OBU to Host Annual Pastors’ School July 9-11
Oklahoma Baptist University is partnering with the Great Commandment Network to host the 2018 OBU Pastors’ School July 9-11 on Oklahoma Baptist University’s campus in Shawnee. This year’s event is entitled, “Imagine 2018: OBU Pastor’s School and Leadership Summit” and is designed to equip pastors and ministry leaders with helpful strategies for leading the church. Registration is $55 until June 1 and then increases to $75. The 2018...
Oklahoma Baptist University Confers Degrees Upon 288 Graduates
Oklahoma Baptist University conferred degrees upon 288 graduates during its 104th Spring Commencement Friday, May 18. The event took place in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium on the OBU campus in Shawnee. The graduating students took their symbolic final walk across the campus as OBU students when they filed into Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium for the 3 p.m. ceremony. The walk mirrored one of many of the graduates took during their...
Mary Lou Retton to speak at OBU’s Gala March 8
SHAWNEE—Mary Lou Retton, one of America’s best-known Olympians, will be the featured speaker during the sixth annual Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) Green and Gold Gala Thursday, March 8, 2018, at the Chevy Bricktown Events Center in Oklahoma City. The event raises funds for student scholarships at OBU. Retton catapulted to international fame by winning the All-Around Gold Medal in women’s gymnastics at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los...
OBU wide receiver studies to be compassionate caregiver
SHAWNEE—Cagney Roberson is a man on a mission. The junior natural science major from Coweta can be seen wearing number 15 on the Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) football team on Saturdays in the fall. As a wide receiver, he makes an impact catching the football. Yet, that’s not the only impact he makes these days. As a student, Roberson has a passionate calling to one day become a primary care physician assistant working in a...
OBU Honors Exceptional Alumni During Annual Harvest Dinner
SHAWNEE—Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) recognized outstanding alumni with special awards during its Harvest Dinner Friday, Oct. 27. The annual event was part of the University’s homecoming weekend celebration. OBU President David W. Whitlock provided the opening remarks and introduced special guest Bob Agee, president emeritus. Agee served as OBU’s 13th president from 1982-98, serving the second-longest tenure of any OBU president....
