Wade Kolb ('00) and Joshua Robinson ('02) are associate students this year at the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies in Oxford, where, as Wade reports, they “have 'learnt' a great deal about English, Latin, theology, and spelling (though not humour),” and where “dinner in an Oxford college is a grand experience.”

Jack Montgomery ('76) is collection services coordinator at Western Kentucky University Libraries. He has lectured on conflict management at professional meetings in Chicago, Louisville, and Charleston, and developed seminars in conjunction with upcoming publication of his book on the subject. He still performs the “Blue Christmas” number for which he is remembered in these parts, now with a middle-aged trio, “The Lost River Rockers.”

Tim Allen ('82) earned an MA in Religious Studies at UNC-Charlotte, teaches in a community college, and is progressing toward his doctorate through the Graduate Theological Foundation. His most recent book is Language of the Heart: A Pastoral Theology of God-Talk (Haworth Pastoral Press). His most recent article, “God-Talk as Apocalyptic,” was published in The Journal of Pastoral Care.

Steven Boyer ('83) is professor of theology and chairman of the department of religious studies at Eastern College in St. Davids, PA.

Sharon (Graf) Pichai ('84) is a mother of two girls and is a homemaker in Silicon Valley. She and her husband claim the Orthodox tradition and currently attend a church with people of primarily Christian Palestinian descent.

Amy Benson Brown ('88) held an appointment at the State University of Georgia and has published a book, Rewriting the Word: American Women Writers and the Bible.

Monica (Lane) Humpal ('93) earned her Masters from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in 1995, married Steven Humpal in 1996, and serves as program director and director of Christian Education at Lyttleton Street, United Methodist Church, Camden.

Wayne Kannaday, MA ('94, UNC-Chapel Hill, ABD), is an assistant professor at Newberry College, SC. His paper was presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Nashville last November.

David Battle, MA ('95), has taught at Southern Methodist College, Orangeburg, and now entered the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, where he will earn a PhD in Old Testament Archeology.

Jan Gillette, MA ('95), is pursuing a seven-month course in the Goethean Studies program at the Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, CA.

Ron Gilmer, MA ('95), is completing his PhD dissertation on John Updike in religious studies at the Florida State University. He has given numerous papers at various professional society meetings.

Joe Gagne, MA ('96), will retire this summer from teaching religious studies at USC-Sumter.

Tina Katsanos, MA ('96), has been teaching courses at UNC-Charlotte, Jackson C. Smith University, and Cabamus-Rowan Community College.

Motomasa Murayama, MA ('96), has a teaching appointment at Tokiwa University, Japan, and was married in December.

Bryan Sinclair, MA ('96), is public services librarian and electronic resources & government documents coordinator at the Ramsay Library, UNC-Ashville.

Christy Lohr, MA ('97), has been elected to the board of directors of the North American Interfaith Network. She lives in New York City, where she works for the ecumenical Temple of Understanding.

Dorothy Brown, MA ('98), has been teaching part-time at Coker College and the USC extension at Fort Jackson while she completes her PhD in History at USC.

Michael King, MA ('98), is a system administrator for an Internet start-up, Community Connect, Inc., in New York City, creating “online communities for American ethnic groups.”

Sutton Smith, MA ('98), has entered a PhD program in theology at Fordham University.

Amy Suessle, MA ('99), has entered the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.

Kiki Warthen ('99) is completing her M.Ed. in Educational Research at USC and will enter the USC School of Law in the fall.

Mark Jennings, MA ('00), has entered a PhD program in New Testament studies at Oxford University, England.

Kevin Vaccarella, MA ('00), has begun work in a PhD program in religions of western antiquity at the Florida State University.

Brandice Whiten, MA ('00), is studying philosophy part-time in North Carolina and planning to apply to an advanced graduate program in ethics.