At its 2022 biennial meeting, AETH will present the Justo & Catherine Gonzalez Award for contributions to theological education. The award is given to individuals who over many years have been making significant contributions to theological education in a systematic and consistent manner, which have brought about change or helped contribute to needed institutional support in some area of theological education.
Joanne Rodriguez for her contributions in 20 years of service to the Hispanic Theological Initiative. During those years Rev. Rodriguez has established internship programs, master's degree programs for the pastorate, and professional training and mentoring for doctoral candidates. The program has been nationally recognized for Excellence in Education at the graduate level, for being a model institution in supporting doctoral students. Also, during her tenure, she has obtained numerous foundation grants for the support and development of HTI. She has been a creative and innovative administrator who has worked strategically to maintain this program.
The award is also given to Dr. Juan F. Martinez for his contributions as an administrator, pastor, board member and scholar in various institutions at different levels of theological education. He is also recognized for his more than one hundred writings on the Latino Church in the United States from the lens of church history. He has advocated for securing the place of Latino students at different levels in theological education in both Latin America and the United States. He has helped develop program models relevant to the Latino pastoral reality in the United States and has been part of pro-immigrant activist networks that exemplify what an academic activist is.
At its biennial meeting 2022, AETH will be awarding the Justo & Catherine Gonzalez Award for contributions to theological education. The award is given to people who over many years have been making significant contributions in theological education in a systematic and consistent way that has brought about change or helped to contribute needed institutional support to some area of theological education.
Joanne Rodriguez for her contributions during her 20-years of service to the Hispanic Theological Initiative. During those years Rev. Rodriguez has established internship programs, master's programs for the pastorate, and training and professional support for doctoral candidates. The program has been nationally recognized by Excellence in Education at the graduate level for being a model institution for supporting doctoral students. Also, during her tenure, she has secured numerous grants from foundations for the support and development of the HTI.
The award is also given to Dr. Juan F. Martinez for his contributions as an administrator, pastor, board member and scholar in various institutions at different levels of theological education. Dr. Martinez is called mentor by many leaders in the church and the academy. He is recognized for his more than one hundred scholarly writings on the Latino Church in the United States from the lens of church history. He has advocated to ensure the place of Latinx students at different levels in theological education both in Latin America and in the United States. He has helped develop models of programs relevant to the Latino pastoral reality in the United States and has been part of pro-immigrant activism networks exemplifying what a scholarly activist is.