Alumni Awards & Athletic Hall of Fame
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OKWU alumni serve in a variety of fields and live in numerous countries around the world. Alumni Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame Inductions provide an opportunity to celebrate those who are advancing the work of the Kingdom of God in their sphere of influence.

Alumni Awards
Athletic Hall of Fame
2022-2023 Athletics Highlights
New Altitude for OKWU Eagles Shawn Woods, head coach of OKWU softball, earned his 100th career win last spring. Woods, who completed his third season with the program, led the Lady Eagles to a 39-18 record. Kirk Kelley, OKWU baseball coach and athletic director,...
National Teacher of the Year Awarded to Rebecka Peterson
APRIL 2023 After winning Oklahoma Teacher of the Year honors in 2022, Rebecka Peterson was named the 2023 National Teacher of the Year in April. The 2009 Oklahoma Wesleyan University graduate is a math teacher at Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was chosen...
Benediction
An excerpt for students from Dr. Jonathan Ensor'sMay Commencement Address 2023 "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of god, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”Romans...
OKWU on the Move
Alumni Updates 1. Ashlyen (Fisher, ’21) and Jonathan St. Clair were married on May 12, 2023. They live in Phoenix, Arizona. Ashlyen recently started a job as a Graphic Designer at Alliance Defending Freedom, the world's largest legal organization committed to...
NAIA Player of the Year: Laura Maria
It’s been a whirlwind for Laura Maria (’22) over the course of the last twelve months. The OKWU women’s soccer standout returned to Bartlesville in August 2022 for her final season and final semester of her collegiate experience. She was already one of the most...
OKWU Headlines
FALL 2022 NOW Campaign LaunchedDuring Homecoming 2022, President Dunn shared the $68M vision for the largest capital campaign in the history of OKWU. The 2030 goal includes new athletic facilities, campus improvements, scholarships, and endowments. During the first...
Path Coaching: Building Tomorrow’s Leaders
By Ben Rotz Natalie and Johnny both stepped onto the campus of Oklahoma Wesleyan University as new students in the fall of 2022. As first-generation college students, both knew they wanted to grow and make the most of their time in college; they were unsure how to...
Student Story: Redeeming Love
By Ethan Lewallen One of the biggest lies ever told is that you are not good enough. The enemy will use lies to beat you down, tear things down around you, and push you to the breaking point. The truth of the matter is that Jesus will leave the 99 to save the one who...