June 2012 Articles and Features

Chambers Advances in Jamaican Trials

Oklahoma Baptist senior Verone Chambers advanced to the semifinals of the Jamaican Olympic Trials' 400 meters Thursday, while two other former Lady Bison also competed. Chambers finished fifth in her heat and owns the 16th and final slot to…

OBU’s Remesaro to Swim for Uruguay in Olympics

OBU swimmer Ines Remersaro will represent her native Uruguay in the 2012 Olympic Games in London this summer. Remersaro was ruled ineligible by the NAIA for the 2011-12 season, but is on track to swim for OBU in the 2012-13 season. A freshman…

Gray Named Associate Director of Graduate School

Ann Gray, a 2012 graduate of OBU Graduate School, recently was named associate director of the Graduate School. Gray assumed her responsibilities at the university in May. Gray earned a master's of business administration degree with an…

Student Merits Accolades in Olympic Values Essay Competition

OBU junior Jimmy Manyanga, a resident of Pauls Valley, Okla., who comes from Harare, Zimbabwe, recently was named an alternate winner in the 2012 Olympic Values Essay Competition. More than 265 students from 61 countries shared their ideas…

Luter Receives Honorary Doctorate

Dr. Fred Luter Jr. (second from left), senior pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, La., receives an honorary doctorate in theology from OBU on Sunday, June 10, at the church. Presenting the degree is Dr. Stan Norman (left),…

Cox Named SAC Coach of Character

OBU's Bobby Cox has been named the Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of Character for 2011-12. Cox, baseball coach at OBU for 27 years, led his team to get involved with assisting students at Dale Elementary School, fund-raising for breast…

Gower Chosen to Lead Marketing and Communications

OBU Provost Stan Norman has announced the appointment of OBU alum Paula Gower as the new associate vice president for marketing and communications. She will assume her duties on June 25, 2012. Gower has worked for 27 years in the marketing and…

Graduate School Begins Classes on New Campus

The OBU Graduate School recently relocated to a larger campus at the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma building, located at 3800 N. May Avenue in Oklahoma City, from its former location in Oklahoma City's Triangle District. The new…

Luter to Receive Honorary Doctorate

OBU will award an honorary doctor of divinity degree to Dr. Fred Luter Jr., senior pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, La., on Sunday, June 10, at the church, in recognition of the pastor's "high standards, excellence in…

Six Retire from OBU Posts

Six members of the Oklahoma Baptist University community are retiring from their posts as faculty and staff members on Bison Hill. The retirees - who include Richard Cheek, Dr. Carolyn Cole, Dr. Roger Hadley, Dr. William Hagen, Bill Holley and…

Angell Receives Great-Grandfather's Merit Badges

Thomas Angell, great-grandson of Dr. Warren M. Angell, Oklahoma Baptist University's legendary Fine Arts dean emeritus, recently received his great-grandfather's Boy Scout memorabilia in a surprise visit to campus the day after his 12th…

Camp RAWC Tackles 'Amazing Race' Challenges

Brady Prince (left) and Claire Hall, campers at Oklahoma Baptist University's Camp RAWC, recover an item in a "buried treasure" challenge on Monday, June 4. Paige Whitson, the Green Team leader, looks on. Four Camp RAWC teams are competing in…

Hobbs College Presents Awards, Scholarships

OBU's Herschel H. Hobbs College of Theology and Ministry recently recognized its exceptional students with a morning ceremony in April and during OBU's 2012 Awards Convocation in May. Dr. Mark McClellan, dean of the Hobbs College, presented the…