Alumni Preaching Scholarships

The Ozark Christian College Alumni Association has created and proudly sponsors two preaching scholarships in honor of two outstanding preachers who have served at Ozark: Don DeWelt  and Ken Idleman. Both scholarships were established with initial grants from the annual Alumni Project.

These monies were put into a permanent fund and money from the annual project is added yearly. Family members of Don and Ken, as well as several other people, have contributed to these permanent funds. The scholarships are awarded from the interest money generated. Two scholarships are awarded from each preaching scholarship each year, one for the fall semester and one for the spring.

Students fill out an application and apply for the scholarships. The decision of the recipients is made by the OCC preaching faculty.

Don DeWelt was an outstanding evangelist and teacher. He taught at Ozark from 1957 to 1985. Don spoke for many revivals and conferences around the country and was known for his teaching on the Holy Spirit. Don and his wife, Elsie, founded College Press, a Christian book publishing company in Joplin. The scholarship was established in 1992 after his passing in 1991.
Ken Idleman became an OCC faculty member in 1973 and was selected as president elect in 1977. Upon the retirement of Don Earl Boatman, Ken became president of OCC in 1979. He served in this role for 27 years until 2006. He has traveled all over the country preaching for revivals, conferences and conventions and thus is widely known and respected for his preaching. In 1995 Ken served as President of the North American Christian Convention. The scholarship was set up in his honor in 2005 as he had served at that time as president of Ozark for 25 years. He presently is the senior minister of Crossroads Christian Church in Newburgh, Indiana.

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