Lists of distinguished scholars and major award recipients
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University recognized student achievement, scholarship and academic excellence during the annual Academic Awards and Honors Forum held April 21, 2026, in Yoder Recital Hall. The Forum celebrated students who have demonstrated intellectual curiosity, perseverance and a commitment to learning across disciplines.
Faculty chairs presented Distinguished Scholar awards to students selected by their departments for excellence in their academic fields.
FROM FACEBOOK__A Bluffton youth tennis camp at the Harmon Field Tennis Courts has been announced by the Bluffton Schools. June 15-18, 2026 (rain makeup June 19 if needed.)
USTA MIDWEST SWING HIT ACE
The fee of $60 per player includes an age-appropriate tennis racquet or item of choice and t-shirt
FROM FACEBOOK__The Bluffton Public Library will host Laurin Wolf, Allen County Poet Laureate, for the program First American Voices: Whitman & Dickinson, the Poetry of a Blooming Nation at 6:00 p.m. on April 28.
By Benjamin Hoover, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
On April 7, 2003, Shania Twain released her single Forever and For Always, which peaked at number 4 on the Country Music charts. Twain has sold over 100 million records and is considered one of the top female country artists of all time. She is still active in the music industry and finished her third Las Vegas residency in 2025. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022.