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Ouachita To Host Student Juried Art Exhibit Feb. 1-29, Brooke Zimny, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Art Club will host its annual Juried Student Art Exhibit Feb. 1-29 in Ouachita’s Hammons Art Gallery, located in Mabee Fine Arts Center. This year’s juror was John Deering, award-winning cartoonist and illustrator for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Winners will be announced at a reception Feb. 12, 6-7 p.m., in Hammons Gallery. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

Buddy Sutton, Longtime Ouachita Trustee Chairman, Remembered For Life Of Service, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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William H. “Buddy” Sutton, who served 10 years as chairman of Ouachita Baptist University’s Board of Trustees, died July 2 at age 84.

Sutton, a prominent Little Rock attorney, was a longtime friend and benefactor of Ouachita. University trustees named the W.H. Sutton School of Social Sciences in his honor in 2008. Ouachita President Rex Horne described Sutton at the time as “a rare individual who brings a blessing to whatever he touches.”

Charles Wright, Retired Fine Arts Dean, Named Interim President Of Ouachita, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Dr. Charles Wright, professor emeritus of music and retired dean of Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts, has been named interim president of Ouachita, according to Jay Heflin, chair of the university’s Board of Trustees.

Dr. Wright will serve in the interim role following the completion of Dr. Rex Horne’s tenure as president at the end of July. Dr. Horne, who has served since 2006 as Ouachita’s 15th president, recently announced his resignation to accept the presidency of Arkansas’ Independent Colleges and Universities.

Ouachita Honors Elrods With June 11 Dedication Of New Elrod Center Facility, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Declaring that “this dedication has been long anticipated by me,” Dr. Ben M. Elrod expressed appreciation to family, friends and colleagues who gathered for the June 11 dedication of the new home of Ouachita Baptist University’s Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community.