BOLIVAR – When he saw a Facebook post from someone with Citizens Memorial Hospital seeking help in trying to print 3D-printable respirator masks to combat COVID-19, Keith Kelly first enlisted the help of fellow SBU alum Matt Winder to go to work on the project. “We collaborated with physicians through video to show them several designs we found online, then we made design modifications based on their feedback,” Kelly said. “Within five days (and an entire bucket of rejects), we had two … [Read more...]
SBU selects Kimbrough as theology professor
BOLIVAR – Matt Kimbrough, Ph.D., will join the faculty at Southwest Baptist University in January 2020. He will be an Assistant Professor of Theology in The Courts Redford College of Theology and Ministry. “I want to call students to the same Biblical faithfulness demanded of me as an undergraduate student,” Kimbrough said. “Deep down, I bleed SBU purple. I connected well with the students and faculty, and I have often prayed for an opportunity to return home to the SBU … [Read more...]
SBU Global Fest spotlights missions
BOLIVAR – Southwest Baptist University’s Center for Global Connections honored an SBU employee and an SBU alumnus with its annual Nations Award during the Global Connections Week Chapel service on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The award recognizes an SBU employee and alumnus who have made a significant impact in the area of missions and student development. Dwayne Walker, assistant professor of social work and director of the BSW degree program, was the employee recipient of the CGC Nations Award … [Read more...]
SBU newlyweds excel on court, in classroom, for the Kingdom
BOLIVAR – The life of a college student-athlete is nothing short of challenging. There is the academic schedule – classes, studying, papers, assignments, tests, projects – and the athletic schedule – offseason workouts, in-season workouts, practices, games and travel. And, somewhere in the midst of that schedule, sleeping and eating must be worked in. But that is the life that both Morgan (Henderson) and Andy Campbell chose early on. An early love for sports Morgan grew up with two … [Read more...]