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CampusNewsRadio station KUOZ hits airwaysRadio listeners in the Clarksvillearea discovered a new option on theirradio dials when university stationKUOZ went on the air during the Springsemester.KUOZ 100.5 FM is a low-power(100 watts) station that is transmittedfrom the first floor of Walker Hall. Thenonprofit, community radio station isthe university’s first FCC station.Ozarks has sponsored closed-circuit andcable access radio stations on campus inthe past.The station went on the air for thefirst time in late December amid littlefanfare. Station Manager Susan Edenshas coordinated university efforts to getthe station on the airways for the pastthree years.“It's been a long, sometimes tediousprocess, but we’re finally seeing resultsfrom the efforts of a lot of people,” saidEdens. “We’ve received a lot of positivefeedback from the community about thestation. I think it’s providing a goodeducational alternative to mainstreamcommercial stations.”The station, which has a receptionradius of about 10 miles from campus, isrun by students when the university is insession. It operates 24-hours-a-day,seven-days-a-week. The music format iseclectic, ranging from classical, to jazz,to Big Band, to blues, to collegealternative. Students also help Edensproduce and co-host numerous talkshows and news and sports reports.“We went on the air on a weekend,and by Monday I had several calls fromthe community telling me how muchthey liked the format,” Edens said.“People were very excited to hear BigBand music and other types of musicthey couldn’t hear before.”Another popular music genreplayed by KUOZ is Americana.“Americana music is gaining a lotof radio listenership in large, musically-KUOZ Station Manager Susan Edens (left) works with students Jessi Kidwell andDustin Parsons during a talk show production. The KUOZ studio is located on the firstfloor of Walker Hall.oriented cities like Austin, Texas,”Edens said. “Being a noncommercialstation gives us a lot of programmingfreedom and provides greater variety toour listeners.”Edens got a firsthand look at thepopularity of having a radio station oncampus when 20 students signed up totake her Radio Practicum class in theSpring semester. The students receivedhands-on experience in running astation, taking part in everything fromon-air responsibilities, to publicrelations, to fund-raising. By the end ofthe semester, she had 13 students whowere handling on-air duties and servingshifts as disc jockeys.“It is important that theyunderstand how all the programmingelements fit together to make aproduct,” Edens said. “I believe thisphilosophy is right in line with theuniversity’s tradition of teachinganalytical and critical thinking skillsalong with hands-on techniques.”Dustin Parsons, a sophomorecommunications major from Lamar,Ark., serves as the student manager forthe station.“It’s a wonderful experience to takewhat you learn from a textbook andactually apply it at a real radio station,”said Parsons. “Having a station oncampus that students can be a major partof has certainly sparked interest in radioand the communications program as awhole.”Edens said she would like to seethe Clarksville community eventuallyget more involved in the operation ofthe station.“As we continue to makeprogramming and volunteer staffadjustments, we will look at forming alocal advisory board that will help withcommunity volunteer management andwith outreach programs as well as fundraising,”she said. “I would love to havesome people from the communityeventually audition for talent slots.”12 Today, SPRING/SUMMER 2004
CampusNewsStutz to lead Lady EaglesKelly Stutz, an assistant coach at Ashland University in Ohio for the past fouryears, was named the new head women’s basketball coach at Ozarks in May. Shewill also coach the men’s and women’s cross country teams.Stutz, 28, has eight years of coaching experienceat the NCAA level with stints at Ashland, WestVirginia Wesleyan College and Muskingum College inOhio. Stutz served as the first assistant coach andrecruiting coordinator at Ashland the last four seasonswhere she helped the NCAA II Lady Eagles to arecord setting year in 2003-2004. Ashland won theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference SouthDivision title and finished with a 23-8 record whileadvancing to the NCAA II women’s basketballtournament.Prior to Ashland, Stutz served as a graduateassistant for two years at NCAA II West VirginiaWesleyan College where she was the recruiting director for the Midwest region.Stutz began her coaching career as a student assistant coach for two seasons underlegendary coach Donna Newberry atNCAA III Muskingum College.“The support for athletics iswonderful at Ozarks,” said Stutz. “Ithink the friendly campus environmentalong with its academic reputation willbe instrumental in building a successfulprogram. The University understandsthat Division III athletics is a perfectbalance of academics and athletics.”Stutz has a Master of BusinessAdministration degree from WestVirginia Wesleyan College.Godin takes overtennis programLuc Godin has been named headmen’s and women’s tennis coach atOzarks, replacing Sally Wood who isworking full-time in the TeacherEducation Division.Godin, 27, was the assistant men’sand women’s coach at Tyler JuniorCollege in Tyler, Texas, during its 2001-2002 national championship season.Godin, a native of Petit-Rocher, Canada,has been the director of numerous tennisinstitutions including overseeing thejunior development for the North Westterritories in Canada.He has played satellites, futures andsemi-pro tournaments in Mexico,Canada, United States and the Bahamas.Kelly StutzJones steps downas women’s coachLong-time Ozarks women’sbasketball coach Jack Jones resignedin March to pursue other businessopportunities. Jones compiled arecord of 368-280 in 25 seasons asthe head coach of the Lady Eagles.Jones, a native of La Harpe, Ill.,and a 1979 graduate of Ozarks,served as the university’s athleticsdirector from 1986-2003. He alsocoached the men’s golf team atOzarks since 1988. His Lady Eaglesbasketball teams had 15 winningseasons, including three 20-plus wincampaigns. He was named the ASCCoach of the Year for the 1996-97season after leading Ozarks to anASC championship in the league’sfirst season of competition. The LadyEagles also won a conference EastDivision co-championship in 2002.With more than 350 wins, Joneswas among the winningest activecoaches in NCAA Division III. Hewas named the NAIA District 17Coach of the Year in 1994.Linda Grace Carcamo1978-200310Total athletic lettersearned by senior JamieJohnson of Lamar duringher career at the university. TheLamar, Ark., native played fourseasons each of basketball andsoftball and two seasons of tennis.6Number of seniors in theClass of 2004 that hailfrom Berryville, Ark., a smallcommunity of about 4,400, located90 miles north of Clarksville. Thestudents are Nick Crider, Kim Grigg,Doug Grunwald, Sarah Morgan,Budd Smith and Bobby Wyatt.250Estimated amountof athletic tape, inmiles, used eachyear by the Rutgers Universityathletic training staff, under thedirection of 1970 Ozarks alumnusDon Kessler, on the 1,000 athletes inthat university’s 30-sport, NCAADivision I program.458,842Total square footage of academicbuildings, residence halls and otheruniversity-owned housing andfacilities. The university’s 30facilities range from the Walton FineArts Center, which has 74,820 squarefeet, to a 1,200-square-foot home onHill Street that was donated to theuniversity.40Number of years PoliticalScience Professor GilbertParks has taught atOzarks. Parks, who says he has noplans on retiring any time soon,began teaching at Ozarks in 1964.Today, SPRING/SUMMER 2004 13
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