Clarksville, Ark. -- Former Wal-Mart President and Chief Operating Officer Jack Shewmaker spoke to students, faculty and staff at the University of the Ozarks on March 13 as part of the Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) Distinguished Speaker Series. Shewmaker, who spoke about his years with Wal-Mart and his affiliation with SIFE, was presented with […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Sophomore third baseman Brad Broussard was named NCAA III National Hitter of the Week as chosen by representatives of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association for the week of March 3-9, it was announced on Thursday. The honor comes the same week he was named American Southwest Conference East Division Hitter of the Week. […]
Clarksville, Ark. -- Governor Mike Beebe honored the University of the Ozarks campus with a visit last Tuesday, March 11th, organized by the Epsilon Psi Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda. Governor Beebe addressed the topic of ‘higher education' to students, faculty, and staff at the Raymond Munger Memorial Chapel of the University. Arriving early in […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Texas-Dallas scored four runs in the bottom of the third and starting pitcher Mark Cox went the distance in a 7-2 win over the #24 Eagles in American Southwest Conference play on Friday. The Comets’ big third inning started with three consecutive singles and ended with the home team ahead 5-0. The Comets scored […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Nine Ozarks mathematics students competed in the annual Arkansas Undergraduate Mathematics Competition, held Feb. 24 at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Ark. Ozarks’ team Eratosthenes (Mei Yee Chew, Zi Jian Khor, and Sarah Reeves) took second place in the competition, with teams Hypatia (Lisa Mercer, Fidel Samour, and Amy Wonaphotimuke) and Apollonius […]
Kevin Bailey (left), area plant supervisor for CenturyTel, presents a check for $5,000 to University of the Ozarks President Dr. Rick Niece recently. The donation from CenturyTel will help fund the university’s Eagle Alert system, a text messaging, e-mail and voice notification service designed to keep students, faculty and staff informed during emergencies. The Eagle […]
Clarksville, Ark.- The Lady Eagles opened American Southwest Conference play with a split against Texas-Dallas on Wednesday afternoon at Hurie Field. Ozarks (6-2, 1-1) made a valiant comeback in game one scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh, but took a 9-8 loss. The Lady Eagles rebounded in game two behind a six-run […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Senior right-handed pitcher Curt Dixon and sophomore third baseman Brad Broussard garnered American Southwest Conference East Division Player of the Week honors, it was announced on Tuesday. Dixon, a McAlester, Okla., native earned Pitcher of the Week after setting a school record and tying the ASC mark by striking out 14 batters in a […]
Clarksville, Ark. - Four University of the Ozarks student-athletes have been recognized by the American Southwest Conference as Academic All-Conference award recipients in men's and women's basketball for the 2007-08 season, it was announced by the league office on Monday. The women’s basketball squad placed three athletes on the team: junior business administration major Emma […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Bruce Cameron hit three home runs to lead the #24 Eagles past Lyon College 11-7 in a non-conference bout on Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles (16-2) struck first when they scored two in the bottom of the first. John Glenn led off with a single to left field. Cameron followed with his first homer over […]