Clarksville, Ark. ---Biology Professor Dr. Frank Knight has been named the new chair of the Division of Sciences and Mathematics at the University of the Ozarks, effective Jan. 1. In addition to his new administrative duties, Knight will continue to teach zoology and biology courses, which he has done since joining the university in 1990. […]
Clarksville, Ark. ---Dr. Daniel Taddie has joined University of the Ozarks as the new vice president for academic affairs. Taddie, who was chosen by a search committee from a pool of more than 40 applicants, has been a professor of music and the director of the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in […]
Clarksville, Ark. ---Johnson County residents Dr. Rickey Casey and Susan (Edens) Dorney will be among the alumni honored by the University of the Ozarks' Alumni Association during the university's Alumni Weekend 2002, scheduled for April 19-21. Casey, a resident of Hagarville and 1979 graduate of Ozarks, will be honored with the 2002 Alumni Achievement Award, […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks President Dr. Rick Niece was named 2001 Nonprofit Executive of the Year during the 14th annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards ceremony held Feb. 21 at The Peabody in Little Rock. The state-wide competition, sponsored by the Little Rock-based Arkansas Business Publishing Group, honors top businesses, nonprofit […]
?Clarksville, Ark. --- A 90 percent retention rate has helped the University of the Ozarks record its largest spring enrollment in a decade. The Spring 2002 Semester enrollment of 603 students is the largest spring enrollment since 1992 when the university had 624 students. This spring’s numbers also mark a 24 percent increase from 1999 […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Three Clarksville men have been named to the University of the Ozarks' Board of Trustees Class of 2004. Chris Allen was re-elected to a second three-year term, and former trustees Lee White and Denton Tumbleson were also elected to the Class of 2004. The three-year terms began Jan. 1 and will run […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks has a 2001 fall enrollment of 654 students, a 5.1 percent increase over fall 2000 and the college's largest enrollment in more than 10 years. This year's enrollment is the highest since the college had 675 students in the fall of 1990. It includes 404 returning students and […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks has been ranked as the second-best value in the South among Comprehensive Colleges (Bachelor's) by U.S. News & World Report in its 2002 guide to colleges and universities, announced Thursday. Ozarks was also ranked for the third straight year as a "top tier" university in its Southern regional […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. ---University of the Ozarks has named Dr. Elizabeth Gomez as interim vice president for academic affairs, effective July 1. Gomez, who has served as chairman of U of O’s Sciences and Mathematics Division since 1997, replaces Dr. Caroline Whitson, who is leaving to take over the presidency at Columbia College in Columbia, S.C. […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Caroline Whitson of Clarksville has been named the 17th president of Columbia College in Columbia, S.C., effective July 1. Columbia College’s Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously approved Whitson to lead the private, liberal arts college for women. The United […]