Barbara and Marshall Dunn (1965) ended the month of October with two very happy events: their third granddaughter, Phoebe, was born October 25, 2009; three days later, their son Eric (who is Phoebe's new dad) was honored with a Milken Educator Award, a prize of $25,000 given to outstanding teachers.

Congratulations to April Lewton (2004) and Garry Sparks (House Scholar) on their marriage, October 17, 2009, at University Church in Chicago. Their celebration included a reception in the Common Room at DDH. April continues her work as Director of Annual Giving and Community Development at Chicago Theological Seminary; Garry is a PhD candidate in Theology.

Congratulations to Stephanie McLemore (1992) on the birth of Sophia Leigh Bryant McLemore on November 13, 2009. Sophia arrived at 3:49 am, weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and measuring 20.5 inches

Jennifer Kottler (1999) is now Director of Policy and Advocacy for Sojourners. Read her recent meditation, Neighbors We May Rarely See.

In October 2009, Kent Dorsey (1982) became the Senior Minister of Riverside Avenue Christian Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Kent and Jan moved there from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Don Browning (1956) gave the 2009 James Luther Adams lecture on "Religion and Civil Society" at the Divinity School on October 15.

Former resident Kevin Madigan is now the Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard Divinity School. He began teaching at HDS in 2000 and specializes in high-medieval scholastic biblical exegesis and theology. He is married to Stephanie Paulsell (1985; trustee).

Matt and Sara Staton (2003) welcomed the birth of Evan Matthew on September 15, 2009. Evan was 7 pounds, 10 ounces and 20 inches long.

House Scholars Santiago Piñón and Garry Sparks are two of ten Divinity School students who were selected as Marty Center Dissertation Fellows this year; Garry works on the earliest Mayan-Christian theological dialogue, while Santiago is writing on “the law of the nations” in the sixteenth-century Dominican Francisco Vitoria. David Hall (1989), who is an associate professor at Centre College, is a Senior Fellow in the Marty Center this year.

Ryan Singleton (2008) ran the Chicago Marathon on October 11, 2009. He raised over $2,000 for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.