Ouachita student Glenn Bolton honored by Rotary Club for community service
May 09, 2012 - Breanne Goodrum
Ouachita Baptist University student Glenn Bolton, a senior mass communications major
from Hensley, Ark., was recently honored with the Rays of Light Award from the Rotary
Club of Arkadelphia, Sunrise.
The Rays of Light Award is given annually to students from area schools who provide
significant leadership through community service. Bolton, one of three students honored
with the award, was introduced by Ian Cosh, OBU’s vice president for community and
international engagement.
“From the moment Glenn arrived on our campus until the present, he has shown himself
to be a servant. In fact, I dare say that he embodies Rotary’s motto of ‘Service Above
Self’ as well as anyone I have ever met,” Cosh said. “Glenn has an incredible work
ethic and a good heart. I have no doubt that he will succeed at anything he sets his
mind to. Many have been blessed and will be blessed by his service in the future.”
Bolton, who has participated in community service throughout high school and college,
is a member of ElderServe, an outreach program connecting students with senior adults,
the Tiger Serve Day leadership team and various other projects sponsored by the Elrod
Center for Family and Community.
Describing the Elrod Center as “a great ministry tool to work in the community,” Bolton
said, “Even when I graduate, I plan to be in Arkadelphia working and volunteering
through the Elrod Center.”
Bolton has participated in several disaster relief projects hosted by the Elrod Center
throughout the state. “On each of these trips, Glenn has shown himself to be a servant
leader by preparing meals, organizing and recruiting volunteers and working hard,”
Cosh said. “The Elrod Center could always count on Glenn to do the work with excellence
and diligence.”
Explaining that serving others has been a personal commitment throughout his life,
Bolton said, “I was that kid who helped move chairs after a church event and I'd be
doing dishes in the kitchen at the church. I do it because the way to show love in
my family is through acts of service. I took that and applied it to my Ouachita life
and the Arkadelphia community.
“The award is a gift and I'm grateful for it,” he added, “but I try and live not for
awards but by Matthew 25 and the Spirit of God.”
By Breanne Goodrum
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