Zach Doty ’12 and Courtney Taylor ’09 have been named the recipients of the University of Ozarks’ Emerging Philanthropist Award for 2022. The awards will be presented during the Ozarks Awards Ceremony, scheduled as part of Homecoming 2022 at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21. The Emerging Philanthropist Award is presented annually to individuals […]
The Arvest Foundation made a $3,500 donation this week to the University of the Ozarks’ Student Emergency Fund. Among those who attended the check presentation were (pictured, from left) Dody Pelts, U of O vice president for student success; Tony Warren, Arvest vice president/commercial lender; Benjamin Stormes, U of O Student Government Association president; Richard […]
The University of the Ozarks Board of Trustees has voted to freeze tuition for the 2022-23 academic year, the eighth time in the past decade that the University has not raised tuition from the previous year. The Board chose to hold the annual cost of tuition to $24,950 for the third consecutive year. Since 2013, […]
Representatives from Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation (MyEnergyAVECC) made a $3,500 donation to the University of the Ozarks’ Wallace M. Milton Scholarship Fund on April 12. Those attending the presentation included (from left), U of O alumnus Philip Taylor ’85, AVECC board member; U of O President Richard Dunsworth; Sam Davis, AVECC board member; and […]
Four soon-to-be graduates from the University of the Ozarks’ Pat Walker Teacher Education Program will have the opportunity to visit schools in rural Southwest Arkansas this week, thanks to a grant by the University’s Alumni Association. The students are (pictured, standing from left) Rachael Masterson of Clarksville, Ark.; Seth Duke of Gravette, Ark.; Michael Rankin […]
Numerous University of the Ozarks alumni as well as family and friends of Joe Hoing have created an endowed scholarship in memory of the long-time dean of students. Hoing, who died in 2019, served Ozarks as an administrator and instructor from 1984 until his retirement in 2014. He was dean of students at the University […]
The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation has made a $525,000 gift to University of the Ozarks in honor of the University’s long-time former president and foundation board member, Dr. Rick D. Niece. Niece was president of Ozarks for 16 years – from 1997 to 2013 – and served as a director on the Bentonville, Arkansas-based […]
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 […]
University of the Ozarks alumnus Trevor Lister is on his way to Brazil with the prestigious title of Fulbright Scholar. Lister, a 2017 U of O graduate originally from Waldron, Ark., found out earlier this fall that he had been awarded a renowned Fulbright Scholarship to teach English next year at the Federal University of […]
During this Christmas season of blessings and gratitude, University of the Ozarks is grateful for the support and commitment 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 […]