Our goal at Patrick Henry College is to equip young leaders who will lead for the glory of God and the good of those who follow. With gratitude to God and surrounded by the love of family and friends, the Patrick Henry College Class of 2025 will celebrate an important milestone of faith and achievement, marked by a Christ-centered Commencement address from Rep. Gabe Evans.
About Representative Evans
Representative Gabe Evans (Government: Strategic Intelligence, ’09) is PHC’s first graduate to give a commencement address. He is also Patrick Henry College’s first graduate to be elected to the United States Congress.
Rep. Evans is proudly serving Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to serving in public office, Gabe spent twelve years in the Army, where he completed a combat deployment to the Middle East and served in Operation Enduring Freedom, ultimately reaching the rank of Captain. In the Colorado Army National Guard, Gabe was stationed at Buckley Air Force Base where he served as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot and company commander responding to wildfires and search and rescues throughout Colorado. In 2011, Gabe joined the Arvada Police Department, where he reached the rank of Lieutenant before retiring to run for public office in 2022. In 2022, he was elected to serve Colorado House District 48, which he faithfully served before being elected to Congress in 2024. The grandson of Mexican immigrants, Gabe is a Colorado native who truly understands the beauty and responsibility of the American Dream. Preserving that sacred ideal for his community and children is why he served in the military, law enforcement, the Colorado State House, and now in Washington, D.C. Gabe and his wife, Anne (Classical Liberal Arts, ’09), own and operate a family farm in southern Weld County, CO where they raise their two boys.
Assistant Professor of Theology and PhilosophyBaccalaureate is a special time of worship and dedication, including the personal commissioning of each graduate for service to Christ and His Kingdom.
Dr. Zorzi specializes in early modern moral, political, and religious thought. His research focuses on theological anthropology and the foundations of liberalism. Prior to joining the faculty, he spent two years as Assistant Professor of Theology and Philosophy at George Fox University. His dissertation won the 2021 Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise and was awarded University Distinction at Yale as well as Departmental Distinction in both the Political Science and Religious Studies departments. Dr. Zorzi spent time as a visiting graduate student studying government at Georgetown University and theology at Oxford University. He is an ordained pastor, resident in the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic of the Anglican Church in North America.
Both Baccalaureate and Commencement will take place in the Barbara Hodel Center and will be streamed from PHC's webcasts page. Due to space considerations, the Commencement event is open to ticketed guests only on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. from the Barbara Hodel Center. For tickets or additional questions, please contact Allison Burr at 540-441-8031 or amburr@phc.edu.
