University of the Ozarks senior Jae Lynn Huckaba’s essay titled, “Regnant Populus,” took top honors in the University’s 13th annual Earth Day Essay competition, announced during Honors Day. Huckaba, an English and Spanish major from Forrest City, Ark., won the $400 first-place Workman Award for her essay. Prizes for the top four places were donated […]
University of the Ozarks presented its top division and university academic awards on May 2 during the 61st annual Honors Day ceremony, held in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Hurie Award Hailey Hardgrave, a senior biology major from Hartman, Ark., was presented the Hurie Award as the outstanding member of the Class of 2018 by […]
Ariana Lujan, Shelby Morales and Ana Sofia Camargo Montenegro took home the top honors at the 2018 A.R.C.H. (Advanced Research and Creative Highlights) Symposium. The competition was held on April 23 and the winners were announced on May 2 at the University’s 61st annual Honors Day. The sixth annual A.R.C.H. competition is an opportunity for Ozarks […]
Rebecca Bailey will join the University of the Ozarks’ faculty as an assistant professor of theatre, beginning in the Fall 2018 Semester. Bailey has served as an adjunct instructor at the University of South Dakota (USD) since 2016. She also has extensive acting and directing experience on both the university and community theatre levels. A […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees presented its annual faculty and staff awards during the 2018 Trustees Awards Banquet, held April 27 in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the recipients for 2018 were (pictured, from left) Patti Schuh, enrollment data manager; Debbie Siebenmorgen, accountant; Tammy Harrington, professor of art; Susan Edens, assistant professor […]
Dr. Isaac L. Hunter will join the University of the Ozarks faculty in the fall as an assistant professor of psychology. Hunter has served as a visiting assistant professor at Earlham College in Indiana since 2016. He previously taught at The College of Idaho, Oregon State University, and Colorado State University. After earning his undergraduate […]
Dr. Karen Phillips Fawley has been hired as an associate professor of biology at University of the Ozarks, beginning the Fall 2018 Semester. Fawley most recently served as a professor of biology at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), where she has worked since 2006. Prior to that, she taught at North Dakota State, […]
University of the Ozarks will award bachelor degrees to 101 graduating seniors during its 2018 Spring Commencement ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, May 12, on the campus mall. Dr. Eric Steinmiller, a 2002 Ozarks graduate who is an educator, instructional leader and administrator in Chicago, will serve as the keynote speaker during Commencement. A […]
University of the Ozarks senior Azalia Molina will present her senior art show, “Honduras, Prefiero Verte con Alegría,” May 3-12 in the Stephens Gallery. There will be a lecture by Molina from 3-4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, in Baldor Auditorium in the Boreham Business Building. There will also be a reception to meet the […]
University of the Ozarks senior Jelena Petrovic brought home a top-five finish in the regional Mathematics Association of America (MAA) Conference, held April 12-14 at Arkansas Tech University. Petrovic, a mathematics major from Croatia who plans to attend graduate school at the University of Denver, finished in the top five in the Integration Bee category […]