Thirty-four students claiming South Carolina as their home state graduated from Southern Baptist seminaries during recent commencement exercises.
The graduates, degrees, hometowns and home churches (if given) are:
Southeastern Seminary
Bachelor of Arts – Heath Faircloth, Loris; Leonard Keith Moore II, Myrtle Beach.
Master of Church Music – Andrew Cory Newsome, Easley.
Master of Arts – Laura Page Brammer, Greenville; Patricia Mize Steen, Lancaster; Tara Layne Kelly, Pelzer.
Master of Divinity – Randall Alan Disharoon, Charleston; David Lee England, Charleston; Joshua Phillips; Spartanburg; Jeremy Lee Sargent; Williamston; Charles Adam Wallace, Columbia; Charles Scott Cannon, Spartanburg; Roger Shuford, York; George Edward Skinner, Hampton; Paul William Pinson, Iva; Laura Leigh White, Spartanburg; John Joseph Faison, Greenville; Phillip David Howle, Greenwood; Emily Easterlin Wallace, Spartanburg.
Master of Theology – Jason McKinley Botts, Lexington.
Doctor of Ministry – Schuyler Travis Peterson, Georgetown.
Doctor of Philosophy – Steven Phillip Wade, Easley.
Southern Seminary
Master of Divinity – Blair Gibson, Mt. Pleasant, Seacoast Church; David Matson, Midland, Mich., New Covenant Christian Fellowship, Greenville.
Advanced Master of Divinity – Jason Fowler, Landrum, Gowensville First Baptist.
Doctor of Ministry – Phillip Baldwin, Greenville, Lowndes Hill Baptist Church.
Doctor of Education – Thomas Sharp, Goose Greek, Fellowship of Oakbrook, Summerville.
Doctor of Philosophy – Travis Fleming, Greenville, Crossing Church, Louisville, Ky.
Southwestern Seminary
Doctor of Philosophy – Scott Moore, Fairfax, First Baptist Church.
Master of Arts in Christian Education – Richard Montgomery, Rock Hill, West End Baptist Church.
New Orleans Seminary
Master of Divinity – Shane Dismuke, Greenville, Friendship Baptist Church, Pauline; Shane Moore, Indian Land.
Masters of Divinity with Specialization in Christian Education – Lance Martin, Lyman.
Master of Divinity with Specialization in Psychology and Counseling– Bobby James Jr., Anderson.