Covenant Seminary Celebrates our 2026 Graduate Award Recipients!
The Covenant Seminary family is proud of all our graduates. We look forward each year to seeing them complete their studies and move out into the ministries the Lord has prepared for them. Each year we also honor certain graduates with awards in specific areas. Please join us in celebrating our 2026 graduating class and in congratulating our 2026 Graduate Award recipients!
Orel Hinojosa
The Robert G. Rayburn Homiletics Award is given annually to a graduating student who has demonstrated special zeal and competence in the field of homiletics. This year’s recipient is Orel Hinojosa. Orel is graduating with a Master of Divinity (MDiv). He hopes to serve in ministry in the local church for a few years before going into global missions.
Michael
Durso
The Biblical Exegesis Prize is given anually to a graduating student who has demonstrated special zeal and competence in the field of biblical exegesis. This year’s recipient is Michael Durso. Michael is graduating with a Master of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies (MABTS), following which he will begin a counseling internship so he can complete his Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) degree next spring. After that he plans to pursue a PhD in biblical studies.
Sydney Lind
The Belz Christian Education Award is given annually to a graduating student who has demonstrated special zeal and competence in the field of Christian education. This year’s recipient is Sydney Lind. Sydney is graduating with a Master of Arts in Ministry (Educational Ministries emphasis). Following graduation, she will be getting married and moving to Louisville, Kentucky, where she will seek a teaching position to serve the next generation.
