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Ouachita student research published in "eLife" science journal

May 09, 2015

More than 60 Ouachita Baptist University biology students conducted research over the past four years that has been published in eLife, an international science journal.

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Ouachita professor Marvin Pate releases new book

May 09, 2015

Dr. C. Marvin Pate, chair of the Department of Theology in the Pruet School of Christian Studies at Ouachita Baptist University, has released a new book, 40 Questions about the Historical Jesus, published by Kregel.

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OBU faculty member Nathan Reyna accepted into Biology Scholars Program

May 09, 2015

Dr. Nathan Reyna, associate professor of biology at Ouachita Baptist University, has been accepted into the competitive national residency Biology Scholars Program.

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Ouachita junior Jesse Kitchens earns third place in statewide science competition

May 09, 2015

Ouachita Baptist University junior Jesse Kitchens earned third place in the biology category of the annual Arkansas Academy of Science competition.

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Courtney Stanage wins Ouachita's 2015 Virginia Queen Piano Competition

May 08, 2015

Courtney Stanage, a senior piano performance major from Hot Springs Village, Ark., was awarded first place in Ouachita Baptist University’s recent Virginia Queen Piano Competition.

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Ouachita honors student achievements at annual Academic Awards Banquet

May 08, 2015

More than 100 students from Ouachita Baptist University were recently honored at the university’s 2015 Academic Awards Banquet. The event recognized various academic and leadership achievements of the students throughout the past academic year.

Ouachita President Rex Horne (at left) affirmed the work of six retirees, including (from left) Shirley McMillan, Dr. Raouf Halaby, Margaret Frazier, John Cloud, Yvonne Cloud and Jackie Suggs.
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Ouachita honors six retirees who have compiled a total of 180 years of service

May 06, 2015

Six retiring faculty and staff members with a combined total of 180 years of service to Ouachita Baptist University were honored April 29 at a campus retirement reception.

Explosive Performance team members pictured above include (from left): Matt Mainiero, Mitch Bledsoe, Brooke Schmidt, Barkley Legens and Jalen Jones (not pictured: Eric Ashburn).
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Ouachita dean and students recognized at Governor's Cup business plan competition

May 06, 2015

Bryan McKinney, dean of Ouachita Baptist University’s Hickingbotham School of Business, was recently presented the C. Sam Wells Entrepreneur Educator Award at the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition in Little Rock.

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Aly Smith and Ouachita student publications honored by Arkansas College Media Association

May 06, 2015

Aly Smith, a senior Ouachita Baptist University mass communications and graphic design double major from Sherwood, Ark., recently was awarded Yearbook Editor of the Year at the 2015 Arkansas College Media Association (ACMA) annual convention at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Ark.

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Diane Runyan named OBU's 2015 Support Staff Member of the Year

May 05, 2015

Diane Runyan, administrative assistant at Ouachita Baptist University’s Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community, was recently honored as the university’s 2015 Support Staff Member of the Year.

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