Pacific School of Religion to Honor Distinguished Alumnx at 2025 Awards Banquet

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Sep 29, 2025, 16:47 ET

BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific School of Religion (PSR) announces the recipients of the 2025 Distinguished Alumnx Awards, to be celebrated during an Awards Banquet on October 17, 2025.

Since 1866, PSR has prepared bold spiritual leaders to serve at the intersections of faith, justice, and compassion. The Distinguished Alumnx Awards honor graduates whose ministries embody PSR's values of transformative service, theological depth, and prophetic leadership. This year's honorees represent a wide range of ministries and organizations.

Earl Lecture Series 2025 Theme--Migration: Shping the Narrative

2025 Distinguished Alumnx Awardees

Rev. Elizabeth Dilley, MDiv '03 – Minister and Team Leader for MESA in the United Church of Christ, shaping national clergy support and wellness systems.
Rev. Dr. Toni Dunbar, DMin '95 – Associate Pastor at City of Refuge UCC and founder of Imara Heritage LLC, pioneering trauma-informed congregational care.
Rev. Linda Jaramillo, MDiv '05 – Former National Officer for Justice and Witness Ministries, longtime trustee, and advocate for racial, economic, and immigrant justice.
Rev. Jude Johnson, MDiv '20 – Board-certified chaplain and Faith Aloud Manager at All-Options, providing Queer-affirming, trauma-informed care within reproductive justice movements.
Nicole Santamaría, MA '20 – Executive Director of El/La Para TransLatinas, internationally recognized activist advancing healing justice, transLatinx empowerment, and intersex advocacy.

Lifetime Achievement Honorees

Rev. Dr. Tom T. Fujita, DMin '85 – Retired Senior Pastor of Ocean View UCC, Japanese American faith leader, interfaith bridge-builder, and major PSR benefactor.
Stan Watson, MA '90 – Former Vice President of Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, ethicist, trustee, and philanthropist whose endowment of the Stanley Watson Chair in Ethics secures PSR's leadership in ethical scholarship.

"Each of these honorees demonstrates what it means to live courageously at the intersection of faith and justice," said Rev. Dr. David Vásquez-Levy, President of PSR. "Their ministries embody our mission: to form leaders who are unafraid to imagine and build a world where all can thrive."

The Distinguished Alumnx Banquet opens the 2025 Earl Lectures on Friday, October 17, followed by two days of keynote lectures, breakout sessions, and worship exploring the theme Migration: Shaping the Narrative.

For more information and tickets, visit www.psr.edu/earl2025.

About PSR
Pacific School of Religion (PSR) is a leading progressive Christian seminary and graduate school offering Doctoral, Master's, and Certificate programs, as well as online learning through PSR Collective. PSR is also home to the Center for LGBTQ+ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS), the Badè Museum of Biblical Archeology, and the online learning platform, Kwaray.

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SOURCE Pacific School of Religion