Ohio-Meadville District Summer Institute
Unitarian Universalist Association


OMDSI History - A working document

We are compiling a history of past Summer Institutes.  If you have any additions or corrections, please send to webmaster <at> omdsi <dot> org.

There is also an album of OMDSI t-shirts for you to pursue.


OMDSI 2008 - Kenyon College
Living Out Loud: Speaking Up As Religious Liberals
Theme Speaker - Meg Barnhouse
SI Chair - Dave Murray
OMDSI 2007 - Kenyon College
The Dharma of Living: The Ongoing Prescription for Happiness
Theme Speaker - Ven. Shih Ying-Fa, the Abbot of CloudWater Zendo and founder of the Zen Society of Cleveland
SI Chair - Amy Kent
OMDSI 2006 - Kenyon College
Befriending Nature: Enlarging Our Family of Belonging.
Theme Speaker - Rev. Gary Kowalski from Burlington, VT
SI Chair - Bob Erdman
OMDSI 2005 - Kenyon College
Building Faith: What's in Your ToolBox

Theme Speaker - Rabbi David M. Horowitz
SI Chair - Dave Dunn
T-shirt: Light red
OMDSI 2004 - Kenyon College
UU 24/7

Theme Speaker - Aaron R. Payson
SI Chair - Dana Bjorkland
T-shirt: Mint Green
OMDSI 2003 - Kenyon College
Peace: In Your Soul, In Your World

Theme Speaker - Former UUA Moderator Denise Davidoff
SI Chair: Alison Melby & Marilyn Markovitch
T-shirt: Forest Green 
OMDSI 2002 - Kenyon College
What Really Matters

Theme Speaker - UUA Moderator Diane Olson
SI Chairs:  Bernie Siegel & John Marshall
T-shirt: White
OMDSI 2001 - Kenyon College
The Finding of Diversity in our Harmony

Theme Speaker -Rev. Bill Sinkford
SI Chair: Robin Herr
T-shirt: Cream
OMDSI 2000 - Kenyon College
The Beginning is Near
Theme Speaker - Rev. Anthony Johnson
SI Chair: Lindsay Scott
T-shirt: Light Yellow/Cream with people carrying placards
OMDSI 1999 - West Liberty State College
Theme Speaker -Rev. Roberta Finkelstein
SI Chair: Pat Lorei
T-shirt:
OMDSI 1998 - West Liberty State College
A Sense of Place
Rev. Roger Brewin
SI Chair: Sam Hens-Greco
T-shirt: Yellow with farm scene on front
OMDSI 1997 - Bethany College
Sources of Hope
Theme Speaker - Meg Riley
SI Chair:  Kate Greenfield
T-Shirt:  Green with small sun on left breast and writing on the back
OMDSI 1996 - Bethany College
Theme: Olympics of the Spirit
Theme Speaker - Reverend Roy Phillips
SI Chair:  Sibyl McNulty
T-Shirt: Peach with Olympic circles and chalice in middle
OMDSI 1995 - Bethany College
Free to Be - Unitarian Universalist; Marching Toward a Multicultural Community
Theme Speaker ??
SI Chair: Michelle Radkin
T-Shirt:  Blue, white dove inside double circle
OMDSI 1994 - Bethany College
Getting Serious About Unitarian Universalism
Reverend Scott Alexander
SI Chair  Joel Slater
T-Shirt: Dark Green with "Getting Serious About Unitarian Universalism"  written on front
OMDSI 1993 - Bethany College
Speak to me, speak To me, speak to Me
Theme Speaker - Barbara Pescan
SI Chairs: Kathy Silver, Liz Miles, Becky Nero
T-shirt: Light Green, profiles looking at and speaking to each other
OMDSI 1992 - Bethany College
Theme Quantum Leaping
Theme Speaker - Barbara Whitaker-Johns
SI Chair: Nancy Fitzgerald
Tshirt: Deep Blue with a frog on it
OMDSI 1991 - Bethany College
West Virginia, Almost Heaven
Theme Speaker - Gary Smith
OMDSI 1990 - Bethany College
Give Me that Old Time Religion
Theme Speaker - Clarke Dewey Wells
T-shirt: red
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OMDSI 1979 - Kenyon College - First year of SI

Last update August 10, 2008
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