June 2012 Stories and Features
Chambers Advances in Jamaican Trials
June 29, 2012
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
June 28, 2012
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
June 25, 2012
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
June 25, 2012
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…
Cox Named SAC Coach of Character
June 12, 2012
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
June 12, 2012
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…
Luter Receives Honorary Doctorate
June 12, 2012
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),…
Graduate School Begins Classes on New Campus
June 8, 2012
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
June 7, 2012
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…
Angell Receives Great-Grandfather's Merit Badges
June 5, 2012
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
June 5, 2012
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…
Six Retire from OBU Posts
June 5, 2012
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…
Hobbs College Presents Awards, Scholarships
June 1, 2012
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…