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SBU announces Spring 2021 commencement dates, times
Southwest Baptist University has announced dates and times for its May 2021 commencement ceremonies to be held in the Jane and Ken Meyer Wellness Center on the Bolivar campus. SBU will host five ceremonies - three undergraduate ceremonies on Friday, May 14 and two graduate ceremonies on Saturday, May 15 - in order to comply with health department guidelines for gathering sizes.
Ervin, Hoyt crowned Mr. and Miss Southwest
Tennessee Ervin, a finance major from Festus, and Ky'Lee Hoyt, an elementary education major from Lebanon, won the titles of Mr. and Miss Southwest at the annual pageant on Friday, March 5, at Southwest Baptist University.
SBU chapter of Delta Mu Delta inducts 18 students
Southwest Baptist University's Zeta Kappa chapter of the Delta Mu Delta international honor society in business inducted 18 new members on Monday, Feb. 22, during a banquet ceremony at McClelland Dining Hall on the Bolivar campus.
SBU awards honorary doctorates to Clark, Mathes
Wayne Clark of Bolivar and Mark Mathes of Springfield were awarded honorary doctorates from Southwest Baptist University during the annual Founders' Day chapel service on Monday, March 1, in Pike Auditorium.
Overly receives Baptist Children's Home scholarship at SBU
Southwest Baptist University senior Briana Overly is the first recipient of a $5,000 scholarship representing a partnership among three Missouri Baptist entities.
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Candidates announced for Mr. and Miss Southwest
Southwest Baptist University continues the tradition of honoring one male and one female student each year at the annual Mr. and Miss Southwest Pageant, which takes place this year at 7 p.m. Friday, March 5, in Pike Auditorium on the SBU campus.
SBU to award honorary doctorates to Clark, Mathes
Wayne Clark of Bolivar and Mark Mathes of Springfield will receive honorary doctorates from Southwest Baptist University during the annual Founders' Day chapel service at 10 a.m. Monday, March 1, in Pike Auditorium. SBU awards honorary doctorates to recognize outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to society and to Kingdom work.
Making a national impact
When he was in high school, Evan Kirksey was shy - "kind of nerdy and kind of introverted," he says. To help him overcome his shyness, Evan's father, Daren '87, '89, urged him to join speech and debate at Willard High School.