*In October, 2007, Richard Roberts resigned as President of Oral Roberts University, one of the most prominent Christian institutions of higher education in the United States, after pressures mounted surrounding his unapproved use of University funds for private use, including trips for his daughters, clothes shopping for his wife, unnecessary real estate, and luxury vehicles. <ref> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/11/23/national/a165630S41.DTL </ref. | *In October, 2007, Richard Roberts resigned as President of Oral Roberts University, one of the most prominent Christian institutions of higher education in the United States, after pressures mounted surrounding his unapproved use of University funds for private use, including trips for his daughters, clothes shopping for his wife, unnecessary real estate, and luxury vehicles. <ref> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/11/23/national/a165630S41.DTL </ref. |