1906           Education Commission appointed by Baptist General Convention ofOklahoma

1907           Education Commission recommended that "a new Baptist University be established"

1910           Charter of Incorporation issued for The Baptist University of Oklahoma on February 9

1911           School opened in First Baptist Church, Shawnee,  Dr. J. M. Carroll, president

1912           In May, operations suspended because of financial exigency

1915           School opened in September on a sixty acre campus in a new building,
Shawnee Hall, built by the City of Shawnee , Dr. F. M. Masters, president

1919-1922   Dr. J. A. Tolman, president

1921           Name changed to The Oklahoma Baptist University

1923-1926 Dr. J. B. Lawrence, president and pastor of First Baptist Church, Shawnee

1926           The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma began regular financial support

1926-1930   Dr. W. W. Phelan, president

1928           W. M. U. Memorial Dormitory completed, built and financed by the Oklahoma
Woman's Missionary Union

1930-1932   Dr. W. C. Boone, president

1932-1934   Dr. Hale C. Davis, president

1934           Dr. John Wesley Raley, chairman of the board of trustees, elected president
succeeding Hale V. Davis, beginning the longest tenure in office of the OBU presidency

1943           OBU trained 1,500 Army Air Corps pre-aviation cadets

1946           Endowment fund established with $40,979

1947           Brotherhood Dormitory completed

1951           Ford Music Hall constructed

1952           Accreditation received from North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Bachelor of Science in Nursing program begun.

1954           Thurmond Hall, administration/science building completed

1956           Mrs. W. S. Kerr Memorial Dormitory completed.

1960           Nursing program accredited by the National League for Nursing

1961           Dr. John Wesley Raley resigned presidency for reasons of health, elected chancellor;
Dr. James Ralph Scales elected president

1963           Stubblefield Chapel, the original building of First Baptist Church, Shawnee, and the site
of the final meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Indian Territory in 1906, moved to campus . At the conclusion of this meeting, the convention merged with the Oklahoma Baptist State Convention to form the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma.

1963           The music department of the Warren M. Angell College of Fine Arts received accreditation
from the National Association of Schools of Music

1965           Dr. James Ralph Scales resigned presidency. Became president of Wake Forrest University
in 1967

1966           OBU men's basketball team won NAIA championship, the first Oklahoma team to do so

1966           Dr. Grady C. Cothen elected tenth president of OBU

1967           Bel Air Complex, now Howard Residence Center , completed

1969           National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education accredited OBU programs

1970           The Geiger Center for University Life completed

1970           Academic calendar changed to 4-1-4, Unified Studies program adopted

1970           Dr. Cothen resigned to become president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

1971           Dr. William G. Tanner elected eleventh president of OBU

1972           Mabee Fine Arts Center and Neptune Computer Center opened

1975           David L. Boren, Assoc. Professor of Political Science, inaugurated as Governor of Oklahoma

1976           Dr. Tanner resigned to become president of Home Mission Board

1976           The Mabee Learning Center dedicated

1977           Dr. E. Eugene Hall elected twelfth president

1977           West University Apartments constructed

1981           Schools of Business, Christian Service, and Nursing established from existing programs

1981           WMU and Brotherhood dorms undergo major renovations

1982           OBU's first endowed professorship, The Auguie Henry Chair of Bible, established

1982           Dr. Hall resigned presidency to teach at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

1982           Dr. Bob R. Agee elected thirteenth president of OBU

1982           Noble Complex opened; Burns Apartments and Pietz Plaza completed

1983           Ministry Training Institute program begun in cooperation with BGCO

1985           W. P. Wood Science Building completed; 75^th anniversary celebrated.

1985           Cobbs Married Student Apartments completed and Devereaux East Apartments purchased

1985           Physical Plant Building named for Kenneth Eyer

1986           Sarkeys Telecommunication Building completed

1987           Program begun in China with Xinjiang University

1987           Jent Alumni Center and Williamson School of Nursing Education Center dedicated

1988           Devereaux West Student Apartments constructed

1989           School of Business named the Paul Dickinson School of Business

1990           Midland Apartments purchased

1990           OBU assumed ownership of Tulsa Royalties Company, a private foundation

1990           West University Apartments expanded by 16 apartments; MacArthur Drive Apartments
constructed

1990           Bison men win NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championship

1992           OBU endowment exceeded $30,000,000; Moscow program begun

1993           Bailey Business Center, home of the Paul Dickinson School of Business opened

1993           Master of Science Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy inaugurated

1993           OBU - Global Options incorporated in summer of 1993

1996           School of Business accredited by Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs

1997           Doris and Jim Taylor Residence Center opened

1998           Dr. Bob R. Agee retired as President of OBU

1998           OBU endowment exceeded $60,000,000

1998           Dr. Mark A. Brister elected 14th president of OBU

1999           OBU campus expanded 50% with purchase of 69 acre tract adjacent to north boundary

2000           Three year renovation of Raley Chapel completed

2001           Art building remodeled; Art professorship established

2002           Millennium park dedicated; two business endowed positions established

2003           Renovation of Craig-Dorland Theatre completed.

2004           Faculty study and evaluation of the Unified Studies curriculum begun culminating in

                  Trustees adopting the recommended revisions in 2005

2005                      Trustees approve plans to construct new wellness and athletic facilities.

2005           Avery T. Willis Center for Global Outreach created.

2005           OBU women win NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championship

2006           Men’s Soccer Program begun.  Work begun on wellness and athletic facilities.

2007           OBU women win NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championship.

2007           OBU men win NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championship.

2007           Recreation and Wellness Center dedicated at Homecoming.

2007           Dr. Mark A. Brister retires as president on November 10.

2007           John W. Parrish, OBU executive vice president emeritus, appointed interim president.