky@comcast.net

DICK STAZESKYandd h2010 convoaion and h

a chin o dooal viiinghola who ah englih andchiian l a rnin uni-viy in Bijing. thy balo ind, and h i now hichin dagh. H alo ha a

chin ni now dying o a

in h uK, who h a a 12-ydn whn Dik and hi on wchina in 2001. H i now oiling YDs 52 cl a L and bginn ing 60h la nion a h 2012 convo

fRANCIS AND VIRGINIA GEDDE

njoy living in sana roa in h hnia win ony. Fani ha a nwAlni Book ion). Vigin ia ha shaka onn and fnding hlaing. sh ad and di owih a ind and fnd ha vy ai

voi book hi ya i The Greater Jomcllogh. Fani wi, thi yI hav had a ll and wading i o ya, w hank God ha w havniy o njoy li a h a w do.

PAUL L. HAMMER lbad hiin mah wih a dinn wih olag o hi o and h giha-waing l, ad, o -aidn. pal and hi wi, eh,wih hi hildn and g andhildn

Vigin ia, Von, and roh incanadian vn wby a i inhi daghnd o

pal ill ahing ahing inn oing l and inginghoi. In O

and ehhi 58h nivay wNiagaa on

cial o hi idniy, oo, wa hi wok a a hola: di a

hoand adiniaiv di, h ha agh o in naly

vy hogho hi dan n.

I hink h ahing ni k gondd, h ay.

I no ily h o j balan book o woy abo aly

aoinn. I a h o do h ak o hologial daion,

and o y aila o xi and in I

iporan o kp in oh wi h dn in fron of h la roo and o hav h aly know ha I in h ahing nh

wih h.

pha akabl givn hi by hdl, Aidg an b

ond vially vy wkday oning a wohi in maqand

chal.

maqand i o ioan fo foing dn oniy,

h ay. th wohi h i a dly aningfl xin

ahially, ligially, hoilially.

In hi inal onh a dan, h will o on vaio ad goal.

On i o wok wih aly o ak ky ahing aoinn

in o diilin of hology, Bibl and hi. Anoh i o

hhd h hool long-ang lf-dy, whih olin h

hool goal fo h nx 10 ya and will b nd o h

Aoiaion o thologi al shool. Fndaiing goal onin:

h ho o giv anion o fnding holahi fo roan

caholi dn and o dn who a involvd in h join

oga in ligion and ology wih h shool o Foy and

envionnal sdi.

th dila o nding hologia l daion in h 21 ny

onin o loo and han. saking nly o a go ofDk Diviniy shool aly, Aidg lld o h hallng

faing vially all hologial hool, and h nd o a h

inanial ha dn a:

Or bai prdian i ha i o h or o da a -

dn han w a willing o hag in iion. A YDs, o iion

i l han hal wha i i o a dn in Yal collg, Yal Law

o mdial shool, and o o o dn iv o bidy

in h o o iion holahi

W old hag o dn o and ak h o boow

o o ay o hi daion, b w a lan o do ha, o

io, ha i, a havy bdn o db on an alni olaion

ha i no likly o b in a high-ino oion raiing nw

frind for or iniion and onvining h of h iporan

o o ni i nial o o .

Whn hi n nd, Aidg will n o h l l-i YDsfalyb only af aking a nin-onh abbaial. Hi

hogh a ning o o laxaion, b alo o h Gol

o John.

th lan i o g o of Dodg and go o a fa on of h

lanAaliaand wok on h Foh

Gol a a ading xin, h liay

ow o h wok. Wih John, h laly

bn a hif fo liay-ahologial

aoah o on ha o on h inal

prod. Howvr i wa p oghr, o-

on wa ying o ak a anwha

kind o an i i? All h a o

h x ha ol ook a dad l-

n and hn worrid abo h fn ion

o h ln and h ling nion

and iddl ayb h fa w

innional. tha iningwha i iabo?

sdn, aff, faly and find of Yal

Diviniy shool will b hay o know ha

Hay Aidg, oon a fo dan, will

ill b on h a on bhal o hologial

daion and h Qad.

phoo o elizabh maGgo Baby conan eon cook

cLAss NOteDIVINItY.YALe.eDu/cLAss_NOte

caol ro Ikl wih Dan Aidg

We are also indebted to Harrys wife, Jan, a steady, warm and gra-cious presence throughout the Quad. Not only has she supported

Harry in Div inity School , University and community end eavors;

she has continued established traditions and created new ones relat-

ing to YDS faculty, alumni, students, staff and emeriti, especially

women. We will always be grateful for her presence and generosity.

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