CBC Homecoming
70 years in the making C
entral Baptist College presented its annual alumni awards on Jan. 29 during Homecoming weekend festivities. The college was established in 1952 and is celebrating 70 years. Homecoming weekend kicked-off on Friday with a Fifties theme of fun and games on campus. At a luncheon hosted on Saturday in the Mabee Student Services Complex, four awards were given: the Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Young Alumnus Award, Mustang Community Impact Award, and the Mustang Ambassador of the Year Award. Proceeds from the alumni luncheon benefitted the Kenneth Brown Scholarship Fund. The Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient was Mrs. Jo Ann Ratliff. The award is presented to an individual who has served the community for more than 20 years, demonstrates a legacy of service, and displays an interest in CBC. The Outstanding Young Alumni was awarded to Dr. Marvin and Deborah Cuevas. They have been instrumental in advancing their chosen professions within the last few years. They were honored for their love of service within the community, and they continue to show interest in CBC. The Mustang Community Impact Award was given to Jimmy Elrod because he goes above and beyond to serve his community. Elrod is considered a "Mustang through and through who carries the values of CBC into the community." The Mustang Ambassador of the Year is Dan Carson. Since 2020, he has been a member of the Mustang Ambassador Program, a volunteer recruitment program that assists the Enrollment Management Division.
Top: Dan Carson (from left), Ambassador of the Year, with Ryan Johnson, Vice President of Enrollment Management. 2nd: Nancy LaFerney, a Central Baptist College 50-year Alumni, visited from West Memphis with her husband Marty, who also attended CBC. 3rd: President Terry Kimbrow with Jo Ann Ratliff, Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. 4th: Isabell Creek added some Fifties-style face paint to Jessica Faulkner, director of alumni and public relations. Bottom: The CBC Band performs at the Friday night festivities.
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