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University Administration
Rick Niece, Ph.D.
President
Steve Edmisten, MA
Executive Vice President
Daniel Taddie, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs
Kim Myrick, MA
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Jeff Scaccia, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Darrell Williams, BS
Business Manager
Sherrie Arey, MS
Dean of Residential and Campus Life
Production Staff
Larry Isch, MS
Director of University and Public Relations
Editor
Vinnie Tran, BA
Publications Coordinator
Design and Layout
Photo and editorial contributions
by Don Lee, Josh Peppas, Brandy Cox,
Dr. Doug Jeffries and Kimberly Pennick.
For more information, contact the:
Office of University Advancement
University of the Ozarks
415 N. College Avenue
Clarksville, AR 72830-2880
(479) 979-1230; Fax (479) 979-1239
Web site: www.ozarks.edu
University Directory
(479) Area Code
Academic Affairs 979-1431
Admission 979-1227
Advancement 979-1230
Alumni Relations 979-1234
Athletics 979-1483
Business Office 979-1208
Financial Aid 979-1221
President’s Office 979-1242
Public Relations 979-1420
Registrar 979-1212
Student Life 979-1321
The University of the Ozarks does not discriminate
on the basis of religion, gender, color, national
or ethnic origin, age, or physical handicap
in the administration of its educational policies,
programs or activities.
Volume 28 Number 2 Fall/Winter 2009
3 A Holiday Blessing
Thanks to UOW, hundreds of kids
will have a merrier Christmas.
4 Great College to Work For
National publication names Ozarks
a “Great College to Work For.”
ON THE COVER:
Women’s Basketball Coach
Carl Ramsey (front left) and
Men’s Basketball Coach Doug
Boxell (front right) are firstyear
coaches with impressive
resumes who, with the help of
their players, are ready to turn
around the fortunes of Ozarks
basketball. (Photo by Mike
Kemp.)
See Story, Page 12
7 Ozarks Meets Challenge
Mabee Challenge will allow
for student center expansion.
8 A Day on the Buffalo
Freshmen learn about teamwork,
community service during outing
on the Buffalo River.
10 A Lifetime in Education
Retiring professor Dr. George
Stone discusses teacher education.
17 2008-09 Donor Honor Roll
Ozarks’ many cherished
supporters for the 2008-09
fiscal year are recognized.
36 In Memoriam
The University honors those
alumni and friends who have
passed away in recent months.
The Hole-In-the-Wall Gang, a group of alumni from the late 1960s and 1970s,
held a reunion in July in MacLean Hall as well as at a cabin owned by Sid Kern
’72 of Clarksville. The Hole-In-the-Wall Gang invites all former members to
make plans to attend the group’s next reunion, scheduled for summer of 2012.
See Other Alumni News on Pages 14-16
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