We are saddened to note the death of Divinity School Professor Anthony C. Yu, who died on May 12, 2015, after a brief illness. He was 76. The Carl Darling Buck Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Humanities and the Divinity School, Mr. Yu was a scholar of religion and literature best known for his landmark translation of the Chinese epic The Journey to the West. A PhD alumnus of the Divinity School, he introduced a comparative approach to the study of religion and literature that drew on both Eastern and Western traditions. A University memorial service will be held on Sunday, June 14 at 3 p.m. in Bond Chapel. Read the full obituary on the University of Chicago website.

Sandhya Jha (2001) preached for Interfaith Sunday, April 26, at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Rockefeller artists in residence sang music of world traditions. She is the Director of the Oakland Peace Center and of Interfaith Programs at East Bay Housing Organization in Oakland, California.

Constance Battle (trustee) traveled to Chicago for the 100th anniversary celebration of the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) in late April, as well as for the DDH Board meeting. Past Presidents of the AMWA were recognized as part of the celebration; her presidency was 1985-86.

In April, Michael Swartzentruber (2007) became the Senior Minister of South Elkhorn Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky. He and Rebecca move to Lexington from Louisville, where Michael served as Youth Minister at Middletown Christian Church. Rebecca will continue in optometry practice in Lexington.

Welcome to the world Amelia Carroll Reed! Amelia was born April 18, weighing in at just over 6 pounds. She and her parents, Josh Reed and Laura Jennison Reed (2009), are all healthy.

Ben Dueholm and Kerry Waller Dueholm (2000) welcomed Marina Katherine Dueholm on April 6th. Marina was 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and "has some great hair." Big brothers Soren and Elijah are enjoying her.

On March 26, Chris and Rachel Leslie (2011) welcomed Jonah Philip David Leslie into the world. He was delivered in Raleigh, NC. At the end of maternity/paternity leave, they will return to their postings in Jerusalem for a couple of months. At the end of July they will be moving to Washington, DC. Chris will be enrolled in the State Department's advanced economic course, and Rachel will have a two-year position in the State Department's Office of Religion and Global Affairs.

Congratulations to Vy Nguyen (2004) and Linh Bui on the birth of Anhdrew Thanh Zaby Bui on March 25, 2015. In Vietnamese, "Anh" means brother. He weighed in at just under 6 pounds. All are now doing well.

Disciples House Scholar Rachel Abdoler has been selected as one of twelve seminary fellows from across the U.S. for the Fellowship at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) this summer. She is currently completing an internship at Congregation Beth El Zedeck and with the Center for Interfaith Cooperation (CIC) in Indianapolis.

Congratulations to Jonathan Stockdale (1992) on the publication of his book on the use of exile in imperial Japan. In Imagining Exile in Heian Japan: Banishment in Law, Literature, and Cult (University of Hawai`i Press, February 2015), 'University of Puget Sound professor Jonathan Stockdale examines the influential role that this change in law played at a time considered to be the peak of the Japanese Imperial Court. In an age when poetry and literature flourished, banishment became more than just a political tool: It captured the public imagination and was taken up in literature and legends, poetry and diaries, and oracles and revelations." Here is a press release. This fall, Jonathan received a Thomas Davis Teaching Prize from the University of Puget Sound. He recently celebrated his 50th birthday and is marking it with a family road trip to the Grand Canyon in May. Many congratulations!