Perkins Names 2015 “Person of Faith” and 海豹奖 Recipients

达拉斯(SMU) -帕金斯神学院, 南威尼斯人娱乐城宣布选出. 欣德·贾拉成为首届宗教人物奖的获得者, 凯·普罗斯罗·耶格尔获得2015年伍德罗B奖. 海豹奖. 两个奖项将于下午12点颁发.m. luncheon Saturday, March 7, 2015, during the three-day 珀金斯俗人神学院.

珀金斯神学院信仰人物奖 是为了纪念一位女性而在2015年创建的吗, man, or young person who – through their own religious institution or the wider interfaith community – is making a significant contribution as a peacemaker or reconciler. 该奖项对所有宗教传统的人开放.

B. 海豹奖 is presented annually to laypersons in the United States who embody the Christian faith and commitment of service to Christ in the church, community, 以伍德罗·B法官为例. Seals, a distinguished layperson whose interest and energy were instrumental in establishing the 珀金斯俗人神学院. Selection for the Seals Award is made by a committee of the Perkins Lay Advisory Board.

Dr. 后红柳桉树  2015年度人物信仰奖

Dr. 后红柳桉树, first recipient of the new 珀金斯神学院 Person of Faith Award, 是德州穆斯林妇女基金会的执行董事, 一个非营利性的, 教育, 慈善, outreach and social service organization dedicated to empowering Muslim women and their families. The organization was established to end misconceptions about Islam and Muslim women. 2005年8月发布, 300 Muslim women attended from 29 different countries and 22 different careers. 他出生于贝鲁特，父母是巴勒斯坦人. Jarrah has been engaged in the promotion of understanding and respect for multicultural diversity since 1982, 当时她是阿拉伯遗产协会的联合创始人, 一个非营利性的, 教育组织.

阿尔玛Muscatwalla, Chair of the Interfaith Council of Thanks-Giving Foundation in Dallas, 赞扬了博士的选择. Jarrah作为信仰人物奖的获得者. “Dr. 亚拉赫是公民社会的活跃成员, who considers diversity as a strength and pluralism as a way forward. She is an example of what it means to live your faith daily by extending your time and knowledge towards the good in the society.”

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Kay Yeager 2015年海豹奖

Kay Prothro Yeager, named by 珀金斯神学院 as recipient of the 2015 Woodrow B. 海豹奖, 是一个社区志愿者, 公民领袖, 以及前威奇托瀑布市市长, 德州(1996 - 2000). Her connections to 珀金斯神学院 span three generations. 她是J的孙女.J. 和露易丝(克拉多克)帕金斯, for whom 珀金斯神学院 is named; daughter of the late Elizabeth Perkins Prothro, for whom Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Hall at 珀金斯神学院 is named; and sister in-law of Caren H. Prothro，新加坡管理大学董事会前任主席(2010-2014). Ms. Yeager currently serves as president of the board of Presbyterian Manor, an elderly-care residence in Wichita Falls; as vice president of the Perkins-Prothro Company; and as vice president and a trustee of the Perkins-Prothro Foundation. Ms. Yeager has been a member of the 珀金斯神学院 执行委员会 since 2000.

“Kay has always put God, her family, and her church first in her life,” says Rev. Paul Q. Goodrich, senior pastor at First United Methodist Church in Wichita Falls, Texas, where Ms. 耶格尔是一个活跃的终身会员. “She somehow has also been able to find the time and energy to serve 联合卫理公会教堂 at large, 她的社区, 还有她的国家.”

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午餐会已于网上(http://bit.ly/1MgJJ1E). The luncheon will be held in the Great Hall of Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Hall on the campus of SMU. 欲知地图，请访问 zgdx8.com/maps.

更多关于Dr. 后红柳桉树. After September 11, widespread misconceptions about Islam and Muslims resulted in Dr. Jarrah成为一个经常的主题演讲嘉宾, 比如伊斯兰教的核心原则, 穆斯林世界的民族和文化, 伊斯兰教中的妇女, 以及穆斯林与非穆斯林的关系. 最近，Dr。. Jarrah was the only Muslim woman in Dallas to participate in the pioneering Islamic Society of North America/Union for Reform Judaism Dialogue held in six cities nationwide. She has organized and participated in interfaith dialogue presentations and panel discussions in schools, colleges, churches, 扶轮及狮子会, 以及国际社会. Dr. Jarrah served on the Faith and Feminism Committee at the Dallas Women’s Foundation and on the Board of Trustees from 2006–2009. 她以优异的成绩毕业于贝鲁特美国大学.Sc. 1974年获得药学博士学位.D. in Pharmacology from University of Texas Health Science Center in Dallas (1980). Dr. Jarrah received her Master’s degree in Neuroscience and Cognition from University of Texas at Dallas in 2000.

更多关于Kay Prothro Yeager的信息. Ms. Yeager’s work in the larger community includes serving as chair of the board of the Yellowstone National Park Foundation. She previously served as chairwoman of the board of the Multi-Purpose Events Center (MPEC) in Wichita Falls. 最后加入MPEC复合物, 于2003年完成, 以她的名字命名为凯·耶格尔体育馆. Ms. 耶格尔1961年毕业于斯威特布赖尔学院. She spent her junior year at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Ms. Yeager attended SMU during the summer of 1959 and was enrolled in English American literature courses.

珀金斯俗人神学院, 定于今年3月5日至7日举行, 是由霍华德-霍尔伯特捐赠基金资助的. 该基金成立于1986年，以纪念已故的史密斯博士. Virgil P. Howard, who was associate director of the 珀金斯实习生计划 and professor of Supervised Ministry; and Dr. John C. Holbert, who served as Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics at 珀金斯神学院 from 1997 until his retirement in 2012.

For more information about the 珀金斯俗人神学院, contact Rev. 帕金斯大学高级部长研究主任加里·麦克唐纳， AdvanceMinistry@zgdx8.com, 1.888.神学(ext. 4).

For more information about the 珀金斯神学院 Person of Faith Award and the Woodrow B. 希尔兹教友奖，联系牧师. Connie Nelson, director of Public Affairs and Alumni Relations at Perkins, clnelson@zgdx8.com, 214.768.2335.

珀金斯神学院, founded in 1911, is one of five official University-related schools of theology of 联合卫理公会教堂. 学位课程包括神学硕士, 圣乐大师, 神学研究硕士, 文学硕士在部, 牧师博士, 以及博士学位.D.与…合作 宗教研究研究生课程 at SMU’s Dedman学院 人文科学.