Above: Winter Commencement is a special time of the year for Oklahoma Baptist University graduates. The 2024 Winter Commencement is scheduled for 2 p.m., Dec. 14, 2024. The ceremony will take place at First Southern Baptist Church, 6400 S. Sooner Rd., Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma Baptist University will confer degrees upon undergraduate and graduate students during Winter Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at 2 p.m. The ceremony will take place at First Southern Baptist Church, 6400 S. Sooner Rd., Oklahoma City. The December ceremony will include the awarding of 51 undergraduate degrees and 27 graduate degrees. Norman Behymer, executive pastor at Council Road Baptist Church, will deliver the commencement address. A live stream will be available for watching the ceremony online: https://www.youtube.com/okbuedu/live.
Junior class marshals will escort the graduating class to their seats. The top-ranking junior men and women, based on overall grade-point average, serve as marshals. This group includes Sasha Arauz, Pike Butler, Caleb Campbell, Briley Fleming, Harrison Flowers, Thomas Hadden, Lillian Harrel, Gabriel Lane, Samantha Lehr, Linnea Malmberg, Savannah Mayfield, Nya McDowell, Kylee Mitchell, Peyton Ritter, Chloe Roberson, Abigail Ryan, Alexander Shuman, McKenzie Stewart, Zewde Strange and Elena Streett.
Candidates for bachelor’s degrees from the Paul Dickinson School of Business include Lyndsie Avenius, professional accountancy; Robert Lolofie, marketing; Corey McIntire, management; Vinson Miller, management; Kiersten Jewell Scott, professional accountancy; Aidan Clayton Thompson, finance; and Kendall Xavier Williams, marketing.
Candidates for bachelor’s degrees from the Henry F. McCabe Family School of Education include Caleb Burns, math education, secondary; Madison Antwine Cope, elementary education; Kalei Nikole Mackey, early childhood education; Caleb Rice, elementary education; Adaleena Rittenhouse, elementary education; Laura Steingas, elementary education; and Candice Renee Wahpepah, elementary education.
Candidates for bachelor’s degrees from the Division of Exercise Science, Sports and Recreation include Alanna Bloomingdale, exercise science, human performance emphasis, minor in sports and recreation management; Jaiden Allen Henry, sports and recreation, emphasis in athletic coaching; and Brielle Oliver, exercise science, pre-allied health emphasis, minor in Spanish.
The candidate for a bachelor’s degree from the James E. Hurley School of Science and Mathematics is Olivia Elaine Draper, biology.
Candidates for bachelor’s degrees from the Warren M. Angell School of Visual and Performing Arts include Zachary Christian Barkman, journalism and mass communication, film and media emphasis; Reed Factor, graphic design; Jesse Field, art; Matthew Gower, journalism and mass communication, journalism emphasis; Taylor William Jacobs, communication studies; Laney Mangrum-Myers, communication studies; Kendrick O’Neal Price Jr., interdisciplinary: communications and business administration; Emma Thomas, communication studies; and Cason West, interdisciplinary: music, fine arts, and Bible.
Candidates for bachelor’s degrees from the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences include Adam Clifton, politics, minor in philosophy; Matthew A. Davis, politics, minor in criminal justice; Sherry Hartley, psychology, minor in family science; Austin Hendricks, psychology, minor in family science; Luke Alexander Kelly, psychology, pre-counseling, minor in Christian ministry; Valentina Nuñez Butzonitch, psychology, minor in business administration; Allexus O’Berg, family science, minor in Christian ministry; Elizabeth Patterson, family science, minor in psychology; Ragan Renee Runyan, family science, minor in education; MacKenzie Steffens, psychology, pre-counseling, minor in natural science; Brynne Whitaker, psychology, minor in theatre; Allyson Williams, family science, minor in communication studies; and Rusty Willoughby, family science, minor in psychology.
Candidates for bachelor’s degrees from the Herschel H. Hobbs School of Theology and Ministry include Jordan Douglas Bartels, Christian ministry, minor in history; Courtland Levi Clark, Christian studies; Hannah Mingle, Christian studies; Roman James, Christian ministry, minor in psychology; Ethan Morris, philosophy, apologetics emphasis, minor in Bible and theology; Charles Cody Reynolds, Christian studies; Jacob Michael Waller, biblical studies, minor in Christian ministry; Sierra Elida Segundo Webster, philosophy, apologetics emphasis, minor in education; Tanner B. Webster, biblical and theological studies, biblical studies emphasis, minor in philosophy; Ethan Wolfe, biblical and theological studies, practical theology emphasis, minor in psychology; and Grace Wolfe, Christian ministry, minor in family science.
Candidates for the Master of Business Administration from the Paul Dickinson School of Business include Lindsey N. Cartwright, business administration; Micah Davis Chapman, business administration; Gage Driscoll, business administration; Rian Robert Fields, business administration; Elisabeth Jones, business administration; Jakob Carl Knutson, business administration; Michael Marshall, business administration; Kimberly McCracken, business administration; Darius Breion Melton Jr., business administration; and Stephen Christopher Negahnquet, business administration.
Candidates for the Master of Science from the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences include Madison Carter, marriage and family therapy; Jillian Sabrina Chelini-Stewart, marriage and family therapy; Corey W. DeGiacomo, marriage and family therapy; Kiersten Grace Klinger, marriage and family therapy; Emily Nickerson, marriage and family therapy; Madelyn Pennington, marriage and family therapy; Brennan Morgan Roark, marriage and family therapy; Adam J. Stang, marriage and family therapy; Gabrielle Watts, marriage and family therapy; Hannah Wilcox, marriage and family therapy; Riley Madalynn Winn, marriage and family therapy; and Gavin Zane Yoesting, marriage and family therapy.
Candidates for the Master of Arts in Christian studies from the Herschel H. Hobbs School of Theology and Ministry include Brandon William Baumgarten, Christian studies; Brian Christopher Cope, Christian studies; Kaylea Lynn Harris, intercultural studies; Rodger D. Johnson, Christian studies; and Steven Little, Christian studies.
For more information, go to https://www.okbu.edu/student-life/commencement.html.
