{"id":1631,"date":"2016-06-14T19:42:38","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T19:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.obumagazine.com\/?p=1631"},"modified":"2017-05-05T20:20:30","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T20:20:30","slug":"graduating-students-faculty-staff-and-honorees-recognized-during-spring-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/graduating-students-faculty-staff-and-honorees-recognized-during-spring-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduating Students, Faculty, Staff and Honorees Recognized During Spring Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.okbu.edu\\\/obumagazine\\\/graduating-students-faculty-staff-and-honorees-recognized-during-spring-commencement\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1631 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-herald-lay-b1'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-b1 size-herald-lay-b1\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag-187x124.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"1636\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/graduating-students-faculty-staff-and-honorees-recognized-during-spring-commencement\/paulmilburn_mag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1350,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463152999&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;130&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"paulmilburn_mag\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Paul Milburn&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/paulmilburn_mag-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1636'>\n\t\t\t\tPaul Milburn\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-b1 size-herald-lay-b1\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag-187x124.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"1637\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/graduating-students-faculty-staff-and-honorees-recognized-during-spring-commencement\/tom-terry_mag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1350,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463153165&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;115&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tom Terry_mag\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;J. Thomas Terry&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tom-Terry_mag-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1637'>\n\t\t\t\tJ. Thomas Terry\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-b1 size-herald-lay-b1\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag-187x124.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"1635\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/graduating-students-faculty-staff-and-honorees-recognized-during-spring-commencement\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1350,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463153358&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;130&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric mayes daughter_mag\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kay Mayes Brown, daughter of Rev. Dr. Eric Mayes, Jr. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eric-mayes-daughter_mag-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1635'>\n\t\t\t\tKay Mayes Brown, daughter of Rev. Dr. Eric Mayes, Jr. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-b1 size-herald-lay-b1\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag-187x124.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"1633\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/graduating-students-faculty-staff-and-honorees-recognized-during-spring-commencement\/award-louima-lilite_mag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;946685180&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"award-louima-lilite_mag\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dr. Louima Lilite&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-louima-lilite_mag-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1633'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Louima Lilite\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-b1 size-herald-lay-b1\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag-187x124.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"1632\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/graduating-students-faculty-staff-and-honorees-recognized-during-spring-commencement\/award-bill-pope_mag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1350,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463152659&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"award-bill-pope_mag\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bill Pope&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-bill-pope_mag-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1632'>\n\t\t\t\tBill Pope\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-tawa-anderson_mag.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-tawa-anderson_mag-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-b1 size-herald-lay-b1\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-tawa-anderson_mag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-tawa-anderson_mag-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-tawa-anderson_mag-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-tawa-anderson_mag-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-tawa-anderson_mag-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-tawa-anderson_mag-187x124.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"1634\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/graduating-students-faculty-staff-and-honorees-recognized-during-spring-commencement\/award-tawa-anderson_mag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-tawa-anderson_mag.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1320,865\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463152524&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;110&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"award-tawa-anderson_mag\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dr. Tawa Anderson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-tawa-anderson_mag-300x197.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/award-tawa-anderson_mag-1024x671.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1634'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Tawa Anderson\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>OBU conferred<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><b>undergraduate degrees<\/b><\/span> upon 249 students during its 102nd Spring Commencement Friday, May 13, on the OBU campus in Shawnee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The graduating students took their symbolic final walk across the campus as OBU students when they filed into Raley Chapel\u2019s Potter Auditorium for the 3 p.m. ceremony. The walk mirrored one many of the graduates took during their first week as OBU students. Dressed in academic regalia, the graduates proceeded from the Geiger Center to the chapel, passing through rows of OBU faculty members before reaching the chapel\u2019s east steps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">During the ceremony, the University honored Paul Milburn, J. Thomas Terry and Rev. Dr. Eric Mayes, Jr. with honorary doctorates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The University also presented its top three honors for faculty and staff members. Dr. Louima Lilite, associate professor of music, received the Distinguished Teaching Award. Bill Pope, OBU\u2019s staff photographer, received the Meritorious Service Award. Dr. Tawa Anderson, assistant professor of philosophy and director of the honors program, received the Promising Teacher Award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Shane Hall, OBU alumnus and pastor of First Southern Baptist Church of Del City, delivered the commencement address. He challenged the students to be prepared for life to interrupt their plans. \u201cYour dreams may be altered. Your plans may be changed. You may be forgotten by this world. But as long as you are honored and remembered by God, what greater accomplishment can you have than that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He gave the graduates one key to leaving an eternal legacy. \u201cIf you want a life that is honored and if you want a life that is remembered, then lose your life to Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OBU conferred undergraduate degrees upon 249 students during its 102nd Spring Commencement Friday, May 13, on the OBU campus in Shawnee. The graduating students took their symbolic final walk across the campus as OBU students when they filed into Raley Chapel\u2019s Potter Auditorium for the 3 p.m. ceremony. 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