Miss OBU scholarship competition slated for Feb. 3

Haley Shourd, a junior Communications and Business Major from Conway, Arkansas is the reigning Miss OBU and will be giving up her title to one of the following young ladies on Saturday, Feb. 3rd at 7:00 pm in Jones Performing Arts Center.  Over $4,000.00 in scholarships will be awarded and the winner will compete at the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Competition June 8th-15th in Little Rock at the Robinson Center Performance Hall.

Ava Weeks

Class: 2027 (freshman)
Hometown, State: Conway, Arkansas 
Major: Secondary English Education 
Sponsor: Ouachita Baptist University Dance Team
Community Service Initiative: Stranger Danger-Online Safety for Kids
Talent Selection: “I Dreamed A Dream” Les Miserables 
Parents: April Cook and Jeff Weeks

Diana Taylor

Junior History Major from Benton, Arkansas
Sponsor:  History Club
Community Service Initiative:  Beyond the Uniform
Talent:  “Once upon a December” vocal performance from the musical Anastasia
Parents:  Andreina Lee and Donald Taylor

Kathy Beth Dunn

Class: Sophomore
Hometown, State: Mountain Home, AR
Major: Business- Entrepreneurship and Christian Foundations 
Sponsor: Ouachita Needle Working Club
Community Service Initiative: We’ve Got Your Six: Valuing Our Veterans
Talent Selection: Tap dance to “Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues” by the Charlie Daniels Band 
Parents: Arthur and Teresa Dunn

Bailey Gibson

Class: Senior
Hometown, State: Hot Springs, AR
Major: Finance and Business Administration (Emphasis on Marketing)
Sponsor: The Women of Gamma Phi
Community Service Initiative: Financial Literacy for Youth
Talent Selection: Vocal — “If I Can Dream”
Parents:  John and Missy Gibson


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