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gBSESS3888? KS-.W.WMKS Wl OAKWOCO COLLEGE ARCHIVES loaned By WfjbAO.* •Donated &&_ QcU L£j^JT-~ Received Ijetfirn To teor * 8*B a E 1 about You! If s all Oakwood What would Oakwood College be without its students? What would dorms be if there were no residents? What purpose would classrooms serve if there were no students? The Oakwood Legacy was first introduced to fewer than twenty-four students and four teachers in 1896. The baton has been carried through decades and is currently being ushered into the twenty-first century. The Oakwood vision has spread throughout the world into every field embracing the development of each and every one of our God- given faculties. This everlasting song of education has been wonderfully orchestrated by our great and almighty God. Our God has mercifully used people like you and me as instruments. He was thinking about you and your future when He divinely touched this land. He was thinking about you and your future when He upgraded this institution from a junior college to the institution it is today. God was thinking about you when He blessed this yearbook staff with means and resources. This yearbook was constructed by the students for the student. These pictorial memoirs depict our days and nights. This yearbook is dedicated to you, the true essence of Oakwood College... the student body. i KWOOD COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS FOUNDED 1896 Page 7 'MUMM memory In loving of Cedric Osborne April 3, 1977 to January 21, 1998 Hewasmycousin. Hewasjusta The one thing that I remember goodperson,aniceyoungman, themost about Cedric is that he helpful. Hehadarealloveformusic. never cared what people thought He was a good friend,just very laid about him-he wasjust who he was. back, calmperson nevercaused any For graduation he and I marched trouble. He wasjust a good person together, andbefore we wentouthe tobe—around. said, Mandisa, wecan'tgo out like JamesLewis that-we have to do something different-wehavetowalkfromside Cedric was a friend among tosidelikewe'rejusthavingthebest friends;hewasagreatguy. lam time of our lives.' I said no, our going to miss him a lot, but I know parentswere watching,butwedidit whenthetimecomeshe'11beupthere almostthewholewaydowntheaisle. inheave—n. It was so fun. That's onething I'll BryantGoodine alwaysrememberabouthim,hewas whowewas. — Cedric was cool dude. Anybody MandisaNewman thatknewhim,itwasn'tlikethey couldsaytheythatwheneverCedric just wanted to say that I miss I camearound,thatwhenIwouldleave youCed, andIamgoing todoall or he would leave, I would always thatIca—ntokeepyourmemorygoing. have asmilebecause hewas always DarrylHampton funny, ajoker. Thatisjusttheway he was. At choir rehearsal he was alwaysgetting introublebecausehe Cedric was an individual. He was always making people laugh. alwayskeptitreal. He'dnever That isjust the one the thing that I lie,he'djustbehonest,nomatterwhat remember the most about him; he the consequences. He was a funny made me smile, he made my day a person,hewasalwaysreadytolaugh, lotbette—r. buthedidn'treally liketomake fun KristenSeard ofpeople.He'dalwayssay, Go head, go head,' (meaning to stop) when people started Cedric Osborne, 20, Ced, this is for you. . . mofaskoimnegbodfyu.n died in his sleep on Hewasgood Cedricwasawonderfulpersonto Wednesday, January be around. Igrew up withhim —friend. 21, 1998. He his survived ingradeschool,Ialsowenttoschool Phillip by his mother, Sharon withhimthroughouthighschooland Mclver ofcoursecollege. Theonethingthat Robinson, his father, Julian willstickinmymindisthathealways Osborne, and two younger made me laugh. He was pleasant brothers, Brandon and persontobearoundandIalwaysfelt betteraboutmyself. Hecheered me Colin. upallthetimeandI'mgoingtoreally Cedric, or Ced as he misshim—. ^ "Jesus said unto her, am MiaMcKenzie ^^^iprrxiu^l S^ 1 was known by his *=> the resurection, and the friends, was a music Cedric,hewasgoodfriendtome, life: hethatbelieveth in me, major at Oakwood College. aclosepal, someoneyoucould through he were dead, yet He is remembered as being tfaalcketao.ndHehealwwaasysahlaaddieassmmainl.eoInjhuisst ((1U1)/ shall heJliovhe.n.1.1":25 KJV a fun-loving guy, who wanted to say rest in peace Cedric, always had a kind word and I'mgoi—ngtomissyou. ^r— RobinCallis i always wore a smile. February26, 1998 In JLovimg iViemory ol Rolamd ^icLauirin July 20, 1977 - Feb 7, 1 Roland"Cornbrcad" McLaurin'sdeath Rolandwasa verycaring,thoughtful,and cameasashocktomanystudentson this considerateperson. I could alwayscomewith campus. Thenatureofhisdeath wasatragic tohim with my problems. Hegaveexcellent reminderofhowfragilelifeis. Roland's family advice. Igottosecasoftsidethatnooneever and friendschoosetorememberhimasacaring saw. Hewas"real." andconsiderateperson. -MiaMcKenzie Rolandwasasweet friend whoputyou beforehimself. Hedidnotshow hisemotions, Hewaswillingtodoanythingforhis buthewassensitiveperson. Afriendofhis friendsandgiveanythinghehad. Hehada brokeherfingerandhadtogotothehospital. goodsenseofhumor, wasoutgoing, friendly, Hecalledall thewayfrom NewOrleanstosec and softhearted. Peoplelookedattheoutside, howshewasdoing. Hewasalwayscaringand butifyougottoknowhim, hewasadifferent willingtohelpsomeone. person. -NadiaJoseph -LisaThorn HewasthefirstpersonI metwhenI gotdownhere. He attemptedtoshowmetheropesofcollegelifebeforeI actually startedasafreshman. -UrviaMcDowell A Message From the President Warm memories, lasting friendships, professional training, spiri- tual encounters — these are some of the elements in the Oakwood experience. Another year, another graduating class will now go down in history. As I reflect on the year, I offer you, the Oakwood Man and the Oakwood Woman, the following points to remember: • Remember to be a lifelong learner. Whatever the challenge, problem, or encounter, learn from it. Pull from it lessons for life. • Remember to do your best, your balanced best, in whatever you put your hands to do. Many people do a job: fewer people do the job well or excel at it. That's your challenge to go the extra mile; put for the extra effort. — • Remember that this life is only preparation for the life to come heaven. Therefore, make your life decision in light of eternity, not the convenience of the moment. • Finally, know God loves you; the world needs you, and Oakwood counts on you to serve others whenever and wherever you can. Continued blessings and success to you. Delbert W. Baker, Ph. D. President