Northwest Christian University will host the 114th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 11. Among the 130 graduates, NCU will confer 1 associate of science, 72 bachelor of arts, 8 bachelor of science, 10 master of arts, 16 master of education, and 23 master of business administration degrees.
To the graduating class of 2013, we extend our congratulations for your commitment to excellence and wish you God’s blessings in your future endeavors!
NCU wishes to congratulate the student participates of the Spring 2013 Academic Creativity and Excellence (ACE) Day and to the 16 faculty and staff judges.
The Spring 2013 winners are:
In the Capstone category, first place given to Aric Marshall for his project entitled History and Application of Good Friday Service.
In the Poster category, first place given to LeeAnn Fudge and Patricia Martinez for The Effects of Aerobic Exercise on the Heart; second place to Christina Burian, Heidi Gori, Kathryn Peterson, and Shelby Peterson for Classroom Thematic Layout; and third place to Janel Fetters, Daniel Flagg, William Jones, and Annie Wilson for Homework Across the Ages.
For more information about Academic Creativity and Excellence Day.
More than 100 students will be participating in the fifth annual spring Academic Creativity and Excellence (ACE) Day on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Daytime classes are cancelled so students can attend the presentations. There will be 17 oral capstones, 5 poster capstones, 5 music performance capstones, 22 work sample capstones, 20 posters (with 45 students), 2 panels (with 8 students), 2 comedy, 6 music projects, and 2 other oral presentations. A total of 108 students are taking part in 112 activities.
ACE Day is designed to showcase the research activities students have conducted during the academic year, especially capstone projects by graduating seniors. All participants receive a certificate and awards are presented for the top three posters (both capstone and regular) as well as the top statistical poster, as judged by a panel of faculty and staff members.
ACE Day is an official academic event, sponsored and organized by the Undergraduate Research Committee. The committee is composed of six faculty members: committee chair Tim Bergquist, Johnny Lake, Heike McNeil, Vivian Moen, Coty Richardson, and Daniel Weigand.
For more information about ACE Day, contact Professor Tim Bergquist at 541-684-7256 or e-mail tberquist@nwcu.edu.
Northwest Christian University (NCU) is pleased to announce that alumnus, Dr. E. LeRoy “Roy” Lawson, will deliver the commencement address at the 114th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Dr. Lawson joined the full-time faculty of Emmanuel Christian Seminary in January 2012, after an association with the seminary that goes back to its first year of classes in 1965. He has served as trustee, adjunct professor, visiting lecturer, and now serves as professor of Christian ministries with special emphases in church administration and leadership, spiritual formation, and preaching.
Prior to his tenure at Emmanuel, Dr. Lawson served as president of Hope International University in Fullerton, Calif., from 1990 to 2003. During his first nine years at Hope, he also served as the senior minister of Central Christian Church in Mesa, Ariz., a position he held from 1979 to 1999 while the congregation grew from an average of 490 in 1978 to around 4500 in 1999.
In 2004, Dr. Lawson returned to Christian Missionary Fellowship International (CMFI), a leading mission organization associated with Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. He had been candidate secretary for the agency in 1964-1968 and then a long-time board member. As international consultant, he speaks and writes on behalf of CMFI, advises churches regarding their outreach programs, represents CMFI in national and international Christian leadership meetings, regularly visits mission fields to conduct seminars and encourage missionaries, and acts as consultant to the executive director and staff.
Earlier ministries included youth director with St. Johns Christian Church in Portland, Ore.; founding pastor of the Tigard Christian Church in Ore.; teacher at Tigard Union High School; assistant professor of English, department chair, director of Humanities Program, administrative assistant to the president, and vice president of Milligan College in Tenn.; and senior pastor of East 38th Street Christian Church, Ind.
Dr. Lawson holds bachelor’s degrees from Northwest Christian University (1960) and Cascade College, a master of arts in teaching from Reed College, and a doctor of philosophy in English from Vanderbilt University.
While a student at NCU, Dr. Lawson served as student body president and met and married his wife, Joy (Whitney) Lawson.
