December 2005 Stories and Features
Students Honored In OBU Hanging of the Green Ceremony
December 2, 2005
The 68th annual Hanging of the Green celebration at Oklahoma Baptist University will be Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m. This year, Handel's Messiah will be performed. The event will be in the university's Potter Auditorium and is free and open…
OBU Survives Upset Bid
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December 10, 2005 Park University's Sarah Hopkins missed an open jumper at the buzzer and Oklahoma Baptist survived its first contest as a member of the NAIA Top 10 Saturday, 75-74. The Pirates had taken advantage of almost every opportunity,…
Long-time OBU Employee Connie Medley Dies Dec. 28
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December 29, 2005 Connie Medley, OBU's financial aid award coordinator, died Wednesday, December 28. She was 58. Medley joined the University's staff in 1989 as a data input operator. She moved to her post as award coordinator in the Student…
Eaton Hits Record 18 Free Throws in Win
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December 29, 2005 Senior Tabetha Eaton scored a school-record 18 free throws in leading Oklahoma Baptist to a 78-65 win over Texas Wesleyan Thursday night. Eaton's 18 free throws broke the record of 17 set by Carrie Moss against Phillips…
Bison Stampede Buffaloes
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December 29, 2005 A r k a n s a s B a p t i s t k e p t p a c e w i t h e i g h t h - r a n k e d O k l a h o m a B a p t i s t o n t h e s c o r e b o a r d u n t i l t h e B i s o n t o o k c o n t r o l o f t h e b a c k b o a r d s a n d c…
School of Business Accreditation Renewed
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December 20, 2005 The board of commissioners for the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs has renewed accreditation for OBU's Paul Dickinson School of Business. "It is an honor," said Dr. Richard Rudebock, dean of the…
Lady Bison Claim 11th Win
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December 19, 2005 Oklahoma Baptist University's Dilenny Castillo scored 33 points and had 11 rebounds and three steals to lead the sixth-ranked Lady Bison to a 57-46 win at Park University Monday afternoon. The win ended the pre-Christmas…
Hurd Named Player of the Week
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December 19, 2005 Julius Hurd has been named Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Week for Dec. 12-18. Hurd, a 6-6 junior forward from Dallas, Texas, had 17 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, a blocked shot and a steal while shooting 62…
Eaton Scores Late for OBU Win
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December 17, 2005 PARKVILLE, Mo. - Oklahoma Baptist survived a second straight last-second three-point attempt Saturday, picking up a 67-65 win over Columbia College at Park University. Tabetha Eaton drove the lane and scored on a layup with…
Bison Bounce Friends
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December 17, 2005 Friends was anything but friendly, committing 29 fouls, but the Bison proved to be an ungracious host in a 94-75 win Saturday in the Noble Complex. OBU dominated the rebounding with a 53-21 edge. The Bison grabbed more than…
OBU Confers Degrees on 75 Graduates
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December 16, 2005 A s t h e y p r e p a r e d t o e m b a r k o n n e w c a r e e r s , O k l a h o m a B a p t i s t U n i v e r s i t y & r s q u o ; s 7 5 w i n t e r g r a d u a t e s w e r e r e m i n d e d t h e r e i s m o r e t o l…
OBU Teams Keep Top 10 Status
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December 15, 2005 Oklahoma Baptist University's Bison and Lady Bison remained in the NAIA Top 10 in basketball with the women moving up a spot to sixth while the Bison dipped to eighth. On the women's side, Union University dropped from…
Long-time OBU Music Educator Ruth McGavern Dies December 15
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December 15, 2005 Ruth McGavern, former Oklahoma Baptist University music instructor, passed away Thursday, Dec. 15, at 5 a.m. She was 92. The widow of Dr. Clair McGavern, former OBU music professor, served on the university's fine arts…
OBU Holds Winter Commencement Dec. 16
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December 14, 2005 Seventy-five students will be recognized as graduates during Oklahoma Baptist University's 2005 Winter Commencement on Friday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m., in the university's Raley Chapel. Dr. Shawna York, assistant professor of…
OBU Adjunct Percussion Teacher Remembered
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December 13, 2005 Joni Chavez Rice, an adjunct percussion instructor at Oklahoma Baptist University, died Nov. 24 in Oklahoma City, three weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was 42. Rice taught percussion at OBU for five…
Remembering Rhetta Mae Dorland
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December 10, 2005 Joyce Aldridge, Assistant Professor of Theatre at OBU, is interested in collecting information about Rhetta Mae Dorland, Professor Emeritus of Drama and…
Castillo Named Player of the Week
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December 1, 2005 Oklahoma Baptist University's Dilenny Castillo has been named Sooner Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Players of the Week for the week of Nov. 21-27. Castillo, a 5-10 junior forward from Santo Domingo, Dominican…
OBU Qualifies 16 at KSU
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December 10, 2005 Oklahoma Baptist opened its indoor track season with 16 qualifying times, four school records and a meet record at the Kansas State All-Comers meet Saturday. Mirriam Kaumba ran a meet and school record 4:53.13 in the mile…
OBU Changes Two Game Times
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December 8, 2005 Oklahoma Baptist University will have changes to the starting time of two basketball contests later this month. The OBU women will play at Park University Dec. 17 at 5:30 p.m., instead of the originally scheduled 6 p.m. The…
Bison, Lady Bison Seventh in NAIA Poll
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December 7, 2005 O k l a h o m a B a p t i s t U n i v e r s i t y & r s q u o ; s b a s k e t b a l l t e a m s a r e r a n k e d s e v e n t h i n b o t h t h e m e n & r s q u o ; s a n d w o m e n & r s q u o ; s f i r s t r e…
Negri, Arruda Honorable Mention All-Americans
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December 5, 2005 Two Lady Bison soccer players became Oklahoma Baptist University's first women's soccer honorable mention All-Americans when the honors were announced Dec. 2. Goalkeeper Maira Negri and forward Katya Arruda were listed as…
Lady Bison Cream Manhattan Christian
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December 3, 2005 There was no emotional hangover for the Lady Bison Saturday after upsetting fourth-ranked Union the night before and Oklahoma Baptist cruised to an 89-41 win over Manhattan Christian University. Freshman Jennifer Jupin…
Bison Maul Manhattan Christian
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December 3, 2005 Five Bison scored in double figures as Oklahoma Baptist rolled to a 10-0 start with an 82-45 win Saturday over Manhattan Christian College. Frank Benson scored 18 points in just under 18 minutes of action to lead the team,…
New Tax Act Is Good News for OBU Contributors
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December 2, 2005 A recent, but temporary, change to the Internal Revenue Code is good news for Oklahoma Baptist University contributors. With approval of the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief, the U.S. Congress made giving opportunities more…
Lady Bison Stun No. 4 Union
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December 2, 2005 OBU never trailed the No. 4 Union Bulldogs Friday night at the Noble Complex as the Lady Bison cruised to an 80-65 win. Junior Tamara Whitley put OBU up 2-0 and never looked back. "It was a collective team effort tonight,"…
Hicks Speaks on Art and Architecture Window in Stain Glass Series
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December 2, 2005 & l d q u o ; H a v e y o u e v e r w o n d e r e d a b o u t t h e s e w i n d o w s ? W h y d i d n & r s q u o ; t t h e y j u s t u s e p l a i n g l a s s ? W h y u s e t h e s e i m a g e s ? & r d q u o…
Graduate Program Approval Highlights Fall Board Meeting
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December 2, 2005 Approval of a new master of business administration degree program highlighted the fall meeting of Oklahoma Baptist University's board of trustees Friday on the OBU campus in Shawnee. The graduate program, planned to begin in…
Bison Roll Past Hillsdale 81-41
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December 2, 2005 Oklahoma Baptist got 49 of its 81 points from its post players as the Bison moved to 9-0 with an 81-41 drumming of Hillsdale Freewill Baptist College Friday…
OBU Ready for Another Banner Track Season
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December 1, 2005 Oklahoma Baptist's women's indoor track program brought Bison Hill its first women's national title in the school's 95-year history last year in Johnson City, Tenn. The Lady Bison also claimed a national runner-up at the…
Joza Hired as OBU Human Resources Director
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December 1, 2005 Oklahoma Baptist University recently announced the hiring of David Joza as its director of human resources. He will join the OBU staff on Monday, Dec. 5. Joza comes to Bison Hill after serving as director of human resources…