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Cara Graham
June 22, 2018 • Posted in , , ,

Graham To Lead Fundraising Team

University of the Ozarks officials have announced that Cara Graham will serve as the University’s new director of development, beginning July 2. Graham has worked as an attorney since earning a juris doctorate in 2007, including as a juvenile and family law attorney at her solo law practice in Oregon City, Ore. She has also […]

Rich Dunsworth
May 23, 2018 • Posted in , ,

Dunsworth Named To HLC Board Of Trustees

President Richard L. Dunsworth, J.D., has been elected to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Board of Trustees.   The HLC is the nation’s largest regional accrediting agency, representing nearly 1,000 colleges and universities in 19 states in the north central region of the U.S.   Commission trustees are elected by the leaders of its member […]

Campus in the spring
May 22, 2018 • Posted in ,

Ozarks Launches Alumni Directory Efforts

University of the Ozarks is partnering with Publishing Concepts, Inc. (PCI) to gather alumni data and to create the University’s first alumni directory in more than 20 years. Over the next five months, PCI will be collecting information from U of O alumni from around the world for a directory that will be published and […]

Pattersons
January 30, 2018 • Posted in , , , ,

Pattersons Establish Education Scholarship

University of the Ozarks alumna Edna Elkins Patterson ’67 and her husband, John, have created a new scholarship endowment at Ozarks to assist elementary education students from Johnson County. The long-time Clarksville residents established The Edna Elkins Patterson and John S. Patterson Education Scholarship recently with a gift commitment of $100,000. The first preference for […]

Chie Ishii
October 19, 2017 • Posted in , ,

Chie Ishii ’86 In Concert

Chie Ishii, a 1986 graduate of University of the Ozarks who has gained international fame as a classical pianist and composer, will return to U of O for a concert on Thursday, Nov. 9. The concert, which is part of the University’s Walton Arts & Ideas Series, will begin at 6 p.m. in Munger-Wilson Chapel. […]

Alumni Awards
October 4, 2017 • Posted in ,

Alumni Honored

The Alumni Association will honor eight of the university’s distinguished graduates during the 2017 Alumni Awards Banquet on Friday, Oct. 13. The awards banquet, which is part of this year’s Homecoming ceremonies, begins at 6 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center. The banquet will also include the Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Tickets are […]

March 21, 2016 • Posted in

2010 alumnus Brett Wood named alumni director

Six years after graduating from University of the Ozarks, Brett Wood is returning to campus to serve as the university's new director of alumni relations. Brett Wood, Director of Alumni Relations A 2010 graduate of Ozarks, Wood began his new duties on March 21. Wood most recently served as a sales consultant for Paychex Inc., […]

October 2, 2015 • Posted in

U of O Alumni Golf Tournament set for Oct. 9

The University of the Ozarks Alumni Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, Oct. 9, at the Clarksville Country Club. The two-person scramble will begin with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the U of O Alumni Association. The cost to enter is $80 per team, which includes lunch. At […]

June 11, 2015 • Posted in

Alumnus Smith to lead University’s public safety department

Cyrus Smith, a 2006 graduate of University of the Ozarks, has been named the University's new director of public safety. He replaces Jeannette Willis, who retired from the position in June. Smith has worked as an investigative specialist with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in San Antonio, Texas, since 2010. He will begin his […]