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Biography on barbara ware holmes author
Remembering Rev. Dr. Barbara A. Holmes, President Emerita
(SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES, October 19, 2024) — United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities is saddened to have received news of the death of President Emerita Barbara A.
Holmes, known affectionately as Dr. B., who faithfully served as United’s eighth President from 2012 to 2016.
Before her career in theological education and seminary leadership, Dr. B. was a practicing corporate attorney and educator.
Having received her JD from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 1984, she spent the next ten years in the legal profession, first as a clerk, and then as a senior attorney. Following experiences she had while volunteering with individuals experiencing homelessness, she enrolled in seminary, receiving her MDiv from Columbia Theological Seminary in 1995 and her PhD in Religion (Ethics) from Vanderbilt University in 1998.
Dr. B. was ordained in both the United Church of Christ and Christian