University of the Ozarks alumna Shannon (Carlisle) Huggins ’91 (pictured, left) and her family of Arlington, Texas, have created an endowed scholarship for pre-nursing students to honor the life and legacy of her mother, a long-time surgical and school nurse in Texas. The Janeice Carlisle Pre-Nursing Scholarship was established with a $20,000 gift from the […]
Allyn and Janice Donaubauer of Fort Smith, Ark., have made a $75,000 gift to University of the Ozarks in support of the Thomas and Frances Wilson Athletic Complex. The gift will go to support the baseball and softball batting cages facility at the new $10.75 million complex that opened this past academic year. In recognition […]
University of the Ozarks has announced its academic honor lists for the Spring 2025 Semester. To be included on the University’s President’s List, a student must carry at least 15 hours and maintain a 4.00 grade point average. To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must carry at least 15 hours and maintain […]
Todd M. Goehner has joined University of the Ozarks as an associate professor of graphic design, beginning the Fall 2025 Semester. Goehner served as an associate professor of graphic design at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Ark., from 2005-2019. He has also worked extensively in the private sector, including as a graphic design freelancer […]
Dr. Shalini Tiwari has joined the University of the Ozarks faculty as an assistant professor of biology, beginning in the Fall 2025 Semester. Tiwari has most recently served as a post-doctoral research associate with South Dakota State University and Oklahoma State University. She also served a post-doctoral fellowship at the School of Life Science at […]
Dr. Chol Hyun Park, who recently earned his Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), has been selected to join the faculty at University of the Ozarks as an assistant professor of computer science, beginning the Fall 2025 Semester. The University recently added a computer science major that will kick off in the […]
University of the Ozarks senior history major Tanner Russell is making some history of his own this spring when he graduates with the University’s first social studies teaching licensure. Russell, who was named the 2025 Outstanding Student in Secondary Education this week at Honors Day, is graduating on May 17 with Magna Cum Laude honors. […]
University of the Ozarks honored several of its students from the Pat Walker Teacher Education Program with a pinning ceremony on May 7 as part of Honors Day. The pinning ceremony is a symbolic, time-honored tradition marking the occasion when students are formally welcomed into the teacher education program. The newest inductees received a pin […]
University of the Ozarks senior Raegan Swafford, an English and psychology major from Van Buren, Ark., has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Hurie Award, given to the outstanding member of the graduating class. The award was announced during Wednesday’s Honors Day ceremony. She is pictured center with University of the Ozarks President […]
University of the Ozarks administrators and faculty presented the University’s top academic and division awards for the 2024-25 academic year during the 69th annual Honors Day ceremony, held Wednesday afternoon in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Raegan Swafford was named the recipient of the 2025 Wiley Lin Hurie Memorial Award, presented to the outstanding senior […]