Sixteen students with ties to South Carolina were among those graduating from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in December. The graduates are:

Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies — Charles Ellis Reese, Columbia.

Master of Arts in Apologetics and Christian Philosophy — Christina Paparella, Columbia.

Master of Arts in Christian Studies — Elizabeth Margaret Bruner, Mount Pleasant; Katelin Nicole Domanski, Seneca; James William Johnson, Easley.

Master of Arts in Ministry to Women — Stacie Jane Hetrick, Pelion.

Master of Divinity in Christian Ministry — Micah Evan Greene, Greer; William Reddick Hough III, Lancaster; Noel Joy McDaniel, Orangeburg; Jerry Carlton Spearman III, Greenwood; Timothy VanHugh Barnhill Jr., Mount Pleasant; David Alexander Nalley, Greenwood.

Master of Divinity with Preaching and Pastoral Ministry — Joshua Carlisle Christmas, Marion.

Doctor of Ministry — Steven Robert Owensby, Union; Patricia Mize Steen, Lancaster.

Doctor of Education — Carol Jones Cauble, Laurens.