School of Theology and Ministry Committee
In September 2021, the STM Committee was convened by SU Provost Shane Martin composed of thirteen students, faculty, alumni, and friends of the School of Theology and Ministry. The group was co-chaired by SU faculty member (Jodi O’Brien) and staff leader (Joe Orlando), both special assistants to the provost who shared in the life of the School of Theology & Ministry in various ways over the years. The committee met monthly through May 2022 and provided a report to the provost with ideas on how to carry suggestions to celebrate and honor the legacy of the school in a Spring 2023 celebration.
Charge, Membership and Final Report for the Academic Year 2021-22
The STM Committee was convened by Provost Shane Martin for the 2021-22 academic year with the following charges:
• To explore ways to carry forward the ecumenical inspiration underlying the School of Theology & Ministry, and also its interreligious engagement.
• To explore ways to honor the legacy of STM in a closing celebration in spring 2023, and to recommend a tangible way to memorialize the school’s history.
The committee began meeting in September and met monthly through May, concluding with a report to the provost in June 2022.
Read the Final Report of the School of Theology and Ministry Committee
Read the Provost Response to the Final Report
Read the Executive Minutes of the STM Committee monthly meetings
STM Committee Membership
- Teddi Callahan, MAPS, DMin
Received Master Arts in Pastoral Studies from STM in 2018 and recently graduated with her Doctor of Ministry from STM in Fall 2022
- Rev. Allison Cannady-Smith, MDiv
Received Master of Divinity from STM in 2021, and Current Member of the Advisory Council for the Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement
- Rev. Dr. Richard (Dick) Cunningham, MRE, MDiv, DMin
Professor Emeritus of Contextual Education at STM
- Rt. Rev. Edward Donalson III, DMin
Director of the STM Doctor of Ministry Program and STM alum
- Jaisy A. Joseph, PhD
Assistant Professor of Theology & Religious Studies at Seattle University
- Erica Lee Martin, PhD
Executive Director of STM and STM alum
- Fr. Colleen D Nsame, SJ, MDiv
Received Master of Arts in Transforming Spirituality from STM in 2021
- *Jodi O'Brien, PhD
Special Assistant to the Provost, and Professor of Sociology
- *Joe Orlando, EdD
Special Assistant to the Provost, and past adjunct faculty member with STM
- Marcia Riggers, MA
Long-term STM Advocate, Advisory Team Member and Adjunct Faculty Member
- Donna Teevan, PhD
Chair and Associate Professor, Theology & Religious Studies at SU, and past professor
of STM courses
- Peter Tran, MATL
Received Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership from STM in 2013
- Rev. Dr. Michael Reid Trice, PhD
Spehar-Halligan Professor and Director of the Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement, and Associate Professor at STM
*co-chairs
