When University of the Ozarks graduating senior AntErica Green steps onto the Commencement stage on Dec. 20, she won’t just be accepting a diploma—she’ll be rewriting what’s possible for her family. The Clarksville native is becoming the first in her family to earn a college degree, a milestone she hopes will ripple through the younger […]
Kimberly Spicer, program specialist in the Student Success Center, was recognized recently for 25 years of working and supporting TRIO students at University of the Ozarks. Spicer, a 1998 graduate of Ozarks, was honored by the Arkansas Association of Student Assistance Programs (AASAP) at its annual conference in Rogers, Ark., Oct. 8-10. Spicer has worked […]
Connie High, who has led the University of the Ozarks’ Student Support Services (SSS) program since 2011, has announced that she will retire this summer. Her last day will be July 28. The SSS program is part of TRIO, an initiative established by the federal government in 1964 to overcome class, social and cultural barriers […]
Dody Pelts, vice president for student success at University of the Ozarks, has been named an “Outstanding First-Year Students Advocate” by a national organization. The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, along with co-sponsor Cengage, recently named Pelts as one of 10 recipients across the country for its annual award […]
Krista Denné has returned to University of the Ozarks as the instruction and outreach librarian for Robson Library. Her first day at Ozarks was July 20. Denné most recently worked as the programming librarian at the Johnson County Public Library. She also serves as the pastor for First Presbyterian Church of Clarksville, which meets on […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees presented its annual faculty and staff awards during the 2022 Trustees Awards Banquet, held April 29 in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the recipients for 2022 were (pictured, from left) Albert Leding, Mary Jane Spillers, Sara Warren, Lisa Gruben-Inness, Alicia Nowotny-Stewart, Dr. Derek Warren and Dr. Nathan […]
Felecia Atkinson ’03, who has worked at University of the Ozarks for most of the past 31 years, has announced her retirement, effective at the end of the Spring 2022 Semester. Since 2015, Atkinson has worked in the Jones Learning Center as the learning disabilities educational assistant, where she has served primarily as a writing […]
Robert VanHook, Ozarks senior biology major wasn’t sure what to look for in a University when he first began his search during his junior and senior years of high school in Conway, Ar. His family had been all over the country while he was growing up because of military service. He did know one thing, […]
Douglas Denne will become the new director of the L.S. and Hazel C. Robson Library at University of the Ozarks, effective June 1, 2022. Denne has served as the resource librarian at Ozarks since he joined the University in September of 2013. He replaces Stuart Stelzer, who announced his retirement recently after serving as the […]
During the 2021-2022 year, the Jones Learning Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As one of the first learning centers for students with learning differences in the country, this anniversary is exciting for our University community. Fifty years ago the (then) College of the Ozarks embarked on a bold new experiment. In the fall of […]