AWARDED: Bill Hamrick, Broken Arrow, Okla., with the Distinguished Service Award from the Christian Child and Family Service Association. Hamrick is an elder at the Glenpool, Okla., church; Arlis Wood, Oklahoma City, with the Special Award of Appreciation by the Oklahoma Psychological Association. Wood attends the Quail Springs church, Oklahoma City; Diana Kniffin, Decatur, Texas, spent 15 weeks as a NASA intern. Kniffin attends the Memorial Road church, Oklahoma City.

Bill Hamrick

HONORED: Denise Cutbirth, Edmond, Okla., with Teacher of the Year for Summit Middle School, Edmond. Cuthbirth attends the Memorial Road church, Oklahoma City; Kendall Wheeler, Fresno, Calif., named one of 2002 Top 100 Most Influential People in the Accounting Profession by Accounting Today. Wheeler attends the Clovis, Calf., church.

MINISTER MOVES: Adam Mears to the Blue Starr church, Claremore, Okla., as youth and family minister; Greg Boyle to the First Colony church, Sugarland, Texas; Al Meakes to the Plymouth, Mich., church as involvement minister; Jose Abenchuchan to the San Jose, Calif., church as minister to the deaf.

NEW ELDERS: Talmage Campbell, Hosia Ford and Mike Pace, the Whittier, Calif., church; Frank Quinn, the Snellville, Ga., church; Wilson Arago, Goulbourne Best, Jim Bush, Mike Drennon and John Griffiths, the Wembley, United Kingdom, church. Larry Straight, the Washington, Pa., church.

BIRTHDAYS: 100th: Anne Batey, Nashville, Tenn. 96th: Letha Bryant, Centerville, Tenn. 93rd: Girleen Copley, Centerville, Tenn. 91st: Edna Worley, Centerville, Tenn. 90th: Gladys McCutchan, Amarillo, Texas. 89th: Foy Bailey, Clovis, N.M. 88th: Ola Chenault, Clovis, N.M. 87th: Virgil Mays Petty, Centerville, Tenn. Winona Hicks, Clovis, N.M. 86th: Bennie Glover, Clovis, N.M. Linnie Coffman, Clovis, N.M. 85th: Stella Pettey, Enid, Okla. Zelda Maret, McCook, Neb. Rosa Nell Loveless, Centerville, Tenn. Pauline Moore, Clovis, N.M. 81st: Lucy Johnston, Centerville, Tenn. 80th: Jimmie Roder, Centerville, Tenn. 80th: Bronie Kalosis, Centerville, Tenn. 78th: Mike Riley, Enid, Okla. 76th: Jean Woolbright, Enid, Okla.

ANNIVERSARIES: 71st: Aubrey and Eva Sosebee, Borger, Texas. 70th: Gilbert and Exie Dadisman, Louisville, Ky. 68th: Foy and Grace Bailey, Clovis, N.M. 60th: Wayne and Eunice Moody, Kingman, Kan. Ellis and Ruth Sutton, McCook, Neb. 59th: Cullen and Mary Lou Thomas, Edmond, Okla. Earl and Viola Vickers, Centerville, Tenn. 58th: Louis and Waneta Yarborough, Clovis N.M. Martin and Marie Canan, Edmond, Okla. 55th: Davis and Barbara Lovett, Edmond, Okla. 54th: Orvel and Lila Rozzell, Clovis, N.M. Ulric and Cora Henson, Clovis, N.M. 50th: Baughn and Phylis McWherter, Broken Arrow, Okla. Owen and Pricilla Barber, Centerville, Tenn. J.G. and Joan Pinkerton, Stamford, Conn. Tiney and Mary Lou Stinebaugh, Sherman, Texas.