March 2000 Articles and Features

Ream Named To Head OBU Student Development

Todd C. Ream, a student life administrator at Messiah College, has been named dean of students at Oklahoma Baptist University, announced OBU President Mark Brister. Ream, who is director of the Witmer Residence Center at Messiah College in…

Baritone to Perform Classical Music, Spirituals

Seasoned performer, Stephen Salters, baritone will perform as Oklahoma Baptist University's Warren M. Angell College of Fine Arts' guest artist, Thursday, March 23. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. in the university's Yarborough…

C.W. Brister Challenges Students To Be Wise, Innocent In Today's Culture

"In our visual impact world, it's better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot. What you don't know can hurt you." That was the warning of Dr. C.W. Brister as he delivered the Hobbs Lecture at Oklahoma Baptist University March…

OBU Trustees Approve Budget and Costs In Spring Meeting

Oklahoma Baptist University's board of trustees approved the 2000-2001 budget for the university, including student costs for the 2000-2001 academic year, during the board's spring meeting on the campus Friday. The overall increase is the…

Thomas Returns to Oklahoma for Chapel Service

Finding a genuine sense of significance in Christ was the key that Claude Thomas, pastor of First Baptist Church, Euless, Texas, and former pastor of Council Road Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, told students would open doors to their future and…

Watts To Deliver OBU Commencement Address

U.S. Congressman J.C. Watts Jr., who represents the 4th Congressional District for Oklahoma, is scheduled to deliver Oklahoma Baptist University's commencement address, May 20. The spring graduation ceremony for approximately 300 students will…

Schusterman Lecture Designed To Enhance Knowledge of Judaism

Students at Oklahoma Baptist University will have the opportunity to learn about the Jewish faith from a leading theologian on Judaism during the Schusterman Lectureship in Religious History and Tradition Thursday, March 30, on the OBU campus.…

Reeder Named Dean of OBU Paul Dickinson School of Business

Dr. Dan Reeder, who has served as interim dean of Oklahoma Baptist University's Paul Dickinson School of Business since Aug. 1, 1999, has been named dean of the school, announced OBU President Mark Brister."Dan has been an outstanding faculty…