AMessagefromthePresident

EverywhereyoulookatOklahomaChristianUniversity‐‐ineveryacademicdiscipline,school,ordepartment,inintercollegiateathletics,ineveryadministrativeunit,incampusfacilities,instudentandfacultyserviceactivities,oramongouralumni,thereissomethingimportanthappening—vitalchanges,innovations,advances,championships,recognitions,andsuccesses.Ourfaculty,staff,students,andalumniensurethatyouruniversityisdynamic,istransforminglives,andischangingtheworldintoabetterplace.Belowisasamplingofheadlinescoveringnews,awards,events,construction,academicandresearchendeavorsthathaveoccurredduringthepastacademicyear.Thoughbynomeanscomprehensive,theyconveythebreadthoftheuniversity’sactivitiesandaccomplishments.Thissamplingincludesthenationalfirstplaceresultsbroughthomebyourstudentsinliterature,inhistory,andingolf,publicationsbyourfaculty,andotheraccoladeswonbyourfaculty,students,andinstitutionasawhole.ManyhavenotedthatOklahomaChristianUniversityisoneofhighereducation’sbest‐keptsecrets.Weareattemptingtosharethatsecretmorebroadlywithourconstituencies,thenation,andtheworld.Whatismissinglargelyarethehundredsofserviceprojectsbyourfacultyandstudents,aswellasthecountlessdailysacrificesofthefacultyandstaffthatenablesamodestlycapitalizedinstitutiontobeamajorplayeronthelocal,national,andworldstage.Whilethismessagecannotdojusticetotherangeofuniversityactivities,Ihopeitprovidesasenseofthevitalworkbeingdoneeverydayoncampusandhowwearebeingaccountabletoourstakeholders.Dr.MikeO’NealPresident,OklahomaChristianUniversity

OCAccomplishments2008‐2009

CollegeofArts&Sciences

DepartmentofArt&Design

STUDENTS

• NineOCArt&DesignstudentsattendedtheFifth‐AnnualOSUCreativeLightingCompetitionandreceivedawardsinmultiplecategories.

o AustinSt.Aubinwonbronzeforhisinteractivedesign.o JayBramhallwonsilverforhisacrylicpaintingofagirlwalkingherdog.o DylanConklinreceivedtwogold,onesilver,andaBestofShowawardforfourdifferent

worksheenteredinthecontest.o AmandaHoddywontwobronzes,oneforanoutdoorprintadvertisementandtheother

forcolorphotography.o RebeccaVaughnwonsilverforthepurse‐shapedquotebookshedesigned.

ALUMNI

• JenniferMawasthechiefdesignerofvisualandspecialeffectsforthe2008SummerOlympicGamesinBeijing,China.

FACULTY

• DavidCrismonwasthefeaturedartistattheCraigheadGreenGalleryinDallasandinanadfor

thegalleryintheOctoberissueofTHEmagazine.

DepartmentofBiologySTUDENTS

• Inthepastsixyears,morethan90%ofqualifiedOCgraduatesfromtheDepartmentofBiology

havebeenadmittedtothecountry’sbestmedicalschools.100%ofthoseparticipatinginundergraduateresearchwereaccepted.

• OCNursingstudentsspentpartoftheirsummervacationservinginHondurasatthemedical

mission,Predisan.FACULTY

• Dr.MikeGipsonpresentedapaper,“HowCollegeFacultyWhoTeachCreationismView

‘TheRulesofScience’”attheNATScienceTeachersAssociationConferenceinNewOrleans.

DepartmentofChemistry&Physics

• Dr.BillLuttrellpublishedabookontoxicologytitled,ToxicologyPrinciplesfortheIndustrialHygienist.

• Thenewly‐renovatedVoseHallChemistryLabswerecompletedearlierthisyearwiththemostup‐to‐datesafetyfeatures.

DepartmentofCommunication

STUDENTS• OCseniorClintonCorleywonanhonorablementionawardforhisnewsreport,“TheLisa

ChenowethStory,”inthevideosportsnewscategoryattheNationalBroadcastingSociety’sUndergraduateElectronicMediaAwardsinNewYorkCity.

• SeniorLindsayBinghamwonfirstplacefornarrativefilmintheOklahomaBroadcastEducators’AssociationStudentCompetitionforherfilm,“TheGreyRoom.”

• SeniorsLindsayBinghamandKoriHammanplacedsecondinthetelevisioncommercialcategorywiththeircommercial,“iPodGPS.”

• SeniorLeighEllenMitchellplacedsecondinthePRPublicationscategoryofTheZenithAwards.• SeniorAaronAskewwonsecondplaceinthePRWritingCategoryatTheZenithAwards.

ALUMNI

• AndrewPattersonwonanationalvideocompetitionheldbytheTaxFoundationforavideothat

explainedtheeffectofthetaxcodeonsmallbusinessowners.FACULTY

• Dr.PhilipPattersonwasawardedafellowshipinhealthreportingbytheNationalInstituteof

Health.• Dr.PhilipPatterson’sbook,MediaEthics:IssuesandCases,wasrecentlypublishedinAlbanian.

Thisisthethirdlanguageithasbeenpublishedinduringthelastfiveyears.ItisalsoavailableinMandarinChineseandKorean.

• Dr.PhilipPattersonwaschosentoserveonapanelthatwillevaluatethetechnologicalliteracyofthenation’schildrenon“TheNation’sReportCard.”TheoutcomeofthepanelwillshapetheNationalAssessmentofEducationalProcesstestfrom2012to2027.

DepartmentofHistory&PoliticalScienceSTUDENTS

• OC’sTauSigmachapterofPhiAlphaThetawasnamedtheBestChapterintheNationamonguniversitieswith3,000orfewerstudentsforthe13thconsecutiveyear.

• OC’sTauSigmachaptersubmittedits16thvolumeoftheOklahomaChristianUniversityJournalofHistoricalStudiesintheNashJournalAwardCompetition.Lastyear,TauSigmareceivedthirdplaceforVolume15ofitsjournal.

• PoliticalSciencestudentsattendedtheModelArabLeagueIntercollegiateCompetitionattheUniversityofBirmingham,competingagainststudentsfromschoolsinTexas,Oklahoma,andArkansas.ThestudentsreceivedawardsforOutstandingDelegate(PoliticalAffairs),OutstandingHonorableMention(SocialAffairs),andOutstandingHonorableMention(EnvironmentalAffairs).

• SixstudentspresentedresearchattheOklahomaRegionalPhiAlphaThetaConferenceattheUniversityofOklahoma.LeahLongplacedfirstandBenPetersonplacedthirdintheUndergraduate‐Europeancategory.DanielMcCormackplacedsecondintheUndergraduate‐Americancategory.

• DanielMcCormack,aHistory/Pre‐Lawmajor,hasreceiveda$14,000‐a‐yearfellowshiptoattendtheUniversityofTexas,wherehewillpursueaPh.D.inPoliticalScience.

• CharlotteHeronhasbeenacceptedtopursuemaster’sworkinInternationalRelations/GlobalPoliticsattheUniversitiesofBristol,Durham,andSheffield(alltop10schoolsintheUnitedKingdom).CharlotteisawaitingdecisionsfromOxfordUniversityandEdinburghUniversitybeforemakingadecision.

• OtherstudentswereacceptedintolawandothergraduateprogramsallovertheU.S.

FACULTY• Dr.MattMcCookpresentedataconferenceandwroteanumberofarticlesandbookreviews:

o HassignedacontractwiththeUniversityofAlabamaPressforabooktentativelytitledAliensintheWorld:Sectarians,Secularism,andtheSecondGreatAwakeningthatwillbeapartoftheprestigiousReligionandAmericanCultureseries.

o Presented“TranscendentalismandtheSecondGreatAwakening:ParallelExpressionsofOtherworldliness”attheConferenceonFaithandHistory.

o ChairedapanelattheAmericanStudiesAssociationtitled“FaithActivity:CaseStudiesinAmericanReligiousActivism.”

o Publishedseveralbookreviews: “ProphetessofHealth:AStudyofEllenG.White”byRonaldNumbersforThe

Historian “God’sStrangeWork:WilliamMillerandtheEndoftheWorld”byDavidRowe

forFidesetHistoria “TheAnimatedMan:ALifeofWaltDisney”byMichaelBarrierforCanadian

JournalofHistory “ChurchandStateinAmerica:TheFirstTwoCenturies”byJamesHustonfor

CanadianJournalofHistoryo PublishedanonlinearticlewithABC‐CLIOforhighschoolstudentstitled“Supply,

Demand,andDenominationalVarianceintheSecondGreatAwakening.”• Dr.RaymonHustonlecturedataworkshopandwasinvolvedwiththePoliticalSciencehonor

society:o SponsoredPiSigmaAlphastudentsfortheModelArabLeaguecompetition.o ServedasanAPgraderforAmericanGovernmentinDaytonaBeach,Florida.o PresentedtwolecturesataBillofRightsInstituteworkshopinTulsatomiddleandhigh

schoolteachersforcoursedevelopment.Helecturedon“TheBillofRightsandReligion”and“BeinganAmerican:PrinciplesofthePreamble.”

• Dr.JohnMaplecontinuedhisworkwithTauSigmaandasacoordinatorforNationalHistoryDay:

o ServedassponsorfortheTauSigmaChapterofPhiAlphaThetaforthe24thyear.

o ServedaschairoftheNationalScholarshipCommitteeofPhiAlphaTheta.o ServedasOklahomaDistrict5CoordinatorforNationalHistoryDayforthe22ndyear.o ServedaschiefexhibitstewardatthestatecontestattheOklahomaHistoryCenter.o AttendedtheMid‐AmericanMedievalConferenceattheUniversityofMissouri‐Kansas

City.

DepartmentofLanguage&Literature

STUDENTS• The2008editionofSoundingswasawardedfirstrunner‐upinthenationforBestLiterary

JournalbytheSigmaTauDeltaEnglishHonorsSociety.Thishonorsfollowslastyear’sfirst‐placefinish.

• ElevenstudentspresentedpapersatthenationalSigmaTauDeltaconference.FACULTY

• Dr.CamiAganchairedapanelfocusingonJaneAustenattheMid‐WesternAmericanSocietyfor18thCenturyStudiesconferenceinOctober.

• Dr.CamiAganhad“SongaMythicConduitinTheFellowshipoftheRing”publishedinMythloreandhad“ProloguesandEpiloguesof18thCenturyComedy,inPerformanceandinContext”publishedinthespring2008editionofAmericanSocietyfor18thCenturyStudies.

• Dr.GailNashattendedtheInternationalConferenceoftheTeachersofEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages(TESOL)inMarchandpresentedapapertitled,“FinalDraftFeedbackandInstructivePossibilities:MorethanJustifyingGrades.”Fewerthan20%ofpaperssubmittedwereacceptedforpresentation.

• Dr.MerleGatewoodattendedtheConferenceonChristianityandLiterature,whereshechairedasessiononFlanneryO’Connorandpresentedapaperentitled,“AffirmativeandNegationoftheBody:ViewfromFlanneryO’Connor.”

DepartmentofMusic

STUDENTS• AdamBruce,aseniormusicmajor,willbeaninstructorfortheWorldClassDrumandBugle

Corpthissummer.AdamwillalsotraveltoJapantoteachandperform.• MasonDrumm,afreshmanmusicmajor,wasawardedtheUniversityJazzStudentoftheYear

bytheOklahomaJazzEducators’Organization.• RyanGonzales,afreshmanmusicmajor,advancedtothesemifinalroundintheannual

FreshmenMen’sNationalAssociationofTeachersofSingerscompetition.• TheOCJazzEnsembleperformedaboardtheCarnivalCruiseLineship,TheFantasy.

ALUMNI• MichelleWalton,arecentOCgraduate,wasthefirstfemaleacceptedintothemastersprogram

inchoralconductingatOklahomaCityUniversity.

FACULTY

• Dr.HaroldFletcherwasinductedintotheOklahomaHigherEducationHallofFame.• Dr.FletcherwasrecognizedforhisoutstandingservicetohighereducationinOklahoma.• Dr.KenAdamsconductedtheorchestrainaproductionof“BeautyandtheBeast”atthePollard

TheatreinGuthrie,Oklahoma.Dr.Adams’conductingwascharacterizedas“masterful”inanOklahomanreviewof“BeautyandtheBeast.”

• Dr.KathyThompsonundertookmanyprojectsthispastyear,including:o Composed“HeartbeatofGod,”anoriginalhymnbasedonExodus34:6‐7.The

compositionwaspublishedinListeningtoHisHeartbeat,byDr.HaroldShank.o AdjudicatedfortheOklahomaMusicTeachers’AssociationJuniorAuditionsinthepiano

andstringscompetitionatCameronUniversity.o PerformedChopin’sNocturneinCMinorforOklahomaCityPianistsClub.o CoordinatedOC’s10thAnnualSonatinaSaturday,anadjudicatedfestivalfor90piano

studentsfromtheOklahomaCityarea.o PerformedinfourconcertswiththeOklahomaCommunityOrchestraandintwo

performancesofTchaikovsky’sNutcrackerBalletwiththeYukonBallet.o ServedasChairoftheIndependentMusicTeachers’ForumfortheOklahomaMusic

Teachers’Association,andservedontheboardofthestateorganization.• Dr.HeathJonesdidthefollowing:

o AwardedtheUniversityJazzEducatoroftheYearbytheOklahomaJazzEducators’Organization.

o HadaproposalacceptedfortheWorldSaxophoneCongressinBangkok,Thailand,tobeheldinJuly.

o ServedasajudgeandclinicianattheFriendsUniversityJazzFestivalandOklahomaStateUniversityJazzFestival.

o Servedasadirector,clinician,andguestartistfortheTulsaAreaHonorJazzEnsemble.o WasaguestartistfortheMissouriSouthernStateUniversityJazzEnsemble,the

SouthwesternOklahomaStateUniversityJazzEnsemble,andtheOklahomaCityCommunityOrchestrafortheDizzyGillespieSymphonySessions.

o PerformedatthePollardTheatreinGuthrieandattheOklahomaCityLyricTheatre.o PerformedwithartistNatalieCole,theHarryJamesOrchestra,andwithatraveling“Rat

Pack”showfromLasVegas.o UndertookarecordingprojectwithPaulWest,JerryTachoir,JamesGreeson,and

JeremyThomastoproduceaCDthatwillbereleasedinJuly2009.

DepartmentofPsychology&FamilyStudiesSTUDENTS

• OCPsychologystudentscompetedagainstotherOklahomauniversitiesandtookfirst,second,andfifthplaceintheundergraduatepapercompetitionatthe27th‐annualOklahomaPsychologicalSocietySpringResearchConference.

o 1stPlace:KatieVanSickle,PredictingMaleBodyEsteemwithPersonalityTraitsandWomen’sPresenceintheRoom

o 2ndPlace:WhitneyFrisk,ModernMusicanditsEffectsonImmediateandDelayedRecall

o 5thPlace:MasashiKawamura,CreditCardInfluencesonthePurchaseDecisionMakingProcess

• Kyung“Rosa”Lee,aseniorFamilyStudiesmajor,co‐authored“FilipinoFathersandTransnationalMigration”withDr.ScottHarperandwillpresenttheproposalataninternationalconferenceinSanFrancisco.KyungisthefirstOCstudenttohaveaproposalacceptedforpresentationatthemostprestigiousconferenceinthefieldofFamilyStudies.

FACULTY

• Dr.ScottHarpero Published“ExploringtheRoleofFilipinoFathers”intheJournalofFamilyIssues.o Co‐authored“TheImpactofFilipinoMaleReligiosityonFatherhood”withDr.Alan

MartinfortheJournalofMentalHealth,Religion&Culture.o Presenting“FilipinoFathersandTransnationalMigration”withOCstudentKyung“Rosa”

LeeattheNationalCouncilonFamilyRelationsinternationalconference.

CollegeofBiblicalStudies

FACULTY• TheChristianChronicleStaffhadanothersuccessfulyearandreceivedseveralawards:

o Wonfirstplaceastopnational/internationalnewspaperintheprestigiousBestinClasscategoryintheAssociatedChurchPress’sannual“BestoftheChristianPress”contest.

o Received11awards(three1st,three2nd,three3rd,twohonorablemention)attheannualbanquetoftheSocietyofProfessionalJournalists,OklahomaChapter.

• Dr.BobCarpenterrepresentedOCfortheLet’sStartTalkingministry:o CoordinatedLet’sStartTalkingrecruitmentandtrainingontheOCCampus.OCis

recognizedasanLST“CenturionCampus.”o SpokeontheimportanceofinterfaithdialogueduringaQuestforMeaninghonorsclass

visittotheRaindropTeaRoom,aTurkishorganization.• JimDvorakpublishedarticlesandco‐editedtwobooks:

o Presentedapaper,“PersuasionorManipulation?ASociolinguisticDiscourseAnalysisofPhilemon,”attheannualmeetingoftheSocietyofBiblicalLiteratureinBoston,Massachusetts.

o Co‐editedTheNewTestamentChurch:TheChallengeofDevelopingEcclesiologieswithDr.JohnHarrison.

o Co‐editedBaptism:Historical,Theological,andPastoralPerspectiveswithGordHeathfromMcMasterDivinityCollege.

o SubmittedtwoarticlesforpublicationinPillarsintheHistoryoftheNewTestamentInterpretation:OldandNewonBiblicalscholars,MartinDibelius,RudolfBultmann,EdwinJudge,andWayneMeeks.

• Dr.JohnHarrisonco‐editedTheNewTestamentChurch:TheChallengeofDevelopingEcclesiologieswithJimDvorak.

• Dr.ChipKooiparticipatedinmissionworkallovertheworld:o PreachedattheMoulmeinChurchofChristinSingapore,wherehetaughtonChristian

worshipandtheuseofliturgy.

o ConductedaseminarwithmissionariesandchurchleadersfromSingaporeandMalaysiaonworshipandliturgy.

o LecturedatFirstChristianChurchinEdmondonthehermeneuticsoftheacappellabranchoftheStone‐Campbellmovement.

• Dr.AlanMartinwasinvolvedwitharesearchprojectandco‐authoredacoupleofprojects:o Co‐authoredabookwithDr.GloverShipptitledTheMarriageCrisis:AnOunceof

Prevention.o Co‐authoredthearticle,“TheImpactofFilipinoMaleReligiosityonFatherhood,”with

Dr.ScottHarperforthepeer‐reviewedscholarlyjournal,JournalofMentalHealth,Religion&Culture.

o Co‐researchedaprojectonassessing“TheInfluenceofStudentReligiosityonCounselingInternshipPerformances.”TheresearchwillbepresentedattheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationConference.

• Dr.StaffordNorthpublishedinavarietyofmedia:o PublishedabookonOC’shistorytitled,SoaringonWingsLikeEagles:AHistoryof

OklahomaChristianUniversity.o Publishedaseriesof12DVDson“WhatWeBelieveandWhy”with21stCentury

Christian.o Publishedanarticle,“BiblicalAuthorization:AccountsofApprovedAction,”inthe

AugusteditionofTheEntrustedWord.• Dr.HaroldShankwrote:

o Abook,ListentotheHeartbeat:WhatDoestheBibleSayAbouttheHeartofGod.o AbookreviewonTheTenCommandmentsforJews,Christians,andOthersin

RestorationQuarterly.• Dr.RichardWrightpresentedatanumberofconferencesandhadapaperacceptedatan

internationalconference:o HadapaperacceptedattheInternationalSocietyofBiblicalLiteratureConferencein

Rome.o Wroteacommentary,“Greco‐RomanBackgroundstotheNewTestament,”inThe

TransformingWord:AOne‐VolumeCommentaryontheBible.o Presented“MusicintheNewTestament”attheChristianScholarsConference.o Presented“TheSoundsofSilence:HearingtheMusicinPaulineAssemblies”atan

internationalmeetingoftheSocietyofBiblicalLiterature.

CollegeofProfessionalStudies

SchoolofBusinessAdministrationSTUDENTS

• Initsthirdstatewidecompetitionofcollegeaccountingdepartments,theOCAccountingClub

placedsecondandreceiveda$1,000grantafterplacingfirstinthefirsttwoyearsofcompetition.

• TheOCchapteroftheAmericanMarketingAssociationwonanationalawardcompetingagainstmorethan140schoolsattheannualAMACollegiateConference.

FACULTY

• Dr.JanaCookhadtwopapersacceptedfortheFourth‐AnnualBusinessandLeadership

SymposiuminFt.Hays,Kansas.Theywereentitled“ToMerge&MergeAgain,ThatistheQuestion:RepeatAcquirers’Performance”and“EconomicDeterminantsofQSRUsingForecastingSoftware.”

• Dr.PhilLewispublishedchaptersintwobooks:o “WhereYouLiveandWhereYouWork,”publishedinSolomonWasaBusinessman:

AdvicefromtheWealthiestManonEarth.o “OfHeroesandManagers,”publishedinANobleCalling:DevotionsandEssaysfor

BusinessProfessionals.• Dr.KimberlyMerrittpublishedanarticleandco‐authoredanaward‐winningpaper:

o “UserSatisfactioninDataWarehousing:AnEmpiricalInvestigationofSalientVariables,”publishedinIssuesinInformationSystems.

o Co‐authored“UsingExperientialLearningtoDevelopCommunicationSkillsandIncreaseUserSatisfactionwithStudentDevelopedProjects,”thatreceivedtophonorsastheBestPaperbytheFederationofBusinessDisciplines.

• Dr.AllisonGarrettwas:o HonoredbytheAmericanSocietyofPharmacyLawwiththeSimonsmeierAwardforher

article,“LevelingthePlayingFieldinthePharmacyBenefitManagementIndustry.”o JoinedtheeditorialboardoftheJournalofFaithandtheAcademy.o Namedco‐chairoftheNationalOvarianCancerCoalition.

SchoolofEducation

STUDENTS OC’sSchoolofEducationhasbeenrankedfourthinthestateontheOklahomaReportCardonthe

QualityofTeacherPreparationinrecentyears.TheSchoolofEducationhashada100%passrateforitsstudents.

OC’sSchoolofEducationpartneredwithProjectImpact,anon‐profitgroupdesignedtoprovide

servicesforat‐riskkidsintheOklahomaCityarea.TheSchoolofEducationhasprovidedaplaceforProjectImpacttohostevents.

FACULTY Dr.CarenFeuerhelmwashonoredbytheJournalofEarlyChildhoodTeacherEducationwiththe

Taylor&FrancisAwardfortheoutstandingJECTEarticleof2007.Dr.Feuerhelmco‐authoredthearticle,“TheNatureofPrimaryTeaching:Body,Time,SpaceandRelationships.”

SchoolofEngineeringSTUDENTS

TwoOCstudentsfromtheDepartmentofElectrical&ComputerEngineering,AllineKabbatende

andRyanJones,wonthirdplaceintheIEEERegion5EthicsContestattheIEEERegion5ConferenceinLubbock,Texas.

Electrical&ComputerEngineeringstudent,YvesMuyjambere,wonsecondplaceintheIEEE

OklahomaCitySectionStudentPaperContestandsecondplaceintheIEEERegion5NorthAreaContest.

FACULTY TheDepartmentofMathematical,Computer,andInformationScienceshostedtheCentral

OklahomaHighSchoolMathematicsCompetitionwithninehighschoolsand129studentsonOC’scampus.

InternationalPrograms

TheOfficeofInternationalProgramshostedtheannualGlobalVisiondinner,whereseveralOCstudentswererecognizedasMcCormackScholarsforexcellenceingloballearning.

JohnOsbornewasinvitedbytheRwandanEmbassytospeakaboutOC’sPresidentialScholarsProgramonapanelatconferenceinBoston.Severalgovernmentofficialsattended,includingRwandanPresident,PaulKagame.

Library JJComptonco‐presentedwithDaraTiniusonTheABC’sofFRBRandRDAattheChristianCollege

Librarians(CCL)ConferenceanorganizationoflibrariansaffiliatedwithChurchofChristcollegesanduniversitiesatHardingUniversityinMay.JJalsopresentedonProfessionalWikis:HelpfulorDangerousGroundfortheOklahomaSerialsInterestGroupforAcademicLibrariesinMay.

Dr.LeeAnneParispublished“FaithandLearningintheReferenceInterview”intheChristianLibrarian.

TamieWilliso Co‐chairedtheOklahomaCouncilofAcademicLibrariesDirectors(OCALD)Assessment

CommitteewhichplannedandorganizedthestatewideworkshopEffectiveAssessmentforAcademicLibraries.

o ServesasPresident‐ElectofOCALDo ServesasPresidentoftheChristianCollegeLibrarians(CCL)o Co‐presentedLibqual+2008:WhatDoesOneToolTellUsAbout13LibrariesinJuneat

thenationalAssociationofChristianLibrariansinSpringfield,MO.

MarketingOffice AfterwinningsixawardsattheOklahomaAdvertisingAwardsknownasthe“ADDYs,”OC’s

MarketingOfficewaschosentoconceptanddesignthethemeforthe2010ADDYs.ThisisthefirsttimeinADDYhistoryforauniversitytohandletheproject,whichisusuallyreservedforlargeadvertisingorPRfirms.

NorthInstitute

LukeHartmanrepresentedOklahomaChristianUniversityinoneofthe“campushighlight”

sessionsattheConnectEDSummitonmobilelearningatAbileneChristianUniversityinFebruary.

JohnHermes,BerlinFang,andHippieHanlonalsorepresentedOCattheConnectEDSummit. BerlinFangwasaninvitedspeakerandhadarticlespublishedinvariousjournals:

o Co‐authoredapaper,“UsingOnlineDiscussionstoPromoteCriticalThinking,”publishedintheJournalofSystemics,Cybernetics,andInformatics.ItwontheBestPaperawardinthe11thAnnualWorldMulti‐ConferenceonSystemics,Cybernetics,andInformatics.

o PublishedaChinesetranslationofAllSouls’DaybyCeesNooteboomwithYilinPressinNanjing,China.

o Publishedanarticle,“Discipline,Boundaries,andMethodologyofEducationalTechnology,”intheJournalofOpenEducationResearch.

o InvitedtospeakasapanelistfortheTeaching,Learning,andTechnologyWorkshoponClickerResponseSystems.

o InvitedtoserveonthereviewcommitteeforOpenEducationResearch,apeer‐reviewedjournalofeducationtechnologyinShanghai,China.

o Hispaper,“FromDistractiontoEngagement:StrategiestoHandleDistractionofMobileTechnologies,”wasacceptedbyEducauseQuarterly.

AthleticDepartmentBASEBALL

SophomoreJordanPricewasnamedsecond‐teamAll‐SAC. TimDoddreceivedNAIAScholar‐Athletehonors.

MEN’SBASKETBALL

Themen’sbasketballteamqualifiedfortheNAIANationalTournament. JasonTaylorwasnamedSACPlayeroftheYearandreceivedNAIAfirst‐teamAll‐Americaand

first‐teamAll‐SAChonors. JeffCrockerandKyleTefftwerenamedthird‐teamAll‐SAC. KyleTefftreceivedNAIAScholar‐Athletehonors.

MEN’SCROSSCOUNTRY

Themen’scrosscountryteamwontheSACChampionship. CrosscountrycoachWayneStrohmanwasnamedSACCoachoftheYear. CrosscountryrunnersJordanPowellandSilasKisorioearnedAll‐Americahonorsbyplacingin

thetop30atthe2008NAIANationalChampionships.JordanPowellplacedfourth,makinghimthehighestnationalfinisherinOCcrosscountryhistory.

JoshWaylandreceivedNAIAScholar‐Athletehonors.

WOMEN’SCROSSCOUNTRY SylviaChirchirplaced63rdattheNAIANationalChampionships. KaylaGoodeandRachelSniderreceivedNAIAScholar‐Athletehonors.

GOLF

TheOCgolfteamwasrankedNo.1inthenationmostoftheseasonandwontheSACandNAIAChampionships.

KelseyClinewasnamedSACCoachoftheYearandtheNAIAEatonGolfPrideNationalCoachoftheYear.

FernandoGonzaleswastheindividualSACtournamentchampion. FernandoGonzales,AxelOchoaandOscarStarkwerenamedNAIAfirst‐teamAll‐Americans

whileTor‐ErikKnudsenandPrestonWilkinsearnedsecond‐teamAll‐Americahonors. FernandoGonzalesandAxelOchoawerenamedtotheNAIAAll‐TournamentTeamafterplacing

sixthand10th,respectively,atNAIANationals. FernandoGonzalesandOscarStarkwerenamedtothePingNAIAAll‐Americafirstteam. Tor‐ErikKnudsenwonthePhilMickelsonNAIAFreshmanoftheYearaward.

MEN’SSOCCER

BryanCochrum,CristianFernandesandRyanFramptonwerenamedfirst‐teamAll‐SAC. CristianFernandeswasnamedthird‐teamNAIAAll‐America. BothBryanCochrumandCristianFernandeswerenamedSACPlayeroftheWeek.Cristian

FernandeswasnamedSACPlayeroftheWeekthreetimes.WOMEN’SSOCCER

EmmaCole,StephanieDuncanandKacieHoppewerenamedsecond‐teamAll‐SAC. TaylorCoferandStephanieDuncanwerenamedSACPlayersoftheWeek.

SOFTBALL

LeighLeonardwasnamedSACNewcomeroftheYear. TracyWashamwasnamedtotheSACGoldGloveTeam. AmberCanady,DeidreChatigny,SophiaMcKeanandTiffanyShermanwerenamedAcademic

All‐SAC. AmberCanadywasnamedsecond‐teamAll‐SAC. SophiaMcKeanandTiffanyShermanreceivedNAIAScholar‐Athletehonors.

MEN’STENNIS

ThetennisteamqualifiedforNAIANationalsandwasrankedNo.16inthenation. TheteamwontheNAIAUnaffiliatedNo.4Tournament. EstebanFloreswonhissecond‐straightITARegionalsinglestitleandearnedsecond‐teamNAIA

All‐Americahonors. ThomasVanCauterearnedfirst‐teamNAIAAll‐Americahonorsandwasnamedthe

IntercollegiateTennisAssociationNAIANationalRookieoftheYear. JakubSmidearnedNAIARegionVIAssistantCoachoftheYearhonors. KyleTefftreceivedNAIAScholar‐Athletehonors.

WOMEN’STENNIS

Thewomen’steamwasrankedNo.18inthenation. TheteamwasrunnerupattheNAIAUnaffiliatedNo.3Tournament. GabrielaNastasaearnedsecond‐teamNAIAAll‐AmericahonorsandwasnamedtheNAIARegion

VISenioroftheYear. OlfaDhaouiearnedNAIAAll‐Americahonorablemention.

MEN’STRACK&FIELD

Themen’steamplacedsixthinthenationatNAIAIndoorNationals. JoshWaylandwonthe1,000‐meternationalchampionshipatNAIAIndoorNationals,earningAll‐

Americahonors.

Thedistance‐medleyrelayteam(SilasKisorio,JordanPowell,CurtisPratt,JoshWayland)placedsecondatNAIAIndoorNationalsandreceivedAll‐Americahonors.

SilasKisorio(thirdplace)andJordanPowell(fourthplace)wereAll‐AmericansinthemileatNAIAIndoorNationals.

Themen’steamplacedthirdattheSACOutdoorChampionshipsand12thattheNAIAOutdoorNationalChampionships.

SilasKisorioandplacedJordanPowellfirstinthe1,500metersand5,000meters,respectively,attheSACChampionships.

SilasKisoriowonthe800‐meternationalchampionshipandplacedsecondinthe1,500metersatNAIAOutdoorNationals,earningAll‐Americahonorsinbothevents.

The4x800‐meterrelayteam(SilasKisorio,FrezerLegesse,JordanPowell,CurtisPratt,JoshWayland)placedsecondatNAIAOutdoorNationalsandreceivedAll‐Americahonors.

JesseLeake,CurtisPrattandJoshWaylandreceivedNAIAScholar‐Athletehonors.Waylandwasa2009CoSIDAESPNTheMagazineAcademicAll‐DistrictVIselection.

WOMEN’STRACK&FIELD

Thewomen’steamplacedthirdattheSACOutdoorChampionshipsand16thattheNAIAOutdoorNationalChampionships.

CharlotteHeronwonthehighjumpattheSACOutdoorChampionships. DeniseMattoonwasnamedSACOutstandingFemalePerformerafterwinningthejavelin,shot

put,discusandhammerthrowattheconferencemeet. DeniseMattoonplacedfourthinthehammerthrowandsixthintheshotputatNAIAOutdoor

Nationals,earningAll‐Americahonorsinbothevents. NicoleLairplacedsecondinthemarathonatNAIAOutdoorNationals,earningAll‐America

honors. KristiEdwards,KaylaGoode,CharlotteHeronandRachelSniderreceivedNAIAScholar‐Athlete

honors.Heronwasa2009CoSIDAESPNTheMagazineAcademicAll‐DistrictVIselection.