C of O Targets June 1 to Announce Davis Successor

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 12:00 AM

By Scott McCaulley @smcckc

As the school year winds down at College of the Ozarks, the school prepares to transition to a new president.

Valorie Coleman, Public Relations Director for C of O, says during a Monday interview on KRZK's "Ozarks Now" that the school is moving toward a June 1st announcement on the successor to longtime President Dr. Jerry Davis, who announced in November that he would step away from the position to become a Chancellor of the School and continue to focus on fundraising. Davis has been President at C of O since 1988.

Coleman also discusses the return of the Camp Lookout Summer Program for youth after the last two years were cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic as well as the upcoming Graduation Ceremonies on Saturday May 7.

The complete interview with Valorie Coleman as well as student Corbyn Snodgrass can be heard below:

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