For the ninth consecutive year, the initial employment and graduate school placement success rate of recent University of the Ozarks graduates exceeds 90 percent, according to the University’s 2025 First Destination and Career Profile Report. The latest survey looks at the Class of 2024 graduates and whether or not they had employment or were in […]
There has been one promotion and two new hires recently in the University’s Jones Learning Center (JLC) and Student Success Center (SSC) programs, according to Dody Pelts, vice president for student success. Melodye Stickley (pictured, left) has been promoted to academic services coordinator in the JLC/SSC programs. In addition, Kelli Clark (center) was hired as […]
Lorraine G. Darnell ’56 of Clarksville, Ark., has made a $20,000 gift to create a scholarship endowment at University of the Ozarks in memory of her mother, Frances W. Darnell ’33, and to honor a legacy of more than 50-years of combined teaching for the mother-daughter alumni duo. The Frances W. Darnell ’33 and Lorraine […]
Emily Black’s childhood career dream hasn’t quite come true yet, but the University of the Ozarks marketing graduate has landed pretty close to her target in the decade since graduating. The Clarksville, Ark., native grew up watching the WNBA on television and dreaming of someday being the commissioner of the women’s professional basketball league. Today, […]
New York Times bestselling author Sarah Penner will speak and hold a book-signing at University of the Ozarks at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, as part of the “If All of Arkansas Read the Same Book” reading program, sponsored by the Arkansas State Library. The event will be held in the Rowntree Auditorium, located […]
Lori McBee, vice president for advancement and alumni engagement at University of the Ozarks, has been elected as a state director on the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District IV cabinet. McBee will represent Arkansas on the CASE District IV cabinet, which supports and enhances the personal growth of university advancement professionals across […]
Jordan Price, Ed.S., has joined the University of the Ozarks faculty as assistant professor of education and director of teacher education and field experience. Price has served as assistant superintendent and athletic director of Ozark (Ark.) High School since 2021. He has nearly 20 years of experience in K-12 public education and 15 years of […]
University of the Ozarks recently became the beneficiary of more than $900,000 from a trust by the late Mildred Cox Chapman ’43. Three endowments related to the science program at Ozarks have been established with the gift, which totaled $908,481. A total of $648,481 will go toward the scholarship endowment in Chapman’s name for students […]
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 […]