{"id":1942,"date":"2017-03-01T20:46:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T20:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obumagazine.com\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2017-05-05T20:33:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T20:33:09","slug":"lightsey-honored-with-nextgen-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/lightsey-honored-with-nextgen-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightsey Honored with NextGen Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2521\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/lightsey-honored-with-nextgen-award\/lightsey-marissa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lightsey-Marissa.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1345849802&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;93&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Marissa Lightsey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lightsey-Marissa-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lightsey-Marissa-683x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lightsey-Marissa-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lightsey-Marissa-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lightsey-Marissa-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lightsey-Marissa-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lightsey-Marissa-990x1485.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lightsey-Marissa.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Marissa Lightsey, OBU director of career development, received the \u201c30 Under 30 (30\/30) NextGen Award\u201d during a ceremony in Oklahoma City Oct. 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Presented by ION Oklahoma, a digital and print news source covering the state, the 30\/30 Next Gen Award began five years ago to recognize 30 individuals, all under the age of 30, in the state of Oklahoma. The honorees are selected to represent the next generation of innovative, creative and inspiring individuals who push the boundaries beyond their years in all areas: arts, entertainment, business, media, sports, technology and more. Nominations include young professionals from across the state of Oklahoma. A panel of business and civic leaders select winners who are profiled in IonOklahoma Online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lightsey joined the OBU staff in 2013. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in applied communications from OBU in 2010. She earned a Master of Science in human resources, with an emphasis in human resources administration, from East Central University in 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After graduating from OBU, she served as a communications associate for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. She also served as the upward bound advisor for Seminole State College\u2019s TRiO program. She then served as advisor for Seminole State\u2019s GEAR UP program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marissa Lightsey, OBU director of career development, received the \u201c30 Under 30 (30\/30) NextGen Award\u201d during a ceremony in Oklahoma City Oct. 15. 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