On Friday, May 16, 2025, the night prior to Commencement, Berkeley School of Theology officially welcomed the 2025 graduates into the vibrant BST Alumni family!
Held on BST’s campus, the Alumni Office was thrilled to host 17 graduates in person for this special occasion. Each graduate received a certificate and alumni swag bag from the Alumni Office. BST’s 2024-25 Alum of the Year, Rev. Dr. Hakizimana Appolinaire (2021 & 2017) located in Rwanda could not join us in-person, but sends his wishes through this video.
Then the Alumni Office shone the spotlight on seven incredible alumni who were celebrating milestone graduation anniversaries! A legacy of leadership, service, and impact, we celebrated our alumni who have been making a difference for up to an incredible fifty years!
- Rev. Dr. Barbara Jim-George (2010, MDiv): 15 years
- Rev. Dr. Lauren Lisa Ng (2005, MDiv): 20 years
- Rev. Dr. Lauran D. Bethell (1985, MDiv): 40 years
- Rev. Timothy T. Malone (1985, MDiv): 40 years
- Rev. Katie Choy-Wong (1980, MDiv): 45 years
- Rev. Dr. Douglas R. Sharp (1975, MDiv): 50 years
- Rev. Brad M. Veitch (1975, MDiv): 50 years
The BST Alumni Office is sending a massive wave of gratitude to every single person who attended and brought the energy to make this evening absolutely unforgettable. Your presence, your enthusiasm, and your unwavering support are what make the BST family so extraordinary. Thank you for making it a truly special night!
Please note there is a no refund policy.
PROGRAM
5:30 – 6:00 PM Registration, mingling, & heavy appetizers
6:00 – 7:00 PM Honoring of BST Grads and Alums
7:00 – 7:30 PM Dessert
directions
The program is located in Fleming Hall. You can enter BST’s campus from Dwight Way. There will be directional signs. For directions to BST’s campus including public transportation and parking lots, please refer to BST’s website.
la versión en español
La Oficina de Graduados/as de BST se complace en ser anfitriona de nuestra Reunión de Graduados/as de primavera, Esperanza en la Celebración: Honrando a los Graduados/as y Exalumnos/as de BST, el viernes 16 de mayo de 2025. En esta reunión presencial, honraremos a los nuevos graduados/as de 2025 y les daremos la bienvenida a la comunidad de graduados/as de BST. Este será un evento tipo recepción y se servirán aperitivos abundantes.
Los familiares de los graduados/as son bienvenidos a asistir; la familia puede registrarse a través del formulario de inscripción que se encuentra a continuación. El espacio es limitado y se asignará por orden de llegada.
Exalumnos/as de BST: ¡reconéctense con sus compañeros, celebren y ayúdennos a dar la bienvenida a los graduados/as de 2025 a la comunidad!
Información del Programa
Fecha: Viernes, 16 de mayo de 2025
Hora: 5:30 – 7:30 p. m.
Lugar: Fleming Hall, en el campus de BST
PROGRAMA
5:30 – 6:00 PM Registración, socialización y aperitivos abundantes
6:00 – 7:00 PM Homenaje a los Graduados/as y Exalumnos/as de BST
7:00 – 7:30 PM Postre
INSTRUCCIONES
El programa se llevará a cabo en Fleming Hall. Pueden ingresar al campus de BST desde Dwight Way. Habrá señales indicativas. Para obtener indicaciones sobre cómo llegar al campus de BST, incluyendo transporte público y estacionamientos, por favor consulten el sitio web de BST.
graduation anniversaries
Did you graduate from Berkeley School of Theologly in one of the classes below? You’re celebrating a graduation anniversary in 2025! At the winter Alumni Gathering, we will acknowledge alumni in attendance with anniversary milestones. Register and reconnect with your fellow alumni!
Class of 1955: 70-year anniversary
Class of 1960: 65-year anniversary
Class of 1965: 60-year anniversary
Class of 1970: 55-year anniversary
Class of 1975: 50-year anniversary
Class of 1980: 45-year anniversary
Class of 1985: 40-year anniversary
Class of 1990: 35-year anniversary
Class of 1995: 30-year anniversary
Class of 2000: 25-year anniversary
Class of 2005: 20-year anniversary
Class of 2010: 15-year anniversary
Class of 2015: 10-year anniversary
Class of 2020: 5-year anniversary
panel speakers
Chaplain Katy Dickinson (DMin, 2025)
Chaplain Katy is currently finishing her Doctor of Ministry degree at the Berkeley School of Theology. Since 2015, Katy Dickinson has been a jail chaplain for the Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy (CIC) in Santa Clara County while continuing her graduate studies. Katy is the Founder of Mentoring Standard and an award-winning Process Architect. Starting in 2001, she was the Process Architect and manager of successful corporate and government mentoring international programs– while holding a variety of senior executive roles in the Silicon Valley. She was the Process Architect for the first class of the U.S. State Department’s TechWomen mentoring program, and continues as a TechWomen mentor, as well as serving in over a dozen delegations to the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia since 2011.
Rev. Dr. Marjorie B. Lewis (MA, 1991)
Dr. Lewis’s 35-year tenure both in Oakland, California and Denver, Colorado features service in three arenas: religion, academia, and behavioral health. She combines academic and applied orientations informed as an Ordained Minister (D. Min.), a Public Policy Analyst (Ph.D.), and a Colorado State Licensed Mental and Behavioral Health Professional (trainer, evaluator, and direct services provider). Dr. Lewis has utilized these skills in military and prison reentry, psychotherapy, counseling, and psychoeducation. In the mental and behavioral health venues, she has served as a member of the Colorado Board of Parole and is currently on the WellPower Mental Health Community Center’s Board of Directors, serving as chairperson of their Governance Committee. She is the author of two books, Singing Songs in a Strange Land: Anecdotes on Resilience, and First Aid for the Soul: Resilience, Rehabilitation and Recovery.
Rev. Dr. Rick Mixon (MDiv, 1973)
Dr. Rick teaches Pastoral Care as Affiliate Faculty at Berkeley School of Theology. He is an ordained American Baptist minister with over 50 years of experience in pastoral ministry, church leadership, and social justice advocacy. Since October 2024, Rick currently serves as the Interim Pastor of First Baptist Church of Ann Arbor. From 2006-2020, Rick was Pastor at First Baptist Church of Palo Alto, California and since then has held several interim pastorships all over the United States. Rick has also been involved in various regional and national organizations, such as the Alliance of Baptists, the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America, the American Baptist Minister’s Council, and the Santa Clara County Council of Christian Churches. In addition, Rick holds his M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University-East Bay in Hayward, California and Ph.D. in Religion and Personality from the Graduate Theological Union.
Chaplain Kwee T.L. Say (MDiv & MCL, 2019)
Chaplain Say is a Lieutenant in the United States Navy and is currently serving as a Command Chaplain aboard the USS ROSS (DDG 71). She joined the U.S. Navy in 2018 as a non-active reservist and started her active duty in the Navy in October 2022. Kwee came to America in 2004 from Burma (Myanmar) and is the very first Burmese Karen, her ethnic group from Burma, to become a Chaplain in the United States Navy. She received dual degrees from Berkeley School of Theology, in Divinity and Community Leadership. Chaplain Say was ordained in the American Baptist Churches USA and Karen Baptist Churches USA.
Upcoming 2025 Alumni Gatherings
Save the date for our next virtual Alumni Gathering on Thursday, November 6, 2025!
