Tenio Cousin Named 2025 Dabney and Tom Dixon Creation Care Prize Winner; Delivers Earth Care Sermon Friday

Tenio Cousin (MDiv ’25) is this year’s recipient of the Dabney and Tom Dixon Creation Care Sermon Prize, awarded to the student who writes the best sermon addressing environmental issues. 

Friday morning, Tenio will deliver his winning sermon for the Earth Care Service, led by SAGE, in the Columbia Theological Seminary Garden  

Tenio, who is from Bremen, Ga., studied Music Therapy at Berklee School of Music in 1993.  He earned a Psychology degree, along with master’s degrees in psychology and education, from the University of West Georgia.

A mental health professional, Tenio has a diverse career background. He has taught special education and science in public and private schools for eight years, directed three Georgia residential treatment homes, and served as a Psychological Operations soldier in the U.S. Army.  He also been a private pilot, a college psychology professor, and a cruise ship host and performer. Along with his present studies and a job as a tour guide and host at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Tenio has been endorsed as a Navy Chaplain Candidate Officer.