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2024 OKWU Alumni Award Winners

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.

OKWU Homecoming
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.

LinkedIn

Our LinkedIn group offers professional networking opportunities for students and alumni. Join now!

Tower 2024 Edition

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

Use the Prayer Walk guide for additional requests.

Sign up for the prayer team.

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.

Attend Athletic Events

Cheer for OKWU athletes when they compete in your area.

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.

Faculty Directory

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. 

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