The Board of Trustees of Ozarks Technical Community College has approved a plan to acquire financing for several major capital improvement projects in Hollister, Lebanon and Springfield. The plan, which was approved in the June 14 meeting of the Board, will allow College administration to secure appropriate financing of up to $10 million. “We will…
With summer classes beginning today, enrollment at Ozarks Technical Community College has increased once again. A total of 4,495 students are enrolled this summer, 12.2% percent higher than the summer of 2009. While every location has experienced noticeable growth, the majority of students are enrolled at the Springfield campus, which welcomed 2,133 students today, up…
Springfield business owner and attorney Sam Hamra will be the recipient of Ozarks Technical Community College’s annual Excellence in Business Award, to be presented Thursday, June 24. The award ceremony will be held from 7:30 – 9 a.m. at the Tower Club, 901 St. Louis Street, Springfield. The event will include “A Conversation with Sam…
The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, has announced a major gift from CoxHealth and St. John’s Foundation for Community Health. The two healthcare systems have committed a total of $500,000 to the College to create a new scholarship program for dependants of CoxHealth and St. John’s employees in OTC’s Allied…
The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, will host a joint press conference with CoxHealth and St. John’s Health System at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 13, to announce an unprecedented partnership that will affect students in the College’s Allied Health programs. The event will be held in the Atrium of…
J. Howard Fisk, owner of J. Howard Fisk Limousine Co., has been selected to serve as the new President of the Board of Trustees at Ozarks Technical Community College, and physician and educator Dr. Maryellen Stratmann has been chosen to serve as Vice President. The new officers were elected during the April meeting of the…
Ozarks Technical Community College has selected Dr. Shirley Lawler as its new Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Lawler, who currently serves as the College’s Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, will assume the new position on July 1, 2010. “The exemplary leadership, the experience in both academic and workforce programs, and the constant focus…
Rebecca Coffey, a student in the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program at Ozarks Technical Community College, has been honored by the Missouri League for Nursing as an Outstanding Nursing Student. The award includes a one-year membership in the League, a not-for-profit organization designed to support nurses and other health care providers throughout the…
Students from Ozarks Technical Community College’s Society for the Awareness of the Natural Environment (SANE) will be performing a waste audit on the College’s Café on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22. The audit will take place from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. just outside of the Café, on the north side of the Information Commons…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a program featuring law enforcement, medical and counseling representatives on Thursday, April 22, as a part of the international Denim Day event, designed to educate and raise awareness about rape and sexual assault. The program will take place at 10 a.m. in room 100CD of the Information Commons West,…
Six students from Ozarks Technical Community College’s Turf and Landscape Management program recently traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, to compete against nearly 70 other colleges and universities at the 34th annual Student Career Days, an event sponsored by the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET). Several students brought home honors from what is informally known as the “Landscaping…
A team of students from Ozarks Technical Community College’s Surgical Technician program has taken first place at the Missouri Association of Surgical Technologists’ Annual Scrub Bowl. This is the third time in the last five years that the team has placed first in the competition, which consists of a written examination made up of questions…
Ozarks Technical Community College’s third annual spring production, “Arthur’s Stone, Merlin’s Fire: The Making of a King,” will be presented by the College’s Fine Arts Department at the historic Gillioz Theatre April 30 May 2. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The play is about…
Paul Sundy, local entrepreneur and Ozarks Technical Community College graduate, will present the commencement address at the College’s annual ceremony, to be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 13, at JQH Arena on the Missouri State University campus. In addition to all graduates and their families, the public is invited to attend the ceremony.…
Second-year students in the Dental Hygiene program at Ozarks Technical Community College will visit the Dickerson Park Zoo on Wednesday, April 14, at 8:30 a.m., to provide dental treatment for two female maned wolves. “This opportunity is part of a yearly project in which the Dental Hygiene students choose a community service they would like…
Twenty years ago today, on the April election day of 1990, the voters of Springfield and thirteen surrounding public school districts approved the creation of Ozarks Technical Community College. A little more than a year later, in September 1991, with 1,198 college credit students, OTC opened its doors at Cox Medical Center North and…
The Students in Free Enterprise team from Ozarks Technical Community College placed first at SIFE USA Regional Competition, held this week in Dallas, Texas. This is the fifth Regional Championship for the College’s team. In addition, the team qualified as a Finalist in the Financial Literacy Topic Competition, which is sponsored by HSBC. This year’s…
Seven area leaders have joined the Board of Directors of the OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College. Mr. Greg DeLong, Financial Advisor and Part Owner, Edward Jones; Mr. Kirk Elmquist, Partner, Morelock-Ross Companies; Mr. John Gentry, President and Chairman of the Board, Positronic Industries, Inc.; Ms. Nikki Holden, Director of Marketing…
Five students and one instructor from Ozarks Technical Community College have earned top honors in Missouri’s annual Breaking Traditions Awards Competition, an event designed to honor students, faculty and staff, and employers involved with Breaking Traditions programs. The competition celebrates outstanding students who are actively enrolled in non-traditional programs for their gender, as well as…
Enrollment at Ozarks Technical Community College has risen once again, with 12,383 students enrolled for the spring 2010 semester, up 16.6 percent from last spring. The Springfield campus has grown by 11.5 percent, with 7,991 students taking classes this spring. Online enrollment continues to grow dramatically: the number of students taking the majority of their…
A gift of two new facilities and surrounding property has been presented to the OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, by Reuben and Mary Lou Casey of San Clemente, Calif., located between Los Angeles and San Diego. The property, valued at approximately $2,600,000, will be used to establish a new campus…
Ozarks Technical Community College will hold a press conference to announce the largest gift in the history of the institution on Thursday, February 4, at 9 a.m. The event will be held in the Information Commons Atrium at the College’s Springfield campus, 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway. The multimillion-dollar gift has been presented to the OTC…
The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, has received pledges toward two of the College’s Student Support programs. Neal and Julie Spencer made a five-year pledge to both the Middle College and Read Right programs at Ozarks Technical Community College. Mr. Spencer is the CEO of BKD, LLP, and is a…
An exploration day for area high school students interested in programs considered non-traditional based on gender will be held at Ozarks Technical Community College’s Springfield campus on Thursday, February 25. The all-day event is hosted by the College’s Breaking Traditions program and the Missouri Center for Career Education (MCCE). Beginning at 9 a.m., the students…
Four new scholarships have been created at Ozarks Technical Community College thanks to gifts from four area business leaders. The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of the College, has established the following scholarships from the endowment gifts: Judy Breeding has endowed the “Judy Breeding Scholarship” for female accounting students. Ms. Breeding is the CEO of…
