(Photo: Mike (left) and Susie (right) Powell of Dallas, Texas, recently made a $250,000 gift to U of O to establish the Ben Powell ’00 Faculty Enhancement for Science Endowment in memory of their son, Ben. Also participating in the signing were (from left) U of O President Richard Dunsworth and Ben’s daughters, Ari and […]
The Windgate Foundation has pledged a multi-year grant of $200,000 to University of the Ozarks to support scholarships for students majoring in art and graphic design, University officials announced this week. The four-year grant will run from 2025-2028 and will include annual gifts of $50,000. The funds will support incoming freshmen who plan to pursue […]
During this Christmas season of blessings and gratitude, University of the Ozarks is grateful for the commitment and support of its many alumni and friends from around the world. Thank you for your past support. Your gifts have made a significant and lasting impression on the entire Ozarks community as well as future generations of […]
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 […]
Photo: The management team for Duffield Gravel Company includes (from left) David Duffield, Luke Duffield, Matt Duffield and Peyton Duffield. Duffield Gravel Company of Russellville, which has partnered with University of the Ozarks on the new Wilson Athletic Complex as well as other recent facility projects, will receive the University’s 2024 Community Champion Award. The […]
University of the Ozarks will present two couples who have each supported the University for more than three decades with the Pay it Forward Champions Award during the 2024 Ozarks Awards Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 18. Gilbert Parks and Susan Burden ’67 of Clarksville (pictured, left) and Dr. C. Gene and Lynda Adkins Stephenson of […]
A group of former University of the Ozarks student-athletes are ensuring their legacy as an Eagle remains on campus through their support of the University’s new Thomas and Frances Wilson Athletic Complex. Alumni (pictured, from left) Dustin Cole ‘06, Rebecca Groff-Preston ‘12, Kris Breton ’01, Dr. Jessalyn Halsted ’08 are a few of the dozens […]
Jimmy Clark is stepping down as director of athletics at University of the Ozarks at the end of May to join the University’s development team as the new major gift officer for athletics. Clark, who was hired at Ozarks to coach baseball in 2001, has served as athletics director at Ozarks for 17 years — […]
The Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation continued a long tradition this week of supporting University of the Ozarks students through scholarships. Representatives from AVECC made a $3,500 donation to the University’s Wallace M. Milton Scholarship Fund on March 27. Those attending the presentation included (from left), Audra Kimball, director of foundations and major grants; Lori […]
The Windgate Foundation has made a $2.2 million gift to the University of the Ozarks’ art department that will endow a current professorship position and allow the University to create a new graphic design curriculum. The gift includes a $2 million endowment to establish the Windgate Professor of Art position. This allows the University to […]