ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University trustee Phil Baldwin has been named chairman of Ouachita’s 125th anniversary “Defining the Difference” campaign. Defining the Difference is a major fundraising campaign designed to help finance a variety of priority campus initiatives. The public phase of the campaign is scheduled to launch on Sept. 6 in conjunction with the university’s [...]
Ouachita trustees approve three new board members
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University trustees elected three new members to the Board of Trustees during their Dec. 2 meeting on Ouachita’s Arkadelphia campus. Tweet
Ouachita trustees honor generosity of Walker Charitable Foundation
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation, one of the leading charitable foundations in the state of Arkansas, was honored Sept. 9 by the Ouachita Baptist University Board of Trustees. The Walker Foundation recently provided a generous grant to establish the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Pre-Medical Studies Scholarship at Ouachita. Funds from [...]
Cosh named Ouachita vice president for community and international eng
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ian Cosh, a longtime administrator at Ouachita Baptist University, has been named vice president for community and international engagement by Ouachita President Rex Horne. Cosh, a 1987 Ouachita graduate, has served since 1998 as assistant to the president for community development, director of the Ben M. Elrod Center for Family & Community and Director [...]
Cosh named vice president for community and international engagement
Ian Cosh, a longtime administrator at Ouachita Baptist University, has been named vice president for community and international engagement by Ouachita President Rex Horne. Cosh, a 1987 Ouachita graduate, has served since 1998 as assistant to the president for community development, director of the Ben M. Elrod Center for Family & Community and Director of [...]
2010 Ouachita grad Alyse Eady crowned Miss Arkansas 2010
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Alyse Eady, a 2010 graduate of Ouachita Baptist University, was crowned Miss Arkansas 2010 on Saturday, July 17, at Summit Arena in Hot Springs. “It was such a surreal moment. I’ve seen the crowning video, and it doesn’t feel like it’s me,” Eady said in an interview with KTHV-11. “I’m still so excited about [...]
Ouachita officials to dedicate Heflin Plaza June 10
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Heflin Plaza, a $2 million construction project that features a 300-foot-long pedestrian bridge, will be dedicated June 10 at 9:30 a.m. on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University. Heflin Plaza is a key element in the university’s campus redevelopment and expansion effort approved in 2007 by the Ouachita Board of Trustees. The project is [...]
Ouachita Baptist University dedicates Hammons House
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Continuing the legacy of faithful support of Ouachita Baptist University, trustees of the Hammons Charitable Foundation helped dedicate the Hammons House on Ouachita’s Arkadelphia campus April 27. Hammons House is one of 12 houses in Ouachita’s Student Village residential complex, which opened last August. The Student Village features two four-story residence halls configured in [...]
Ouachita plans spring commencement for May 8
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University will hold its 123nd annual spring commencement exercises on Saturday, May 8, at 9:30 a.m. on the front lawn of the university’s historic Cone-Bottoms Hall. The ceremony will honor more than 290 graduates with Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education degrees. Tweet
OBU’s annual Community Service Awards honor community leaders and students
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University’s annual University Community Service Awards, presented by the Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community, recently honored two community leaders and dozens of university students for their service to the community and region. Tweet