Clarksville, Ark.-University of the Ozarks student-athletes Olivia Fisher and Brian Sarber were named the 2008-2009 Female and Male Athlete of the Year, it was announced Thursday at the annual athletic banquet. It is the second straight year both Fisher and Sarber have received the award. The Athlete of the Year award is given to a […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Seven University of the Ozarks baseball players were named to the American Southwest Conference All-East Division Team, the ASC office announced this week. Senior utility player Bruce Cameron highlighted the group with an All-East Division First Team selection. Senior first baseman/right-handed pitcher Todd Koch, junior shortstop Cory Briggs, senior outfielder David Smith and junior […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Senior outfielder Danielle Dirks and sophomore third baseman/catcher Julie Wilkinson were named to the American Southwest Conference All-East Division Second Team, the ASC office announced on Tuesday. Dirks, a native of Farmington, Ark., led Ozarks in batting (.339), runs (18), triples (4), stolen bases (20) and sacrifice hits (8). The right-handed hitter collected 39 […]
The University of the Ozarks chapter of Phi Beta Lambda recently competed in the PBL State Leadership Conference in Hot Springs, Ark., where it won a total of 76 awards, the most ever for the chapter. A total of 68 students and five faculty advisors attended the event. The chapter won a total of 17 […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks women's soccer team and assistant coach Colby Keesee recently completed the Ozark region's 11th annual Susan G. Komen 5K Race for the Cure. The annual race was held at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade Mall in Rogers, Ark. In 2008 the Ozark race funded over $653,000 to 14 agencies that […]
The University of the Ozarks Women (UOW) recently presented a check for $2,500 to U of O President Dr. Rick Niece for the University's Annual Scholarship Fund. The donation came from proceeds from the 2009 UOW Community Birthday Calendar. Among those at the presentation were (from left) Carolyn Walker, Heather Dickerson, Karla Wood, […]
After completing the Monarchs in Mexico study abroad course in the fall of 2008, Assistant Professor of Spanish Dr. William Clary and Professor of Biology Dr. Frank Knight took a small group of Ozarks students to Mexico for 11 days. They studied the culture and history of Mexico and took an intensive look at the […]
Clarksville, Ark. Martha Vasquez, a senior marketing and economics major from El Salvador, was named the winner of the Earth Day Essay Contest this week, as announced by Assistant Professor of English Dr. Brian Hardman. Vasquez’s essay, “The Quest towards a Greener Ozarks,” was picked as the winner out of 18 entries in the fourth-year […]
University of the Ozarks recognized four faculty and staff members during the 2009 Trustees' Awards Banquet, held on April 24, in the Seay Student Center. Among those who received honors were (from left) Rodnie Bohannon, campus activities board advisor, who received The Alvin C. Broyles Outstanding Professional Staff Award; Jeanna Knight, housekeeping, who received The […]
Joel Chan, a psychology major from Penang, Malaysia, was named the recipient of the prestigious Hurie Award during the University of the Ozarks' Student Awards Convocation, held on Tuesday, April 28, in Munger Chapel. Each year the faculty members of Ozarks elect one student to receive the Hurie Award, given to the outstanding member of […]