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 alumna Ariel (Nichols) Merrell ’14 has gone from being a first-generation college graduate to one of the most powerful women in Arkansas. Originally from Clarksville, Merrell was one of 94 women from across the state named to the 2025 Power Women list by Arkansas Money & Politics (AMP) in its December edition. According to the […]
After serving as an adjunct instructor for the past seven years, Pam Cogan has joined the University of the Ozarks full-time as an assistant professor or accounting. Cogan has more than 15 years of experience as an accountant and has taught as an adjunct accounting instructor at Ozarks since 2017. Among the classes she has […]
Nearly eight years after graduating from University of the Ozarks and now working at one of the top global accounting and auditing firms in the world, Adriana Beltran can look back at her Ozarks education with a thankful perspective. Originally from El Salvador, Beltran earned a degree from Ozarks in management and accounting with Summa […]
University of the Ozarks 2020 graduate Fabrice Cotin remembers sitting in his intermediate accounting I class as a sophomore at Ozarks when he first heard about The Big Four. The Big Four is the nickname used to refer to the four largest accounting firms in the United States. Those firms — Deloitte, Ernst & Young, […]
University of the Ozarks presented its top division and university academic awards on May 8 during the 62nd annual Honors Day ceremony, held in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Emilie “Weave” Williams, a senior religion and philosophy major from Keller, Texas, was presented the Hurie Award as the outstanding member of the Class of 2019 […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Student Success Center and Student Support Services honored both graduating seniors and outstanding tutors during its 2019 Tutor Awards and Graduation Celebration on April 30, 2019. Tutor awards were given based on several factors, including evaluations from students receiving tutoring, GPAs, and staff members’ interactions and observations. During the fall […]
University of the Ozarks officials have announced that Dr. David Daily (right) and Joel Rossmaier have been named academic deans in their respective divisions, effective July 1. Daily, professor of religion, will serve as the dean of the Humanities & Fine Arts Division, while Rossmaier, associate professor of practice of business and accounting, will be […]
Denise Duarte is on a mission to help as many entrepreneurs in her home country of Nicaragua as she possibly can. After graduating from University of the Ozarks in 2008 with a perfect 4.0 GPA and with a triple major in accounting, marketing, and management, Duarte returned to Nicaragua to work as a financial auditor […]