
News Category Archive: Feature Story


Don Daake: 2024 Heritage Alumni Award
Dr. Don Daake honored for his long career as an educator.

Phil Nettleton: 2024 Heritage Alumni Award
Nettleton and his wife, Lucille, have a lifetime of service to the global church.

Val Callaghan: 2024 One Another Award
Callaghan honored for her service to the Bartlesville community.

Phil and Betty Lou Harris: 2024 Hall of Faith
OKWU alums recognized for more than 50 years of ministry.

Mandy Blain: 2024 Young Alumnus of the Year
This OKWU alum lives out her calling as an emergency room nurse.

Tatton and Jessica Manning: 2024 Alumni of the Year
The OKWU graduates are pillars of philanthropy in the Bartlesville community.

Ian Skor is Finding His Passions at OKWU
Ian Skor spent the summer of 2023 as an intern with the Sutton Avian Research Center.

Legacy Student Receives Alumni Association Scholarship
Joshua Bybee is a GPS student studying ministry and leadership at OKWU.

LTC Kristin Heck: 2023 One Another Award
For LTC Kristin Heck, the 2023 recipient of OKWU’s One Another Award, service is more than a buzzword. It’s a lifestyle.

Ken & Marilyn Blake: 2023 Hall of Faith Award
Dr. Ken and Marilyn Blake have served in ministry for over 50 years, including decades as missionaries overseas.

Joshua Klumb: 2023 Young Alumnus of the Year
OKWU’s 2023 Young Alumnus of the Year serves his community in local politics, ministry, and farming.