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(AP) _ The founder of the Christian office and education supply store chain Mardel has donated $62 million to Oral Roberts University. Mart Green delivered the three checks Wednesday to ORU trustee Scott Howard during the university's regular chapel service. (FOX23.com, OK)
Oral Roberts manhandles UMKC 75-47 Jan 29, 2008
Media Credit: Heather SpriglerUMKC forward Kenny Simms and his teammates fought hard against Oral Roberts University but fell in defeat 75-47. Oral Roberts University (ORU) hit the court Thursday night at Kemper Arena on a mission. (University News, MO)
UMKC knocks off Centenary 57-46 Jan 29, 2008
"I just seemed to be in the right places at the right times. I'm still trying to work on my timing going to the basket ." The Roos face off next with the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles on Monday night at 7 p.m. inside Swinney Recreation Center. dstroud@unews. (University News, MO)
Kangaroos right the ship with win over Centenary 76-73 Jan 29, 2008
Coming out of the gates after a miserable defeat at the hands of Oral Roberts University on Thursday night, the UMKC Kangaroos seemed poised for some payback and the Centenary Gents were caught in the Roo's headlights. The squad rolled out to a 40-21 lead off stellar shooting by UMKC junior guard Dane Brumagin who knocked down a team-high 29 points, and hard penetrations through the lane to the basket by senior guard Tim Blackwell and freshman guard Reggie Hamilton. (University News, MO)
Who Gives the Most Jan 25, 2008
" The donation is 10 times larger than any gift the university had previously received. Mr. DeRosa says he asked to hear the news twice from Mr. Powell. "It's exceedingly unusual to have a gift like this not come from an alumnus," says Mr. DeRosa. Oral Roberts University, in Tulsa, Okla., also received a megagift from donors who were not alumni but who have strong ideas about how the university should be managed. The Green family (No. 27) donated $70-million to the beleaguered university to... (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
More of this story Jan 25, 2008
Deaton began his employment with the BCC on June 18, 2007 after serving three years at the Oral Roberts University Mabee Center in Tulsa with similar responsibilities and more than seven years of experience in operations, marketing, booking, project and personnel management in the entertainment and sports industries. . (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Bison end Kangaroo win streak 90-82 Jan 22, 2008
Brown and the Kangaroos now return home for a showdown on Jan. 24 against Oral Roberts University inside Kemper Arena. The Golden Eagles hold a commanding two-game lead in the Summit with a 7-0 league record. (University News, MO)
Tulsa Names Kyle Cussen as Women's Soccer Coach Jan 22, 2008
Kyle Cussen has spent the past 10 years as the head women's coach at Oral Roberts University ... Cussen has spent the past 10 years as the head women's coach at Oral Roberts University. (Tulsahurricane.com)
Despite 'true remorse,' Tolland man gets 3 years for fraud Jan 22, 2008
Grous attended a religious college, Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. After his 1985 graduation, he continued to be what he described as "a very active member of a born-again Christian church." At church in 1988, he met the woman he would marry. (Journal Inquirer, CT)
Huckabee to pick up black endorsement Jan 20, 2008
A graduate of Oral Roberts University, he lives in Memphis, Tenn. ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
More changes at ORU Jan 16, 2008
It could be a new chapter in the 45-year history of Oral Roberts University ... January 14 - It could be a new chapter in the 45-year history of Oral Roberts University. (FOX23.com, OK)
$62 million for ORU Jan 15, 2008
Mart Green addresses a gathering in the Oral Roberts University chapel on Monday during which the university announced it will accept a $62 million donation from Greens family ... Oral Roberts Universitys board of regents voted unanimously Monday to accept an additional $62 million from the Green family, which founded the Hobby Lobby and Mardel Christian and educational supply stores. (Tulsa World)
Oral Roberts University takes $62M gift Jan 15, 2008
TULSA (AP) Leaders of Oral Roberts University voted unanimously Monday to accept a $62 million donation from an Oklahoma City businessman that will help alleviate debt at the scandal-plagued Tulsa school. Mart Green, the founder of the Christian office and education supply store chain Mardel, will take over as chairman of a new board of trustees that will replace the current panel of 21 voting regents as a result of his donation. (USA Today -- News)
Judge issues gag order in ORU case Jan 13, 2008
TULSA (AP) A district judge issued a gag order Friday, barring all parties in a civil lawsuit involving Oral Roberts University and its former president, Richard Roberts, from discussing the high-profile case outside the courtroom. District Judge Rebecca Nightingale said two constitutional rights were in competition in the wrongful termination case: the right to a fair trial and the right to freedom of speech, and expressed concern that the national attention the case has garnered could hamper... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Two more regents step down from ORU board Jan 11, 2008
(AP) _ Two more regents have stepped down from embattled Oral Roberts University, as the debt-ridden school looks to regroup following a spending scandal involving its former president. Televangelists Benny Hinn and I.V. Hilliard have announced their resignation. (FOX23.com, OK)
Still no decision by ORU on $62M offer Jan 9, 2008
TULSA (AP) More than a month after an Oklahoma City businessman offered debt-ridden Oral Roberts University a 62 million lifeline, the evangelical school s leaders still haven t decided whether to take the money. Parties in both camps have been tightlipped about any developments, a sign to critics that ORU might walk away from the financial help. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Best-selling pastor gives local fans a better view Jan 6, 2008
He dropped out of Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma, where he studied radio and television communications. He returned to Houston to start the TV ministry in his father's church. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Indians challenge Jays Jan 6, 2008
" Morrison is a silky smooth 6-6 forward who has already committed to Oral Roberts University. He was the beneficiary of six of Austin Rowan's seven steals as he converted them into 12 easy points. Scaife, who is nicknamed "Baby Shaq," outweighs any two Indian players combined and Smith has muscles on his eyebrows. "They have some big guys," Zack Smith said, forcing a grin. "We all worked hard tonight. It was close for a while - then they kind of took over in the fourth quarter. (The Examiner)
Christian TV Pioneer, 'Blackie' Gonzalez, Passes Away Jan 5, 2008
Gonzalez was also founder/president and CEO of Pan American Broadcasting Company, which owns KDAZ Radio (AM 730) in Albuquerque; a partner in Belmax Broadcasting, which owns KYNM TV-30; and a partner in Health Tech, Inc. For his dedication to proclaiming the gospel through his many endeavors, Gonzalez received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Oral Roberts University in 2006. Aside from his broadcasting pursuits, Gonzalez served on a number of boards and associations, including the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Top 10 State Stories: This year, everybody was talking about the weather Jan 2, 2008 Believer bitter over 'prosperity'... Dec 29, 2007 State troops return home for holiday break Dec 25, 2007 'Tis the season to tourney Dec 25, 2007 Dove Gives Cowboys Early Christmas Present Dec 23, 2007 Cowboys Fall To Golden Eagles Dec 21, 2007 Sutton vs. Sutton Showdown Dec 20, 2007 Bulldogs Return To All-College Challenge Dec 19, 2007 Panthers Add To Cowboys' Road Woes Dec 16, 2007 The GOP's race to represent God Dec 14, 2007 Colo. Church Gunman Left Twisted Trail Dec 13, 2007 Judge orders mediation in lawsuit against ORU Dec 13, 2007 Evangelist ministering in Fort Stockton Dec 13, 2007 Suspect named in shootings Dec 12, 2007 Online posts linked to Colo. shooter Dec 12, 2007 Scandal-plagued ORU looks to regroup Dec 9, 2007 Just 2 Ministries Submit Financial Data Dec 7, 2007 Out of the Pouch Dec 4, 2007 Lost in translation Dec 3, 2007 Oral Roberts University News Conference Statements Nov 30, 2007 Roberts says God forced resignation from Oral Roberts U. but 'every ounce of my flesh said no' Nov 29, 2007 ORU's board speaks out Nov 29, 2007 Televangelist Joel Osteen shuns lavish lifestyle, visits Orlando today and Friday Nov 29, 2007 Cash Infusion For Oral Roberts U. Nov 28, 2007 Abuse increases during the holidays Nov 28, 2007 Heart surgeon gets top US honor Nov 28, 2007 ORU president steps down Nov 28, 2007 ORU regents begin selection of new president Nov 28, 2007 A candidate's opening remarks Nov 28, 2007 Oral Roberts Univ. to Get $70M Gift Nov 28, 2007 ORU students react to resignation Nov 27, 2007 Oral Roberts President Resigns Amid Allegations (Update1) Nov 26, 2007 Full Story » Nov 26, 2007 ORU president resigns from position Nov 26, 2007 Test of Faith at Oral Roberts University Nov 25, 2007 Label warnings advised for flu drugs Nov 25, 2007 * World News Quick Take Nov 25, 2007 University president quits amid lawsuit Nov 24, 2007 Student to file lawsuit against ORU Nov 22, 2007 Accountant sues Oral Roberts University Nov 22, 2007 Embattled Roberts calls for financial transparency Nov 21, 2007 Poll: Majority of faculty want ORU president gone Nov 20, 2007 Oral Roberts provost vows to resign if president reinstated Nov 17, 2007 ORU provost says he’ll resign if Roberts stays as president Nov 17, 2007 ORU president asks for a second chance Nov 16, 2007 More of this story Nov 15, 2007 Oral Roberts University faculty give embattled president a vote of no confidence Nov 15, 2007 Oral Roberts faculty votes against Richard Roberts Nov 14, 2007 Pay packages for university presidents keeping pace nationally Nov 14, 2007 No grounds for preacher inquiry Nov 14, 2007 Mailbag: What are the plans at third base? Nov 13, 2007 Leaders of oral roberts university accused of the sin of lavish spending Nov 11, 2007 Grassley Probes Televangelists' Finances Nov 7, 2007 Participating colleges Nov 5, 2007 Disqualification of attorney sought Nov 4, 2007 A shot in the arm Oct 29, 2007 Raising Eyebrows and the Dead Oct 28, 2007 Oral Roberts to the Rescue? Oct 28, 2007 Chairman Says ORU Over $50M in Debt Oct 25, 2007 Has lawsuit hurt ORU? Oct 24, 2007 Rally against Richard Roberts Oct 24, 2007 Oral Roberts speaks to university students Oct 24, 2007 Oral Roberts Says Devil Won't Steal His University Oct 24, 2007 Some ORU alumni call for mediation Oct 23, 2007 Richard Roberts asks ORU board for leave Oct 22, 2007
Richard Roberts, who had been president of Oral Roberts University, resigned from the school his father started. Roberts and three administrators came under fire when a lawsuit was filed by three former professors accusing him, among other things, of misusing school funds to support a lavish lifestyle. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Senate probe shines light on televangelists Dec 29, 2007
And several popular prosperity preachers, including some now under investigation, have served on the Oral Roberts University board. Grassley is asking the ministries for financial records on salaries, spending practices, private jets and other perks. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Roberts' disciples have spread his theology and vocabulary (Roberts and other evangelists, such as Meyer, call their donors "partners.") And several popular prosperity preachers, including some now under investigation, have served on the Oral Roberts University board. Grassley is asking the ministries for financial records on salaries, spending practices, private jets and other perks. (CNN -- Law)
At the Oral Roberts University Mabee Center in Tulsa, 474 soldiers arrived after enduring a 12-hour trip aboard 10 buses just to be home for a week. Spc. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
CSE is led by do-it-all performer Ali Schwagmeyer, who is reportedly being recruited by Oral Roberts University and a number of junior colleges. The Lady Panthers started the season 7-0 before suffering back-to-back losses against West Hancock. (Macomb Journal, IL)
Dove injured the knee late in the first half of Thursday nights loss to Oral Roberts University, and did not practice Friday and did not participate in Saturday mornings shootaround. But he came up with eight points and a career-high seven steals single-handedly forcing seven of Texas-Arlingtons 22 turnovers to lead the Cowboys against the dangerous Mavericks. (GoPokes.com)
OKLAHOMA CITY Sean Sutton says he cant remember being more embarrassed than he was during Thursday nights 15-point loss to Oral Roberts University in the All-College Classic. The Oklahoma State head coach went head-to-head against younger brother Scott Suttons ORU squad and came out on the losing end of a 74-59 decision at the Ford Center. (GoPokes.com)
The Oklahoma State Cowboys of Sean Sutton, 5-5, and the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles of Scott Sutton, 6-4, will meet in a nationally televised game (ESPN2) at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. (Central time). (GoPokes.com)
The first game of the showcase event has Oklahoma State University facing Oral Roberts University. The Bulldogs competed in this event in 2004, downing then third-ranked Oklahoma State 78-75. (Gozags.com)
The Cowboys return to action Thursday when Sean Sutton goes head-to-head against younger brother Scott Sutton when OSU plays Oral Roberts University in the All-College Classic in Oklahoma City. Related Stories. (GoPokes.com)
Richard Roberts, president of Oklahoma's Oral Roberts University and son of its televangelist founder, found a strange way of dealing with mounting debt. He went on a personal shopping spree that included a single day's $37,000 tab at a Tulsa department store. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
On another Web posting, a person believed to be Murray said that his post-graduation options were limited to missionary work or attending Oral Roberts University, the flagship university of charismatic Christianity. A fast-growing subset of evangelical Christians, charismatics and Pentecostals believe the Holy Spirit continues to show signs and wonders in the world, including speaking in tongues, prophesy and miraculous healings. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
TULSA (AP) A Tulsa County judge has ordered three former Oral Roberts University professors to begin mediation to settle their lawsuit against the school. Also Tuesday, District Judge Rebecca Nightingale rescheduled a hearing on several defense motions until Jan. 9 because of the bad weather. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Daniel, who graduated from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. with a BA degree in New Testament, is in high demand as a speaker at churches, conferences, television and radio programs and Bible Schools all over America. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Matthew Murray lived there along with a brother, Christopher, 21, a student at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. A neighbor, Cody Askeland, 19, said the brothers were home-schooled, describing the whole family as ''very, very religious. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Murray, who was home-schooled, lived in the affluent suburb of Englewood with his parents and brother -- a student at Oral Roberts University. His father, Dr. Ronald Murray, is a prominent neurologist. (Los Angeles Times)
TULSA (AP) For most of its 44 years, one of the cardinal rules at Oral Roberts University was this: Don t rock the boat. Fallout from that blinders-on mentality, a financial scandal that engulfed the evangelical school and led to the resignation of its televangelist president, Richard Roberts, came as a crushing blow. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Grassley is investigating possible financial wrongdoing by six televangelists, including three who sit on the board of regents for Oral Roberts University. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney, File). (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
How many times have the Oral Roberts University (ORU) Golden Eagles, who hail from Tulsa, stood in the way of UMKC and basketball success. Again, we don't need to mention that ORU. (University News, MO)
Isn't this what the embattled Richard Roberts (who claims God told him to step down from the presidency of Oral Roberts University) and his wife are being accused of. seigneur terrasse French someone who spends time, but not money, at a cafe. (SunOnline)
Yesterday and today, the Oral Roberts University Board of Regents met on the ORU campus ... Please allow me to remind you that the mission of Oral Roberts University - in its commitment to the Christian faith - is to educate the whole person in spirit, mind, and body, thereby preparing its graduates to be professionally competent servant-leaders who are spiritually alive, intellectually alert, physically disciplined, and socially adept ... The Board of Regents has made a renewed and vigorous... (WTKR.com, VA)
-- Richard Roberts told students at Oral Roberts University Wednesday that he did not want to resign as president of the scandal-plagued evangelical school, but he did so because God insisted. God told him on Thanksgiving that he should resign the next day, Roberts told students in the university's chapel. (North County Times)
November 27 - Richard Roberts is now officially out at Oral Roberts University. That was just one of many announcements tonight from the school's board of regents. (FOX23.com, OK)
Osteen refuses to condemn the targets of Grassley's inquiry, or Richard Roberts, who quit as president of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. amid charges that he used school funds and facilities for his family. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
(AP) Oral Roberts University, the debt-ridden evangelical institution riven by scandal, has been handed a $70 million lifeline. Mart Green, founder of the Christian office and educational supply store chain Mardel, said Tuesday he would immediately give $8 million to the university, with the rest to come after a 60-to-90-day review of the university's financial records. (CBS News -- Early Show)
November 28, 2007 - 8:11 AM Sub-Navigation. FOX23 News This Morning. (FOX23.com, OK)
OKLAHOMA $70m donation for Oral Roberts U. TULSA - An Oklahoma City businessman said yesterday that he plans to donate $70 million to debt-ridden Oral Roberts University, days after the school's president stepped down amid accusations that he misspent funds to support a lavish lifestyle. Mart Green, founder of the Christian office and educational supply store chain Mardel, said he decided to help after watching media reports about the school, which recently revealed it was $50 million in debt. (Boston Globe)
TULSA (AP) For those following the scandal that hit Oral Roberts University nearly two months ago, the resignation of the school s embattled president, Richard Roberts, seemed to be not a question of if but when. Those who have seen what we have seen won t have any surprise about the fact that Richard has stepped down, said Tulsa attorney Gary Richardson, who brought a wrongful termination lawsuit against Roberts last month on behalf of three ORU professors. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
TULSA (AP) Regents at Oral Roberts University are meeting to begin selection of a new school president, three days after embattled televangelist Richard Roberts resigned from the top post. In closed-door meetings Monday and Tuesday, the regents were also scheduled to decide the fate of ORU Provost Mark Lewandowski, who had offered his resignation on Nov. 15, telling the regents chairman he could not in good conscience serve under (Roberts ) leadership. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
When Dykstra and his wife Vicki were a young married couple, an error left him without health insurance while he was a student at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. They had $1,100 in savings and when he found a hospital that would deliver a baby for that price that's where they went. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
-- An Oklahoma City businessman said Tuesday he planned to donate $70 million to debt-ridden Oral Roberts University, days after the school's president stepped down amid accusations that he misspent funds to support a lavish lifestyle. Mart Green, founder of the Christian office and educational supply store chain Mardel, said he decided to help after watching media reports about the school, which recently revealed it was $50 million in debt. (Newsmax)
November 26 - Students at Oral Roberts University back at school today for the first time since their president resigned. Richard Roberts announced Friday he was stepping down from his post as president effective immediately. (FOX23.com, OK)
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts, son of the Christian school's televangelist founder, resigned yesterday following accusations that he used school funds for personal use ... Oral Roberts University spokesman Jeremy Burton didn't immediately respond to voice mails left today for comment. (Bloomberg)
Times have changed at Oral Roberts University ... One student came into my office and said I heard the voice of God in my hut in Liberia and God told me I would be the leader of my nation some day and that I should go and be trained at a place called Oral Roberts University,' which he had never heard of, said Tim Brooker, who taught government. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
(AP) _ Embattled Oral Roberts University president Richard Roberts handed in his resignation today. In a statement e-mailed from George Pearsons, chairman of the ORU Board of Regents, Roberts' resignation is effective immediately. (FOX23.com, OK)
Durham, Chapel Hill and the Research Triangle Region. By ERIC GORSKI : AP Religion Writer Nov 24, 2007 : 10:30 pm ET. (Herald Sun)
Head of Oral Roberts University resigns ... The president of Oral Roberts University, who is facing accusations that he misspent university funds to support a lavish lifestyle, has resigned from his position, officials said yesterday. (Baltimore Sun)
Richard Roberts' of Oklahoma's Oral Roberts University resignation is effective immediately, said a statement e-mailed from George Pearsons, chairman of the school's Board of Regents. Roberts and the university have come under fire since a lawsuit was filed by three former professors last month. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
TULSA - The president of Oral Roberts University, who is facing accusations he misspent university funds to support a lavish lifestyle, has resigned from his position, the Board of Regents said yesterday. Richard Roberts's resignation is effective immediately. (Boston Globe)
TULSA (AP) An Oral Roberts University student plans to file a lawsuit against the school and its embattled president, Richard Roberts, claiming fraud, devaluation of his degree and misappropriation of school funds. Cornell Cross II, a 30-year-old senior government major from Burlington, Vt. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
A senior accountant for Oral Roberts University claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that he was ordered to help school president Richard Roberts and his wife "cook the books" by hiding financial wrongdoing from authorities and the public ... Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts has been on temporary leave during an outside probe into the school's finances ... He claims nearly $123,000 was paid by Oral Roberts University and Oral Roberts Ministries for remodeling the home. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
TULSA (AP) Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts, now on a leave of absence from the university, said that if he is allowed to return to his position he wants complete financial transparency. University officials have said it is 52. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
(AP) _ A new survey finds more than 80 percent of Oral Roberts University faculty don't want Richard Roberts to continue as president of the evangelical school. The 118-to-12 ``no'' vote was part of a larger, eight-question survey conducted twice during today's faculty assembly and obtained by The Associated Press. (FOX23.com, OK)
TULSA (AP) Oral Roberts University's provost pressed the school's Board of Regents Thursday to keep Richard Roberts from returning as president, saying he will resign if the panel reinstates the evangelist accused of improper spending ... Jeremy Burton, a spokesman for Oral Roberts University, declined to comment on the letter. (USA Today -- News)
TULSA (AP) The provost of Oral Roberts University says he will resign if Richard Roberts is reinstated as president at the evangelical school because he can t in good conscience serve under his leadership ... Jeremy Burton, a spokesman for Oral Roberts University, declined to comment on the letter. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
TULSA (AP) Oral Roberts University president Richard Roberts asked for a second chance in front of faculty members who days earlier cast a no confidence vote against him. Televangelist Oral Roberts, who recently returned from semi retirement in California to the 5,700-student school he founded, called the emergency meeting Wednesday afternoon with tenured faculty members, sources told The Associated Press. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
These are the key to being successful in sports, life and as a Christian, said Springman, the Minnesota Twins organization hitting coach and an Oral Roberts University Athletic Hall of Famer. You need to practice being a Christian, said Springman, who also coached Tulsa Union s baseball team to a state championship in the early 2000 s.. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
(AP) - Embattled Oral Roberts University president Richard Roberts, facing accusations he misspent university funds to support a lavish lifestyle, has received a vote of no confidence by the tenured faculty at the evangelical university ... Jeremy Burton, a spokesman for Oral Roberts University, declined to comment on the vote Tuesday. (Daily Iowan, IA)
(AP) _ Embattled Oral Roberts University president Richard Roberts, accused of misspending university funds to support a lavish lifestyle, has received a vote of no-confidence by the tenured faculty at the evangelical university. The resolution was approved Monday by faculty, who plan to distribute the nonbinding document to the school's Board of Regents and the faculty assembly at an upcoming meeting. (FOX23.com, OK)
Oral Roberts University president Richard Roberts, who is on temporary leave while an investigation into the school s finances continues, earned 306,054. At OU, Boren s compensation package included 361,553 in salary. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
This is the path that those at Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma have chosen to pursue. (Interestingly, Grassley chose not to investigate Oral Roberts ministries. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
He is going to play baseball at Oral Roberts University. is a reporter for MLB.com. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Harry McNevin said in a recent interview that he quit the Board of Regents at Oral Roberts University in disgust in 1987 after it became clear that the Robertses were dipping into the school's endowment fund for their personal use ... Oral Roberts University is more than $50 million in debt. (Boston Globe)
Hinn, Kenneth Copeland and Creflo Dollar all sit on the board of regents for Oral Roberts University, which is mired in a financial scandal of its own. The Senate Finance Committee has chided secular nonprofits for governance and compensation problems in the past, but this level of scrutiny for what are basically "non-pulpit churches" is unprecedented, said Ken Behr, president of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. (Washington Times)
Oral Roberts University. Ouachita Baptist University. (USA Today)
(AP) _ Attorneys for Oral Roberts University are asking a judge to disqualify the lead counsel for three professors who brought a wrongful termination lawsuit against the school. The motion filed today claims conflicts of interest because attorney Gary Richardson once represented Stephanie Cantees, the sister-in-law of ORU president Richard Roberts. (FOX23.com, OK)
For people 18 and older, a drivethrough clinic is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of the Mabee Center at the Oral Roberts University campus, 81st Street and Lewis Avenue. At the same time, a walk-through clinic for people 6 months and older will be offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tulsa Community Colleges West Campus, 7505 W. 41st St.. (Tulsa World)
Before an audience of 6,000 at Oral Roberts University, the evangelist said, "I've had to stop a sermon, go back and raise a dead person," adding good-naturedly, "It did improve my altar call that night." Roberts provided no details ... He added, "I wouldn't be surprised if God did not bring me back to these 400 acres of Oral Roberts University he has built and would let me reign over these 400 acres.". (Time.com)
On Wednesday, the head regent at Oral Roberts University announced that the school is an astonishing $52. 5 million in debt. (Time.com)
- Oral Roberts University, which is fighting accusations that its president misspent school funds, faces a crippling debt load, the chairman of the school's board of regents said Wednesday. Chairman George Pearsons told The Associated Press that maintenance costs and low financial support from donors have put the evangelical university $55 million in debt. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
October 21 - Oral Roberts University president Richard Roberts may be feeling more pressure to resign ... "For the students, I don't think its been that big of a distraction. We talk about it," says Oral Roberts University sophomore Adrian Doss. (FOX23.com, OK)
October 22 - Some are calling for Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts to step down for good. A rally was held tonight at Morningstar Baptist Church. (FOX23.com, OK)
Making his first visit to Oral Roberts University in three years, Roberts said at the service that his son Richard Roberts, who took a temporary leave of absence as the school s president last week, eventually will return to his position, the Tulsa World reported. Three former professors sued the university Oct. 2 for wrongful termination, claiming they were dismissed after they turned over to the board of regents a copy of a report documenting alleged moral and ethical lapses on the part of... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Making his first visit to Oral Roberts University in three years, Roberts said at the service that his son Richard Roberts, who took a leave of absence as the school's president last week, eventually will return to his position, the Tulsa World reported ... Oral Roberts founded Oral Roberts University in 1963. (CBS 11, TX)
TULSA (AP) Some Oral Roberts University alumni have said they wished a dispute between university officials and several former professors could have been resolved without a lawsuit, but the plaintiffs attorney said he unsuccessfully tried to handling the issue privately before going to court. Former ORU professors John Swails, Tim Brooker and Paulita Brooker filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the private university on Oct. 2, claiming they were fired or forced to resign after alleging... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
- Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts asked for and was granted a leave of absence Wednesday amid accusations of lavish spending at donors expense and illegal involvement in a political campaign ... Gary Richardson, attorney for the dismissed professors, said his clients "stand ready and prepared at the appropriate time to prove the truth of those allegations, and also prove the truth of the fact they were fired after providing the information off Stephanie Cantees computer to the... (Hinesberg Journal)
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