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OAKWOOD COLLEGE… THEN OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY… NOW

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1970’s Couples Share Secrets to

Lasting Love 21st Century

“Hebrew Boys”?

CAPTURING, CAPSULIZING AND SHARING THE OAKWOOD STORY

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Wherever your platform heels, polyester leisure suits, “Mod Squad”-like afros and 55¢/gallon of gas found you in 1974, you could not have imagined that 38 years later: • The White House occupied by the first African American, President Barack Obama, now running for re-election; • The (then) California-based “Breath of Life” TV ministry (now) headquartered at Oakwood (now) University Church, (now) led by speaker-director Dr. Carlton P. Byrd – (then) a two year old toddler in 1974; and • (now) “LNP” (Dr. Leslie Nelson Pollard) and his bride (now, Dr. Prudence LaBeach Pollard) would serve as (now) the 11th President and First Lady of their alma mater, as it reached its 2,000-student milestone in fall 2011, for the first time!

This special issue of Oakwood Magazine returns primarily to that milestone 1974 school year – when we reached the 1,000th student mark – and asks the question: in what parallel ways can we view Oakwood College THEN and Oakwood University NOW? Admittedly and because of the “special-Issue” nature of this publication, Team PR, the publishers of this and other Oakwood publications, will veer somewhat from the Oakwood Magazine to which you’ve been accustomed, traditionally.

To accomplish this initiative, your immediate feedback is so vital. And sought after.

Please complete the surveys in selected articles, for you to feed back to us your responses.

Please enjoy this Oakwood College THEN/Oakwood University NOW special issue, and Review. Reflect. Revel. Re-commit. Reply. Relish.

And Return. We’re just getting started.

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Fannie Lou Hamer returns to OU

A ‘70’s couple returns to LEAD

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Publisher: Tim Allston Editor: Debbe Millet Art Director/Designer: Jerry Ross

Leslie N. Pollard PRESIDENT

Student Photographers: Matthew-Lee Morgan, Jyremy Reid, Donald J. Twitty Contributors: Sharon Cluff, Class of 1975 Charles Dudley, Class of 1974 Leslie Pollard, Class of 1978 Ronald Pollard, Class of 1987 Michele Solomon, LEAP Office J.P. Willis, Class of 1978 Janice Lindsey Willis, Class of 1977

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Timothy McDonald PROVOST AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT C. Garland Dulan VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Sabrina Cotton VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS David A. Knight VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT SERVICES

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In 1974, pre-med student Corliss Claibon was selected as the 1,000th student during that milestone school year.

Where are these celebrants now? Find out in the next issue.

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by Michele Solomon

When Larry Bush decided to complete his undergraduate studies through Oakwood’s LEAP (Leadership Education for the Adult Professional) program, little did he know that he would make history as the 2000th student to enroll at Oakwood University in any single semester.

That happened in the fall of 2011 when the university broke all previous enrollment records set since its opening in 1896.

Bush was nearing retirement from the City of Huntsville after 33 years, but he wanted to fulfill his lifelong dream of earning a bachelor’s degree. He had begun studies in Religion and Theology at Oakwood in 1974 and attended on-and-off for seven years, while working full-time. Challenged with school, the demands of his job and family responsibilities, he made the tough decision to put that dream on hold in 1981.

Several years later, with the encouragement of LEAP director Dr. Rachel Williams-Smith, he decided to re-enroll at Oakwood, and complete his undergraduate studies. By this time, Bush had been working diligently in church evangelism for about 30 years

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“... once I became more familiar with the technology, I grew to like it.” and was serving as an elder at the Pleasant Acres Seventh-day Adventist Church in Valhermoso Springs, Alabama, where he and his wife, Catherine, are members.

He decided to transition into the field of Organizational Management.

It wasn’t easy, but after raising all four of their children (now, all adults), plus helping with their grandchildren, Bush and his wife agreed that it was time to finish his degree. After several years of being out of the classroom, he had to buckle down. “I didn’t welcome the online format at first,” he said, “but once I became more familiar with the technology, I grew to like it.” Catherine helped him over the technological hurdle, and he eventually hit his stride with LEAP’s blendedonline format that allows adult learners to attend classes one night a week while completing class assignments online.

Bush also has a passion for community service and has volunteered for the past 20 years at the North Alabama Community Services Federation. He says that his pursuit of a degree in Organizational Management better equipped him for continued service in disaster relief training.

Now that he has retired, he plans to take his level of involvement in such projects to another level, especially in light of the increased tornado activity that has ravaged North Alabama over the last several months.

Bush was understandably overjoyed as he crossed the graduation platform in 2011 to receive his B.A. degree in Organizational Management. His commitment to God’s work and to community service has been a driving force for this Oakwood milestone student, and the university applauds his tenacity in pursuing his educational goals.

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Fannie Lou Hamer “returns” to OU, kicks off campus Voter Registration

by Lee Munro

During Oakwood University’s Chapel on February 7, 2012, actress/singer Mzuri Moyo presented “The Fannie Lou Hamer Story,” depicting the life of an African American voting rights activist who was integral in the Civil Rights movement, particularly in her home state of Mississippi.

In her one-woman performance, Mzuri depicted the life and struggles of Hamer through picture and song. Mzuri personified

Hamer as a strong, intelligent, God-fearing woman, who strived for enfranchisement for all. The presentation also featured chilling videos of African American’s being lynched, as a way to capture the social atmosphere preceding the Civil Rights movement.

Mzuri has portrayed Hamer for 11 years. After seeing her on TV, she became inspired to re-enact her story. “I heard the name ‘Fannie Lou Hamer’,” recalled Mzuri.

“I knew she was somehow in-

Foot Soldier for Justice: The morning Fannie Lou Hamer marched into Moran Hall

by Sharon Cluff Three decades after graduating from Oakwood College, I was especially interested to learn that Oakwood was launching a voter registration drive on campus this past February following a chapel presentation of “The Fannie Lou Hamer Story.” That scheduled event was such welcome news as a

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flood of memories prevailed when recalling the day Mrs. Hamer actually spoke in Moran Hall for our Lyceum series.

It was February of 1974. (…) someone began the program with the requisite Moran Hall song service [an experience I took for granted back

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then but in subsequent years has never been equaled – even in the grandest Adventist sanctuary].

Suddenly, the side door swung open and an unfamiliar group entered the hall. They were basically all men except for one elderly woman – she was walking slow and quite stooped

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importance of voting, “Students should understand that their vote counts.’’

OU President Leslie Pollard applauded the presentation, “The actress Mzuri did a superb job in embodying the passion and purpose of Mrs. Hamer, and our campus community benefitted from her presentation.”

volved in civil rights, but I didn’t know anything about what she had done.”

She described her experience at OU as, “amazing. I could tell that the students were moved by the performance.”

Raymond King, an OU alum and current Student Activities Coordinator, worked with the OU student NAACP chapter to co-sponsor

over. (…) I was looking for the voter registration activist in Mississippi, the powerful singer of freedom songs, the unseated ‘delegate’ who nearly overtook the 1964 Democratic convention.

No, the ‘animated’ icon of our struggle was not on display that day in Moran. Instead, we were privileged to witness the consummate Foot Soldier for Justice -- still marching, sharing her story, by then in a near whisper; bent over from the persistent beatings in county jails, yet - by God’s grace - still standing before us. She mentioned her age and we almost gasped to realize that Fannie Lou Hamer was only in her 50s. Years later, I can still

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an initial voter registration drive which immediately followed Mzuri’s presentation. He wanted to encourage students to register beforehand, and to vote during the upcoming Alabama primary and general elections. “Mzuri did a good job of connecting with the students,” said King. “She brought her (Hamer) to life. Students could see the struggle Mrs. Hamer endured. King also spoke on the

recall how Mrs. Hamer’s quiet dignity exemplified the heart and soul of The Movement that morning for me.

We were enchanted (…). As Mrs. Hamer slowly started to walk away, she turned and gave Oakwood one last gift: “Don’t get too comfortable,” she cautioned, “’cause we still have unfinished business. God bless you all.”

I strained to watch until she disappeared through the door. Along the way of the exit route her hands grasped nearby furniture [the piano, a chair] for support. We had witnessed

greatness housed in humility – bordering on frailty. I think most of us in Moran that day suspected we wouldn’t ever see her again.

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Oakwood’s First and Only National Miss UNCF

by Dawnette Chambers The story of Brenda Spraggins Scott, Miss UNCF for Oakwood College 1969, and winner of the national title for Miss UNCF in 1969, was the cover story of the March-April 1970 issue of the Message Magazine. Scott recently shared some memories of the competition, and insights on her life since that day.

In 1969, Scott was a sophomore Education major at Oakwood, and remembers faculty members encouraging her to compete. Scott said she “didn’t do much” to raise money for the competition. Known for her singing, Scott used

this recognition to raise funds. She sent out the official letters, that are given to every student competing for the crown, to people she knew and then they passed the word on to other friends and family. “The money just started coming in,” she says.

Since the Coronation was scheduled for a Friday night, she told the officials that she would not be able to attend because she was a Seventh-day Adventist. The committee postponed her coronation until after sundown on Saturday, when she received the National Miss UNCF Award, a 31” trophy, a gold wristwatch, and a silver cup.

When asked how it felt to know that she won Miss UNCF for Oakwood College, and on top of that how she is the only Miss UNCF Oakwood to win the National title out of the 36 college and university queens, jokingly she said, “old.” She then expressed how overwhelmed she felt.

Scott says the competition opened the doors for her to develop a better relationship with God. “Oakwood College was a very small institution at the time, in a national competition with these huge schools. But that just goes to show you how good God is, when He wants to put your school on the map. When He wants to let the world know Who is in charge, it happens. It opened up a door that now I can see how awesome He is and how He can move mountains.”

Teaching the first and second grade for most of her 34-year career, from which Scott has recently retired, she loves seeing the light go on in children’s eyes when they understand a concept. She wants to encourage everyone that, “no matter what you do in life, if you follow and trust God He will lead you always. Just be along for the ride, God will handle the rest.”

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Howell regularly sent letters to family, friends, pastors, business leaders, and Oakwood employees.

She also sent out post-card reminders to all family and friends to update everyone on her campaign’s financial status. She took advantage of television, sharing her goal with Janet Martin on a local television program.

Howell hosted several fundraising events, including a kick-off educational event (AYS at her home church, Mt. Calvary SDA in Huntsville), where commitment cards were distributed. She also hosted two silent auctions, and a concert which showcased the musical talents of Black males using their gifts for God. All of her events were announced on Oakwood’s radio station (Praise 90.1 FM WJOU) and in the local church bulletins.

How Janelle Howell “Obama-cized” her way to winning the 2012 Miss UNCF Crown

by Barbara Stovall o borrow a phrase, Miss Janelle Howell “Obama-cized” her way into the Miss UNCF Oakwood University 2012 crown by using “social media” for her campaign. And it worked -she was crowned on December 4, 2011.

Howell took advantage of Facebook as a way to publicize her efforts, creating a page listing upcoming events and fundraisers, and approaching contribution deadlines. Her Facebook page (where she accumulated 855 “friends”) also advertised her actual website: janellehowelluncf.webs.com, where she explained why she was running for Miss UNCF, and linked visitors to her PayPal account, enabling them to make convenient, online donations to UNCF. She also utilized email and other electronic ad media.

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Although the over $8,000 brought in by Howell’s efforts was not the largest amount ever raised, her efforts did set a standard for future Miss UNCF contestants. Howell implemented new and strategic ways of raising money, and showed that thinking outside of the box carries no small advantage.

She has learned through this experience that “talk doesn’t cook rice,” realizing that if you keep praying and don’t stop working, then the results will work themselves out.

Howell is extremely thankful and humbled to represent Oakwood University and she considers it an honor to serve her Oakwood University and represent the UNCF.

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A Lasting Love

1970’s Oakwood Couples Share Secrets that Keep the Fire Burning with Chuck & Debbie Dudley (left) and J.P. & Janice Willis (right)

Did you and your spouse meet at Oakwood? When? Where?

What were your first impressions of each other?

head?!!’ but when I saw him on 2/20/75 all dressed up, I was very impressed!

Chuck and Debbie: Yes, we met in front of Carter Hall during the 1972-73 school year. Debbie was a Junior and I was, at that time, a Senior. I thought, “What a BREATH of FRESH AIR! A true ‘flower child.’ Because I didn’t want to lose her, I spent another year at the Oaks!

How many years have you been married? When and where did you marry?

Janice: We saw each other around campus before we “officially” met on February 20, 1975, at the Lyceum reception. When I first saw J.P., I wondered ‘Who is that guy with the part in the middle of his

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J.P.: She was always a bright light, with a ready smile and bubbly personality.

Chuck and Debbie: Almost 38 years ago on September 8, 1974, in Sacramento, Ca., by Chuck’s father Elder Charles E. Dudley, Sr. J.P.: 33 years – December 17, 1978, Chicago, Ill., Shiloh SDA Church – married by both of our fathers,

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Elder Harold A. Lindsey and Elder James P. (“Pop”) Willis.

What has given your marriage its staying power?

One More 1970’s Couple

Chuck and Debbie: (…) for most of our marriage, I have been away on assignments. (…) We started our new lives together in a small town called Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Janice: God first within our midst; Commitment – Passion – Intimacy – Sense of Humor.

J.P.: We committed from the beginning our love for each other. Commitment, love, humor, and continuous enjoyment of each other and what God has done in our lives sees us through.

Any advice on relationships and/or marriage?

Chuck: 1) When God and you choose…it’s a done DEAL. 2) When you do take that step (and what a step it will be!), MOVE somewhere you both are not known.

This gives you time to get to know each other. This is a MUST! 3) FORGIVE AND FORGET! Janice: Take time to get to know each other before making a long-term commitment. Put God first. After that, be committed–make the decision to be together as long as you live, no matter what. Realize that there will be tough times, and that any meaningful relationship requires effort to keep it vibrant. Focus on the positive. Don’t have unrealistic expectations, and don’t go in planning to change your spouse. (…) do something new occasionally. Finally, have fun – don’t take yourselves too seriously. Have a sense of humor and laugh often!!!

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He saw her first. She was reciting James Weldon Johnson’s classic “God’s Trombone” one evening in 1974 during a program in Peterson Hall.

“Wow,” he thought almost audibly, how did she just do that – recite that entire piece verbatim, with a voice flavored with a hint of Jamaica West Indies?

Fascinated, but too shy to approach this equally freshman classmate-turnedorator.

But with time -- and a little help from friends William Taliaferro, Jennifer Moseley and Linwood Stone -- the New Orleans lad finally met and befriended the New York City lass.

Fortunately for Oakwood, the 1974 story was just starting.

And 33 years -- and six post-Oakwood degrees and two Oakwood-degreed daughters and numerous leadership assignments! -- later, this 1974 couple returned to their alma mater, . . .

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Inauguration of Oakwood’s 11th President –

Leslie N. Pollard

by Ashley Batiste Vitality, beauty, vision, optimism—spring. Pablo Neruda says “You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot stop the coming of the spring.”

Like spring after a harsh and cold winter, Dr. Leslie N. Pollard was welcomed with open arms by the city of Huntsville, the world church of Seventh-day Adventists, and the Oakwood University community, as he was inaugurated as the 11th president of Oakwood University on October 16, 2011.

The inaugural festivities began with a community luncheon on Thursday, October 13. Here, representatives from local higher education institutions discussed the roles and responsibilities of educational institutions in Huntsville and Northern Alabama.

Alabama A &M University, Athens State University, Calhoun Community College, J.F. Drake State Technical College, UA Huntsville, and Virginia College were represented.

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Friday evening vespers was a salute to the First Family. Dynamic Praise’s “With My Whole Heart” struck a chord with everyone.

Ella Simmons, Board of Trustees Vice Chair, and General Conference Vice President gave an action-packed homily, “A Season of Spring,” compared Oakwood to a fig tree that survived winter and, with the coming of the spring, must now bear fruit.

Divine Worship Service on Sabbath, October 15, continued to build the momentum of the weekend. With the sanctuary packed with worshipers, the Aeolians and University choir accompanied by the wind ensemble provided the music, and Charles E. Bradford, former President of the North American Division gave the pastoral prayer.

The speaker of the hour was Daniel Jackson, current President of the North American Division and OU Board of Trustees Chair. His sermon entitled

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“Stones” resonated with the audience.

Sabbath afternoon in the Moseley Complex, the President’s Forum discussed Christian education. Andrews University, Atlantic Union College, Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences, La Sierra University, Loma Linda University and Walla Walla University were all represented on the panel.

Many questions were asked, such as “Can we truly afford our Seventh-day Adventist institutions?” Vespers in the church followed the discussion with music from Voices of Triumph and Charles Drake delivering the homily “A Name.”

On Sunday, October 16, the Installation Ceremony started promptly at 2:00 p.m. at the Oakwood University Church.

Greetings were given from Ted N.C. Wilson, General Conference President (via video); Daniel Jackson, North American

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Division President; DeWitt Williams, National Alumni Association President; Laura V. Hall, Alabama Representative; and Nelson Pugh, 2011-2012 USM President. Tommy Battle, Mayor of Huntsville, charged Dr. Pollard, “As you write those pages of history, be bold. Write bold pages of history that talk about achievement, inclusiveness and progress.” Remarks from all the surrounding area College and University Presidents were also given, with congratulations and well wishes to Dr. Pollard, his wife, and their two daughters.

The powerful operatic voice of Whitney Morrison moved the audience to their feet as she sang “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands,” arranged by Margaret Bonds. The Aeolians and University Choir gave a striking performance of “Someday”

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arranged by Nathan Carter, to another standing ovation.

Michael Lomax, United Negro College Fund President and CEO, gave the Inaugural Address entitled “A 21st Century Mission for a 21st Century University.” He declared: “Dr. Pollard is the right man, at the right time for Oakwood, for the country, and for the community of historically black colleges and universities.”

Lomax praised Oakwood as a leader among HBCUs, charging the school to lead other HBCUs in being true to their heritage, mission, and also be highly competitive, contemporary institutions. “I challenge you, women and men of Oakwood–alumni, faculty and staff, and all those who love Oakwood–to join us in this work.”

Pollard responded by sharing many of his goals for Oakwood, one being to market the Oakwood experience as “passionately spiritual, communal, rhythmically musical, and parental.”

The uplifting weekend ended with a beautiful reception in the newly-renovated Millet Activity Center on Oakwood’s campus.

A spirit of joy filled the center as the guests enjoyed great food and fellowship.

Spring has finally arrived on the campus of Oakwood University, and the school looks forward to bright days ahead as God leads the institution through the leadership of Drs. Leslie and Prudence Pollard.

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by Lee Munro

The Aeolians in 1974 Oakwood’s enrollment in the 1970s hovered in the 800s. President Calvin Rock’s goal was to build a student body of 1,000. He would meet with the Public Relations Director, the Music Department Chairman, and the Director of the Aeolians, and show them a large map indicating the sections of the country from which we receive too few students. “It was to those places that the Aeolians were originally sent, and the goal of 1,000 students plus was realized within two years of our concertizing. (…) From 1973 to 1985 the more than 230 concerts they performed with me succeeded in recruiting students from coast to coast in the United States and from Canada, Bermuda, the Virgin Islands, and the Bahamas.

“Their greatest achievement was passing the audition that qualified them to become Friendship Ambassadors for America. Through their beautiful singing and winning personalities, they established friendships for our country among the peoples of Romania, England, Scotland and Wales.”

Excerpted from “Aeolians: Oakwood’s Musical Emissaries,” by Alma M. Blackmon (director, 1973-1985), The Aeolians: Directors Recall Precious Memories, by Dr. Roy E. Malcolm, p. 64.

The 2011-2012 school year represented a very busy time for Oakwood University’s prestigious Aeolians Choir. In November 2011, the Aeolians placed first in the iSing College Choir Scholarship Challenge, a competition held in Glenn Dale, Maryland, for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Led by director Jason Max Ferdinand, the choir successfully defended their 2010 title by outperforming over 100 other HBCUs. The Aeolians were honored by Huntsville’s Mayor Tommy Battle on December 1, 2011, for their win at the iSing Challenge. The Aeolians treated the Mayor, as well as the City Council members to a “Human Surround Sound” mini-concert preceding the City Council meeting.

In January 2012, the Aeolians travelled to Russia to perform in the Second International Moscow Christmas Festival of Sacred Music. The choir served as the only U.S. performers and the first-ever Seventh-day Adventist group to perform at the festival.

“None of the students could have imagined the kind of imprint they were capable of leaving on a country already so marked with history. I don’t think anyone was prepared for the kind of emotion in the cathedral that night.”

Student Temar Ellis remarked that

Director Ferdinand was “proud” of the Aeolians, and of their performance in Moscow. “The power of music united two different cultures and people. The Aeolians sang with great passion, precision, pathos and power when needed. It was a beautiful and blessed night. I’m grateful for the experience, and that our students could get such a glimpse of the bigger world.”

In March, 2012, the Aeolians were selected to sing at the American Choral Directors Association Conference, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This was a first for the choir. Their performance there was followed by a whirlwind Spring Break tour, as they travelled to cities like Charlotte, Chicago and Washington DC.

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OU students from the milestone 2011-2012 school year: To which students from the 1974-75 milestone school year are you blood-related?

1974-1975 Student Roster Freshman Allen, Daniel G. Allen, Terri L. Alexander, Valerie Amos, Lavator Bailey, Jenifer Bailey, Kevin Batholomer, Samual Bausby, Cheryl Bechet, Leonard Bell, Robyn Belhomne, Frantz R. Bennet, Gwen Bernard, Alvin Berry, Cranston C. Blackmon, Rhonda Bland, Deborah Bliss, Darlene Bonner, Angela Body, Shirley Bradford, Dwight Brown, Cynthia Brown, Mildred Brown, Vivian Brumskin, Marquette Bunyan, Ormond Burgess, Arthur R. Butler, Vanessa Butts, Douglas C. Butts, Vicki A. Byrd, Maurice Campbell, Tera Carrington, Sharon Carter, M. Colleen Carter, Janet D. Carter, Sandra R. Chafin, Sheryl Christian, Gail Clarke, Pamelgb Cleveland, Cynthia Collins, Dorothy Conner, Andrea Corbin, Karen Coston, Priscilla Cox, Deborah Crawford, Robert Creech, Charles Cue, Priscilla Daniel, Thomas A. Davis, Gregory

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Duff, Beverly Duncan, Linda Dyson, Michael Evans, Wilma Fatoma, Amos Felton, Toni Fullard, Janice Fuller, Derrick Gelalcha, Mebonnen Gentry, Sandra Gilliam, Curtrel Godley, David Graves, Debra Graves, James Graves, Michael Graves, Darlene Green, Kenneth Harris, Darrell Henderson, Carolyn Henderson, Cheryl Henderson, Evangeline Hicks, Michell Hoard, Renita Huffman, Latonya Hulbert, Vanessa Humphrey, Louis Ingram, Gloria Irby, Everett Jackson, Donald Jackson, Steven Jenkins, Edrewnae Johnson, Anita Johnson, Columbus Johnson, Dennis Johnson, Diane Johnson, Joel Johnson, Yvonne Jones, Darlene Jones, David Johnson, Marcia Jones, Sherry Kay, Thompson Kelly, Linda Kent, Carolyn Kidding, Antonett Kortram, Otmar La Beach, Prudence Lee, Debra Lofton, Hazel Long, David Martin, Althea

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Martin, Irene Mathis, Gregory Martin, Allen Martin, Julius Martin, Louis McKinnis, Paula McPherson, Lorraine Merodeth, Carole Middleton, Fred Millet, Debra Miller, Deborah Milligan, Pamela Moment, Janet Monk, Cynthia Montgomery, Shela Morales, Nicamorn Moon, Janis Moore, Timothy Morant, Samuel Mosley, Jennifer Murphy, Anthony Musson, Paul Nelson, Valerie O’neal, Nancy Parker, Yvonne Patterson, Russell Pearce, Morris Phillips, Tyrone Phipps, Malcolm Pitts, Francine Polite, Cinthia Pressley, Robin Price, Lynn Prince, Christopher Rachel, Sheryl Rahming, Wilcott Ramey, Debra Rainey, Jeanetta Reese, Anthony Riles, Marcellus Rivers, Theadore Robinson, Beverly Robinzine, Gregg Ross, Jean Ross, Sandra Rowe, Donna Rugless, Janet Sankey, Ivan Saunders, Berna Sellers, George Sesson, Stanley

Settle, Joel Sigh, Bettye Simon, Queen Simpson, Beatrice Simmons, Raymond Simpson, Chita Smith, Debra Smith, Dexter Smith, Donna Smith, Olie Smith, Sharon Smith, Solomon Smith, Venessa Sterling, Michael Stewart, James Stewart, Patricia Stone, Linwood Sutton, Teresa Taliferro, William Taylor, Aaron Taylor, Donna Thomas, Darlene Thompson, Marcia Thuesdee, Mary Townes, Sharon Trott, Dollene Turner, Paul Tyler, Diane Tynes, Cynthia Tynes, Linda Tyus, Laura Walden, Karalle Walker, Ellyne Wallace, Keith Walton, Brenda Watson, Dorla Watts, Marvin Weekes, Anthony Wesley, Randal Williams, Judy Willis, David Willis, Leslie Willis, Lizette Wilson, Sharon Winfrey, Susan Woods, Larna Woodson, Leslie Wright, Jocelyn Wright, Marcena Young, Patricia

Sophomore Alexander, Dennis Artis, Sudie Baxter, Julian Benjamin, Clarence Blenman, Marlyn Blevins, Tommie Bosfield, Nathaniel Bradley, Leon Brackens, Deborah Brown, Marvin Burford, Marcia Cain, Juanita Canson, Linda Cordell, Cynthia Crump, Edwin Cuffie, Nigel Curry, Edmund Davis, Yvonne Dillett, Desrae Dykes, William Franklin, Myra Gillis, Sheryl Hamying, John Higgs, Etha Hill, Jeanier Holden, Felicia Holden, Pamela Holmes, Deborah Jones, Cynthia Jones, Lyn Lewis, Anthony Lewis, Robert Long, Richard Maddox, Angela Martin, Kathiann McGriff, James McIntoch, Ingrid Morgan, Michael Mosley, Anthony Mosley, Jacqueline Newton, Celia Nixon, John Parker, Lennel Parker, Walter Parraway, Donna Pennington, Michael Prevost, Evelyn Riles, Loretta Robinson, Lolita

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2011-2012 Student Roster Ababio, Gifty Bema Abernathy, Aaron M. Abrigo, Renee A. Acklin, Rhondalyn M. Adams, Antoynae A. Adams, Casey E. Adams, Charmaine A Adams, Max O. Adderley, Matthew Brian Adedokun, Stephen D. Adefila, David O. Adeoye, Sola I. Adepoju, Samuel Y. Aguy, Jeffrey Agyekum, Abia A. A. Akakulu, Monde Sitali Akins, Gillis L. Albertson, Ayanna Yavette Albino, Abigail D. Alcius, Marlyn Alexander, Ariana L. Alexander, Kelcie Alexander, Samiah LaNiece Alexander, Shawn Collins Alexandre, Samuel B. Allen, Carol M Allen, Nancy Allen, Norman Richard Allen, Yolande Stallwo Alleyne-Oliver, Alexandra N. Allicock, Andre Allister, Ray A. Allston, Ivan Alsume, Esther Alsume, Rilene Alusca, Renante Alyn, Alicia Amacker, Dominique N. Ambrose, Abigail N. Ampey, Wilbur Ancrum, Nicholas Lehmon Ancrum, Shelby J Anderson, Andrew L. Anderson, Angela E Anderson, Chante Anderson, Daryl S. Anderson, David L. Anderson, Ebonie Joy Anderson, Ephraim J. Anderson, Jasmine M. Anderson, Jeremy J. Anderson, Joseph E Anderson, Robert Noel Anderson, Ronald F. Andrew, Akisha T. Andrews, Joseph N. Andrews, Markelle Melissa Andrews, Whitney E. Anglin, Kassandra A. Aning, Clifford F. Anthony, Naomi Jessica Antonio, Brent I Anyatonwu, Chibuike E. Arnold, Alexandra E.

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Arnold, Dovie C. Arnold, Xavian S. Artis, Andre Kristopher Aryeetey, Felichia Asamoa, Joshua J. Ash, Calesa D. Ashe-Bollin, Allen Mark Ashford, Lasonya S Ashford, Shamekia Ashley, Marcelis L. Atengdem, Kezia Atengdem, Michelle A. Atie, Dieufront J Atta-Armah, Hellen Phillip Augustave, Ethan Augustave, Nathaniel D. Augustine, Kirlia Ann Aurubin, Carlie A. Austin, Nicollette M. Awai, Andeh F. Ayers, Angelia Bacchus, Lenny Oswald Baffin-Bazile, Melissa Bailey, Elizabeth A. Bailey, Robert A. Bailey, Xavier D. Bailiff, Cherelle E. Baker, Cory A. Baker, Gwendolyn Baker, Jonathan J. Baker, Kara D. Baker, Nickalos T. Baldwin, Ashley D. Balthazar, Carl H. Baltimore, Ronald W. Banks, Edison Banks, Gelani A. Baptiste, Kevin Lyle Barbier, Ernst Junior Barham, Lyndon D. Barlongo, Milaflor E Barnaby, Daneal Barnard, Felicia A. Barnes, Ayana M. Barnes, Sherese M. Barnett, John J. Barrows, Marlon Yanick Bartley, Chelsea Ayana Batista, Nicole C. Batiste, Ashley N. Batiste, Cierra J.E. Batiste, Jordan A. Batson, Dwight M. Batten, Amber N. Baxter, Kara M. Bean, Krystal A. Bechet, Esther Woodard Beck, Jason Becton, Michelle F. Beddingfield, James Cody Beecher, Kristelle J. Belay, Ruth E. Bell, Eric James Ricardo Belliot, Faizah N.

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Benjamin, Thea S Bennett, Asia Michelle Bennett, Ezrica J. Bennett, Kahryl G. Bennett, Kenesha R. Bennett, Michael R. Bent, Danielle S. Bernard, Ephriam Waioli Bernard, Max S. Berry, Ashley R. Berry, Kayla R. Berry, Moriah Natasha Best, Claudie Beyde, Adrian E. Biddy, Matthew E. Biggs, Byron G. Biggs, Tamela D Binns, Leah A. Birch, Shenell C.P. Birkett, Richard O. Bishop, Keith Bispham, Christopher A. Black, Stefani L. Blackburn, Charles Blackmon, Tonae U. Blackwood, Camille Blair, Camille A. Blake, Basil F Blake, Kolby Jordan Blake, Valerie S Blankenship, Armand A Blay, Kykinda N Blissett, Monique S. Bloomfield, Kevin K. Blount, Sydney L. Boddie, Lenesia R. Boddie, Michael A. Bolden, Anthony J. Boles, Parris L. Bolton, Keyonna L. Bonaby, JaLyncia A D. Booker, Ashley Y. Boone, Shakeli Q. Borge, Jorge A. Borge, Oliver M. Borgella, Sherbert Boswell, Jermaine U. Bowen, TatyAna B. Bowers, Kendra C. Bowman, Dejoane S. Bowrey, Athalia A. Bowrey, Nioly Giovanna Boyd, Michael L. Boyd, Patrick D. Bradford, Dwight L. Braham, Julaine O. Braithwaite, Kimora K. Branch, Joel C. Brandon, James Michael Brandon, Leah L. Brantley, Joshua N. Brathwaite, Caprice N. Brathwaite, Chavaughn I. Brathwaite, Cheon E.

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Brathwaite, Olinfra V. Brice, Kristopher Y. Brooks, Barry R. Brooks, Gabriel J. Brooks, John W Brooks, Stephen E. Brown, Abdul S. Brown, Alexis J. Brown, Antwain Brown, Blake Marcellus Brown, Blayre E. Brown, Camille H. Brown, Elana R. Brown, Evan G. Brown, Gladstone Don C Brown, Jayson B. Brown, Jeromma S. Brown, Justin Brown, Kadi-Ann Romona Brown, Kierron-de’ R. Brown, Lawrence B. Brown, Lenox D. Brown, Linois Samuel Brown, Lucious O. Brown, Marsalis C. Brown, Nicos G. Brown, Shelby S. Brown, Tamara T. Brown, Victoria D. Browne, Camisha Rochelle Browne, Chelsea Laurette Browne, Genise Ursie-Jade Browne, J’Nnym K. Brutus, Nyita L. Bryan, Kadeem A. Bryant, Lanardo N. Buchanan, Amber R. Buchanan, Elise Ashley Buckholt, Dominique D. Buffong, Emeka A. Buford, Paul S. Bukenya, Enid N. Bullock, Melanie J. Bunting, LaToya S. Burden, Marcus J. Burden, Marcya C. Burden, Rashad L. Burgess, Amanda N. Burgess, Tiffany Lanae Rauon Burks, MC Burns, Wykeeda Burrell, Kellee A. Burrowes, Twyla S. Burrows, Chakara A. Burt-Miller, Baswick Sr. Burt-Miller, Brittney V. Burt-Miller, Shavanna M. Burton, Christina Burton, Kaleem Augustus Burton, Lloydston O. Burton, Micah A. Burton, Nicholas T. Burton, Renee Chantale Burton, Sheereen A.

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Dean, David Michael Debardeleben, Derek E. Decker, Lacey Meleah Deguerre, Angelo N. Del Valle, Gabriel X. Delva, Cynthia Denis, Ailiana K. Denis, Alisha Meredith Dennis, Wayne A. DeSha, Briana N. DeShield, Gari-Lyn Yvonne DeShields, Mikayla D. Desinor, Ignace Desir, Kristina A. Diallo, Alhassane Diambois, Vanessa M. Diaz, Frances Denice Dickerson, Ja’Nece Jeanne Dickinson, Deonae D. Dickinson, Melanie S. Dill, Cassandra L. Dismuke, Pecolia M. Dixon, Barbara C Dixon, Brandon J. Docilet, Deliair Doggette, Austin Dolcey, Gabrielle R. Dolcy, Magory C. Dolcy, Marc Donovan, Carlton V. Dorbor, Yiorweh J. Dorcil, Jean-Rodmy Doris, Jasmin Shamira Dorsett, Zabrina A. Doss, Phillip DosSantos, Aldavina Dottin, Jennel J. Douglas, Clement J. Douglas, Danielle A. Douglas, Fiona Zakiya O. Douglas, Janelle Michelle Douglas, Jenee M. Douglas, Joseph N. Douglas, Khyle B. Douglas, Phillip E. Douglas, Raphael P. Dowell, Phyllis N Downes, William M. Doyle, Andrea C Doyley, Desiree R. Draper, Juliana P. Dryden, Akeem E. Duarte-Gonzalez, Kency Dublin, Sharon E. Dublin, Sheryl E. DuBose, Adrian Dubose-Smith, Hadiya S. Dukes, La-Tonya J. Dulan, Rachelle M. Dumas, Alex D. Dumas, Nahendra D. Dumas, Rosenie Duncan, Ronnie D. Duraisin, Erline

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Flanagan, Kimberly P Flemming, Floyd G. Flemming, Veeron Alyson Fletcher, Yoshae S. Flowers, Kenneth L Flynn, Sara Y Folkes, David R Folkes, Sean G. Follette, Jonathan L. Forbes, Gregory W. Forbes, Ian I. Ford, Marea I Forde-Tuckett, Victoria F. Fore, Anita Forsythe, Joniel Fortune, Junie P. Foster, Chris-Ann C. Foster, G.Paul Foster, Julian C. Foster, Lauren A. Fouche’, Kimberly J. Fowler-Gentry, Tatum V. Frais, Ashley Rollin Frais, Herbert M. Francis, Donovan G. Francis, Jason J. Francis, Jodi R. Francis, Kimberley A. Francis, Troy E. Francis, Veronica I. Francis, Wesley A. Francisque, Estepha Francisque, Firma L. Francois, Jacques S Francois, Smith J. Franklin-Scott, Nadya Fraser, Akeisha Leanna Fraser, David E. Fraser, Malik A. Frazer, DeWaine Lawrence Frazer, Stacey-Ann Angeleth Frazier, Ashley E Frazier, Nya Elise Frazier, Rebecca J. Frederick, Jenica N. Frederick, Natalie D. Fredericq, Sara S. Freeman, Garin A Freeman, Robert H. Freeman, Shanna M. Frett, Shanelle P. Fubler, Katiya Fullard, Larry Fuqua, Ingrid L. Furman, Evan F. Gabriel, Erica L. Gadikoyya, Ramani Gaines, Zipporah Riann Gaiter, Paul E. Gaiter, Roy E. Gaitor, Alexus Porsha Galbraith, Danneille V. Galbraith, DaVonia K. Gallimore, Veneshia Shanna

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2011-2012 Student Roster

Galloway, Tangee E Galumette, Gesner M. Garcia, Michel A. Garnett, Dara M. Garnett, Jason F. Garvey, Maxine Gates, Donovan J. Gatling, Elizabeth S. Gatson, Justin Gayle, Toni-Ann Gbolahan, Talia Z. George, Jewell George, Lonnie Lisa Georges, Francia Georges, Jacky Germana, Jennifer Marie Gertman, Linda Getfield, Joseph B. Gholston, Tamara N. Gibson, Soliel A. Gibson, Solomon A. Gibson-Green, Di-Shon J. Gilgeous, Tanisha S. Gill, Ariana E. Gill, Gladys M. Ginn, Christopher L. Giscombe, Danielle Renee Giscombe, Stephon R. Glover, Jovon P. Golding, Ariel A. Gomes, Kristian F. Gonzalez, Luis R. Goodloe, Erika M. Goodluck, Shaunett C. Goodson, Christopher N. Goodson, Stephen Goodwin, Alexander Quadre’ Gordon, Darnell Donald Gordon, Howard N. Gordon, LeeAnn M. Gordon, Maurice H Gordon, Rochelle D. Gordon, Tamala M Gordon, Wayne A. Goudy-Bermudez, Yvonne I. Gouldbourne, Megan Elise Goulding, Courtney A. Goulding, Sandra-Dee Goulding, Sarina D. Graham, Bobby R. Graham, Coisha G. Graham, Taeisha J. Graham, TaShauna Akesha Granger, Reyhahn R. Grant, Ashley S. Grant, Deidre Veloria Grant, Kadi-Ann A. Grant, Oneil E. Grant, Sable V. Grant, Samantha D. Grant, Travene A. Graves, Larry Graves, Melinda Graves, Michael V. Graves, Tonia Rena Gray, Ashley La’Shay Gray, Britni A. Gray, Javan James Grays, Kondra Nicole Greaves, Latonya Alyssa Green, Adrienne J. Green, Danielle A. Green, Jorgette B. Green, Lindsi J. Green, Michael T

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Haywood, Tracy A. Hazelwood, Reanne O. Heath, Jerome Henderson, Gwendolyn Shantel Henderson, Lauren C. Hendricks, Amanda A. Hendrickson, Ashlea A. Hendrickson, Harifah Henry, Akeyla C. Henry, Antinette E. Henry, Fatricia C. Henry, Rajiv M. Henry, Ruthaney V. Henry, Wilson J Hernandez, Johnny Herring, Shanita, D. Herron, Ashley N. Hester, Peter J. Hewitt, Natalie Angela Hewlett, Brittani A. Hibbler, Kinah Z. Hicks, Erin L. Hicks, Kristopher Darnell Hicks, Quinesha D. Hill, Ariel L. Hill, Dehron Hill, Nia Hinds, Danielle Garnet Hinds, Jonathan A. Hinds, Liana K. Hinds, Marcia A. Hinds, Stephanie A. Hines, Courtney N. Hines, Keon L. Hinson, Kyna Hird, Sanna-Gay Angela Hoagland, Ashleigh R. Hobdy, Chanesse A. Holland, Larry R. Holland, Ryan A. Holliman, Aleece Marie Holloway, Christopher K. Holloway, Gregory M. Holmes, Ryland L Holness, Jamoni B. Hooker, Jadisee D. Ho-Sang, DonTay Anthony Hoskins, Troy L. Howard, Darryl A. Howard, Paul Howard, Samantha N. Howell, Janelle C. Hoyte, Brent L. Hubbard, Jamaal Hucks, Whitney E. Hudgens, Kaylie Me’An Hudson, Daniel H. Hudson, Kristen L Hudson, Taylour J. Hudson, Vanessa M. Huggins, Gabrielle A. Hughes, Brittany J. Hughes, Jarniqua C Hughes, Kaywanna M. Humphreys, Austin J. Hunt, Aisha S. Hunt, Darian Xavier Hunt, Morgan J. Hunter, Alanna M. Hunter, Jonte’ Maurice Hunter, Joshua O. Hunter, Tedean K. Hurst, Charde J. Husbands, Shayne J. Hutchinson, Douglas Javier

Hutton, Imani D. Hylton, Hughton R. Hyppolite, Manoah R. Imakando, Ardith N. Ince, Yazmin E. Innocent, Nadege Isaac, Nathaniel B. Isreal, Torisha M. Izean, Celene C. Jack, Jewel M. Jackson, Candace M. Jackson, Jane Ann Jackson, Jonathan Givet Jackson, Kayla W. Jackson, Louis Clyde Jackson, Marcus A Jackson, Micah Jackson, Michael A Jackson, Natasha B. Jackson, Nichole D. Jackson, Oswald A. Jackson, Shirriah Shemeica Jackson, Siera L. Jackson, Tandana Shawn Jackson, Tumani Jacob, Brianna M. Jacob, Simon J. Jacobs, Adenike M. Jacobs, Monisha M. Jalloh, Ahmed T. Jalloh, Alfred B. James, Michael J. James, Shawna R. Jean, Clenol Jean, Loane Jean, Marvin P. Jean, Melourne Ebern-yse Jean, Risler Jean-Joseph, Stona Jean-Pierre, Christine Jefferson, Michelle Jegede, Nayeka A. Jele, Arnold R. Jemison, Stuart L. Jenkins, Allegra Haddassah Jenkins, Jayson A. Jenkins, Jolyn Bernardette Jenkins, London Alexis Jennings, Shania Dashelle Jerome, Leonel A. Jessup, Donovan M. Jessup, Malcolm D. Jessup, Tomisha R. Jesucat, Bernude Jeune, Junior Louis Jewell, Rose R. Jewell, Ruby R. Jewell, Tu’Sond Jimmerson, Jamond A. John, Brieanna John, Kyran M John, Rachel A. Johnson Shankle, Takisha R. Johnson, Alesha E. Johnson, Allison Rene Johnson, Andre E. Johnson, Atonya F Johnson, Auldwin M. Johnson, Brian E. Johnson, Brian Michael Johnson, Charles S. Johnson, Corey M. Johnson, Dominic A. Johnson, Franklin L. Johnson, Gerald A.

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Onyango, Joshua Orange, Kenneth O’Reggio, Elena Maria Osbourne, Leslie A. Osbourne, Theodore S. Ottley, Dionne A Owens, Kemari A. Owens, Shakira D. Owolabi, Christopher A. Owolabi, Temitope Biatress Packwood, Demetria Brittney Page, Jessica K. Page, William Radio Paige, Devroux Marcel Palmer, Cameron G. L. Palmer, Cara A. Palmer, Kuirie L. Pantophlet, Talya Q. Paramore, Desmond K. Parchment, Xiomara Melva Parham, Michael B. Paris, Jolnice Corliet Paris, Simone R. Parjohn, Allana K.L Parker, Mauria D. Parker, Michonne D. Parker, Nicholas David Parker, Shana Carole Parkinson, Blossom P. Parrish, Brandon D. Parrish, Brina S. Partlow, James R. Pascal, Jeffery H. Pascall, Tamra M. Pascall, Teckla M. Paschal, Josette H. Paschal, Shaun M. Patterson, Alexander Christian Patterson, Nia Cimone Patterson, Robert Paul, Eric Oliver Paulicin, Henoc Paulsaint, Ed R. Payne-Battle, Sandy P. Peart, Andre Anthony Pedersen-Buck, Shayla Peeler, Alisha Lene’ Peifer, Masika-Joy Peifer, Michaela Jean Elise Pelote, Edward W. Pelote, Erica L. Pemberton, Jamaal O. Pembleton, Jamara A Penn, Brianna Alyssa Pereira, Tanecia Avril Ruth Pericles, Marc E. Pericles, Thamar Amuel Perkins, Aeress Fre-Tilia Perkins, Alesia C. Perkins, Phillip A. Perry, Brittney Alyse Perry, Kiera S. Perry, Yashira E Peter, Deeana M. Peters, Dawn A. Peterson, Albert B. Phaeton, Emmanuel Phillips, Brandon D. Phillips, Britni Polly Phillips, Davida Zenobia Phillips, Latasha Tokia Phillips, Roscille Angela Phillips, Wyatt D. Phipps, Jeniese M.

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TheAeolians Live in Russia

Thanks to gifts from friends like you, the Aeolians have been blessed to share their gift with audiences as far away as Russia. Although we are made up of a body of students from around the globe, we are proud to represent our God, our family, our school (Oakwood University) and the city of Huntsville, Alabama.

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As “21st Century Hebrew Boys,” OU Men’s Basketball Team Upholds Beliefs, Wins National Championship

by Dawnette Chambers Oakwood University Ambasaadors men’s basketball team, the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) 2012 Division 1 Champions, returned to its Huntsville, Alabama, campus on Sunday, March 11, 2012, welcomed enthusiastically by boosters chanting, “O-U, O-U!” Similarly, Andrews University men’s team won its USCAA Division 2 championship contest, during the same tournament.

Fans gathered inside the OU’s Ashby Auditorium – a smallerthan-usual group, due to Spring Break’s ending – awaiting the team’s arrival, during which time OU President Leslie N. Pollard and Dean David Knight, Vice President of Student Activities, shot hoops with students.

More than just winning the championship, these men stood up for their faith, according to Cedric Francois, producer and play-byplay announcer for Ambassador

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Radio Network. “This is the first time in the USCAA’s history the Championship games for both Men’s Division 1 and 2 were rescheduled to respect the religious convictions of Oakwood and Andrews Universities, respectively.”

Athletic Director James Roddy shared how out of the other associations he talked to (including NCAA, NAIA and NCCAA), the USCAA was the only organization that would respect OU’s Sabbath observance.

this is the first year in Oakwood’s history that the Ambassadors won (with a season record) 20-12, in the year 2012, coincidently.”

Senior Austin Doggette, AllAmerican and Tournament MVP, has followed in footsteps of his brother James Doggette, Jr., who was 2008 Tournament MVP when the Ambassadors won their first national championship.

Team members got off the bus at Ashby, adorned with yellow and blue leis, symbols of welcome and congratulations. Senior Nardo Bryant thanked the crowd, declaring, “Let the record reflect that OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY

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SURVEY Q: A:

Who all would you pick to play on your All-1970s Decade Oakwood College Intramural Sports Teams (men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s tag football and mixed softball squads)?

Submit your favorite players, coaches, cheerleaders, etc. at www.facebook.com/Oakwood.Public.Relations,

by Saturday, June 30, 2012.

Your combined All-Star voting results will be featured in the next issue of the Oakwood Magazine.

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The following article was published in The Huntsville Times on 2/17/2012. Reprinted with permission of The Huntsville Times.

Prof pursues unity among varied faiths Center seeks better Adventist-Muslim relations, respect

By Kay Campbell kay.campbell@htimes.com

Dr. Keith Augustus Burton, a mild-mannered religious history professor who speaks in Jamaican-flavored cadences, has been assigned to set up camp in the minefield between Christians and Muslims.

As director of Oakwood University’s new Center for Adventist-Muslim Relations, specifically, he is charged with helping Seventh-day Adventists understand and respect Muslims. He hopes also, when he can, to help Muslims understand and respect Adventists and Christians.

“We’re just trying to diminish some of the negative thoughts and myths about Islam - and Christianity,” Burton said. “There are myths on both sides that need to be dispelled.”

To that end, the center has developed an online certification program for pastors and church leaders that

will begin at the end of February. The instructors will include Adventist leaders and professors from Oakwood, the church’s world headquarters near Washington, D.C., and from other Adventists universities around the world.

Professors could include scholars, such as Dr. Tarsee Li, professor of ancient Middle East languages at Oakwood University, who keeps his Arabic sharp by reading the Quran daily. Teachers for the course will also include pastors and missionaries who have built relationships with Muslim leaders in countries where Muslims are in the majority.

The course is designed to help ministers develop joint community programs with Muslims and build relationships.

The following article was published in The Huntsville Times on 2/27/2012. Reprinted with permission of The Huntsville Times.

Oakwood ‘pioneer’ with ISO certification

By Budd McLaughlin

It won’t be long before there’s a new flag joinng the others at the entrance to Oakwood University.

Only this flag will be unlike any that will fly at any other university in the state.

Or any other Historically Black College or University anywhere.

To those in the local business community, though, it will be familiar.

You see, the Seventh-day Adventist school has received ISO 9001 certification.

“This kind of makes us a pioneer,” said Tim Allston, Oakwood’s director of public relations.

Indeed it does.

In spite of all the government contracts won by the likes of UAH, Alabama A&M, Auburn and Alabama,

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Oakwood University is the first college or university in the state ISO registered.

Ironically, Auburn’s Technical Center and Alabama A&M help companies gain ISO certification, but they don’t have the certification themselves.

“This is exciting for us,” said Marcia Burnette, Oakwood’s assistant vice president for development. “We were the first HBCU accepted into NASA’s mentor-protege program.

“At that time, our objective was to get ISO 9001 certified.”

Oakwood is also in the mentor-protege program with SAIC, and she said leading the move to certification was program consultant Dr. Jay Billings.

“He helped us get through this,” she said. “He brought this up years ago and worked with us off an on for it.”

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Burton hopes that Oakwood’s center also will become a meeting place for the Adventist church between Christians and American Muslims, many of whom are African-American. Oakwood is a historically black institution.

“There are things ministers can do that help break down walls,” Burton said. “For instance, in many places in the Muslim world, the term ‘Christian’ conjures the memories of the Crusades. Just calling yourself a ‘follower of Christ’ can keep doors from being closed.”

One of the aspects of the faiths he hopes to educate people about are the beliefs and history they both have in common. The Quran mentions the Bible and people who are also in the Bible in hundreds of places. And Jesus himself, next to Muhammad, is regarded as a prophet to be revered.

A documentary the center will sponsor, to be directed

by Dave Person, host of WEUP Talk and a former editorial writer for The Huntsville Times and USA Today, will be putting together some of those commonalities.

In addition to the sacred histories, Adventists and Muslims, even more than most Christians, have many social aspects in common because of Adventist dietary restrictions and modesty guidelines.

So, what exactly is ISO 9001?

It is an internationally recognized standard for the quality management of businesses.

“It makes us eligible to become a prime contractor for grants, not a sub,” Burnette said. “We can actually go and bid ourselves.”

She said it also provides an enhanced corporate imaging and marketing, assures better documentation and is a proven program for corrective and preventive actions.

And, according to Allston, it’s no coincidence the school pursued the certification under school president Dr. Leslie Pollard, who has a master’s in business administration.

“He is our first president with an MBA and understands and leads us to pursue such business-world benchmarks ,” he said. “His wife, Dr. Prudence Pollard, is a professor of management in our business department and an examiner in the Alabama Productivity Center at the University of Alabama.”

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The center never will dismiss the foundational differences, Burton said. While he considers Muhammad to have written prophetic things, he himself would not class Muhammad as a prophet. And while the Quran mentions Jesus, Burton understands that Muslims could not agree with the Christian view that Jesus is one with God. said, shouldn’t get in the way of celebrating ways that members of both faiths can build stronger communities and a more peaceful world.

“It’s our hope that those who are members of the Abrahamic faiths will come to see that they have more in common than things that separate us,” Burton said.

And with the designation, also comes added pressure, Allston said.

“It puts a healthy pressure on us to keep up the registration,” he said. “We can take it and apply it to other areas of campus, to let our students and faculty know we can be academic and spiritual and navigate those worlds successfully.

“ISO designation is for what we’ve done and, to keep the honor, we have to continue to work.”

In the meantime, Burnette will be keeping her eye out for the flag to arrive.

“I just got an email that said, ‘Please have certificate (and flag) expedited immediately,’ “ she said. “We’re excited about the flag.

“Send us the (certificate and flag), and we can blast it all over the place.”

Budd McLaughlin can be reached at budd.mclaughlin@htimes.com and 256-532-4527.

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