Past Honorees
The recipients of the Peter J. Gomes, STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honors transcend categories. From a Yale Law School graduate who uses storytelling to fight hate crimes against Muslims and Sikhs to a naval officer who advocates for peace, Gomes Honorees represent the diversity of personal and professional paths that the School’s graduates follow.
Harvard Divinity School Announces 2026 Gomes Honors: Leading with Courage and Humility
For the 2026 Peter J. Gomes, STB ’68, Alumni Honors, the HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council recognizes four distinguished graduates and one friend of the School for their leadership guided by courage and humility.
The Power of Stories: Harvard Divinity School Recognizes Alumni with 2025 Gomes Distinguished Honors
Each year, the HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council (AAC) recognizes exceptional graduates and one friend of the School with the Peter J. Gomes, STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honors. The award, given in memory of the late Reverend Gomes, celebrates community...
Video: Peter J Gomes STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honors: Journeys of the Soul
Sahar Shahid, MDiv ’17, and the members of the HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council are pleased to invite fellow graduates and the School community to celebrate Peter J Gomes STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honors and our theme of Journeys of the Soul. This year, we...
Journeys of the Soul: HDS Recognizes Awe-Inspiring Alumni with 2024 Gomes Distinguished Honors
Each year, the HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council (AAC) recognizes exceptional graduates and one Friend of the School with the Peter J. Gomes, STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honors. The award, given in memory of the late Reverend Gomes, celebrates community members...
Kindlers of the Soul: HDS Recognizes Remarkable Artists with the 2023 Gomes Distinguished Alumni Honors
Each year, the HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council (AAC) recognizes exceptional graduates and one non-alumni Friend of the School with the Peter J. Gomes, STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honors. The award, given in memory of the late Reverend Gomes, celebrates...
Spalding University President Honored by Harvard Divinity
The president of Spalding University was honored by Harvard Divinity School during the Gomes Distinguished Alumni Honors.
Harvard Divinity School Names Five Recipients of Peter J. Gomes Honors
The Harvard Divinity School Alumni/Alumnae Council named the five recipients of its Peter J. Gomes Distinguished Alumni Honors earlier this month — a distinction named in honor of Gomes, who taught at Harvard for four decades and served as Pusey Minister...
Natural Leaders: HDS Recognizes Community Members Who Explore Connections between Nature and Human Flourishing with the 2022 Gomes Honors
Each year, the HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council (AAC) recognizes exceptional graduates and one non-alumni Friend of the School with the Peter J. Gomes, STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honors. The award, given in memory of the late Reverend Gomes, celebrates...
Divinity Dialogues: President Emerita Drew Faust in Conversation with Dean Hempton
This week, we conclude our Divinity Dialogues Gomes Award podcast series with a reflective conversation between Dean Hempton and our 2021 Gomes Friend of the School honoree, Drew Gilpin Faust. Faust holds several titles, including President Emerita of...
Divinity Dialogues: Robin Coste Lewis on Epic Poetry and the Sacredness of Female Deities
"The notion of a stranger, for me—the way I was raised and the way that I studied—is that the stranger just might hold the key to your liberation" Continuing Divinity Dialogues—a special edition podcast series from Harvard Divinity School that puts...
