Robert Guy Voight (March 26, 1921 – May 26, 2008) was an American professor at

Oral Roberts University Oral Roberts University (ORU) is a private evangelical university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1963, the university is named after its founder, evangelist Oral Roberts. Sitting on a campus, ORU offers over 70 undergraduate degree programs ...

. He was the faculty member that has served the longest at

, as of May 7, 2009. Voight, who served 41 years, was followed by

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, who served 40 years on the faculty.

Early life

Voight was born on March 26, 1921, in Council Bluffs,

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Faculty Emeritus Award

Dr. Robert Guy Voight as... presented with faculty emeritus award by Interim President Dr. Ralph Fagin ... during the ceremony. Dr. Voight, currently the director of Faculty Records, began teaching at ORU in the 1960s.Commencement 2008: The Beginning of Something New. Retrieved May 7, 2009

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Academic biography

He graduated from Sapulpa High. In 1941 he was ordained and started his 67 years of Ministry with revivals and speaking engagements. He led a church in Siloam Springs, AR for 5 years until 1959 and then moved to Tulsa, OK where he was pastor at Central Assembly of God Church at 5th and Peoria. Robert earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from
John Brown University John Brown University (JBU) is a Private university, private, interdenominational, Christianity, Christian university in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Founded in 1919, JBU enrolls 2,343 students from 33 states and 45 countries in its traditional und ...
, Suma Cumae Laud. He earned his Master of Arts Degree from University of Arkansas and his Doctor of Philosophy from the
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. In 1967 he was invited to join
Oral Roberts University Oral Roberts University (ORU) is a private evangelical university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1963, the university is named after its founder, evangelist Oral Roberts. Sitting on a campus, ORU offers over 70 undergraduate degree programs ...
. The next 41 years he served in the following capacities; Professor of English, Chair of English Department, Dean and Vice President of Student Affairs, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Dean of Instruction and Vice Provost of Academic affairs. He was elected to
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, Phi Delta Kappa, Alpha Epsilon Delta Honors Societies. For 25 years he taught Oral Robert's course "Holy Spirit in the Now". He had a single message that he continued to share with his sixteen thousand plus students, "God loves you." Upon retirement in May 2008, Oral Roberts University honored Dr. Robert Voight with Professor Emeritus Standing. Robert Guy Voight. Retrieved May 7, 2009
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Death

Voight died of

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on May 26, 2008, in

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, at the age of 87. He was buried on May 29, 2008, in Green Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Sapulpa, Oklahoma."Dr. Robert G. Voight" Long-Time Faculty Member Dies at Age 87. Retrieved May 7, 2009

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voight, Robert G. 1921 births 2008 deaths American Christians Deaths from cancer in Oklahoma Deaths from bladder cancer in the United States John Brown University alumni Oral Roberts University faculty People from Council Bluffs, Iowa People from Sapulpa, Oklahoma Academics from Tulsa, Oklahoma University of Arkansas alumni