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Ouachita Baptist University’s Carl Goodson Honors Program recently announced the 2009 Honors Scholarship Awards. Sophomore and junior honors students are eligible to apply for Honors Council Scholarships. Junior honors students can apply for the Carl Goodson and Elrod Scholarships, which are used toward travel and…
On Saturday, April 25, a group of eight Ouachita Baptist University students and a staff sponsor aided in disaster relief projects in Mena, Ark. On April 9, an F3 tornado struck the small town of about 6,000 people. The tornado reportedly was a quarter of…
Megan Lindsey, a junior mass communications major from Camden, Ark., was named Ouachita Baptist University’s 2009 Ouachitonian Beauty on April 28. The competition, which is a long-standing tradition at Ouachita, involved individual contestant interviews with a panel of alumni judges. The seven contestants were judged…
Julius Pruitt and Sarah Watson were named Ouachita Baptist University’s outstanding athletes of the year during OBU’s 2009 athletic banquet held April 29 at Walker Conference Center. Pruitt received the Bob Lambert Memorial Outstanding Male Athlete Award. A record-setting wide receiver, Pruitt was named to…
Ushering in a new era of student housing at Ouachita Baptist University, school officials have announced that phase one of Ouachita’s residential village will be completed in time for students to move into the facility for the beginning of the fall 2009 semester. “Ouachita’s excellence…
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With spring commencement less than three weeks away, seniors are preparing for the beginning of the rest of their lives. With the “big day” fast approaching they will have some opportunities to attend last-minute events in their own honor. Students tend to agree on one…
Ashlee Burt, a senior studio art major from Arkadelphia, will have her art on exhibit April 27 to May 3 at Artists Spirit Gallery in downtown Arkadelphia. Burt will be displaying oil paintings on canvas along with several drawings, all with a focus on figurative…
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University will host its first senior theatre arts show April 29 at 8 p.m. in Verser Theatre. The show is an opportunity for senior theatre arts majors to display a culmination of their theatre studies at Ouachita. Participating seniors will perform Lee…
Four Ouachita Baptist University faculty and staff members with more than a century of combined service to OBU will be honored at a retirement reception April 29 at 3:30 p.m. in Ouachita’s Walker Conference Center. The four honorees include Alex Nisbet, professor of chemistry, who…
Abigail Seibert, a senior from Benton, Ark., and a student of Dr. Cai Lei, was awarded first place at Ouachita Baptist University’s 32nd annual Virginia Queen Piano Competition on April 17. The competition was held in McBeth Recital Hall and was judged by the piano…
Four Ouachita Baptist University faculty and staff members with more than a century of combined service to OBU will be honored at a retirement reception April 29 at 3:30 p.m. in Ouachita’s Walker Conference Center. The four honorees include Alex Nisbet, professor of chemistry, who…
