News - 2015

MARSHALL, Texas  (4/27/15) - East Texas Baptist University announces that Dr. Randel Everett, co-founder and President of the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative, will be the keynote speaker for Spring Commencement. Dr. Everett has spent four decades pastoring churches, most recently as the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Midland. ETBU will hold two commencement ceremonies, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, May 2, 2015, in Baker Auditorium of the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center. 

MARSHALL, Texas (4/25/15) - The East Texas Baptist University Fred M. Hale School of Business honored students for the 2014-2015 academic year by recognizing top individuals in the program.  The annual year-end ceremony was held in the Hale School of Business Building on Wednesday, April 22, 2015.
 
Audrey Winders of Kingwood received the Fred M. Hale School of Business Academic Award for having the highest grade point average of 3.98.  She also received the Dean's Award chosen by the Dean of the School of Business and is deemed as most likely to succeed.
 

MARSHALL, Texas (4/23/15) - The East Texas Baptist University School of Education handed out year-end student awards on Saturday, April 18, 2015, for the 2014-2015 academic year. The awards reception was held in the Woods Great Room of the Ornelas Student Center.  Student projects were displayed in the Cornish Great Room.

The Department of Kinesiology presented their awards first before a large crowd of students, faculty, family, and friends.

The Dr. Marie Franks Scholarship was awarded to April Fry of Winnsboro.

MARSHALL, Texas (4/23/15) - The School of Fine Arts at East Texas Baptist University invites the community to attend a concert featuring the ETBU Choir and Symphonic Band. The concert will be in Baker Auditorium of the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center on Friday, April 24th, at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free. 

The ETBU Choir is under the direction of Dr. Justin Hodges, Director of Choral Activities and the Symphonic Band is conducted by Mark Crim, Director of Bands. 

The Percussion Ensemble will perform as well under the direction of Crim. 

MARSHALL, Texas (4/21/15) - As the 2014-15 athletic year winds down the East Texas Baptist University athletic department held their annual Senior Banquet on Tuesday night in the Phillips Great Room to honor their student-athletes. This banquet honors the four-year seniors and the major athletic awards are given out.

Below is the list of the major award winners and the four-year seniors.

Award Winners

ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor

Female: Sara Clements (SB)

Male: Kirby Moore (BB)

Athletic Academic Excellence Award