place_of_birth brad h. young
___MASK52___ is the second - largest city in the state ___MASK20___ ___MASK73___ and 47th - most populous city in the United States . As ___MASK20___ July 2015 , the population was 403 , 505 , an increase ___MASK20___ 11 , 599 over that reported in the 2010 Census . It is the principal municipality ___MASK20___ the ___MASK52___ Metropolitan Area , a region with 981 , 005 residents in the MSA and 1 , 151 , 172 in the CSA . The city serves as the county seat ___MASK20___ ___MASK52___ County , the most densely populated county in ___MASK73___ , with urban development extending into Osage , Rogers , and Wagoner counties . ___MASK6___ Roberts University ( ORU ), based in Tulsa , ___MASK73___ , in the United States , is an interdenominational , Christian , comprehensive liberal arts university with 4 , 000 students . Founded in 1963 , the university is named after its late founder , evangelist ___MASK6___ Roberts , and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ( NCA ). The North ___MASK23___ Association ___MASK20___ Colleges and Schools ( NCA ), also known as the North ___MASK23___ Association , was a membership organization , consisting ___MASK20___ colleges , universities , and schools in 19 U . S . states engaged in educational accreditation . It was one ___MASK20___ six regional accreditation bodies in the U . S . and its Higher Learning Commission was recognized by the United States Department ___MASK20___ Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation ( CHEA ) as a regional accreditor for higher education institutions . Bradford Humes Young , also known as Brad Young is a Professor ___MASK20___ Biblical Literature in Judeao Christian Studies at the Graduate Department ___MASK20___ Oral Roberts University . He is also founder and President ___MASK20___ the Gospel Research Foundation , Inc . After receiving his B . A . from ORU , Dr . Young departed Tulsa for Israel . At the Hebrew University ___MASK20___ Jerusalem , he pursued graduate studies in early Christianity and ancient Judaism . During this time he lectured at the American Institute ___MASK20___ Holy Land Studies , served as Research Assistant to Prof . David Flusser , and earned two degrees , an M . A . and Ph . D . from the Hebrew University . He is one ___MASK20___ the founding scholars ___MASK20___ the Jerusalem School ___MASK20___ Synoptic Studies , working closely on Gospel research with Prof . David Flusser and Dr . Robert L . Lindsey . He has contributed to scholarly journals and has spoken at many academic , church , interfaith , and civic gatherings . ___MASK15___ Oral Roberts ( January 24 , 1918  December 15 , 2009 ) was an American Methodist - Pentecostal televangelist and a Christian charismatic . He founded the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and Oral Roberts University . The Higher Learning Commission ( HLC ) is an organization tasked with the regional accreditation responsibilities for post - secondary education institutions in the ___MASK23___ United States . The Higher Learning Commission oversees the accreditation ___MASK20___ degree - granting colleges and universities in nineteen mostly Midwestern and South - Central states , namely Arkansas , Arizona , ___MASK49___ , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , North Dakota , Nebraska , Ohio , ___MASK73___ , New Mexico , South Dakota , Wisconsin , West Virginia , and Wyoming . The headquarters ___MASK20___ the organization is based in Chicago , Illinois .