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OBU Celebrates Christmas with Annual Hanging of the Green Dec. 2

December 5, 2023

The traditional and always anticipated Hanging of the Green, first held in 1937, was a beautiful event again this year.  Congratulations to the Division of Music faculty, Office of Student Life, OBU student musicians and the 20 student honorees recognized.

The 2023 Hanging of the Green honorees included Katelyn Burks, a communication studies major with a minor in marketing from Leavenworth, Kansas; Isabela Gonzalez, a physics major with a minor in mathematics from Enid, Oklahoma; Christian James, a biblical studies major with a minor in psychology from Tulsa, Oklahoma; Casey Mills, a global-marketplace engagement major with a minor in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) from Bridge Creek, Oklahoma; Nathan Ivanoff, an elementary education major from Anchorage, Alaska; Jaxon Canard, an exercise science major with a minor in pre-allied health from Edmond, Oklahoma; and Alexander Schovanec, a psychology major with a minor in athletic coaching from Tecumseh, Oklahoma.

The Hanging of the Green honorees also included Jade Stauffer, a philosophy and mathematics major from Canton, Kansas; Sarah Bross, a politics major with a minor in history from Guthrie, Oklahoma; Jaiden Balthrop-Russell, a business management and social entrepreneurship major from Owasso, Oklahoma; Jaylin Anders, a vocal music education major from Norman, Oklahoma; Parker Douglas, a computer information system major with a minor in bible and theology and a minor in philosophy from Bartlesville, Oklahoma; James White, a biology major from Edmond, Oklahoma; Trinity Evans, an interdisciplinary studies major with minors in business, Christian ministries, and psychology from Fort Gibson, Oklahoma; Alanna Bloomingdale, an exercise science major with a human performance emphasis and a sports management minor, from Skiatook, Oklahoma; Lauren Turner, an accounting major from Bixby, Oklahoma; Valentina Nunez Butzonitch, a psychology major with a business administration minor from Ituzaingo, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Parker New, a physics and mathematics double major from Conway, Arkansas; Andrew Jarboe, a cross cultural ministry major with a history minor from Shawnee, Oklahoma; and Nathaniel Anderson, a business finance major from Owasso, Oklahoma.