2007 Melbourne College of Divinity Awards [Updated 04 Apr 2007]

At the Conferral Ceremony of The Melbourne College of Divinity held on 30 March 2007 in the Wilson Hall of The University of Melbourne, the following awards were made to people associated with Jesuit Theological College:

• The degree Doctor of Divinity was conferred on Gerald O'Collins, in recognition of his international contribution to the study of Theology and of his distinguished record of publication. Fr O'Collins was a member of the faculty at Jesuit Theological College in the late 1960s and early 1970s before he joined the faculty of the Pontifical Gregorian University. He has been a regular visitor to JTC since that time.

• Jesuit students to receive awards were:
  • Sacha Bermudez-Goldman (Master of Arts in Spiritual Direction),
  • Cho Inyoung (Master of Theological Studies and Graduate Diploma in Spirituality),
  • Dinh Trung Hoa (Master of Theological Studies),
  • Ardi Handojoseno (Bachelor of Theology),
  • Truong Thanh Tam (Graduate Diploma in Pastoral Studies), and
  • Nguyen Van Cao (Graduate Diploma in Spiritual Direction).

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New Dalton McCaughey Library Opens [Updated 19 Mar 2007]

The Joint Theological Library re-opened on 01 February in its new incarnation as the Dalton McCaughey Library (DML). It is now situated on Morrison Close, the right-of-way off College Crescent, Parkville, between Ormond and St Hilda's Colleges. The Library forms the southern half of the new building: the northern part of the building is the Uniting Church's Centre for Theology and Ministry, which also houses the offices of the United Faculty of Theology.

The new Library building was officially opened at a ceremony on Wednesday 14 March and still requires a variety of finishing touches, but is fully available for reading and borrowing.

DML's opening was held in conjunction with the 2007 United Faculty of Theology Commencement Lecture by The Very Rev Francis J Moloney SDB. The Very Reverend Francis J Moloney, SDB, DPhil (Oxon), AM, taught New Testament at Catholic Theological College within the MCD before becoming foundation Professor of Theology at the Australian Catholic University and later Professor of New Testament at Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. He has been a member of the International Theological Commission (Rome), has published over thirty books, and is currently Provincial Superior of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Australia.

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