Incoming Freshman Named a Gates Millennium Scholar

by South Central Conference

Keviez Wilson, a graduating senior at Oakwood Adventist Academy, was recently named as a 2016 Gates Millennium Scholar. This prestigious award is only granted to 1,000 out of approximately 3.1 million high school graduates throughout the country. It provides recipients with a full scholarship to any accredited college or university they choose to attend for a period of ten years (up to their Ph.D. or other terminal degree) as long as the student continues to meet the academic requirements. Keviez is a talented musician, model citizen and a God-fearing young man who currently serves as President of OAA's Student Association (previously Vice President). He was also recently recognized by the Huntsville Chapter of 100 Black Men of America. Keviez has chosen Oakwood University as his preferred institution of higher learning and plans to pursue a career in the medical field. Keviez's mother, Jacqueline Wilson, moved her family to Huntsville, Alabama, from the Atlanta, Georgia, area in the summer of 2014 as an act of faith and in order to raise her sons in a more Christian environment. God has seen and heard the faith and prayers of this dedicated mother and her sons called her blessed!

Oakwood Hosts Faculty Development Institute

This past week, Oakwood University administrators and various faculty and staff attended the first-ever Faculty Development Institute: Biblical Foundations in the Disciplines. Through a donation, the Faculty Development Institute was organized by Research & Faculty Development, Academic Administration, and the Office of Spiritual Life. Pictured above is one of the excursions during the Faculty Development Institute to the St. Thomas/St. John Seventh-day Adventist School. While there, the team met with students concerning their career interests. Karen Benn Marshall, Ed.D., vice president for Academic Administration, is pictured speaking with the students at the high school. Many of the students she spoke with are interested in attending Oakwood University.

Oakwood's Blue & Gold Challenge Continues Through June 30

Join us in the Blue and Gold End-of-the-Year Challenge by making a gift to the Oakwood Annual Fund by midnight, June 30. Our goal is to increase the annual giving participation rate of our alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends.

Your participation at any level is valued, appreciated, and counted!

For your convenience, you may give at www.ougiving.com, or you may send a check, payable to Oakwood University (Annual Fund), to the Office of Advancement and Development, 7000 Adventist Blvd., NW, Huntsville, AL 35896 by midnight, June 30, 2016.

Your commitment, demonstrated through your tax-deductible, charitable gift, is important to our students, employees, and the advancement of "our dear Oakwood."

Together, we can make a difference. Thank you for your generosity.

Alumni News

Dr. Ron Smith, '79, president of the Southern Union Conference, introduces Gregory Mack, newly elected president of the Southeastern Conference, and his wife, Jean. Photo by Marcell Sutherland.

This past Sunday, the Southeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists held its 11th Constituency Session. The Southeastern Conference covers the regions of southern Georgia and Florida. During the meeting, several Oakwoodites were elected to serve as leaders of this conference:

Gregory Mack, '83 - President

Robert Patterson, '90 - Chief Financial Officer

David Peay, '87 - Community Service/Inner City Director

Bryant Taylor, '86 - Communication/Technology Director

Prince Lewis, '11 - Youth Ministries/NSO Director

Would you like to share Alumni news with us? Please send to pr@oakwood.edu.

About Oakwood

The mission of Oakwood University, a historically black, Seventh-day Adventist institution, is to transform students through biblically-based education for service to God and humanity.