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News Release: For Immediate ReleaseSALT LAKE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY WILL HOLD CONVOCATION ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2007Dr. Jeffrey Silliman to be installed as the seminary’s third presidentSalt Lake City, August 23, 2007 - – On Sunday September 9 at 4:00 PM, Salt Lake Theological Seminary will celebrate Convocation and the installation of its new president at First United Methodist Church, located at 200 South 203 East in Salt Lake City. All members of the public are invited to attend the ceremony and the reception that follows. “Convocation is the calling together of the members of the academic community and is a common event for an institution to hold at the beginning of each school year,” explains Academic Dean Tom McClenahan. “This year, as we begin Fall Semester we have a special event to celebrate at Convocation: the installation of Dr. Jeffrey Silliman as the seminary’s third president.” Dr. Silliman was appointed by the seminary’s Board of Trustees on August 1. A graduate of the University of Utah and Fuller Theological Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Dr. Silliman is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Dr. Silliman was pastor of Mount Olympus Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City for 26 years before taking the position of Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Riverside in southern California in 2002. For the past six years, Dr. Silliman has served the seminary in the voluntary position of Chair of the Board. The preacher at Convocation will be the Reverend France Davis, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church and a well-known civic leader and community advocate. Special music will be provided by the Calvary Baptist men’s chorus. About Salt Lake Theological SeminarySalt Lake Theological Seminary is the only graduate school of theology in the Intermountain West. Multi-denominational by nature, the seminary trains men and women from many different church backgrounds for leadership roles in the Christian communities of the Intermountain West. Students typically go on to become pastors, chaplains, missionaries, and Christian educators. More information can be found at www.slts.edu. ### For more information contact:
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