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 […]
Dr. Helen McElree of Fayetteville, Ark., a graduate of University of the Ozarks and an honorary lifetime member of its Board of Trustees, has made a $2 million commitment to the university for faculty enrichment. The gift will be added to the Dr. Helen McElree Faculty Enrichment Endowment, which she established in 2014 to enrich […]
Donors to University of the Ozarks can give more while spending less, thanks to some last-minute legislation. Congress recently passed legislation for a tax break on charitable donations from IRAs for those over 70½ years old. The legislation restores the ability to donate up to $100,000 to a qualifying charity such as University of the […]
Elena Heil, the 10-year-old daughter of Associate Academic Dean Dr. Elissa Heil, recently made a gift to the University of the Ozarks' Annual Scholarship Fund (ASF). Elena, shown with Director of Development Lori McBee, donated $38.70 to the ASF from money she collected selling arts and crafts that she made, including God’s eye yarn weavings […]
Mrs. Doris Bird of Clarksville was presented with an honorary doctorate of commercial science degree by University of the Ozarks during the university's 2012 Fall Commencement, held Dec. 12 in Munger Memorial Chapel. Bird, a River Valley entrepreneur, business owner and long-time supporter of Ozarks, is a former member of the college’s Board of Trustees. […]
The University of the Ozarks' Alumni Association is promoting a new Green Giving Program to assist the university's Annual Scholarship Fund. The Green Giving Program promotes monthly giving by credit card payments. The Alumni Association Board has a goal of adding 100 new alumni donors using this sustainable method of giving this year. Board members […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Individuals who are interested in making charitable gifts to Ozarks now have access to an extensive library of online resources and tools to help them learn more about the types of gift options available and how different types of gifts may impact their estate and tax planning. The University of the Ozarks Advancement […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Dr. Buck T. Foster of Clarksville recently donated a framed photograph of his great grandfather, Dr. Marion Ellison Foster, to University of the Ozarks. Marion Foster was one of two graduates (along with Susie Tankersley) in the Arkansas Cumberland College class of 1893, the first class to graduate from the college. Arkansas […]