Awards and Hall of Fame
Alumnus of the Year
The Alumnus of the Year Award is to honor outstanding alumni who have impacted their world through spirit, scholarship, and service. Those eligible are SCU alumni. The recipient must be someone who has integrated faith, learning, and living to excel and to positively impact their world for Jesus Christ.
2022 Paul Abner
Travis Williams
2021 Danny Nix
2019 Brian Hill
LaDonna Scott
2018 Roger Raglin
Becky Thompson
2017 Jean Robert Laine
2016 Shandra Youell
Josh Gamble
2015
2014
2013 Max and Jessica Barroso
2012
2011 David Oxley, Sr.
2010 Dwight Burchett
2009 David Burrows
2008 Rita Tate
2007 Roger and Mary Gorman
1996 Tom Murray
1991 Samuel Alan Murr
1988 Wayne Crane
1987 Dan Beller
1985 Laban West
Lynn Holly Pate
1984 Greg Whitlow
Thelma McDowell
1983 Mary Burchett
David Oxley
1982 Arman Stephens
Bea Vavak
1981 Sarah Honeywell
Edward Rhodes
1980 Bob Ely
Carol Gray
1979 James R. Pennington
Velda Hough
1978 Leroy Baker
1977 Don Williams
1976 Dwight Burchette
1975 Jim Eby
1974 Bill Anderson
1973 Robert Hall
1972 Horace Ward, Jr.
1971 Harold L. Brooks
1970 Duie Jernigan
1969 Robert H. Hough
1968 Dan Beller
1967 Carl Hamilton
1966 Richard Honaker
1965 Scott T. Muse, Jr.
1964 Douglas Jernigan
1963 Bill W. Mash
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award is to honor those who have produced a lifetime of service to the church or community through business, government, sports, entertainment, education, etc., and whose impact is seen through tangible evidence. Those eligible are SCU alumni/friends and community leaders. The recipient must be someone who has lived a life of achievement through service, business, or career while demonstrating Christian character and ideals.
2019 Ernest Trueblood
2018 David L. Oxley, Sr.
2017 Laban West
2016 Leroy Baker
2015 Lonnie Rex
2014 Wallace Hamilton
2013 Deedee Springer
2012 Robert Mashburn
2009 Ed Woods
2008 Jack Goodson
2007 Oral Roberts
2004 WR Corvin
Dan Beller Legacy Award
The Dan Beller Legacy was established in 2011 to honor those who have made a lasting impact on the Kingdom of God and left a legacy that will affect generations to come. Those eligible are SCU Board of Regent members, IPHC officials, and SCU alumni/friends/faculty. The recipient must be someone who has demonstrated Christian character and leadership in service that has produced tangible evidence in individuals or organizations bringing an impact to the Church or Community for today and the future.
2019 James Eby
2018 Bob Ely
2017 James Leggett
2016 Ron Moore or Frank Tunstal
2015 Dwight Burchette
2014 Frank Tunstall
2013 MW Murr
2012 Hugh Morgan
2011 Dan Beller
Spiritual Impact Award
2019 Laverne Murr
2017 Otis Garrison
2016 Steve Ely
Norman Wilkie
2008 Bob Townsend
Southwestern Christian University's
Hall of Fame Recipients
Sports Hall of Fame
2012 Mark Arthur - Men's basketball coach; Athletic Director
2008 Jon Chasteen – Men’s basketball player (1997-2001)
2007 Eric McCarty – Men’s basketball player (1993-1997)
Princeton Johnson-Mitchell – Men’s basketball player (1996-2000)
2006 Arlon Beadles – Men’s basketball coach (1966-1974)
Jerry W. Boone – Men’s basketball coach (1970-1981)
Otis Garrison – Men’s basketball player (1972-1975)
M.W. Murr – Men’s golf coach (1958-1974)
SCU Fine Arts Hall of Fame
2019 Sybil Williams
Larry Benson
2018 Danny Wells – Songwriter
Kirk Sullivan - Musician