August 2010 Articles and Features

Alum Earl Bigelow Preaches Final Sermon at 92

OBU alum Earl Bigelow, age 92, preached what he intended to be his final sermon on Sunday, Aug. 22, at First Baptist Church in Pacific Beach, Calif. Bigelow has served as a Baptist minister for more than 70 years. Bigelow chose to conclude his…

Personal Testimony Most Significant, Miller Says

OBU was 34 years old when Dr. Calvin Miller felt God calling him to the Gospel ministry, Miller told OBU students during the university's Centennial Fall Challenge chapel service on Wednesday, Aug. 25. Sixty-six years later, after a lifetime of…

Alum Laura McConnell-Corbyn: Part of the Family

The Profile in Excellence award is given by the OBU Alumni Association to a former student who has "demonstrated recognizable accomplishment in his or her profession, business, avocation, or life service in such a way as to bring pride and…

Alum Gladys Lewis: Building an Educational and Literary Reservoir

The Profile in Excellence award is given by the OBU Alumni Association to a former student who has "demonstrated recognizable accomplishment in his or her profession, business, avocation, or life service in such a way as to bring pride and…

340 Students ‘Serve Shawnee’ during Welcome Week

More than 340 OBU students hit the streets of Shawnee with service and a smile as part of their Welcome Week festivities on Monday, Aug. 23, for the annual "Serve Shawnee" initiative.  "Serve Shawnee" participants engaged in a variety…

OBU Welcomes 400-Plus Freshmen

Welcome Week Workers, known on campus as "Tri-Ws," eagerly wait to unload the possessions of freshmen arriving on campus Saturday, Aug. 21. OBU upper classmen return to campus early to help welcome freshmen and transfer students to Bison Hill.…

Alum Don Hargis: A Life of Service

The Profile in Excellence award is given by the OBU Alumni Association to a former student who has "demonstrated recognizable accomplishment in his or her profession, business, avocation, or life service in such a way as to bring pride and…

New Season Debuts for Theatre

"Celebrating the Centennial, Continuing the Excellence" is this year's theme for the OBU Theatre Department, with a production line-up proving OBU Theatre is continuing its long history of excellence in performing arts. The season started…

Blue Receives Distinguished Service Award

Dr. Debbie Blue, Oklahoma Baptist University senior vice president for academic services, was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Oklahoma Association of Career and Technology Education during their 43rd annual conference Aug. 2 in…

Communication Professors Serve at Princeton

OBU professors Dr. Vickie Ellis and Dr. Kaylene Barbe taught in the Junior State of America Summer School program at Princeton University in New Jersey, in conjunction with The Junior Statesman Foundation, in July.Ellis arrived July 5 to teach…

Alums Dan and Nancy Ford Go the Distance, Enjoy the Journey

The Profile in Excellence award is given by the OBU Alumni Association to a former student who has "demonstrated recognizable accomplishment in his or her profession, business, avocation, or life service in such a way as to bring pride and…

Alum Charlton McIlwain: Influencing the Social Landscape

The Profile in Excellence award is given by the OBU Alumni Association to a former student who has "demonstrated recognizable accomplishment in his or her profession, business, avocation, or life service in such a way as to bring pride and…

Three Long-Time Educators Retire from Posts

Dr. Carol Bell, associate professor of music, and Dr. Jim Hansford, Burton Patterson professor of music and director of bands, both retired in July, following 20 years of service at Oklahoma Baptist University. Earlier in 2010, Diane Shank…

Watson Publishes ‘Children’s Book for Big People’

Taking the simplicity of a child's book combined with the seriousness of a message for adults, Oklahoma Baptist University alum Bradley Watson recently published, "Mountains, Pilgrims, and Foreign Language," a collection of stories, poems and…

For OBU Mathematician, Bible Distribution Adds Up

An admirable leader and associate professor of mathematics at OBU, Dr. John Nichols has made a difference all across the State of Oklahoma through The Gideons International. Nichols' mission, along with other Gideons since 1899, is dedicated to…

Theatre Alums Share Successes with Bison Hill

OBU theatre alums Rex Daugherty and Christy Hall have found success in their profession since they graduated, and they are sharing the product of their accomplishments with their alma mater to open OBU's 2010-11 theatre season.…

Professors 'Resonate' with Future Ministers

Several OBU music professors recently participated in Resonate: Above the Noise, a camp sponsored by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma for youth who believe they may have a future in music ministry. About 50 Oklahoma high school…

New Honor Created For Legendary Faculty

Already recognized nationally for academic quality, OBU is launching a new campus recognition program which will honor legendary faculty members. The OBU Faculty Hall of Fame will induct its first class in November, during the University's…