Perkins Names 2021 海豹奖 Recipients
珀金斯神学院 is honored to announce the 2021 recipients of the Woodrow B. 最佳女演员奖:南希·西伊, a philanthropist and elder of Highland Park Presbyterian Church (HPPC) 和丽莎·蒂切诺, an active community leader and lay member of Highland Park United Methodist Church (HPUMC).
达拉斯(SMU) – 珀金斯神学院 is honored to announce the 2021 recipients of the Woodrow B. 最佳女演员奖:南希·西伊, a philanthropist and elder of Highland Park Presbyterian Church (HPPC), 和丽莎·蒂切诺, an active community leader and lay member of Highland Park United Methodist Church (HPUMC).
B. 海豹奖 is presented annually to a layperson in the United States who embodies the Christian faith and commitment of service to Christ in the church, community and world as exemplified by Judge Woodrow B. 海豹, a distinguished layperson whose interest and energy were instrumental in establishing the Perkins 信仰与学习峰会 (formerly the Perkins Theological School for the Laity). Selection for the 海豹 Award is made by the Perkins Lay Advisory Board.
作为HPPC的前辈, Seay has held a variety of leadership roles, from serving alongside middle schoolers as a confirmation mentor to leading a church-wide visioning committee to enhance the church’s 90-year-old building. A former president of the Junior League of Dallas, she has also served on numerous boards, including UT Southwestern Medical Center’s President’s Advisory Board and the Parkinson’s Voice Project Advisory Board, and as a philanthropic supporter of Children’s Medical Center, 贝勒斯科特 & White Medical Center, and the North Texas Food Bank. She is also former Board Chair of Langham Partnership, a nonprofit Christian international fellowship working to foster the growth of the global church.
“Nancy has given of herself in service to our church, but her passion reaches far beyond that, 进入我们的城市和世界,”医生说。. Bryan Dunagan, Senior Pastor of HPPC. “Nancy has been deeply formed by a global understanding of the church’s role in helping all people flourish – especially those on the underside of power.”
Tichenor’s service to God through the United Methodist Church has touched many lives locally and globally, especially the students of Africa University (AU), a United Methodist related institution in Zimbabwe. Her involvement began in 1988 as part of the first Endowment Fund Campaign Committee and continues today as a member of the university’s Development Committee and Advisory Development Committee. 最近, she spearheaded the construction of a dormitory and student union building funded by HPUMC. 在她儿子死后, 威利Tichenor, in 2006, Tichenor formed a non-profit in his memory, Quad W基金会, which provides financial support to efforts in higher education, 肉瘤的研究, personally transforming mission experiences and general philanthropy.
“From inception, Lisa has been a catalyst for the development of Africa University,” said James H. Salley, associate vice-chancellor for institutional advancement. “The impact of her personal investment and passionate advocacy on behalf of AU is incalculable.”
The 2020 recipient of the Seal Award, Mary White, is a church leader, volunteer and retired educator. 加入St后. Mark’s United Methodist Church in El Paso, 1983年在德克萨斯州, she has been active in a wide range of mission efforts, including ten mission trips in Eastern Europe, 墨西哥和美国.S.-墨西哥边境. The bestowing of her award was postponed when the Summit was cancelled due to the pandemic in 2020. 点击这里阅读怀特获奖的消息.
The Perkins 信仰与学习峰会 is supported by the 霍华德-Holbert Endowment Fund. The fund was established in 1986 in honor of the late Dr. 维吉尔P. 霍华德, who was associate director of the 珀金斯实习生计划 and professor of Supervised Ministry, 博士和. 约翰·C. Holbert, Professor Emeritus of Homiletics who served as Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics at 珀金斯神学院 from 1997 until his retirement in 2012.