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students in sports media production
4 days ago • April 1, 2026 • Posted in

Media Studies Students to Debut Sports Preview Show

Students in the University of the Ozarks’ Media Studies program will present a news sports preview show, Eagle View Sports, in April and early May.  The five 15-minute episodes will begin this weekend (April 3-5) and will include previews, highlights, and stories about athletics and student-athletes at Ozarks. The shows will be featured on FLO […]

10-Year Service Awards recipients
4 days ago • April 1, 2026 • Posted in

Seven to Receive 10-Year Service Awards

Seven University of the Ozarks faculty and staff members will be recognized for 10-Year Service Awards by the University later this month. (Pictured, top row, from left) Albert Leding, Lauren Gentry, Aaron Brueckner, Jessica Baumgartner, (bottom row, from left) Dr. Javier Taylor, Rev. Jeremy Wilhelmi and David DeGeus will each mark their 10-year anniversaries at […]

Rev. Rachel Sutphin
5 days ago • March 31, 2026 • Posted in

Rev. Sutphin is Visiting Pastor April 6-10

The Rev. Rachel Sutphin will visit University of the Ozarks during the week of April 6 as part of the University’s Struthers Visiting Pastoral Study Leave Program. She will speak at the University’s weekly Chapel Service at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7.  Sutphin has served as pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Hammonton (N.J.) […]

Nicolas Dunsworth and Buddy Smith
6 days ago • March 30, 2026 • Posted in

Nicolas Dunsworth ’22 Establishes Honors Day Award to Honor Dr. Smith

A lasting legacy of inspiration, mentorship, and a love of learning is taking shape at University of the Ozarks, thanks to a recent gift from alumnus Nicolas Dunsworth ’22 honoring one of the professors who shaped his journey. Dunsworth (pictured, right) has established the Dr. Buddy Smith Outstanding Student in Mathematics Award, a new annual […]

Ann Patterson and Max Snowden
March 20, 2026 • Posted in

Patterson ’75, Snowden Establish Scholarship for Johnson County Students

University of the Ozarks alumna and trustee Ann Patterson ’75 and her husband, Max Snowden, have established an endowed scholarship for students from Johnson County, Arkansas. The Ann Patterson & Max Snowden Scholarship Endowment was created earlier this month and will support Ozarks students from Johnson County who have a financial need. Ann Patterson, a […]

Yosi Delgado
March 18, 2026 • Posted in

Delgado ’12 Thrives in Global Consumer Goods Sector

More than a decade after leaving the University of the Ozarks campus, alumna Yosi Delgado ’12 is helping shape the strategies behind some of the world’s most recognizable consumer brands across Latin America. From Tylenol to Neutrogena, the business decisions she helps guide now influence millions of shoppers throughout the region—a career trajectory she says […]

Blaake Owen '06 and mother sign scholarship agreement
March 17, 2026 • Posted in

Owen ’06, Mother Establish Scholarship to Memorialize Barry S. Owen

University of the Ozarks alumnus Blake Owen ’06 and his mother, Glenda Owen, have established an endowed scholarship at the University in memory of Blake’s father, a lifelong educator who devoted his career to helping students succeed. The Barry S. Owen Endowed Scholarship, created in February, will support students in the University’s Jones Learning Center (JLC), a nationally recognized program that serves […]

Trustee David Porter and family
March 17, 2026 • Posted in

Family Creates Scholarship in Memory of Bill Porter ’54

University of the Ozarks trustee David Porter (pictured, left) and the Porter family have established the Bill Porter ’54 Scholarship Endowment in memory of his late father (pictured, right, with his wife, Anna Lou).  The scholarship was established earlier this month and will be given to students with financial need majoring in business—with first preference […]

Olympic swimmer Lilly King
March 10, 2026 • Posted in

Three-time Gold Medalist King to Speak April 7

Three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Lilly King will speak at University of the Ozarks on Tuesday, April 7, as part of the University’s Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event will begin at 7 p.m. In the Walton Fine Arts Center on the Clarksville campus. There is no cost for admission and the public is […]

Heather Teague
March 9, 2026 • Posted in

Teague Named OAS Student Account Manager 

Heather Teague has joined University of the Ozarks as the student account manager in the Office of Administrative Services (OAS). Her first day was Monday, Jan. 9. Teague most recently worked at First Security Bank in Clarksville. A native of North Carolina, she previously was the senior center coordinator/community manager for Blue Ridge Companies in […]