University of the Ozarks on Wednesday rededicated the J.T. Patterson Administrative Services Office in memory of the University’s long-time business manager. In front of numerous family, friends and University employees, the newly remodeled office suite was rededicated during a ceremony in the lobby of the Mabee Administration Building. Patterson, who passed away in 2000, served […]
Chris and Martha Allen of Clarksville have established an endowed scholarship at University of the Ozarks to aid future educators. With a $50,000 commitment, the Allens created the Chris and Martha Allen Scholarship Endowment for Teacher Education. The scholarship will be awarded to education majors at U of O with financial need, with a preference […]
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 […]
The University of the Ozarks’ art program has received a grant for $109,000 from the Windgate Charitable Foundation to improve facilities and assist students in exhibiting their artwork. The grant has two components — $59,000 for renovations and safety improvements to art facilities and a $50,000 Windgate Student Fine Art Exhibit Endowment to provide funds […]
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 […]
University of the Ozarks will present its second annual Day of Giving on Thursday, April 13. The 24-hour event will allow alumni and friends to make on-line donations to support student scholarships at U of O. Participants can go to www.ozarksproud.com beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the morning of April 13 to make a donation. […]
More than 70 years after attending Chapel services as a student at University of the Ozarks, the Rev. Bruce Williams is giving back to the spiritual heart of the campus. Bruce, a 1943 graduate of Ozarks, and his wife, the Rev. Tracy Julian Williams, have recently established the Chapel Programming Endowment to "provide support to […]
University of the Ozarks will present its first-ever Day of Giving on Thursday, April 14. The 24-hour event will allow alumni and friends to make on-line donations to support student scholarships at U of O. Participants can go to www.ozarksgive.org/2016day/ beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the morning of April 14 to make a donation. There […]
University of the Ozarks has received a $1.25 million gift from the estate of Virginia Rose Hicks to create a mathematics professorship endowment and to support university operations. Ozarks has received a $1.25 million gift from the estate of Virginia Rose Hicks Hicks, a long-time engineer with Sun Oil Company in Oklahoma, died on Dec. […]
Rebecca Lester has been named the new director of major grants at University of the Ozarks. Rebecca Lester has been named as the director of major grants at U of O. Lester, who took over her new duties in December, has more than 20 years of experience in fund-raising, grant writing, public relations, organizational development […]