Adams told the graduates of the vulnerabilities they will face in life, vulnerabilities that have been prevalent throughout the history of the world and contemporary vulnerabilities.

"Vulnerabilities are very personal," Adams said. "Everything is vulnerableÑ your life, your health, your reputation, your resources, your relationships, your career, your marriage, your family, even your sanity.

"We need a clear understanding of the power and willingness of God to deliver us," he told the graduates. "You need to reassure the people you preach to that no matter how hopeless the situation, God's grace is sufficient."

God does not take a day off, Adams said. "He is always there, He is always true and He always understands. God is always able to deliver."

A native of Columbia, Adams was educated in the public schools of Columbia, he earned his bachelor's degree from Johnson C. Smith University and went on to Boston University School of Theology, receiving the S.T.B. and S.T.M. degrees. He has undertaken further study at Harvard University and Union Theological Seminary.

Kitty Holtzclaw, President of the Seminary student body, addressed her classmates and said that Erskine had been a blessing to them all. "During our time here we have been nurtured, encouraged and forgiven," she said. "Erskine will be a blessing to us for a lifetime."

Erskine President Dr. James W. Strobel told the graduates that Erskine Seminary degrees are a challenge. "It is a challenge that is met by students and their caring families, and the outstanding faculty and staff at Erskine Theological Seminary."

Erskine Board of Trustees Chairman William B. Patrick of Greenwood congratulated the graduates and said that God had given each of them the talent and ability to succeed. "And you have succeeded." he said.

Also during the ceremony it was announced that former Seminary Dean Dr. Randall T. Ruble, who retired last year and is currently engaged in a study at Princeton University, will be named Dean Emeritus of the Seminary.

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CERTIFICATE IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES:
Allen Leon Bible of Laurens, SC; Charles Dent of Augusta, GA.

MASTER OF ARTS IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION DEGREE:
Jana Lynne Billingsley of Edgefield, SC; Toni Michelle Ellis of Donalds, SC; Sandra Elaine Flowers of Darlington, SC; Deborah Gardner Foster of Anderson, SC; Joan Dorothy Gore of Due West, SC; Geun Hyung Lee of Anyang, Korea; Johnny Duff McConnell of Seneca, SC; Veronica Galvan de Unda of Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

MASTER OF DIVINITY DEGREE:
Sally Morgan Brower of Greenville, SC; Donald Dewayne of Atlanta, GA; Sang-Min of Chunnam, Korea; Nedenia Parker Clanton of Augusta, GA; Richard Irving of Hendersonville, NC; Betty Rose Deas-Hamilton of Charleston, SC; Ralph Edward of Sylvania, GA; Kitty Cooper of Simpsonville, SC; Philip Raymond of Ware Shoals, SC; Christopher Lance Kindred of Metcalfe, GA; Charles Daniel of Candler, NC; Wayne Robert of Seneca, SC; Ben Allen Maynard, Jr. Of Waterloo, SC; Robert Edward McAuley of Anderson, SC; Linda Joyce McNatt of Simpsonville, SC; Toney Childs Parks of Birmingham, AL; Toni Plowden Pate of Greenville, SC; Catherine Skinner Powell of Greenville, SC; Garry Revels of Pembroke NC; Susan Bennett Rice of Cherryville, NC; Anthony Scott Rowell of Saluda, SC; Thomas Keim Sheppard of Flat Rock, NC; Samir G.K. Shrivastava of Bombay, India; Reginald Dale Simmons of Aiken, SC; James Phillip Smith of Camden, SC; Wendy Herrmann Smith of Greenville, SC; HeeSook Song of Seoul, Korea; Gregory Wayne Thompson of Greensboro, NC; Paul Bryan Thompson of Morganton, NC; Robert Daniel Turner of Ora, SC; Susanne Marie Uno of Clinton, SC; Galina Valentinovna Vyborova of Moscow, Russia; James Lawson of Laurinburg, NC.

DUAL DEGREE IN MASTER OF ARTS IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND MASTER OF DIVINITY:
Kyle Jeffrey Locke of Pendleton, SC.

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY DEGREE:
Danny Ralph Barton of Royston, GA; Robert Joseph Vhuprevich of Asheville, NC; Roy Edward Daniels of Elberton, GA; Ronald W. Harvard of Athens, GA; Young Jun Kim of Seoul, Korea; Hyo-Sung Lee of Inchon, Korea; Stephen Samuel Lomax of Simpsonville, SC; Jem Eric Morgan of Raleigh, NC; John Major Owings of Hawkinsville, GA; Paul Franklin Perkins of Kings Mountain, NC; Nena Ruth Reynolds of Woodruff, SC; Charles Edward Smith of Augusta, GA; Michael Todd Ware of Waynesboro, GA.