The Virginia Seminary honorary degrees of Doctor of Divinity or Doctor of Humane Letters are awarded in recognition of faithful and notable service, creative and innovative leadership in parish ministry, in overseas missions, academia, and in ecumenical, social, diocesan, and national church ministries. Honorary Degrees are awarded annually at Commencement and at the Academic Convocation. This year’s award recipients included:

The 2007 recipients of the Doctor in Divinity, honoris causa:

The Rt. Rev. James Robert Mathes (VTS '91)
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego

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Esther Mombo, Ph.D.
Academic Dean, St. Paul's Theological College
Limuru, Kenya

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Newland F. Smith, 3rd
Librarian, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
Evanston, Illinois

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The 2007 recipient of the Doctor in Humane Letters, honoris causa:

Diane Rehm
Host and Executive Producer, "The Diane Rehm Show"
Washington, DC

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Click here for a listing of past Honorary Degree recipients.