WINTER 2025 3 1 FROM THE PRESIDENT 4 NEWS & NOTES 8 A WOMAN OF CHARACTER Ruth Award Recipients 9 NEW CENTER FOR GLOBAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Shelton Family Gift Protects Religious Freedom 10 DBU LEADERSHIP GALA SETS RECORD Over $1 Million Raised for Scholarships 14 HISTORIC $20 MILLION GIFT ESTABLISHES CARTER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS 16 A TREASURED SYMBOL OF FAITH Pilgrim Chapel Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary 22 SPREADING SEEDS OF FAITH OASIS Plant Shop’s Thriving Ministry in Bishop Arts 24 HOMECOMING 26 CHRISTMAS ON THE HILL 27 PATRIOT ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT Dr. Adam C. Wright CHANCELLOR Dr. Gary Cook PROVOST Dr. Norma Hedin SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Jonathan Teat VICE PRESIDENT for international Affairs Randy Byers VICE PRESIDENT for student affairs Dr. Jay Harley VICE PRESIDENT for advancement Ryan Hefton VICE PRESIDENT for Financial Affairs Dr. Matt Murrah General Counsel Christa Van Der Merwe CONTRIBUTORS EDITOR Clancy Spencer CONTRIBUTING COPY EDITOR Mary Ann Lackland, Fluency Organization, Inc. ART DIRECTION & DESIGN Kadra Fant UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHER Exauce Madjibe Dijo writer, athletics Reagan Ratcliff Winter 2025 I Volume 37 I Number 1 THE DBU REPORT The DBU Report is a quarterly publication produced by the Division of Marketing and Communications at Dallas Baptist University for Patriots and friends of DBU across the globe. Opinions and views presented in this publication are not necessarily those of the editorial staff, administration, or official policies of DBU. Copyright © 2025 by Dallas Baptist University. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. TO UPDATE YOUR RECORDS: news@dbu.edu
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