Dodge House
The administrative offices of the Foundation are located at Dodge House, a Queen Anne Victorian built in 1889 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It graces the historic district of Mishawaka, Indiana, a quiet community just minutes from the South Bend Regional Airport. It is a three storied structure of red brick and expansive rooms including original antique appointments of hanging chandeliers and wall sconces, five fireplaces, a winding staircase from first to second floor and a spiral staircase from second to third floor, parquet floors throughout the first floor and staff lounge on the second floor, and a wrap-around front porch.

Oxford 2009

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July 2009 - Dr. Linda Morgan, Provost of the Foundation, (right) stands with The Revd Canon Dr Jane Shaw of New College, Oxford University, Director of the Oxford Summer Programme in Theology, during the first week’s closing reception of the 2009 program on the campus of Christ Church College, Oxford. At the Foundation, Canon Shaw serves as Evelyn Underhill Professor of Historical Theology.

July 2009 - (clockwise, left to right) Dr. Linda Morgan, Provost of the Foundation; The Revd Canon Dr Jane Shaw, Director of the Oxford Summer Programme in Theology; The Revd Dr Robin Gibbons, Associate Director of the Oxford Summer Programme in Theology; and Canon Vincent Strudwick, DD (Lambeth), Tutor in the Oxford Summer Programme in Theology.

July 2009 - (left to right) The Revd Dr Robin Gibbons, Canon Vincent Strudwick, Dr Angus Hawkins gathered in the SCR (Senior Common Room) Garden on the campus of Christ Church College, Oxford, in July 2009. Dr Gibbons is Associate Director of the Oxford Summer Programme in Theology and serves at the Foundation as Dean of Studies, Foundation House/Oxford, and Alexander Schmemann Professor of Eastern Christianity; Canon Strudwick, DD (Lambeth) is Director Emeritus of the Oxford Summer Programme in Theology, and at the Foundation serves as Dean of Convocation and Bishop John Tinsley Professor of Anglican Theology; Dr Angus Hawkins is Director of International Programmes in the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education where he oversees programs such as the Oxford Summer Programme in Theology, and is an Honorary Fellow of the Foundation.

Gallery - Graduation 2009

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Rabbi Stanley Kessler, Fellow of the Foundation, delivered the 2009 Graduation Address. He is Senior Fellow at the Institute of Jewish Policy Studies at Hebrew College in Massachusetts, and Emeritus Rabbi of Beth El Temple in West Hartford, Connecticut. Rabbi Kessler was awarded the Doctor of Divinity honoris causa for his years of outstanding leadership in national and international human relations.

Rabbi Kessler spoke in part about his time as a Freedom Rider of the Civil Rights movement with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in both Birmingham and Selma, Alabama.

Dr. Ann Graber was inducted as a Fellow of the Foundation, the highest recognition the Foundation can bestow upon any member of the faculty, and awarded the Doctor of Divinity honoris causa for her years of distinguished service to the pastoral counseling community as an internationally recognized scholar and spokesperson for the psychotherapeutic practice of logotherapy. She is Professor of Logotherapy/Existential Analysis at the Foundation, and a Diplomate of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy.

The Rev. Dr. Marlene Kropf, this year’s Runcie Lecturer, was inducted as a Fellow of the Foundation and awarded the Doctor of Divinity honoris causa for her years of service to the pastoral community as both a pastor and administrator within the Mennonite Church tradition. She is William B. Oglesby, Jr., Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Foundation, Professor of Spiritual Formation and Worship at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, and Minister of Worship in the Mennonite Church USA.

The Reverend Professor John Barton of Oxford University was awarded the inaugural Krister Stendahl Medal in Biblical Studies, in absentia, in recognition of his distinguished years of scholarly research, writing and teaching of Biblical studies. Professor Barton is Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at Oriel College, Oxford University, and Canon Theologian at Winchester Cathedral. Accepting on his behalf was The Rev. Dr. Robin Gibbons of Oxford University, who is both Alexander Schmemann Professor of Eastern Christianity and Dean of Studies, Foundation House/Oxford, at the Foundation.

Dr. Khin Mar Oo accepted the 2009 Cloverdale College Community Service Award in recognition of her public service in her role as both physician and community liaison and organizer amongst the large Burmese refugee community of Fort Wayne, Indiana. She serves at Dekalb Medical Hospital in Auburn, Indiana, and as the Volunteer Physician at the “Burmese Clinic” in Fort Wayne. Dr. Oo is President and Founder of the Burmese Advocacy Center and President of the Society of Theravada Buddha Sasana, which established the Dhammarekkhita Monastery in Fort Wayne.

Gallery - Runcie Lecture 2009

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The 2009 Runcie Lecture was given by The Rev. Dr. Marlene Kropf, the William B. Oglesby, Jr., Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Foundation. She was inducted as a Fellow of the Foundation and awarded the Doctor of Divinity honoris causa on May 8, 2009. Her lecture was titled “Wellsprings of Spiritual Leadership.” Dr. Kropf also serves as Professor of Spiritual Formation and Worship at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary and as Minister of Worship in the Mennonite Church USA.

Dr. Russell Neitzke, Dean of Cloverdale College, with Dr. John Morgan, President of the Foundation, Khin Mar Oo, M.D., who was awarded the 2009 Cloverdale College Community Service Award, and Dr. Oo’s colleague from the Burmese Advocacy Center. Dr. Oo serves at Dekalb Medical Services in Auburn, Indiana, where her community service as a medical volunteer is extensive, and focuses on servicing the large Burmese refugee community in Indiana. She is President and Founder of the Burmese Advocacy Center, and President of the Society of Theravada Buddha Sasana, both in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dr. Oo also serves as Vice President of the Sattipathana Vipassana Association (meditation center) in Springfield, Illinois.

The Runcie Lecture was followed by a Social Hour for graduating students, honorees and guests. Each year, the social is held in the Great Hall of the Century Center in downtown South Bend, Indiana, facing the East Race of the St. Joseph River.