about our banquet
This special event takes place every year just before Hooding and Commencement, and it is an opportunity to recognize the hard work and dedication of our students and faculty during the previous academic year. The 2024 event will take place on Friday, April 19 at 6 PM in the auditorium of the Nursing & Engineering Complex (NEC) on the ORU Campus in Tulsa. The evening will include the honoring of outstanding students from our undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as those with exceptional Senior Projects/Papers. In addition, several faculty members will be recognized for their excellence in teaching and service, and an Alumnus of the Year will be named.
Interested in playing a part in this memorable night? Consider sponsoring a table! To join in on the fun and contribute, please CLICK THIS LINK. Don't miss this chance to be part of an event filled with honor, inspiration, and ORU spirit!
Students not receiving awards but wanting to support their peers can buy tickets by selecting "Other" on the provided link and paying $10. Similarly, adult guests accompanying award recipients can purchase tickets through the same link by choosing "Other" and paying $50.
DEADLINE FOR ALL DONATIONS IS THURSDAY, 4/4. We hope to see you there!
PAST HONOREES
April 21, 2023
Outstanding Masters Student in Computer Science - Computer Science Concentration - Michael VanDusen
Outstanding Masters Student in Computer Science - Data Science Concentration - Gladys Chen Ying Xuan
Outstanding Applied Science Student - Andrew Fain
Outstanding Computer Information Technology Student - Spencer Langley
Outstanding Computer Science Student - Andrew Westlund
Outstanding Information Technology Student - Joshua Tipton
Outstanding Mathematics Student - Ruth Enns
Outstanding Mathematics-Premedicine Student - Maxwell Abmas
Outstanding Mathematics-Data Science Student - Jingee Mok
Outstanding Computer Information Technology Senior Project - Spencer Langley - Faculty Evaluation and Assessment Reporting System
Outstanding Computer Science Senior Project - Andrew Westlund - New Graph Approach to Biovista Primitives
Outstanding Mathematics Senior Project - Mardee Sadowsky - Effect of Three Different Grassland Management Protocols on Grassland Health in Northwest Missouri
Stanley White Scholar Senior Presentation - Jingee Mok - Trajectory of Students at Oral Roberts University
Stanley White Scholar Senior Presentation - Sharon Li - Optimizing ALEKS-PPL Math Placement Cut-Scores for Student Success in Their First ORU Mathematics Course
Stanley White Scholar Graduate Presentation - Michael VanDusen - “Flexibility-Inherent Clustering Operation for RNA Viruses (FICO4VR)”
Overall Outstanding Computing & Mathematics Undergraduate Student - Andrew Westlund
Overall Outstanding Computing & Mathematics Graduate Student - Gladys Chen Ying Xuan
Overall Outstanding College of Science & Engineering Graduate Student - Gladys Chen Ying Xuan
Special Student Recognition - R.B. Deal Award at the Annual Oklahoma-Arkansas Session of the Mathematical Association of America - C. Scott Alons
Computing & Mathematics Alumnus of the Year - Brad Thomas
Computing & Mathematics Excellence in Teaching Award - Sasha Turtova, M.Ed.
Computing & Mathematics Outstanding Service Award - Jayne Ann Harder, Ph.D.
Computing & Mathematics Outstanding Models of Excellence Award - Stephen Wheat, Ph.D.
College of Science & Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award - Sasha Turtova, M.Ed.
Special Lifetime Service Award - Debra Sowell, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
April 11, 2022
Outstanding Applied Science Student - Chad Scott Brandt
Outstanding Computer Information Technology Student - Jared Brian Dean
Outstanding Computer Science Student - Jonathan James Smith
Outstanding Mathematics Student - Gladys Chen Ying Xuan
Outstanding Mathematics Education Student - Morgan L. Frye
Outstanding Mathematics Preactuary Student - Corne Beneke
Outstanding Computer Information Technology Senior Project - James Cooper - Budget Management Application for Christian Credit Counseling
Outstanding Computer Science Senior Project - Jonathan Smith - Electric Consumption Predictions
Outstanding Mathematics Senior Project - Gladys Chen & Esther Lun - Neuropathy Treatment Efficacy for Peripheral Neuropathy Conditions
Overall Outstanding Computing & Mathematics Student - Gladys Chen Ying Xuan
Overall Outstanding College of Science & Engineering Student - Gladys Chen Ying Xuan
Computing & Mathematics Alumnus of the Year - Kenny Mullican
Computing & Mathematics Excellence in Teaching Award - J. Bryan Osborne, D.C.S.
Computing & Mathematics Outstanding Service Award - Leighanne Locke, M.S.
Computing & Mathematics Scholars of the Year - Andrew Lang, Ph.D. and Enrique Valderrama, Ph.D.
College of Science & Engineering Scholars of the Year - Andrew Lang, Ph.D. and Enrique Valderrama, Ph.D. (as part of Healthy Academic Community Research Group)
Special Award for William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition - Caleb Scott Alons