Summary:
The March/April 2026 edition of People Notes includes alumni/ae news from Rev. William “Bill” C. Goettler (ANTS ‘07), Prof. S. Mark Heim (ANTS ‘76), Rev. Tara Humphries (ANS, ‘22), and Rev. Devin Schumeli (ANTS, ‘17) as well as remembrances for those who died recently.
Alumni/ae News:
Willaim “Bill” C. Goettler (ANTS, ‘07)
“A Pastor’s Heart in the YDS Administration for Three Decades,” read the recent feature on Bill Goettler (ANTS ’07) celebrating his long career at YDS. To read more, please click here.
S. Mark Heim (ANTS ‘76)
S. Mark Heim (ANTS ’76) and Benjamin Doolittle (YDS ’94) coauthored a new book, Theology and Medicine in Conversation: How the Healing Happens. To learn more, pleasure see Bloomsbury Publishing.
Rev. Tara Humphries (ANS, ‘22)
“I think people are yearning to be trusted and empowered to do the meaning-making work,” - Rev. Tara Humphries (ANS, ‘22) - from a wonderful spotlight on “doing church well” by the Unitarian Universalist Association. Please see the full story here.
Rev. Devin Schumeli (ANTS, ‘17)
Congratulations to Devin Schumeli (ANTS, ‘17) who started his new position today as the Southern New Englsand Conference United Church of Christ’s (SNEUCC) Minister of Youth & Young Adults. Read the story here.
Faculty/Staff:
Sarah B. Drummond & S. Mark Heim
At this spring’s book party to celebrate YDS faculty publications in the 2025 calendar year, two of our very own were recognized, Professor Mark Heim for his book with Benjamin Doolittle entitled Theology and Medicine in Conversation: How the Healing Happens (Bloomsbury/ T&T Clark) and Founding Dean Sarah Drummond’s Cultivating Competence: The Ministry of Leadership (Fortress Press).
In Memoriam:
The Rev. Dr. Stuart Camp Brush (ANTS ‘58)
Rev. Dr. William Grice, (ANTS ‘73)
Rev. Randall Laakko (ANTS ‘65)
Rev. Reg Lancaster, (ANTS ‘67)
Rev. Robert L. Littlejohn, Jr. (ANTS ’80)
Rev. Cynthia Montague, (ANTS ‘86)
Sylvia Ann Robinson (ANTS ‘89)
