NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York will award the Union Medal to Bill Moyers and Judith Davidson Moyers on Wed., Sep. 7, at 6:10 p.m. in James Memorial Chapel.
The ceremony will take place during Union's Convocation, which launches the Seminary's 170th academic year. Bill Moyers will give this year's Convocation Address.
"Union Medalists include people engaged in works of ministry in congregations, in public service, in government, in private realms of business, in the professions, in education, in the arts - indeed in any place where individuals are making an important difference that is congruent with Union's high purposes of faith and service," said Seminary President Joseph C. Hough, Jr. in his announcement to the community. "Judith and Bill Moyers are clearly the outstanding journalistic team of our time. They have engaged the conscience of America with forthright reporting on the major issues affecting our democracy. As creative artists and courageous truth-tellers, they have inspired our spirits and placed before us the vision of a better world."
Previous Union Medalists have included: William Sloane Coffin, Andrew Young, George Kennan, Gardner Taylor, Kurt Masur, Kim Dae-Jung, Marian Wright Edelman, and others.
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CONTACT:
Joann Anand, Union Theological Seminary Communications, 212-280-1510; janand@uts.columbia.edu
ABOUT THE UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY:
Union Theological Seminary, founded in 1836, is an independent, ecumenical graduate school of theology with the mission to educate men and women for ministries in the Christian faith, service in contemporary society, and study of the great issues of our time. The Seminary believes that the city remains a critical training ground for facing such issues.
Media Contact: Joann Anand, 212-280-1510, janand@uts.columbia.edu
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