Oakwood University wins first College Bowl National Championship!

A very special congratulations goes out to Dr. Rennae Elliot and the Oakwood University Bowl Team, today they beat Alcorn State at the College Bowl National tournament in Orlando to win Oakwood's first College Bowl Championship. As a former member of Oakwood College bowl from 2005-2006, I know the amount of dedication and perseverance it takes to succeed against the best players in the nation. I am extremely proud of the team's accomplishments and look forward to more success in the future.

check out College Bowl here:

www.hcasc.com

Oakwood University! Ten things that are good....

I just got back from Oakwood University Alumni weekend (Class of '06!) and I am very proud of the strides and accomplishments of my Alma Mater. Below are some great things I knew/ found out over the weekend:
In no particular order...
1) Biggest enrollment ever this semester, ~1900 students!
2) National Championship Basketball Team! (USCAA Div. 1)
3) Ranked as top 10 in the NATION at sending African Americans to Med School!
4) Top 20 ranking as one of the best schools in the South.
5) The single biggest contributor of Adventist evangelistic legends in America.
6) A wonderful Spiritual atmosphere on campus.
7) New facilities completed with more on the way! (New men's dorm to open Fall 2008, BCB Institute.)
8) A turn around in fiscal support by Alumni (SUPPORT YOUR SCHOOL!)
9) The best Chemistry department of any Adventist school in America. (I'm biased, but look at the research and numbers!)
10) Dynamic Praise, Whitley Phipps, The Aeolians, Take 6, Virtue, Brian McKnight, Little Richard, Mayor John Street, Barry Black, and the list goes on...all attendees of OU.

For the uninitiated among you, Oakwood University is a Liberal Arts Institution located in Huntsville, AL founded in 1896 by the Seventh Day Adventist Church at the behest of it's Prophet, Ellen G. White. Since that time it has become a premier HBCU and is nationally recognized for it's academic as well as Musical programs. Oakwood alumni are referred to as Oakwoodites, and, if you attend, it is said that you can go anywhere and meet someone who attended as well. It's a big family.

Congrats to Oakwood University!! USCAA Basketball National Champs!!

Here is the box score:

Florida College vs Oakwood University
03-01-08 8:15 pm at Broken Arrow, Okla.

Newspaper Box Score Florida College vs Oakwood University 03-01-08 8:15 pm at Broken Arrow, Okla. At Broken Arrow, Okla. OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY 90, FLORIDA COLLEGE 76 FLORIDA COLLEGE Stanley Kelley 7-13 3-6 18; Jesse Hastings 6-10 4-4 17; Pete Alexandrou 4-11 4-7 15; Leonard Simmons 3-6 0-0 6; Ian Jones 3-5 0-2 6 Moorer 2-5 0-0 6; Blake Elrod 2-8 0-0 4; Matt Westbrook 0-0 2-2 2; Shane Slone 1-4 0-0 2; Ethan Price 0-0 0-0 0; Jordan Unlap 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-63 13-21 76. OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY Terrell Black 4-7 7-7 18; James Doggette 7-9 3-4 17; Dewitt Henley 5-14 3-3 14; Brandon Broome 6-11 1-3 13; Mike Conner 3-6 7-7 13; Rodney Davis 5-7 0-0 10; Rupert Bushner 1-4 0-0 3; Kareen Talesford 1-1 0-0 2; Eric Adams 0-1 0-0 0; Deshawn Preston 0-0 0-0 0; Ronald Bushner 0-0 0-0 0; Andrew Ford 0-0 0-0 0; Derrick Long 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-60 21-24 90. Florida College............... 29 47 - 76 Oakwood University............ 43 47 - 90 3-point goals--Florida College 7-23 (Pete Alexandrou 3-9; Sam Moorer 2-5; Jesse Hastings 1-1; Stanley Kelley 1-3; Shane Slone 0-2; Jordan Unlap 0-1; Ian Jones 0-2), Oakwood University 5-22 (Terrell Black 3-5; Rupert Bushner 1-3; Dewitt Henley 1-7; Mike Conner 0-3; Eric Adams 0-1; Brandon Broome 0-2; James Doggette 0-1). Fouled out--Florida College-None, Oakwood University-None. Rebounds--Florida College 25 (Pete Alexandrou 6), Oakwood University 41 (Rodney Davis 10). Assists--Florida College 11 (Pete Alexandrou 5), Oakwood University 6 (Dewitt Henley 3). Total fouls--Florida College 19, Oakwood University 15. Technical fouls--Florida College-None, Oakwood University-None.