College of the Ozarks Searching for New President, Jerry Davis to Become Chancellor

College of the Ozarks (MO) has launched a national search for its next president and plans to start interviewing applicants as early as January. Jerry Davis, who has been president of the private Christian institution dubbed "Hard Work U" since 1988, will transition to a new role — chancellor — June 1. That is the same date the next president is expected to start working on the campus in Point Lookout. Davis disclosed in a news release this week that he'd planned to transition out of the college presidency in 2020.