Ouachita Baptist University’s Hickingbothom School of Business recently held its inaugural Business Plan Competition. Participating students formed teams or worked individually under the supervision of a faculty member to create a start-up company for rewards of up to $4,000.

Scholarships to Ouachita Baptist University are available to 2010 graduates through the auspices of the Bill and Sharon Arnold Family Educational Foundation. These scholarships were established by contributions from Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Arnold.

Recipients must meet academic standards of the university for scholarship qualification and must be good citizens of the campus community. Recipients must be enrolled or entering the enrollment process as full-time students at Ouachita Baptist University.

Students must reside within the Biscoe, DeValls Bluff or Hazen zip codes, have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale and must have an ACT score of at least 22, and demonstrate financial need as defined by the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).

The Arnold Family Educational Foundation Scholarship is renewable for recipients who have maintained a 3.0 GPA in their coursework at Ouachita and have continued financial need as confirmed through annually updated FAFSA applications. Scholarship awards will be $6,250 for two students for one year or $12,200 for one student for one year and should not exceed the total cost of tuition, fees, room and board.

Ouachita Baptist University, a private Christian liberal arts university in Arkadelphia, has been ranked the No. 1 Baccalaureate College in the South for three years in a row by U.S. News & World Report. With an enrollment of almost 1,500 students from more than 30 states and 50 nations, Ouachita seeks to foster a love of God and a love of learning in a vibrant, Christ-centered learning community.

For more information, call Ouachita Baptist University at 870-245-5000.

(Published in The Grand Prairie Herald, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010)

By Stella Prather, Arkansas Baptist News

Her back to the standing-room-only audience, Colleen Klein raises her hands in worship. Spontaneously following the ballet dancer, a group of school-age young girls near the stage reach their arms up and out, stretching their hands toward heaven.