The University of the Ozarks Alumni Association will recognize nine of the University’s distinguished graduates with its prestigious alumni honors during the Ozarks Awards Ceremony, which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10, as part of Homecoming 2020. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. and will be a virtual event that will be broadcast […]
University of the Ozarks alumni Dax Clark ’18 (pictured), Christie Shuffield Shoulders ’02, Rick Armstrong ’00 and Dr. Josue Gutierrez ’09 will be featured in a pair of Ozarks Speaks events that will be held via Zoom on Oct. 5 and Oct. 7 as part of Homecoming 2020. The first Ozarks Speaks will feature Clark […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement has announced its philanthropy and friend awards for Homecoming 2020, scheduled for Oct. 5-11. The recipients will be recognized during the virtual Ozarks Awards Ceremony at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, The link for the ceremony is: Direct Zoom Link Doris Bird of […]
For former University of the Ozarks Walton Scholar Juan Pablo Vivar ’04, it is an exciting time to be working in the finance industry. Vivar is living in Mexico City and working as a senior consultant at the Dubai-based Amarante Consulting, a firm that offers advisory projects to a variety of public and private institutions […]
Homecoming 2020 at University of the Ozarks in October will be held in an all-virtual format amid concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, University officials announced this week. The cancellation of large face-to-face events and gatherings is part of the University’s campus repopulation plan for the upcoming fall semester. Homecoming 2020 is scheduled for the […]
Alejandra “Ale” Polanco-Montoya leads the human resources department for one of the largest family-owned produce companies in Central America, a professional accomplishment that she credits her alma mater, University of the Ozarks, for helping her achieve. Originally from Honduras, Polanco-Montoya is a 2005 management and economics honors graduate and former Walton Scholar at Ozarks. She […]
In just a few short years, Melle van Duijn has gone from a near college dropout to an honors graduate with a newfound excitement for continuing his education in graduate school. Having graduated from University of the Ozarks in May with Magna Cum Laude honors, van Duijn will attend Oklahoma State University in the fall, […]
University of the Ozarks alumnus Brian W. Henderson has been named the new director of annual giving and alumni engagement at the University, according to Lori McBee, vice president for advancement and alumni engagement. He will begin his new duties on Aug. 3. McBee also announced two promotions within the advancement office that will be […]
When Geoshan Lee graduates from University of the Ozarks this month, he will continue a family legacy that began approximately 40 years ago when his parents met as students on the Ozarks campus. Lee, from Penang, Malaysia, will graduate with a communications degree and minors in marketing and theatre. His parents, George Lee and Naomi […]
Rebecca Willems, a senior business administration major from Subiaco, Ark., has been hired as an admission counselor at University of the Ozarks. Willems will work part-time until she graduates next month and then will transition into full-time. Willems has worked in the Admission Office since her freshman year when she joined the office as a […]