OBU to Graduate Two Hundred and Eighty in Spring Commencement

May 23, 2000

Two hundred and eighty-three students will have degrees conferred upon them during Oklahoma Baptist University's 2000 Spring commencement ceremonies, Saturday, May 20 at 10 a.m. in the university's Raley Chapel.

U.S. Congressman J.C. Watts, representing the 4th Congressional District for Oklahoma, will deliver the commencement address.

A capacity crowd of more than 1,800 is expected for the morning graduation exercises. In addition to the address from Congressman Watts, the program includes greetings by officials from the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma and the OBU Alumni Association. OBU President Mark Brister will preside at the ceremonies, and issue a presidential charge to the graduates.

From the College of Arts and Sciences, candidates for bachelor's degrees include: Temitayo Abegunde, Sante Fe Springs, Calif., biology; Laura Stephanie Agee, Augusta, Kan., journalism; Dustin James Ash, Lake Charles, La., recreation administration; Leslie Ann Bailey, Clinton, exercise and sports science; Timothy Ryan Ball, Broken Arrow, biology; Mandy Rebekah Barnum, San Antonio, Texas, family psychology; Miriam Noel Bartlow, Barnsdall, elementary education; Hillary T. Bertheau, Lake Jackson, Texas, elementary education; Jennifer L. Biswell, Claremore, early childhood education; Sara Bess Black, Nicoma Park, elementary education; Jeremy R. Brauer, Prague, family psychology; Geoffrey Warren Brooks, Allen, Texas, physics and political science; Crystal Larissa Brown, Wichita, Kan., English, secondary education; Kami Rene Buckingham, North Richland Hills, Texas, elementary education; Robert Kenneth Burke, Fayetteville, Ark., history; Heather Marie Campbell, Oklahoma City, family development; Jennifer Renee Campbell, Grapevine, Texas, English; Angela Jeanette Casteel, Springfield, Mo., biology; Daniel Joseph Cates, Mission, Kan., mathematics; Chelsey Nicole Catlett, Clinton, early childhood education; Gregory Eli Caudle, Tulsa, biology; Deborah Ruth Chappelle, Chandler, health, physcial education and recreation, K-12; Colby Kemp Clark, Bedford, Texas, English and philosophy; Joni Ann Harper Clark, Duncan, early childhood education; Shila Marie Clark, Gaston, Ore., elementary education; Holly Harms Clifton, Duncan, elementary education; Heather Renee Collins, Burlington, biology; Carrie Lynn Holley Copeland, Shawnee, public relations; Kimberly Nicole Cossey, Shawnee, chemistry; Helen Cranton, Antioch, Tenn., biology, secondary education; Carl W. Daley Jr., Fairfax, exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Tricia Carleen Dimmitt, Guymon, psychology; Jennifer Lynn Dinneen, Joplin Mo., biology; Kathleen Renee Donelson, Houston, Texas, psychology; Ashley Raegan Douglas, Ada, interdisciplinary studies: Spanish, anthropology, and applied ministry; Chad P. Edwards, Tulsa, exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Christy Gail Ellis, Tulsa, elementary education; Rebekah Elaine Enfinger, Twentynine Palms, Calif., exercise and sports science: pre-physical therapy; Amber Denise Featherstone, Huntsville, Texas, biology and Spanish; Patricia Allison Foster, Owasso, recreation administration; Jody Lance Franke, Bedford, Texas, history; Ryan Matthew Frederick, Tulsa, psychology; Emily Louise Freeman, Seminole, English; Jarrod Keith Frie, Tulsa, exercise and sports science: sports medicine, Corrie Leigh Galimore, Plano, Texas, special education; Kimberli Anne Garner, Pryor, family psychology; Ashlee Gause, Washington, Spanish education; Christopher Alan Genn, Shawnee, family psychology; Moira Estelle Gentry, Ardmore, English, secondary education; Lisa Marie Gieseke, Derby, Kan., elementary and early childhood education, Paul Michael Gilchrist, LaGrande, Ore., German; Janessa Laura Goodson, Tulsa, elementary education; Laura Elizabeth Gray, Oklahoma City, elementary education; Michael James Hamm, Broken Arrow, family psychology; Jennifer Elizabeth Hammons, Edmond, public relations; Carrie Ann Shain Helton, Tulsa, elementary education; Daniel Timothy Hodges, Little Rock, Ark., history and religion; Andrea Holubova, Bratislava, Slovakia, exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Shanna Marie Howe, Tulsa, mathematics, secondary education; Erin Michelle Howell, Fritch, Texas, elementary and early childhood education; Shana Marie Hudson, Houston, Texas, exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Emily Joy Huitsing, Joplin, Mo., English; Deborah Leigh Hoover Hupfer, Auburn, Ala., Spanish; Julie Sue Hutcherson, Fort Worth, Texas, exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Dacia Nicole Jernigen, Shawnee, exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Kyle Erick Johnson, Duncan, exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Samantha Beth Johnson, Bartlesville, family psychology; Ginger M. Keisling, Shawnee, elementary education; April Charlene Kerley, McAlester, exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Timothy Wade Knowlton, Shawnee, anthropology and museum management; Aaron L. Kondo, Pukalani, Hawaii, social sciences, secondary education; Arianne Kopczynski, Albuquerque, N.M., exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Melissa Dawn Atha Kring, Cheyenne, family psychology; Monica Ruth Lafata, Evergreen, Colo., social work; Kristin Eileen Langley, Meridian, Ind., elementary education; Nicki Nichole Lanie, Wakita, exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Thomas David Larson, Shawnee, English; Benjamin Jared Ledford, Washington D.C., German; Rebecca Anne LeJeune, Longview, Texas, exercise and sports science: pre-physical therapy; M. Kyle Loudenslager, Harrah, biology; Marina DeAnn Masters, Grand Prairie, Texas, family development; Melissa Ann May, Littleton Colo., public relations; Andrea Jill McAbee, Adair, family psychology; Ryan Lee McClintock, Wichita, Kan., biology; Luccas Wade McDonald, Shawnee, mathematics, secondary education; Rebekah Joelle McKinney, Harrison, Ohio, family development; John-David Meissner, Oklahoma City, elementary education; Diana Kathryn Miller, Millerton, French; Susie Renae Minton, Pryor, psychology; Russell Dale Morgan, Ponder, Texas, health, physical education and recreation, K-12; Carrie Laraine Myles, North Little Rock, Ark., family psychology; Lacie Kaye Nichols, Iowa Park, Texas, English, secondary education; David Dustyn Orr, Purcell, health, physical education, and recreation, K-12; Brian Scott Overstreet, Asher, recreation administration; Clint Wayne Owen, Gatlinburg, Tenn., recreation administration; Cynthia Jean Pace, Warner, English, secondary education; Traci Michelle Palmer, Oklahoma City, exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Rebecca Kathryn Parrott, Beaver, English, secondary education; Jonathan David Peck, Ponca City, mathematics and church music: voice; Aspen Layson Pottenger, Pocatello, Idaho, public relations; John David Prince, Oak Ridge, Tenn., history; David Lanier Pritchard, Memphis, Tenn., biology; Sheryl Ruth Proppe, San Antonio, Texas, sociology; Stephane Rhein, Shawnee, biology; Kathryn Laura Riehn, Olathe, Kan., social work; Katie Ann Royal, Shawnee, exercise and sports science: pre-physical therapy; Alison Kathleen Rucker, Moore, elementary education; Chance Lee Rush, El Reno, social work; Amy Salgat, Oklahoma City, exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Patricia Leanne Sanders, Elgin, exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Ryan Matthew Scott, Edmond, psychology; Rachel Shanalea Shanahan, Tulsa, Spanish; Gary Douglas Smith Jr., Mesa, Ariz., psychology; Leslie Michael Jamili Sombito, Houston, Texas, exercise and sports science: sports medicine; Leanna Janae Stanley, Lufkin, Texas, social work and family development; Branson Craig Stephens, Denison, Texas, mathematics and physics; Shelley Stewart, Duncan, family psychology; Mika Strong, Ada, family psychology; Amanda Elaine Taylor, Mesquite, Texas, English, secondary education; Heather Camille Thomason, Ardmore, psychology; Bethany Noel Tinsley, Walsenburg, Colo., child care administration; DeLaynna Faye Trim, Shawnee, history; Toby A. Trotter, Oklahoma City, public relations; Ernest Julian Wagoner Jr., Newalla, recreation administration; Debbie Joyce Walker, Harrah, family psychology; Jennifer Gayle Watson, Oklahoma City, public relations; Catherine Lauren Weaver, Midlothian, Texas, English; Stacey Christine Weber, Evergreen, Colo., psychology; Kimberly Dawn Wedel, Moore, elementary education; Todd Jared Wedel, Hillsdale, history and English; Luke Andrew Welch, Fort Worth, Texas, French and religion: biblical languages; Angela Elaine West, Tulsa, family psychology; Joshua Dan Whorton, Hollis, biology; Jodi Kai Wideman, Broken Arrow, English; Tara Michelle Williams, Ponca City, elementary education; Traci Diane Williams, Norman, elementary education; Scott Myron Yockel, Bethany, chemistry, Amy Nichole Young, Shawnee, early childhood education; and Jennifer Lynn Zacker, Yukon, biology.

From the Paul Dickinson School of Business, candidates for bachelor's degrees include: Joshua W. Atkinson, Harrah, marketing; Sarah Elizabeth Blomgren, Owasso, accounting; Heather Michelle Brown, Midland, Texas, finance; Stephen Calvert, Belen, N.M., accounting and finance; Kendra Ann Campbell, Liberal, Kan., computer science interdisciplinary: business administration; Justin E. Cash, Shawnee, marketing; Sara Denise Chavez, St. Charles, Mo., computer information systems; Steven L. Cozens, Mustang, management; Leslie Ann Davis, Tulsa, international business; Robert Aaron Davison, Albuquerque, N.M., management; Brandon Jess Day, Tulsa, finance; Debra Ann Depuy, Hooker, computer information systems; Wesley J. Faust, Glendora, Calif., management;

Julie Elizabeth Fisher, Wichita, Kan., finance; Mark David Funck, Denison, Texas, accounting; Michael Stephen Goodell, Sand Springs, management; Lori Ann Guhl, Wichita, Kan., computer science interdisciplinary: business administration; Leslie Jo Hahs, Salem Ill., computer science interdisciplinary: history; Noelle Kathryn Harvey, Colorado Springs, Colo., accounting; Matthew T. Howell, Puyallup, Wash., computer information systems; Tammy R. Iken, Blair, management and marketing; Robert Wayne Johnson, Marlow, marketing; Joshua James Kitchen, Fayetteville, Ark., international business; Justin J. Klein, Wichita, Kan., marketing; Nathan Scott Kring, Sayre, computer science: data management emphasis; Jessica Lynne Marchuk, Delta Junction, Alaska, management; Gregory Keith McAlister, Moore, finance; Bart Stewart Newsom, Denton, Texas, finance; David M. Patt, Albuquerque, N.M., marketing; Jennie Lee Stanley, Colorado Springs, Colo., finance; Christy Michelle Summers, Grapevine, Texas, accounting; Austin Alfred Weichbrodt, Norman, international business and finance; Tara Michelle West, Broken Arrow, finance; David Everett Womack, Blue Ridge, Ga., computer science interdisciplinary: business administration and religion: Bible; Lee Hoi Yan, Hong Kong, international business; and Louie Lok Yin Wong, Rego Park, N.Y., accounting.

From the Joe L. Ingram School of Christian Service, candidates for bachelor's degrees include: Adam E. Atchison, Modesto Calif., philosophy; Michael Donovan Bailey, Duncan, applied ministry: youth; Matthew Scott Bates, Shawnee, applied ministry: cross-cultural ministry; Craig Wilson Brandt, Wanette, applied ministry: pastoral; James Micah Briggs, McAlester, religion: Bible; Christopher Scott Broeker, Oklahoma City, applied ministry: youth; Kristen Lee Campbell, Liberal, Kan., applied ministry: cross-cultural ministry; Cody Wayne Carr, Anadarko, applied ministry: pastoral; George Bennett Coleman, Colleyville, Texas, applied ministry: youth; Grant Allen DeYong, Shawnee, applied ministry: cross-cultural ministry; Amberly Bissett Doss, Sallisaw, interdisciplinary: religion and Asian studies; David W. Dulle, McLoud, applied ministry: pastoral; Brandon James Dyer, Shawnee, applied ministry: youth; John Clinton Earnheart, philosophy; Justin Lee Ellis, McFarland, Wis., philosophy; S. Clark Frailey, Drumright, religion: departmental; Erik N. Gause, Lake Charles, La., applied ministry: youth; Nicholas Gray, Olathe, Kan., religion: Bible; Stephen Mark Hamilton, Carlisle, Pa., applied ministry: youth; Paul Michael Hutchison, Hutchinson, Kan., applied ministry: pastoral; Eugene Jenkins, Edmond, Christian studies; David Frank Jordan, Shawnee, applied ministry: youth; Celeste Lorraine Koehn, Enid, applied ministry: youth; Chris Lee Koehn, Chickasha, religion: Bible; N. Lois Lockhart, Shawnee, applied ministry: pastoral; Micah Joe McCarty, Lexington, applied ministry: youth; Leah Meredith McMullen, Greenville, Texas, interdisciplinary: religion/family psychology; Namon C. Melvin Sr., Lawton, Christian studies; Billy Madison Mitchell, Mead, religion: Bible; Dora Allison Moody, Houston, Texas, applied ministry: education; Carissa Lorraine Netsch, Allen, Texas, applied ministry: cross-cultural ministry; James Frederick Newberry, Fayetteville, Ark., religion: Bible; Gina Marie Paul, Sparta, N.J., religion: departmental; Kevin Allan Ray, Jackson, Tenn., religion: Bible; Noe Candelario Rodriquez, Houston, applied ministry: cross-cultural ministry; Herbert Zane Rowland, Antlers, applied ministry: youth; Jeremy Darral Smith, Cheyenne, applied ministry: youth; Craig Aaron Towery, Norman, religion: biblical languages; Chauncey Allen Webb, Boise City, applied ministry: youth; Robert Brian Whitaker, Montgomery, Texas, religion: biblical languages; Jason D. Wilson, Shawnee, Christian studies; Derek Edward Wittman, Marshall, Mo., religion: biblical languages; and Daniel C. Wright, Prague, applied ministry: pastoral.

Students who are candidates for the associate's degree from the Joe L. Ingram School of Christian Service are Russell R. Fincher, Caddo, Christian studies; and Eric Gerodd Williams, Midwest City, Christian studies.

From the Warren M. Angell College of Fine Arts, candidates for bachelor's degrees include: Carissa Joy Adkins, Sunray, Texas, interpersonal and public communication; Julie Anne Benoit, Fort Worth, Texas, musical arts: voice; Russell E. Browder, Odessa, Texas, interpersonal and public communication; Neal Callen Clarke, Edmond, theory and composition; Brian Lee Cloud, Oklahoma City, church music: voice; Monique Christine Dallal, Oklahoma City, interpersonal and public communication; Kyle Dean Damron, Durant, church music: voice; Meranda Whaley Dawkins, Pampa, Texas, art education, K-12; Anne Janelle Dicke, Wichita, Kan., musical arts: piano; Wendy Ann Fuller, Ada, telecommunication; Jennifer Lynette Geren, Bethany, telecommunication; Andrew Kenneth Grein, Ponca City, piano performance; Jay R. Grutz, Shawnee, musical arts: voice; Ben Hudson Harris, Gruver, Texas, piano performance; Erin Kathleen Hefti, Iowa Park, Texas, musical arts: saxophone; Phillip Coleman Hedgecock, Bedford, Texas, interpersonal and public communication; Joel Ryan Johnson, Claremore, church music: voice; Adam Kyle Lewis, Shawnee, theory and composition; Cynthia Elaine Lewis, Norman, interpersonal and public communication; Marci Lynn Looper, Sentinel, interpersonal and public communication; Jana Lea Martin, Chelsea, musical arts: piano; Virginia Anne McCrary, Goddard, Kan., art; Randa Nicole Mitchell, Blair, music education; Andrea Rae Quiring, Oklahoma City, telecommunication; Matthew Levi Roberson, Longview, Texas, church music: voice; Allison Christine Short, Mulvane, Kan., telecommunication; Stephen Ray Sims, Blanchard, music education, vocal K-12; Lena Michelle Stevenson, Selma, Ala., musical arts: vocal; Bradley Gerrard Wetherbee, Wichita Falls, Texas, church music: instrumental; Elizabeth Kathleen Wilson, Garland, Texas, art; Anna Chung On Wong, Walnut Creek, Calif., interpersonal and public communication; and Matthu A. Young, Chelsea, music education, instrumental K-12.

From the School of Nursing, candidates for bachelor's degrees include: Heather Niele Burgess, Shawnee, nursing; Christine Marie Carleton, Tuttle, nursing; Earl Charles Cornwell Jr., Bethany, nursing and applied ministry: pastoral; Cynthia Ann Deardorff, Shawnee, nursing; Kristi Eileene DeLeon, Houston, Texas, nursing; Kristy Leigh Dozier, Tulsa, nursing; Sueanna Jean Hilton, Buhler, Kan., nursing; Emily Suzanne Howard, Round Rock, Texas, nursing; Jennifer Sao Lan Ioeng, Macau, nursing; Jennifer Michelle Jordan, Tecumseh, nursing; Miranda Jo Key, Crowley, Texas, nursing; Karel LaVel Kraybill, Granite, nursing; Kristen Noelle McCarty, Norman, nursing; Tabitha Leann McKee, Oklahoma City, nursing; Amanda Ann Miller, Bartlesville, nursing; Jennifer Lynn Nelson, Davenport, Iowa, nursing; Kandace Carol Parker, Beaver, nursing; Ana Maria Rodriguez, Shawnee, nursing; Emily Dawn Sacca, Parachute, Colo., nursing; Rodney Waldon Sims, Shawnee, nursing; Kimberly Dawn Tibbetts, Bosque Farms, N.M., nursing; Jennifer Lee Warkentine, Misson, Texas, nursing; Lori Nicole Wood, Shawnee, nursing; and Geni Rebekah Wyatt, Chickasha, nursing.

Seven graduate students will receive master of science degrees in marriage and family therapy from OBU's marriage and family therapy graduate program. The graduate students include: Canaan R. Crane, Shawnee; Christie M. Crews, Morris; Emily Beth Kemp, Shawnee; Michael L. Lamke, Edmond; Donella R. Mahoney, Seminole; Margaret J. Marsh, Tulsa; and Jacqueline Williams, Tulsa.