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Art alums Patrick Brown and Obed Gonzalez
October 9, 2025 • Posted in

Brown ’18, Gonzalez ’17 to Present Art Exhibit

A pair of University of the Ozarks art alumnus—Patrick Brown ’18 (pictured, left) and Obed Gonzalez ’17—have joined together to present an exhibit, “Machine in the Garden,” at the University’s Stephens Gallery throughout the month of October as part of the Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will be on display through Oct. 31 […]

Fred and Andrea Romo
September 16, 2025 • Posted in

Romos ’68 Named 2025 Legacy Award Recipients

Fred Romo ’68 and Andrea (Anderson Betnar) Romo ’68 of Ozark, Ark., will receive the University of the Ozarks’ Alumni Legacy Award during the 2025 Ozarks Awards Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 17. The ceremony will take place in conjunction with the University’s annual Homecoming Week. The Alumni Legacy Award recognizes Ozarks graduates “who have given […]

Alumna Emily Black
July 14, 2025 • Posted in

Black ’15 Living Her Dream with WNBA Front Office

Emily Black’s childhood career dream hasn’t quite come true yet, but the University of the Ozarks marketing graduate has landed pretty close to her target in the decade since graduating. The Clarksville, Ark., native grew up watching the WNBA on television and dreaming of someday being the commissioner of the women’s professional basketball league. Today, […]

Alumnus Lucas Pinzon '01
March 6, 2025 • Posted in

Alumnus Pinzon ’01 Named a Prestigious Mountaintop Fellow

University of the Ozarks alumnus Lucas Pinzon’s remarkable journey has gone from growing up in orphanage in Guatemala, to earning a Walton International Scholarship to Ozarks, to returning to his home country to help disadvantaged children. The latest chapter in his impressive story is him being named a prestigious Mountaintop International Fellow. A 2001 marketing […]

Ginny Myers Sain
February 21, 2025 • Posted in

Sain ’95 to Hold Book-Signing Event March 10

University of the Ozarks alumna and accomplished young adults author Ginny Myers Sain ’95 will present a book signing for her fourth book, When the Bones Sing, at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 10, in the University’s Robson Library. The public is invited to attend the event and there will be copies of the book […]

Clayton Guiltner
November 14, 2024 • Posted in ,

Alumnus Guiltner ’95 Directs, Produces New Christmas Movie

University of the Ozarks alumnus Clayton Guiltner ’95, a Los Angeles-based writer, director, and producer leading GC Films LLC, will release his first feature-length film, “Hope’s Hollywood Christmas,” on Amazon Prime Video on November 25. The film is written, directed and produced by Guiltner, an accomplished director who recently transitioned from theatre to film and television. […]

Alumna Azalia Molina
September 30, 2024 • Posted in ,

Molina ’18 is Artist of the Month for October

University of the Ozarks alumna Azalia Molina ’18 will present her art exhibit, “De Pata y Sazón,” from Oct. 7 through Nov. 1 in the Stephens Gallery as the University’s Artist of the Month. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 4-5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18 in the gallery, located in […]

Ethan Harbour
September 25, 2024 • Posted in ,

2012 Grads to Receive Emerging Philanthropist Award

A trio of 2012 University of the Ozarks graduates — Tristan and Andrea (Muffuletto) Cooper of Clarksville, Ark., (pictured left) and Ethan Harbour of Booneville, Ark. — have each been chosen to receive the 2024 Emerging Philanthropist Award by the University’s Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement. The awards will be presented during the Ozarks […]