Ouachita Stories

305 Ouachita students named to Dean's List

A total of 305 students at Ouachita Baptist University were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2009 semester. The students will receive a certificate of recognition from Ouachita and will be included in the “National Dean’s List” for 2009-10.

Ouachita plans events to observe 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

Ouachita Baptist University will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a pair of campus events on Monday, Jan. 18.

OBU Division of Music presents Brown in senior piano recital

Carrie Brown, a Knoxville, Ark., native, will present her senior piano performance recital Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University.

Ouachita football players help spread Christmas cheer for children in need

In addition to putting together back-to-back winning seasons on the football field, the Ouachita Baptist University Tigers are committed to being winners off the field.

Ouachita to host annual One-Act Play Festival Dec. 10-11

Ouachita Baptist University will host its annual One Act Play Festival Dec. 10 and 11 in Verser Theatre on Ouachita’s campus. Each night, students will perform five different student-directed one act plays.

Dr. Raymond Coppenger, Ouachita professor emeritus, dies at age 100

Retired Ouachita Baptist University professor Raymond A. Coppenger, who celebrated his 100th birthday in September, died Nov. 24 following a bout with pneumonia.

Ouachita welcomes prospective students to campus for Tiger Friday Dec. 4

Ouachita Baptist University will welcome prospective students and their families to campus for Tiger Friday Dec. 4. To register, visit www.obu.edu/tigerfridays.

Arkadelphia student honored for essay about Cone-Bottoms Hall

Abby Turner, a fifth grade student at Peake Elementary School in Arkadelphia, has been named a first-place winner in the “Historic Moment in Arkansas” essay invitational, which was sponsored by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program and Radio Disney, according to AHPP Director Frances McSwain.

Dietetics Club provides Nutrition Fair for Head Start

Ouachita Baptist University’s Dietetics Club, sponsored by Ouachita’s Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community, provided a Nutrition Fair Nov. 12 for children in Arkadelphia’s Head Start Program.

Ouachita Circle earns two awards from business communicators organization

The Ouachita Circle, Ouachita Baptist University’s alumni magazine, earned a pair of awards Oct. 27 from the Arkansas chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators.