University of the Ozarks

Josh Peppas enters his 24th season as Sports Information Director. In his role as SID, Peppas oversees the day-to-day operations of the sports information office, its social media strategy as well as maintaining the athletic web site and promoting the department's 20 sports.

At Ozarks

• University of the Ozarks 25-year service award (2024-25)
• Received 'Best Of' citation in the CSC Digital Design Contest for his 2025 men's wrestling championship graphic
• 2023-2024 University of the Ozarks President's Above & Beyond Award
• 2018-2019 American Southwest Conference Sports Information Director of the Year
• Has had a combined fourteen media guides earn "Best in the Nation" citations from CoSIDA
• Baseball media guide was voted the top NCAA III guide for five consecutive years (2009-2013)
• Softball media guide cover was named the nation's best in its division (2013)
• Women's soccer media guide cover named the nation's best in its division (2009)
• Created university’s first Sports Hall of Fame magazine
• Managed the redesign of the athletic department's new web site www.uofoathletics.com in 2013, 2016 and 2024
• Has successfully promoted eight Academic All-Americans
• Has attended seven CoSIDA/CSC conventions

Social Media Rankings

• Twitter, Instagram and Facebook ranked among the top-15 overall in NCAA Division III by D3social.com (2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018)

Professional Membership

• College Sports Information Directors of America 
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
• Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
• D3baseball.com Top-25 voter (2010-present)

Education

• Received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of the Ozarks (2000)

Hometown

• Ozark, Arkansas

Personal

• Married to Kelli and they are the parents of four sons - Brant, Brayden, Brenden and Brancen and one daughter, Berkely.