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Unification Theological Semonary opened on September 20, 1975

David S.C. Kim, first president of Unification Theological Seminary, and Young Oon Kim, first professor of systematic theology and world religions

Original faculty members with David Kim; l-r, Francis Elmo, Religious Education; Sebastian Matczak, Philosophy; Warren Lewis, Church History; Thomas Boslooper, New Testament

Michael Warder, the first chief administrator, with Young oon Kim and David Kim

UTS faculty at Christmas dinner with True Parents, 1976

True Mother offers a song at the dinner

UTS faculty (l-r) Josef Hausner, Constantine Tsirpanlis and Richard Quebedeaux

UTS President David Kim enjoys a light moment with Sebastian Matczak

UTS Faculty Thomas Boslooper and Warren Lewis

Joseph McMahon (left) with Drs. Hausner and Tsirpanlis

Dr. Pyun (far right) with UTS faculty

True Father light Hanakkuh candles with Rabbi Hausner

True Father shaking hands with Rabbi Hausner

President Kim offers a song

Dr. Tsirpanlis introduces himself

Dr. Hausner tosses sticks in an after-dinner yoot game

President Kim dramatically tosses the yoot sticks as True Parents watch

Dr. Young Oon Kim with a winning toss

True Father sees off Dr. Boslooper

True Father sees off Dr. Henry Thompson

True Parents offer gifts to Dr. Warren Lewis

Dr. Richard Rubenstein speakiing informally with seminarians in the student lounge

Seminarian drafters of the Unification Theological Affirmations hand-signed two thousand printed copies mailed nationwide to scholars, churchmen and religious educators

President Kim with the winners of the seminary’s first David S.C. Kim Oratorical Contest (left to right) Jonathan Wells, Edgar Boshart and Gordon Anderson

Harvard Professor Harvey Cox dubs UTS Church History Professor Warren Lewis Fool of the Year, highlighting festivities in the main dining room following his lecture

True Father demonstrates net making technique to seminarians Daikon Ohnuki and Hiroshi Matsuzaki as part of a the UTS CARP fishing campaign

Seminarian Tokiko Nakaya plys the net in Tivoli Bay

Seminarians and state directors circle-up to net carp in the Hudson River

Guest professors speak on The Mission of Jesus

Seminarians and staff performed You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown in 1977

1977 with True Parents and seminary President Mr. David S.C. Kim.

Parents and guests fill the Barrytown Chapel for the first Commencement Exercises, July 1, 1977

True Father delivered the Commencements Address entitled. Become a Phvsician and a Leader.

Seminarian Thomas Selover receives his certificate from UTS President David S.C. Kim

Dr. Thomas Boslooper served as Master of Ceremonies for the Graduation Banquet

True Parents enjoy the Banquet entertainment

Junior Class officers, Joseph Stein (speaking) and Perry Cordill present a commemorative plaque to Senior Class President Charles Wheeler and Vice President, Walter Gottesman

Graduating seniors serenade the Banquet audience with The Lord into His Garden Comes

UTS juniors Jim Baughman and Tamia Askura delighted guests at a graduation cencert in New York City

The New York Symphony Brass Ensemble performed at the graduation consert

The Korean Folk Ballet also performed at the first graduation concert

Graduating seniors selected to pursue Ph.D’s pictured with UTS President David Kim and Dean Therese Stewart

Photo of True Father as he spoke for over seven hours to seminarians near the Hudson River on April 7, 1977, later widely circulated

Opening convocation for the Seminary's thrid year, September 1977

UTS entering Class of 1979

New hand-crafted white oak chairs for the UTS main chapel made by church members

Seminarians participate in CROP walk against hunger, October 1977

UTS Applicants for doctoral work surround UTS President David Kim

Seminarians meeting in the White Carpet Room for a Harvard-Toronto-UTS student conference

UTS Chief Administrator Michael Warder addressing the New York State Board of Regents at their January 24th, 1978 meeting. UTS later filed a lawsuit against the state for refusing to grant

Forty-nine UTS seniors received diplomas on June 24, 1978

Professors, graduates and guests gather in the main chapel

President Kim read True Father's commencement address

Senior class officers Perry Cordill and Jonathan Wells receive the Juniors' gift

Graduates and guests pose in the front circle

Graduation banquet emcee, Dr. Boslooper with the church rock group, Sunburst

The Calss of 1978 prepared for a summer of church work in England

President Kim with Seminary sister bike riders

UTS entering Class of 1980

Participants at a UTS-sponsored Evangelical - Unification Dialogue are (l-r) John Sonneborn, Dr. Rod Sawatsky, Tom Carter, Dan Davies, and Dr. Richard Quebedeaux