Oklahoma Baptist University hosted a retirement reception for three long-time faculty and staff members on April 23 at the Geiger Center on the OBU campus in Shawnee.

Retiring employees include Dr. Brad Jett, James E. Hurley Professor of Biology, after 28 years of service; Tina Nickerson, administrative assistant in the School of Education, who served 32 years; and Kelley Chlouber, administrative assistant in the School of Business, after 12 years.

Jett, an OBU graduate, earned a bachelor’s degree in biology before completing a master’s degree and doctorate in microbiology and immunology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis and served on the faculty at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine before joining OBU in 1998.