then. Club teams and intramurals The university has club rugby, ultimate frisbee and esports teams for both men and women. The JBU Talons men's club baseball team began play in 2021. These clubs compete against clubs from other universities. To house its club teams, JBU has a rugby pitch and on campus. JBU also has a club ultimate frisbee team. JBU students also participate in a number of intramural sports, from soccer to volleyball to flag football to dodgeball. Many of these events take place on the intramural fields or in the Walton Lifetime Health Complex. Notable alumni Rodney Anderson - former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives Dave Armstrong - sportscaster Jimmy Driftwood - folk music songwriter and musician Janet Huckabee - wife of former Governor of Arkansas and 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee; completed her undergraduate degree at John Brown University in 2003 Bill McIlvain, former Wyoming Speaker of the House John Osteen - founder of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas Rebecca Petty - Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Rogers; advocate of child crime victims, studied in the Leadership/Ethics program at JBC in 2014 Carolyn Pollan - 1959 JBU graduate; the longest serving Republican and the longest serving woman member of the Arkansas House of Representatives; represented Fort Smith from 1975 to 1999; member of the JBU trustees Jim Sheets - retired Arkansas politician; an administrator at JBU from 1953 to 1969 Jim Winn - former MLB pitcher Notable former faculty Mike Flynn - radio producer Delia Haak - Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 91 Timothy Chad Hutchinson - Republican former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives; adjunct professor of employment law, business law, and corporate governance Robin Lundstrum - Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Benton and Washington counties since 2015; taught at JBU from 1989 to 1998 Wally Moon - Major League Baseball player Mathew Pitsch - adjunct faculty member, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Fort Smith William M. Runyan - Christian songwriter who composed "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" Lavenski Smith - Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Eighth Circuit References External links Official website Official athletics website Nondenominational Christian universities and colleges Liberal arts colleges in Arkansas Sooner Athletic Conference Educational institutions established in 1919 Buildings and structures in Siloam Springs, Arkansas Education