If I ruled the admissions universe Mar 24, 2008
I LOVE the humble fact that Mike Huckabee graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark. In fact, I think I'll go teach there if they'll have me. (Boston Globe)
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He was also the president of the Pine Bluff Rotary Club, a member of the Simmons Fist National Bank board, chairman of the board of the Bank of West Memphis, a member of the Memphis Baptist Memorial Hospital Board, the Jefferson Regional Medical Center board and the board of trustees for Ouachita Baptist University. In 1991, under Dunklin s leadership, the company began construction on a modern crushing facility. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
Lake Citys Bradley gets taste of NCAA postseason Mar 18, 2008
Florida Southern was installed the No. 1 seed and host school for the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament in Lakeland, but was upset by No. 8-seed Ouachita Baptist University of Arkadelphia, Ark. 74-69. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Huckabee's Future Still Bright Mar 7, 2008
Rutherford said if Huckabee returns to his alma mater, Ouachita Baptist University, to take a long-awaited teaching gig, it would be a signal the former governor is possibly eyeing a 2010 run against Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln instead. (CBS News)
Elliott to speak at AP Parent Night Mar 7, 2008
She earned an undergraduate degree in English and speech from Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia in 1973 and a graduate degree from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia in 1981. For 31 years Elliott taught high school juniors and seniors in Arkansas, Texas, Florida, and Minnesota. (Newport Daily Independent, AR)
For The Record: Hillary Clinton Mar 1, 2008
"Hillary went out into the state. She held public hearings I think in all 75 counties and she very effectively disarmed her critics," said Political Science Professor Hal Bass of Ouachita Baptist University. Her grassroots victory would go down as one of Bill Clinton's most significant gubernatorial accomplishments. (CBS News)
A McCain I Would Endorse Feb 26, 2008
She also attended Ouachita Baptist University, later graduating with honors in organizational management from John Brown University ... She also attended Ouachita Baptist University, later graduating with honors in organizational management from John Brown University. (Townhall.com)
North’s Anderson unexpectedly back on the recruiting trail Feb 24, 2008
McKinney North senior captain Courtney Anderson was thrown through a loop earlier this month when Ouachita Baptist University (Ark ... Instead of joining teammate Jackie Anthony at the table for National Signing Day, Anderson was relegated to the role of spectator after it was announced on Feb. 8 that Ouachita Baptist University (Ark. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Pearlanders find collegiate success Feb 21, 2008
Jessie Andrews of Pearland has been to the Fall 2007 Dean s List at Ouachita Baptist university in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The following Pearland students have been named to the Fall 2007 Dean s list at Texs State University in San Marcos. (Pearland Journal, TX)
More of this story Jan 29, 2008
In other states, that may be cause for alarm within the party and among liberal interest groups, said Hal Bass, a political science professor at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. But Lincoln and Pryor are tuned into the Arkansas electorate, Bass said, and as such are held to a different standard than party loyalists may be elsewhere. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
2008 VOTERS GUIDE / The road to the presidency Key facts about the... Jan 27, 2008
2008 VOTERS GUIDE / The road to the presidency / Key facts about the backgrounds of the top contenders from the two major parties (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Huckabee's experience as pastor an asset in presidential race Jan 25, 2008
In the 1980s, he discovered that Immanuel Baptist had years before pledged $10,000 to Ouachita Baptist University, the flagship Arkansas Baptist college and his alma mater (pronounced WASH-ih-taw), but never made the donation ... He enrolled in 1973 in Ouachita Baptist University, a private liberal arts school in Arkadelphia. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Huckabee's political career built on overcoming high odds Jan 24, 2008
The two bunked together at Ouachita Baptist University, where Huckabee graduated magna cum laude in barely more than two years while holding down a full-time job at KBRC radio station in Arkadelphia and delivering sermons every Sunday morning and Wednesday night. "I remember him saying ... 'I want to be involved in getting people to change our nation,'" Caldwell said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Goldsberry was a leader on the Cougar gridiron Jan 11, 2008
Some of the colleges interested in Goldsberry, according to Smith, include Lincoln University in Chicago and Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. Comments. (Helena Daily World, AR)
Huckabee joins frontrunners Jan 5, 2008
Born in Hope, Arkansas, on August 24 1955 - Bill Clinton's birthplace - Huckabee attended Ouachita Baptist University and married his high school sweetheart, Janet McCain. In 1993 he was elected Arkansas lieutenant governor and reached the governor's mansion three years later. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
The Huck Heard 'Round the World? Jan 3, 2008
and a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University, said he could run for president "because our Founding Fathers had this idea that we were all equal, didn't mean that we started out with the same net income, didn't mean that we started out with a last name that opened doors, and people said, 'Oh, yes, I knew your father at Harvard at Yale or Princeton.' People knew my father from the shipyard, not Harvard.'". The Huck Heard 'Round the World. (ABC News)
Iowa Eve: Misconceptions, Secret Weapons And The G.O.P. Big Five Jan 2, 2008
Huckabee, whose only college degree says Ouachita Baptist University, not Yale or Harvard, will receive more forgiveness than the current incumbent for wrongly suggesting that Afghanistan is on the eastern border of Pakistan ... Huckabee, whose only college degree says Ouachita Baptist University, not Yale or Harvard, will receive more forgiveness than the current incumbent for wrongly suggesting that Afghanistan is on the eastern border of Pakistan. (Townhall.com)
Huckabee fails test to be next leader Dec 31, 2007
He graduated magna cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University (a small Baptist college with a fairly good local reputation) before attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. Now I have a little homework for you. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Even If He Loses Nomination, Huck's Drive Helps G.O.P. Dec 20, 2007
He didnt do his undergraduate work at an Ivy League school, but at Ouachita Baptist University ... He didnt do his undergraduate work at an Ivy League school, but at Ouachita Baptist University. (Townhall.com)
Huckabee Confounds Elites as Reagan Did Dec 19, 2007
Graduate of Ouachita Baptist University with a degree in Religion. Are you kidding me. (Human Events Online)
Huckabee: Another Overachiever From Hope Dec 16, 2007
Huckabee married Janet McCain, his high school girlfriend, at 18, and finished Ouachita Baptist University in two and a half years, rushing through to hold down tuition costs. In 1977, he dropped out of a Baptist seminary to work for Texas televangelist James Robison, helping to coordinate his Billy Graham-style crusades and television program. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Campaign admits candidate doesn't have claimed religious credential Dec 15, 2007
He preached his first sermon as a teenager, married his high-school sweetheart and went off to Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. There he majored in speech and communications, worked at a radio station and earned his B.A. in a little more than two years. (WorldNetDaily)
Huckabee's Family Field General Dec 12, 2007
Sarah who has two older brothers, one of whom is also working full-time for the campaign thought about going to law school after graduating from her father's alma mater, Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas. Instead, she switched gears, heading to Washington and the Department of Education; along the way she has worked on two of her Dad's gubernatorial campaigns, a local race in Oregon and President Bush's reelection campaign in Ohio. (TIME)
Dodson, Plumlee to wed Dec 9, 2007
She is a graduate of Harrison High School and Ouachita Baptist University. She is a student and candidate for graduation in May from UCA, pursuing a master's degree. (Newton County Times, AR)
Pulpit was springboard for Huckabee Dec 6, 2007
After graduating from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark. he enrolled at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas but dropped out after a year to work for James Robison, a fiery television evangelist. (MSNBC -- Politics)
In unsettled GOP field, Huckabee finds his footing Dec 3, 2007
Education: B.A., Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark. Attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth. (USA Today)
Huckabee charm plays well in Iowa Dec 2, 2007
" He described his beginnings as only a generation away from dirt floors and outdoor toilets. "I am here today because people in the generation before me made incredible sacrifices to give me the life that I have," he told the students in the XM studio. A life fueled by faith He was born Aug. 24, 1955, in Hope, Ark. Bill Clinton, that other "Man From Hope," had moved to Hot Springs nearly two years before Huckabee was born. Dorsey Huckabee, Mike's father, was a firefighter and backyard car... (The Palm Beach Post)
NOVAK: Huckabee Is 'The False Conservative'... Nov 27, 2007
That has happened with Huckabee, a former Baptist minister educated at Ouachita Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The danger is a serious contender for the nomination who passes the litmus test of social conservatives on abortion, gay marriage and gun control but is far removed from the conservative-libertarian model of and. (The Drudge Report)
The False Conservative Nov 26, 2007
That has happened now with Huckabee, a former Baptist minister educated at Ouachita Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ... That has happened now with Huckabee, a former Baptist minister educated at Ouachita Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. (Townhall.com)
Profile: Mike Huckabee Nov 25, 2007
He graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas before going on to Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Huckabee was a church pastor before entering politics. (Suite101.com)
Hobbs earns starting job on special teams, reflects on first year at OBU Nov 13, 2007
Stuttgart High School graduate in 2007 and standout wide receiver for the Ricebirds for three years Nico Hobbs has completed his freshman football season at Ouachita Baptist University (OBU). Hobbs earned a starting job on special teams for the OBU Tigers with three games to go in the season and some of duties include returning kickoffs. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
Wolfe named NCAA college swimmer of week Nov 8, 2007
Another pair of former ConocoPhillips Splash Club greats, the brother-sister duo of James Riddle and Amanda Riddle, both scored plenty of points for the Ouachita Baptist University teams in their most-recent competition. James muscled to second place in the men s 100 freestyle in :47. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Participating colleges Nov 5, 2007
Ouachita Baptist University. Our Lady of the Lake University-San Antonio. (USA Today)
Burris joins brother on OCC bench as new assistant coach Nov 1, 2007
High School while Gabe Carter left Olney at the end of the 2006-07 season to pursue an assistant's job at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark. t our level, turnover with the staff is very common, Mike Burris said. (Olney Daily Mail, IL)
Mike Huckabee's political past could place new hurdles on presidential trail Oct 14, 2007
Rick Caldwell, Huckabee's college roommate at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark. said Huckabee's faith "causes him to have strong convictions, but it also causes him to have a lot of grace with other people, a lot of tolerance and understanding." Evangelicals, Caldwell said, will throw their support behind his friend as Huckabee improves in the polls. (Boston Globe)
A football career honored Oct 4, 2007
So he took the advice of his high school coach, Bill Arrington, and went across the road to Ouachita Baptist University. That was the greatest thing that ever happened to me, Johnson said of his decision to go to OBU. I spent five great years there at OBU and made the best friends I ever had. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Florida StateTennis Championships Oct 3, 2007
In the Men s Open, 15-seed Tye Myers of Naples, FL and No.2 singles player at Ouachita Baptist University, was scheduled to play unseeded Damar Johnson of Miramar, FL a recent graduate of University of Louisville in Kentucky, in the final, but rain resulted in an abandoned final. The Women s Open featured a number of Florida Atlantic University players, but 13-year-old Justina Lawrence of Lake Worth, FL, seeded fourth, trounced No.1 seed Janine Kremling of Tampa 6-0, 6-1 in the semis to secure a... (Suite101.com)
Mike Huckabee's Moment Oct 2, 2007
SIGN UP FOR OURNEWSLETTERS. The bearable lightness of Mike Huckabee. (New Republic)
DSU's Roberts suspended for HSU incident Sep 20, 2007
Ironically, Delta State will take on Ouachita Baptist University in a 6 p.m. game Saturday at Arkadelphia, Ark. a small southwest Arkansas town that is also home to Henderson State. (Clarksdale Press Register, MS)
A taleof twowinners Aug 16, 2007
Huckabee had a considerably more modest upbringing; the son of a Hope, Arkansas, firefighter and part-time auto mechanic, graduate of Ouachita Baptist University and the first male in his family to graduate from high school. Both are winners and impressive, though in very different ways. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Huckabee: He could be the "real deal" Aug 16, 2007
Obama and Romney boast degrees from Harvard, Hillary went to Wellesley and Yale, and McCain graduated (barely) from Annapolis, while Huckabee earned his degree (in two-and-a-half years) from Ouachita Baptist University ... Obama and Romney boast degrees from Harvard, Hillary went to Wellesley and Yale, and McCain graduated (barely) from Annapolis, while Huckabee earned his degree (in two-and-a-half years) from Ouachita Baptist University. (Townhall.com)
Questions, anger remain 2 years after raid on Ark. poultry plant Jul 27, 2007
On a recent workday, Jacinto swept floors and cleaned cabinets at a Ouachita Baptist University dormitory. She acknowledged she hasn't talked to those who stayed behind to fight their deportation, saying she likely was the only one to receive her green card. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Bergman teacher graduates from teacher institute forum Jul 14, 2007
The Arkansas Teacher Institute is the initiative of the Arkansas Leadership Academy which is a partnership of 45 educational and professional organizations, universities, and business corporations: Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators, Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Arkansas Education Association, Arkansas North Central Association, Arkansas Rural Education Association, Arkansas School Boards Association, Arkansas Parent Teacher Association,... (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Noland and Trenner will continue baseball careers Jul 7, 2007
Joining Noland and Trenner are Shoemaker, Brian Jett and Chris Dougherty (Indiana State University), Kramer (Lincoln Memorial University), Alex Berry (Valparaiso University), Steve Teno (Central Michigan University), T.J. King (University of Arkansas-Little Rock) and Drew Maus (Ouachita Baptist University). The group compiled an overall mark of 86-30 during their two seasons at OCC, including a trip to the 2006 Region 24 Tournament championship series. (Olney Daily Mail, IL)
Miss South Arkansas Katie Bailey named Miss Arkansas Jun 25, 2007
The other five finalists and the schools they attend were: Miss Red River Valley Ashlen Batson, 20, UCA; Miss Greater Hot Springs Lauren English, 19, Ouachita Baptist University; Miss Central Arkansas Ashleigh Green, 22, Arkansas State University; Miss Conway Sarah Slocum, 21, UCA; and Miss Arkansas Valley Rebecca Stengel, 23, University of Arkansas Graduate School. A service of the Associated Press(AP). (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Ponder, Davenport to Wed Jun 24, 2007
She attended Ouachita Baptist University and is a student at University of Arkansas College of Pharmacy. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Bobby June Cash Mays, the late Joe Mays, the late Ruth Downum Davenport, and the late Ulis and Lee Ellen Davenport. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Patriots' Sutton still undecided on next move Jun 10, 2007
The other spot is earmarked for a power forward to offset the loss of sophomores DeAndre Miranda and Ed Keyes, the Mid-Florida Conference Player of the Year who has signed with Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark. SoftballCFCC director of athletics Bob Zelinski plans to move quickly in finding a replacement for head coach Kris Cox, who resigned Wednesday effective at the end of June. (Ocala Star-Banner)
Former Chugiak swimmer excels in Arkansas Jun 7, 2007
SWIMMING -- Former Chugiak High swimmer Catherine Engibous has been awarded ESPN The Magazine all-district honors for her combined athletic and academic performance at Ouachita Baptist University, a Division II school in Arkadelphia, Ark. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Eight former Blue Knights sign with four-year schools May 25, 2007
Maus signed with Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, the same school where former Blue Knights Corey Brown and Chris Marx played. OCC finished the 2007 season 41-13 overall. (Olney Daily Mail, IL)
Falcons earn late-night NCAA regional bid May 16, 2007
Montevallo (44-15) meets St. Edward s University on Thursday at 4 p.m. on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University. The regional runs through Sunday with the winner advancing to the Division II College World Series at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, May 25. (Columbiana Shelby County Reporter, AL)
Jobes leads Delta St. over No. 2 Ouachita May 8, 2007
- Jareck West's line drive double over the head of centerfielder Chance Beasley in the bottom of the seventh led the 22nd-ranked Delta State baseball team to a 12-2 run-ruled, shortened Sunday game in the Gulf South Conference Tournament over fourth-ranked Ouachita Baptist University at USA Stadium. The Statesmen improved to 44-12 on the season while the Tigers fell to 49-7. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Ex-Splash Clubbers are All-Americans Mar 23, 2007
Riddle, a former ConocoPhillips Splash Club super-stroker, earned honorable mention All-American honors in three separate events for Ouachita Baptist University. Riddle turned in his best showing as a member of the Ouachita 800-meter freestyle team. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Days of DeLamar: Athletics director sailing into retirement Feb 16, 2007
He s the guy that influenced me to go to Ouachita Baptist University. I was looking for a place to play, but I was an average high school player with an injury. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Aristotle Launches Ad Agency Division - With a Twist Feb 15, 2007
"Baptist Health, Arkansas' largest health system, Travel South USA, one of the nation's largest tourism organizations, and Ouachita Baptist University, one of the most respected private universities in the South, have already launched new integrated campaigns with us." "One thing that has not changed is that we are laser-focused on our clients' and their customers' current and future needs," said Johnson Norris. "This move is a commitment to help connect our clients to their customers in this... (PR Newswire)
Murphy, HSU thinking in right direction, but others must follow Feb 9, 2007
(For instance, Ouachita Baptist University might consider it. . (Benton Courier, AR)
Hobbs receives OBU football scholarship Feb 3, 2007
Nico Hobbs, a senior wide receiver for the Stuttgart Ricebirds football team, is taking his skills to another level as he received an 80 percent athletic scholarship to play for the Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) Tigers in the fall. Hobbs, as he did for the Ricebirds, will be playing at the slot inside receiver spot and he will also see action on special teams. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
South Ark. county embarks on revitalization effort Feb 1, 2007
No one particular event stands out to explain it, says Dr. Wesley Kluck, a vice president at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia and the school physician. Reynolds Aluminum plant closed years ago and a tornado did a lot of damage in 1997 to the county seat. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Huckabee enters White House race Jan 29, 2007
Education: Bachelor's degree, Ouachita Baptist University. Political career: Arkansas governor, 1996-2007; lieutenant governor, 1993-96. (USA Today)
Johnson, Kemp named DAR Good Citizens Jan 25, 2007
Her future plans include attending Ouachita Baptist University where she plans to major in business. Johnson is the daughter of V.O. and Sue Johnson of Gillett. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
The Next New Republican Thing Jan 17, 2007
But Huckabee is also a Southerner with unassailable Christian evangelical credentials: a Baptist minister, he attended Ouachita Baptist University and was president of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. Huckabee makes the case that he was as an effective governor who happens to be a serious evangelical, not the other way around. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
More of this story Jan 3, 2007
Ashley County Ledger. Tuesday, January 02, 2007. (Hamburg Ashley County Ledger, AR)
