Jim Moore, managing partner of American Products, LLC, has been named the new president of the OTC Foundation Board of Directors. The transition was made official during a meeting of the Board on Friday, May 1. Outgoing president Dr. Marshall Gordon served in the position from 2007-2009. The OTC Foundation works to coordinate regional resources…
Two students from the automotive programs at Ozarks Technical Community College has won the annual Ford/AAA AutoSkills Contest, held recently in St. Louis. The students, Ellis Lutz from Central High School in Springfield and Tyler Jemes from Nixa High School, will now represent Missouri at the national competition in Detroit, Michigan, in June. This is…
Students from Ozarks Technical Community College’s 3-Dimensional Design class will have an original sculptural installation on display at the Urban District Alliance’s C-Street Jam festival Saturday, May 9. The event will take place on Commercial Street in Springfield from 3 – 10 p.m. “It is my class’s goal to create a sculpture installation that utilizes…
Ozarks Technical Community College will honor its GED graduates with two ceremonies on Sunday, May 31, at the Gillioz Theatre in downtown Springfield. The first ceremony will be held at 1 p.m., with the second following at 3:30 p.m. Attorney Rodney E. Loomer will be the keynote speaker. The two events will honor the 325…
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 fourth year the College has participated in the competition, which consists of a written examination made up of questions taken from the Surgical Technologist Certification exam. …
Nearly 100 students from Ozarks Technical Community College participated in the Skills USA state competition, held recently on the campus of Linn State Technical College in Linn, Missouri. Seventeen of those students took first place in their skills contest and will continue on to the national competition, to be held in Kansas City in June.…
Dr. Robert H. Spence, president of Evangel University and respected community leader, will present the commencement address at Ozarks Technical Community College’s annual ceremony, to be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, at JQH Arena on the Missouri State University campus. “We are honored to have Dr. Spence address our graduates this year,”…
The Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team from Ozarks Technical Community College earned the second runner-up trophy in its league at the SIFE National Exposition on Monday, May 11. OTC was the only community college in Missouri to advance to SIFE Nationals, held this year in Philadephia, PA. This is the third year in a…
Due to the loss of power from this morning’s storms, all classes at Ozarks Technical Community College’s Richwood Valley campus have been canceled for today, Friday, May 8. The Richwood Valley campus is located on Highway 14 between Ozark and Nixa. Students have been directed to contact their instructors with any questions regarding today’s missed…
Eight students from Ozarks Technical Community College’s Transport Training Institute will demonstrate their driving skills for their instructors, peers and families at a Driving Rodeo on Thursday, June 18, at 11:30 a.m. The competition will take place at the program’s facility at Price Cutter Park in Ozark. Held during the fourth week of each five-week…
The American Physical Therapy Association has awarded Ozarks Technical Community College’s Becky McKnight the 2009 F.A. Davis Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant Educator of the Year. McKnight is coordinator of the College’s Physical Therapist Assistant program. The award was presented on June 11, 2009, at the Association’s annual conference, held this year in Baltimore, Maryland. The…
With summer classes beginning today, enrollment at Ozarks Technical Community College has increased once again. A total of 4,007 students are enrolled this summer, 15.1% percent higher than the summer of 2008. The most significant growth is at the College’s Branson Education Center and at the Richwood Valley campus in Christian County, which are showing…
Ozarks Technical Community College has named Dr. Reita K. Gorman as its new dean of General Education. Dr. Gorman had previously served as program coordinator for Communications, Education and Developmental Studies and project director for a Title III Teacher Education grant at Mid-South Community College in West Memphis, Arkansas. The former dean of General Education,…
Doug Pursley, Respiratory Therapy Program Coordinator at Ozarks Technical Community College, has been honored with the Craig A. Ziegelbein Service award from the Missouri Society for Respiratory Care. The award, presented recently at the organization’s Annual Convention, is given to a respiratory therapist who exhibits exceptional leadership in the field of Respiratory Care in the…
Ozarks Technical Community College English Instructor Barrie Talbott has been awarded the 2009 Higher Education Educator award from the Missouri Distance Learning Association (MoDLA). This is the first year the award has been given; Talbott was competing with college and university instructors from across the state that teach online or other types of distance education…
A new avenue for meeting the needs of the students of Ozarks Technical Community College will be announced at a press conference on Wednesday, September 9, at 9 a.m., in the Atrium of the Information Commons at the College’s Springfield campus. The joint announcement will provide information regarding the College’s new partnership with Care to…
The student population at Ozarks Technical Community College continues to grow, with more than 12,884 students enrolled for the fall 2009 semester, up 15.9 percent from last fall. The largest growth is at the College’s Waynesville Education Center, which welcomed 203 students this semester, an increase of 81.3 percent. Enrollment is up more than 12…
The first-ever class of graduates from the Associate of Science in Nursing program at Ozarks Technical Community College has earned a 100% success rate on the Missouri state Registered Nurse licensing examination. Every one of the 24 graduates in the program’s inaugural class has passed the exam and is now eligible for employment as a…
The 3rd Annual OTC Foundation Golf Tournament, held recently at the Hickory Hills Country Club, brought 88 area players together for a common goal: supporting the students of Ozarks Technical Community College. The 22 teams of four, along with event sponsors, raised a total of $17,543 dollars, which will be used for student scholarships. “More…
As classes filled up for the fall semester at Ozarks Technical Community College, administrators began looking for a way to provide for those students who were unable to enroll in the classes they needed. The solution: for the first time in the College’s history, OTC will offer Late Start Courses, or classes that begin after…
Ozarks Technical Community College will offer Adult Education and Literacy classes at the Bolivar Schools Administration Building beginning Tuesday, September 8. The free classes are designed for anyone interested in seeking a GED, improving their literacy, or learning English as a second language. Held in the basement of the Administration Building, the class will meet…
The OTC Foundation has been awarded a grant of $9,376 from the William T. Kemper Foundation and the Commerce Bank Foundation. The gift will be used to purchase Kurzweil Educational Systems for Disability Support Services at Ozarks Technical Community College. Kurzweil Educational Systems provide reading assistance for students who struggle with learning disabilities, such as…
An academic agreement has been finalized between Ozarks Technical Community College and the Drury University College of Graduate and Continuing Studies’ Allied Health divisions. A signing ceremony was held today, August 11, at Ozarks Technical Community College’s Springfield campus. Dr. Hal Higdon, president of Ozarks Technical Community College, and Todd Parnell, president of Drury…
A ceremony will be held on Tuesday, August 11, at 11 a.m., in honor of an academic agreement between Ozarks Technical Community College and Drury University’s Allied Health divisions. The event will be held in the Board of Trustees room at Ozarks Technical Community College’s Springfield campus, 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway. Dr. Hal Higdon,…
With fall classes beginning today, enrollment at Ozarks Technical Community College has increased once again. A total of 12,902 students are enrolled this fall, 15.5% percent higher than the fall of 2008. The most significant growth is at the College’s Waynesville Education Center, which is showing an increase of more than 64%, with 209 students…