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Rev. Barbara Ruth Clemmons of Seabrook, Texas, and Lee Kanakis, of Bartlesville, Okla., will receive honorary doctorates from Southwest Baptist University during the annual Founders' Day chapel service at 10 a.m. Monday, March 4, in Pike Auditorium. SBU awards honorary doctorates to recognize outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to society and to kingdom work.
Read: "SBU to award honorary doctorates to Clemmons, Kanakis"
The Southwest Baptist University Department of Music will present the Wind Symphony and the University Band in concert at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 19, in Pike Auditorium on the Bolivar campus.
Read: "SBU's Wind Symphony, University Band to perform April 19"
An associate's degree in nursing is now available through the Dr. Tracy and Debbie Dobbs Nursing Department at Southwest Baptist University's Salem campus. After a successful site visit on Friday, April 28, the first classes will be offered beginning June 5.
The Southwest Baptist University Department of Music will present Dr. Andrew Campbell, professor of music, in a faculty voice recital at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 12, in the Jane A. Meyer Recital Hall.
Read: "Campbell featured in faculty voice recital on April 12"
Southwest Baptist University senior art students will have their work displayed May 8-12 at the Driskill Art Gallery on the Bolivar campus, in the final of three senior shows to wrap up the spring semester.
Read: "O'Keefe, Bramwell featured in SBU senior art exhibit"
Southwest Baptist University's Nancy Delmont recently passed the National League for Nursing's certification exam to earn the credential of a Certified Nurse Educator.
Southwest Baptist University and Drury University will battle once again in the third-annual CatFight Giving Challenge, through which the universities compete to raise money for their annual funds. Last year, SBU topped Drury in the friendly contest by raising $18,955 to Drury's $13,587.50.
Read: "SBU, Drury square off in annual CatFight Giving Challenge"
Dr. Eric. A. Turner of Pocahontas, Ark., was unanimously selected the 25th president of Southwest Baptist University on July 20 in a special meeting of the SBU Board of Trustees. He will begin his duties as president-elect Monday, Aug. 6, and assume the presidency on Sept. 1.