The Rev. Rachel Sutphin will visit University of the Ozarks during the week of April 6 as part of the University’s Struthers Visiting Pastoral Study Leave Program. She will speak at the University’s weekly Chapel Service at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7. Sutphin has served as pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Hammonton (N.J.) […]
A lasting legacy of inspiration, mentorship, and a love of learning is taking shape at University of the Ozarks, thanks to a recent gift from alumnus Nicolas Dunsworth ’22 honoring one of the professors who shaped his journey. Dunsworth (pictured, right) has established the Dr. Buddy Smith Outstanding Student in Mathematics Award, a new annual […]
University of the Ozarks alumna and trustee Ann Patterson ’75 and her husband, Max Snowden, have established an endowed scholarship for students from Johnson County, Arkansas. The Ann Patterson & Max Snowden Scholarship Endowment was created earlier this month and will support Ozarks students from Johnson County who have a financial need. Ann Patterson, a […]
More than a decade after leaving the University of the Ozarks campus, alumna Yosi Delgado ’12 is helping shape the strategies behind some of the world’s most recognizable consumer brands across Latin America. From Tylenol to Neutrogena, the business decisions she helps guide now influence millions of shoppers throughout the region—a career trajectory she says […]
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, […]