Please join the community of Seminary of the Southwest for the 56th Annual Blandy Lecture and Alumni Convocation on November 19-20, 2024.
This year’s Blandy lecturer is The Rt. Rev. Dr. Dorothy Sanders Wells, Bishop of the Diocese of Mississippi. Read more about Bishop Wells and the event here.
At the midday Eucharist on Wednesday, November 20th, the Rev. Melvin Gray, Class of 1974, will be presented with the Hal Brook Perry Outstanding Alumni Award.
The day will also include opportunities to observe current classes, to tour the new Harrison Library and learning complex, and to attend a lecture by Southwest Mental Health Counseling faculty member, Dr. Awa Jangha.
The event is presented free of charge this year. See below for the detailed schedule and a registration form.
Blandy Schedule of Events:
- A virtual reunion for all graduates, hosted on zoom
>>Click here to join the virtual reunion
- 8:30am: Hospitality and Check-in (Maddux Lounge)
- 9:00am: Morning Prayer (Christ Chapel)
- 9:40am: Class observation- choice of:
- Old Testament I with Dr. Steve Bishop
- Theology I with Dr. Tony Baker
- Pastoral Theology II (Leadership, Administration & Finance) with the Rev. Dr. Steven Tomlinson
- After registering, please send class choice to [email protected]
- 11:45am: Holy Eucharist and presentation of the Hal Brook Perry Award* (Christ Chapel)
- Presider – The Rev. Dr. James Pevehouse ’12 (DAS)
- Preacher – Rev. Toya Foster ’18 (MHC)
- 12:45pm: Community Lunch (Howell Dining Hall)
- 1:30pm – 4:00pm: Self Guided Tour of Bishop Harrison Library and Teaching Complex (or fellowship time)
- 4:00pm: Lecture from Dr. Awa Jangha*, Loise Henderson Wessendorff Associate Professor of Spiritual Integration in Counseling (Knapp Auditorium)
- 5:00pm: Evening Prayer (Duval Landing- across the street from Christ Chapel)
- 6:00pm: “Dinner By The Bite” Reception (Howell Dining Hall)
- 7:00pm: Blandy Lecture* (Knapp Auditorium)
*These events will be livestreamed
