The Rev. Phillip Blackburn of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Smith, Ark., has been named the director of the new Thriving in Ministry program at University of the Ozarks. Established through a grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc., the program supports pastors of rural and minority-serving Presbyterian Churches throughout Arkansas. The program will be based […]
Representatives from Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation (MyEnergyAVECC) made a $3,500 donation to the University of the Ozarks’ Wallace M. Milton Scholarship Fund on March 30. Those attending the presentation included (from left), U of O alumnus Philip Taylor ’85, AVECC board member; U of O President Richard Dunsworth; Sam Davis, AVECC board member; and […]
University of the Ozarks Provost Dr. Alyson Gill has accepted the provost position at Lees-McRae College in North Carolina, effective July 1. Her last day at Ozarks will be June 15. “I am excited to be stepping into the provost position at Lees-McRae in July, and am looking forward to bringing new ideas to life […]
In February, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) announced that noted radiologist and art collector Dr. H. Russell Albright ’56 had bequeathed his extensive and important photography collection to the museum, and left a fund to create an endowment in support of the museum’s Department of Photographs. The 1956 Ozarks graduate who died in […]
The University of the Ozarks Alumni Association elected eight alumni to join its board of directors during the organization’s annual winter meeting, held in an online format on Feb. 27. The new directors will begin their terms on July 1, 2021. Those selected included, Rev. DeeDee (Corbin) Autry ’87 of Fort Smith, Ark.; Sam Ballard […]
Four students from the Greystone Preparatory School at University of the Ozarks recently received the great news they have been working toward for many years. The students learned that they had received appointments to one or more of the country’s military service academies. Those students were (pictured, from left) Noah Harding of Roanoke, Va.; Jimmy […]
Two University of the Ozarks art students placed among the award winners in the 2021 Collegiate Competition at the River Valley Arts Center in Russellville, Ark., held earlier this month. Junior Shalley Coffin won the first-place award for her artwork, “Bride of Nature,” (pictured) and senior Megan Johnson took home a third-place award for her […]
Retired U.S. Navy Commander and Chaplain Bruce Williams, a 1943 University of the Ozarks graduate and one of the University’s oldest-living alumni, will speak about his life during a special virtual alumni event on Thursday, March 18. Williams, who turned 100 last August, will be speaking about his journey to Ozarks, his time there and […]
University of the Ozarks IT Network Manager Ethan Hefley was recently named a top 10 finalist for the MakerBot Innovative Designer of the Year award. Based in New York City, MakerBot is one of the largest 3D printer manufacturer companies in the world. Their annual Innovative Designer of the Year Award is selected based on […]
Brandon Barnes has been named the new manager of Ozarks Exchange, the University of the Ozarks’ campus store. Barnes has served as an administrative services assistant in the University’s Office of Administrative Services (OAS) since 2019. He will split his duties between OAS and Ozarks Exchange until April 1 when he will fully transition to […]