Ozarka College's associate vice president of planning and institutional research, Deltha Sharp, has earned a Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership. For her dissertation, she studied the level of implementation of best practices in developmental education at colleges and universities across the United States. Dr. Sharp's degree was conferred at Arkansas State University on December 10, 2016.  

Dr. Richard Dawe, Ozarka College president shared, "We are very proud of Dr. Sharp's achievement and the excellent work she does for the College on a daily basis. We are very fortunate to have someone as talented as Deltha on our team at Ozarka! "

Dr. Sharp, an Evening Shade native, has been employed by Ozarka College since 2003. Prior to her current position, she served as adjunct faculty, academic advisor, and program director. Dr. Sharp also has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Lyon College at Batesville, a Master in Business Administration from University of Arkansas in Little Rock, and a Specialist in Community College Teaching from Arkansas State University.