Faithful Traditions in Dialogue:
Preparing Peacemakers for 175 Years
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Our Global Village Gala
A special Global Village Gala was held on Saturday evening, October 25 to honor the life and work of retiring Professor and former Dean Worth Loomis, a mainstay in the Hartford business community, and raise money for student scholarships. The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company sponsored the dinner.
Photographs by Jonathan Olson, Olson Photo

Members of the family of Worth Loomis gather at
the reception before dinner.

Dolly McLean, of the Artists Collective, talks with Linda Francke.

At the dinner were, left to right, Joanne and Phil Susag,
corporators; Worth Loomis; and Efrain Agosto, Seminary dean.

Bill Cronin, right, chair of the Board of Trustees,
talks with guests at the Gala.

President Heidi Hadsell talks with Susan Fay, a corporator,
and her husband, David Fay, who live in West Hartford.

Bishop Benjamin K. Watts, left, faculty associate, and his wife Cynthia stand with James Deotis Roberts, a distinguished alumnus of the Seminary, and Peter Roach.

Former President James Gettemy, left, talks with
David E.A. Carson, former Chair of the Board.

Three members of the Board of Trustee were at the Gala.
Left to right, they are Allison Chisolm, Amy Robinson and Fatma Antar.

Worth Loomis, second from left, stands with his siblings.

Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez presents a special proclamation
to Worth Loomis and his wife, Louise.

Several of Worth Loomis's grandchildren blow out
the candles on the cake celebratating the
Seminary's 175th anniversary.