Award Winning Speaker and Best Selling Author, Willie Jolley, To Receive Doctoral Degree in Ministry

WASHINGTON - May 14, 2013 - PRLog -- On Sunday May 19, 2013, Best Selling Author and Hall of Fame Speaker, Willie Jolley, will be graduating from The California Graduate School of Theology with an earned Doctoral Degree in Ministry. Willie will also deliver the commencement address!

The ceremony begins at 6pm PST and will be held at The Crystal Cathedral (http://www.crystalcathedral.org) in Garden Grove, CA.

The Seminary President called Mr. Jolley’s dissertation, entitled, The New Theology of Achievement, “Groundbreaking”. Because of its focus on action-based faith and achievement, the seminary leadership has been encouraging the development of this work into a book. They believe this new work has the potential of exceeding the status of his other four international best sellers.

Willie Jolley is known internationally for his motivational and inspirational leadership. In 1999, he was named “One of The Outstanding Five Speakers In The World” by the 175,000 members of Toastmasters International. In addition, he has been inducted into the prestigious CPAE (Speaker Hall of Fame) and received the CSP Certification (Certified Speaking Professional) from The National Speakers Association (http://www.nsaspeaker.org).

In 2003, McDonald’s named Willie Jolley a “Black History Maker of Today” and in 2012, he became the most recent recipient of the Honorable Ronald H. Brown Distinguished Leadership Award.

In addition to the Doctoral Degree, Willie Jolley holds a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology and sociology from The American University, which he received in 1978. He received his Master’s Degree in Theology from Wesley Theological Seminary in 1983.

Willie Jolley resides with his wife, Dee, and son, William, in Washington DC.