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Alumni
Nominate an OKWU Eagle
Alumni Award nominations are open. Every year OKWU recognizes the outstanding achievements of our Alumni Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame. The winners are celebrated during Homecoming Weekend. Help make this a special year with a nomination.
Homecoming 2025
OCTOBER 2-4, 2025
Come celebrate and relive your college days. Mark your calendars and be part of the fun! Learn more and register today!
Share Your News
Let us celebrate your achievements by submitting a family or career update in The Tower.
Alumni Facebook
Like the Oklahoma Wesleyan University Alumni Facebook page for pictures, news, and updates.
Our LinkedIn group offers professional networking opportunities for students and alumni. Join now!
2025 Tower Magazine
120th anniversary celebration of OKWU stories, alumni news, and university updates.
Learn about your benefits as an alumnus.
Building the next OKWU
Your Alumni Board is here to represent you, keep you informed, and celebrate your accomplishments.
You are a vital part of the story of our alma mater. Whether you attended when it was Central Pilgrim College, Miltonvale Wesleyan College, Bartlesville Wesleyan College, or Oklahoma Wesleyan University, you belong to our OKWU family!
We are excited to announce the new members of our Alumni Board. We are already hard at work on ways to keep our alumni family connected to what is happening at the University. Please plan to get involved, join the mailing list, and share your life updates with us so we can celebrate with you!
We want to hear from you!
Alumni Dependent Scholarship
Have a child coming to OKWU? The Alumni Dependent scholarship offers $400 annually to students whose parents attended OKWU or one of its antecedent schools. The parent must have successfully completed 12 hours at OKWU or one of its antecedent schools. The scholarship cannot be combined with the percentage of tuition or athletic agreements.
Alumni Engagement Opportunities
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Be an OKWU Prayer Warrior
Join in prayer for OKWU via Zoom for 15 minutes on Thursdays at 12 p.m. (noon) (CT). Join us here.
Pray that God will:
- Send OKWU everything needed
- Do His supernatural work in and through us every day
Nominate Outstanding Alumni for Awards
Nominate Eagles making a difference for God.
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.
Recommend a Student
Attend Athletic Events
Cheer for OKWU athletes when they compete in your area.
- Monitor the Eagles’ webpage to view schedules, rosters, and team news
- Invite alumni friends to join you in attending local competitions
- Introduce yourself to coaches and players
Inform Professors of Employment and Internship Opportunities for OKWU Students
Convey information about openings for student internships and employment to professor(s) who teach in the related field(s) of study.
Host Your Class Reunion During Homecoming
Email OKWU’s Alumni Director to assist in promoting your class reunion: alumni@okwu.edu
- Support the Alumni Director in creating a list of contacts from your reunion year
- Invite classmates to register for and attend Homecoming
- Assist in hosting your class reunion during Homecoming
Make a Difference Financially
Contribute to the ongoing scholarship and financial needs of the university.
Your generosity is part of God’s provision, enabling OKWU to influence culture with the grace and truth of Jesus Christ.
Letter from the Editor
In this edition of TOWER, we celebrate all the things that make OKWU special. But more importantly, we tell the stories of individuals who exemplify unity in the body of Christ—from the classroom to the boardroom, to the living room, to the mission field, and beyond.
Lessons I Learned from My Congregation
Reflections by OKWU's Vice President of Student Development, Rev. Kyle White The Summer of 1987 changed me. I surrendered my life to Christ, accepted the call to ministry, and shared all this publicly with my home church. A week later, my pastor invited me to...
Adult & Graduate Studies Spotlight
Julie Hattabaugh Occupation: Full-time missionary, wife, and mother Pursuing: Bachelor of Science Ministry & Leadership As a missionary in a volatile and war-torn country in the Middle East, Julie, her husband, and their children have learned much about unity....
Ernest Jones III | Eagles Sports Hall of Fame
Ernest Jones III was an OKWU basketball powerhouse in his two seasons for the Eagles.
Roger Skelly | Eagles Sports Hall of Fame
As a member of the first intercollegiate basketball team at OKWU (1971-72), a former assistant basketball coach (1974-80), and former head baseball coach (1981-83) for the university, Roger has gone above and beyond for Eagles Athletics from his time as a student to the present.
Impacting Culture, Quietly
The quiet and profound support of one couple dedicated to higher education at OKWU has been changing lives for decades.
One OKWU
Seven antecedents. Five generations. Two denominations. One OKWU.
Letter from the Editor
In this edition of the TOWER, we invite you back into our classrooms for a discussion on Collision Points—those intersections where faith and culture collide. If you’re anything like me, it is easy to see these as points of contention, rather than...
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