Four new members have been elected to the University of the Ozarks' Alumni Association. The Rev. Dr. Jerry Rice ’53 of Rogers, Ark.; Bill Crowder ’56 of Fort Smith, Ark.; Elizabeth (Hendricks) Esch ’93 of Fayetteville, Ark.; and David Ray ’07 of Little Rock; were elected during the April board meeting. Rice, Crowder and Esch […]
Arkansas State Rep. Debra Hobbs, a 1977 graduate of University of the Ozarks, plans to formally announce her bid for Arkansas' top office at an event at Frisco Park in Rogers, Ark., tonight. Hobbs, who is in her second term representing District 94 in the Arkansas House of Representatives, will enter the Republican primary for […]
Dr. Johnny Dillard has been successful as an educator, administrator, military officer, and entrepreneur since graduating from University of the Ozarks in 1970. And, he is quick to point out that it all might not have been possible without Ozarks. "I’d hate to think where I might be if I hadn’t attended Ozarks," said Dillard, […]
The University of the Ozarks? Alumni Office and the university?s Committee on Religion, Ethics, and Vocation will present an alumni roundtable discussion on Thursday, April 18, titled "More than A Paycheck: Professions With Purpose." The event will be held in conjunction with Alumni Weekend 2013. The event will be begin at 6 p.m. in Baldor […]
The University of the Ozarks Alumni Association will present its annual awards to eight distinguished honorees during the Alumni Weekend 2013 Awards Banquet, scheduled for 5 p.m., on Friday, April 19, in the Rogers Conference Center. The Alumni Awards Banquet is an annual part of the university’s Alumni Weekend and is presented by the Alumni […]
The annual University of the Ozarks Alumni Weekend 5K Run/Walk is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., Saturday, April 20. The race will begin near Hurie Field on the U of O campus. Registration will start at 7:30 a.m. in the Walton Fine Arts Center parking lot. The race is sponsored and organized by the […]
Carmen Chinchilla, a 2009 Ozarks graduate, has always felt a calling to work for the good of others. Now, she is fulfilling that calling as director of development for Hillside Health Care International, a non-profit organization that provides medical services to impoverished areas of Belize. Chinchilla, originally from Honduras, graduated from Ozarks with a degree […]
Paul Northcutt, a 2006 Ozarks alumnus and McAlester, Okla. native, recently returned to his hometown as the newest attorney at the Edwards Law Firm.
In her first "real" pageant, Sharla Goates-Fultz '02 walked away with a crown and the perfect platform for inspiring young people. As Mrs. Arkansas 2013, she will represent Arkansas in the 2013 Mrs. America pageant in Tucson, Ariz.
If you ask Ozarks graduate Dr. Amanda Alders what has contributed most to her success, she'll say it was mostly a string of serendipitous opportunities of which she was lucky enough to take advantage. Look closer, and you'll see that Alders has been much more than lucky. She's been determined, persistent, and fearless; and it […]