Clarksville, Ark.-University of the Ozarks men's basketball coach Johnny Johnson has been named athletics director of the Little Rock School District after Superintendent Dr. Ken James' recommendation was unanimously accepted at Thursday night's Little Rock school board meeting. Johnson, who was at Ozarks for 11 seasons, was one of three finalists interviewed two weeks ago […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. ---Almost $10 million in campus construction and improvements are planned for this summer at University of the Ozarks. The major project of the summer is the beginning of construction of Walker Hall, a new $7 million state-of-the-art education and communications building made possible by a gift from the Willard and Pat Walker Foundation […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The U of O men's soccer team was recently picked to win the East Division in a poll of the division's six head coaches. The number one preseason ranking comes after the Eagles finished with a school record 15 wins a year ago and played in the American Southwest Conference Tournament Championship game. The […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. ---University of the Ozarks conferred degrees on 88 graduates during its 167th commencement ceremonies, held Saturday morning on the campus mall. The university awarded 61 bachelor’s of science, 23 bachelor’s of art and four bachelor’s of general studies degrees during the event. Those who received degrees, including hometowns and majors, from U of […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. ---UA team of University of the Ozarks business students took third place in the first Governor's Award for Entrepreneurial Development on Tuesday. The U of O team developed a business plan to create a vacation lodge in the Ozark mountains. The U of O students included Derek Barahona, a graduating senior from Honduras; […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. ---University of the Ozarks has named Dr. Elizabeth Gomez as interim vice president for academic affairs, effective July 1. Gomez, who has served as chairman of U of O’s Sciences and Mathematics Division since 1997, replaces Dr. Caroline Whitson, who is leaving to take over the presidency at Columbia College in Columbia, S.C. […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. ---University of the Ozarks will hold its 167th Commencement ceremonies at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 12, on the campus mall. Approximately 90 graduates are expected to participate in the ceremony, including 11 graduates who completed their degree requirements in December. ??? The Commencement speaker will be Dr. Caroline Whitson, U of O’s outgoing […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. ---Thanks to the generosity of Roy and Nancy Johnson, visitors to the University of the Ozarks should experience a much better first impression when they arrive on campus. A donation to the university by the Johnsons helped fund a large new brick and limestone entryway sign on the corner of College Avenue and […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. ---Kenneth R. McFerran, a United States Marshal, and Penn Thomas, a certified public accountant, have been chosen by the University of the Ozarks Alumni Association to receive two of its most distinguished awards this week. McFerran, of Charleston, Ark., will receive the 2001 Alumni Achievement Award, and Thomas, of Corpus Christi, Texas, will […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. --- Reunions for athletics and communications as well as a murder mystery dinner theater production are some of the new events that highlight University of the Ozarks' Alumni Weekend 2001, scheduled for April 20-22 on the Ozarks campus. This year’s theme is "Tradition of Excellence: A Celebration of Past, Present and Future." The […]