Ouachita to hold 2015 spring commencement ceremony May 9
April 27, 2015
- Trennis HendersonOuachita Baptist University will hold its 128th spring commencement exercises on Saturday,
May 9, at 9:30 a.m. on the front lawn of the university’s historic Cone-Bottoms Hall.
The ceremony will honor 343 graduates earning degrees including Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music
Education degrees.
Ouachita President Rex M. Horne, Jr., will preside over the annual commencement exercises.
Dr. Ray Granade, director of library services and professor of history, and Dr. Nancy
Hardman, Edna and Freda Linn Professor of Communication Sciences and Pre-Medical Studies,
will serve as commencement marshals. Dr. Raouf Halaby, professor of Art and Design
and English, who is retiring after 42 years on the Ouachita faculty, will serve as
honorary marshal.
The ceremony will include an invocation by Senior Class President Jamie Barker, a
biology major from Smackover, Ark. Scripture reading will be led by three students
from the Pruet School of Christian Studies: Sophie DeMuth, a Christian studies and
speech communication major from Rockwall, Texas; Blake Kutter, a Christian studies
major from Farmington, Ark.; and Sara Walker, a Christian studies major from Sulphur
Springs, Texas.
Dr. Stan Poole, vice president for academic affairs, will introduce the graduates.
Dr. Danny Hays, dean of the Pruet School of Christian Studies, will lead a responsive
reading and Jay Heflin, chairman of the Board of Trustees, will deliver the prayer
of dedication.
Ouachita Baptist University, a leading liberal arts university, is ranked nationally
among “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report and Forbes magazines. Founded in Arkadelphia in 1886, Ouachita seeks to foster a love of God
and a love of learning in a Christ-centered learning community.
The commencement exercises will be livestreamed at new.livestream.com/obu/commencement2015.
A video of the ceremony will be posted on the university website at www.obu.edu/broadcast following the service. For more information about commencement, visit www.obu.edu/registrar/graduation-and-commencement.
By Trennis Henderson, OBU Vice President for Communications // Photo by Tyler Rosenthal
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