University of the Ozarks alumnus Blake Owen ’06 and his mother, Glenda Owen, have established an endowed scholarship at the University in memory of Blake’s father, a lifelong educator who devoted his career to helping students succeed. The Barry S. Owen Endowed Scholarship, created in February, will support students in the University’s Jones Learning Center (JLC), a nationally recognized program that serves […]
University of the Ozarks trustee David Porter (pictured, left) and the Porter family have established the Bill Porter ’54 Scholarship Endowment in memory of his late father (pictured, right, with his wife, Anna Lou). The scholarship was established earlier this month and will be given to students with financial need majoring in business—with first preference […]
Three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Lilly King will speak at University of the Ozarks on Tuesday, April 7, as part of the University’s Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event will begin at 7 p.m. In the Walton Fine Arts Center on the Clarksville campus. There is no cost for admission and the public is […]
Heather Teague has joined University of the Ozarks as the student account manager in the Office of Administrative Services (OAS). Her first day was Monday, Jan. 9. Teague most recently worked at First Security Bank in Clarksville. A native of North Carolina, she previously was the senior center coordinator/community manager for Blue Ridge Companies in […]
University of the Ozarks senior Kaleb Jacobs had to read the email twice to believe it was real. Just moments after leaving class earlier this semester, Jacobs opened a message informing him that he had been selected for a prestigious graduate fellowship worth more than $60,000 annually to attend graduate school at the University of […]
University of the Ozarks President Richard Dunsworth, J.D., has been elected vice chair of the Board of Trustees for the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) in Fort Smith, Ark. His two-year term began Jan. 1, 2026. ACHE is a private, not-for-profit institution situated on more than 500 acres in Fort Smith. Since opening in 2017, […]
Aaron Gentry, head baseball coach and assistant athletic director at University of the Ozarks, has been selected to join the faculty at the University as assistant professor of psychology, beginning this summer. Gentry will relinquish his coaching and assistant athletic director duties at the conclusion of the current semester in May. Gentry has served as […]
Little Rock-based oil painter Katherine Strause will present her exhibit, “Women, Standing in Power,” at the University of the Ozarks’ Stephens Gallery through April 1 as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 5-6 p.m. March 31 in the gallery. Strause said her […]
Bethany Rivera Molinar, an ordained minister, community development leader and executive director of Ciudad Nueva Community Outreach in El Paso, Texas, will speak at University of the Ozarks on Tuesday, March 17, as part of the annual Farmer Lecture Series. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center. Molinar’s visit is […]
The Rev. Dr. Lisa Schrott, pastor of The Presbyterian Church of Okemos in Okemos, Mich., will visit campus on the week of March 2 as part of the University of the Ozarks’ Struthers Visiting Pastoral Study Leave Program. She will speak at the University’s weekly Chapel Service at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3. Schrott […]