Ouachita Baptist University Mace

Authors

Archivists, Ouachita Baptist University

Document Type

Finding Aid

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

Cast in bronze by Little Rock sculptor Joe Adams in 1976, the ceremonial mace was a gift of the Class of 1973. It contains symbols of academic and Christian excellence: the Bible and the torch of knowledge; the Berry Chapel spire; and a globe which symbolizes Ouachita's global mission. OBU's Commencement Marshal carried this thirty-pound mace at the head of the graduation procession until a new mace replaced it in the fall of 2001.

This collection consists of a thirty-pound ceremonial mace.

Recommended Citation

Ouachita Baptist University Mace. Riley-Hickingbotham Library Archives and Special Collections, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas.