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"Alumnus of the Year"
In 1998, the board established an "Alumnus of the Year" awards program. The categories and criteria for nominations are as follows:
Distinguished Service to God--Excellence in fulfillment of Oral Roberts' vision for students to go into "everyman's world" through full- or part-time ministry in a church, missions organization, or other ministry.
Distinguished Service to the Community--Excellence in serving the community and society, including those outside the Kingdom of God, by bringing God's voice, light, and power into their world; and excellence in meeting unique challenges presented by their environment.
Distinguished Service to the Alma Mater--Excellence in their field of service, contributions to the total life of the University, and spiritual impact on students, the ORU community, and fellow alumni. Nominations based in part on outstanding or faithful financial support of ORU are welcomed, but this is not a prerequisite for the award.
In all three categories, quality and longevity of service and ministry will be considered. Those who have served "quietly and faithfully" will be on equal footing with those who are widely recognized for their work. Each nominee's life and conduct should reflect Christ's character as revealed in scripture.
Past winners include:
1999: Billy Joe (74;92-MA) and Sharon (Swift-76) Daugherty, Drs. Mark (79;83-Med) and Doreen (Dennis-81;86-MBA) Babo, Distinguished Service to God; Michael (70) and Jacquie (Martin-69) Cardone, Distinguished Service to the Community; Richard (85;92-MA) and Lindsay (Salem-A) Roberts, Distinguished Service to the Alma Mater.
2000: Clarence Wagner, Jr. (77-MBA), Distinguished Service to God; Jim Stovall (81), Distinguished Service to the Community; Lynette Troyer (84), Distinguished Service to the Alma Mater.
2001: Dr. Seth Ablorh (85-Medicine), Distinguished Service to God; Clifton Taulbert (71), Distinguished Service to the Community; Dr. Glenda Payas (86-Dentistry), Distinguished Service to the Alma Mater.
2002: Ron (83) and Katie (84) Luce, Distinguished Service to God; Dr. Alma Alford (84-Medicine), Distinguished Service to the Community; John (79) and Patrice (A) Cross, Distinguished Service to the Alma Mater.
2003: Terry Law (69), Distinguished Service to God; Jeffrey Nutt (86), Distinguished Service to the Community; Rick Fenimore (77;79-MBA), Distinguished Service to the Alma Mater.
2004: Myles Munroe (78), Distinguished Service to God; Dr. Ron Lamb (69), Distinguished Service to the Community; Suzanne Behr (81), Distinguished Service to the Alma Mater.
2005: Keith Wheeler (88-M.Div.), Distinguished Service to God; Bob Goodwin (70), Distinguished Service to the Community; Carrie Witham (80), Distinguished Service to the Alma Mater.
2006: Tom Newman (80), Distinguished Service to God; Dr. Tim Elmore (83), Distinguished Service to the Community; Tim (77, 79-MBA) and Lorrie (Peterson-77) Reiterman, Distinguished Service to the Alma Mater.
2007: Mathews Chacko (70-M.Div.), Distinguished Service to God; David Barton (76), Distinguished Service to the Community; Bruce and Maria (86) Hanson, Distinguished Service to the Alma Mater.
Awards are presented each year at Homecoming. Nominations are due on July 1. For more information, contact your board representative or the Office of Alumni Relations.
Faculty Retreat
Each year, the Alumni Board approves funds to help cover the costs of the ORU Faculty Retreat, held in August.
Graduation Bibles
In the 1990s, the Alumni Foundation was asked to fund the purchase of Bibles for all graduating seniors and graduate students. These Bibles, signed by the president of ORU, are given to graduates on Commencement Day.
Faculty Recognition Awards
At their February 2000 meeting, the Alumni Board voted to fund Faculty Recognition Awards. The goal of this program is:
"To encourage and reward faculty interactions, sharing of ideas,
collaboration, and other acts of professionalism that affect classroom
performance, with a special emphasis on interdisciplinary activities
(cross-pollination)."
Deans, department chairpersons, and the University Faculty Assembly choose the recipients of the awards; $2,500 is divided among those recipients. The first presentations were made on November 20, 2000.
Customer Service Awards
An additional $2,500 in Alumni Association funds has been earmarked for these awards, which were presented for the first time on "Employee Appreciation Day," May 12, 2000.
Cash gifts of $100 to $250 were given to employees who had demonstrated outstanding customer service during the past year.
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