A University of the Ozarks theatre production about trauma and survival didn’t just leave a lasting impression on Lacye Day — it helped shape her life’s work. In the spring of 2020, during her senior year at Ozarks, Day took the stage as Marjorie in the University Theatre production of Extremities by William Mastrosimone, a gripping drama […]
University of the Ozarks conferred degrees on 145 graduates on Saturday, May 16, during its Spring 2026 Commencement held on the campus mall. The keynote speaker was alumnus Loscar “Los” Mejia ’01 of Columbus, Ohio. Mejia is the distribution director for lululemon’s East Coast Distribution Center in Columbus. He has been with lululemon since November […]
Just days before she walks across the stage at graduation, University of the Ozarks senior Katie Robinson already knows where her future is headed — and it all started with a conversation over lunch. Robinson, a marketing major from Bonner Springs, Kan., will graduate on Saturday and begin her new career the following Monday as […]
A decade after graduating from high school — and after years of sacrifice, uncertainty and perseverance across two countries — Fredony “Freddy” Petit is finally about to realize a dream that once seemed far out of reach. This week, the University of the Ozarks senior from Haiti will graduate Summa Cum Laude with a degree in accounting, […]
University of the Ozarks senior Nataly Paulina Vindas Calderón, a finance and marketing major from Coto Brus, Costa Rica, is the recipient of the 2026 Hurie Award, given to the outstanding member of the senior class. The award was presented during the University’s annual Honors Day ceremony, held Wednesday, May 6, in the Walton Fine […]
University of the Ozarks administrators and faculty presented the University’s top academic and division awards for the 2025-26 academic year during the 69th annual Honors Day ceremony, held Wednesday afternoon in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Nataly Paulina Vindas Calderon was named the recipient of the 2026 Wiley Lin Hurie Memorial Award, presented to the […]
By the time the final school bell rings each afternoon at Clarksville Intermediate School, University of the Ozarks senior Gabbi Davis has learned one of the most important lessons of teaching — no amount of preparation can fully predict what a day in the classroom will bring. For Davis, a fourth-grade intern and elementary education […]
“You’re going to be a doctor—you did it.” Those were the words from her parents that finally made it real for Jessie Wright. Moments earlier, the University of the Ozarks senior from Decatur, Texas, had been holding her breath, staring at her phone, trying to process the news she had worked toward for years. But […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees presented its annual faculty and staff awards during the 2026 Trustees Awards Banquet, held April 24 in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the recipients for 2026 were (pictured, from left) Dr. David Daily, Dr. Minami Nishioka, Dallas Brose, Terry Hatcher and Nichole Sherman. Daily, professor of religion, and Nishioka, […]
The University of the Ozarks Board of Trustees granted tenure and approved promotions for several professors during the board’s annual spring meeting last weekend. Those who were recognized included (pictured clockwise, from top left) Dr. Christine McCain, Dr. William “Bill” Gorton, Margo Duvall, and Dr. Piroska Boros. McCain, who joined the University in 2010, was […]