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The University of West Alabama has launched a new design for its collegiate license plate available to Alabama residents. The design, which will be available August 1, features red and white University branding, including a sleek and fierce red and white tiger profile. Proceeds from sales of the plate benefit a scholarship program at UWA.

UWA Nursing Students with Pro-Certified medals

When the University of West Alabama held commencement exercises in May, nearly 40 graduates from the Division of Nursing decorated their robes with round medallions dangling from red-and-white ribbons.

UWA President Dr. Ken Tucker, Provost Dr. Tim Edwards, Liza Howard, UWA Board of Trustees President Hal Bloom, UWA Board of Trustees Vice President Joseph Brown.

Liza James Howard long ago established her legacy at the University of West Alabama when she became its first Black student in the fall of 1966. The university hasn’t forgotten.

UWA cross-country runner Audrick Pyronneau

Speed comes naturally to Audrick Pyronneau, a former distance runner on the University of West Alabama’s track-and-field team. That he’s using that trait to pursue his academic goals shouldn’t be a surprise.

As the University of West Alabama celebrates Black History Month with several events in February, it also will welcome home one of its most influential and historical figures.
The University of West Alabama’s College of Business will welcome alumnus Brad Bolton to campus on Feb. 22. Bolton is chairman of the Independent Community of Bankers of America (ICBA) and will speak to students and guests in Bridges Auditorium at Wallace Hall. The talk is open to the community.
By the time fall arrives on the University of West Alabama campus, Dr. Reenay Rogers and her College of Education colleagues expect their newest endeavor to be worth the excitement it’s generating this winter.
It’s understandable that Michele Graham Bradford unpacks memories of her late brother as if he were sitting beside her, smiling as she speaks. The recollections flow easily, sincere as the summer day is long. “He meant the world to us,” she said, “but every year we find out what he meant to other people, as well. He was just a great man.”
A federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education is helping the University of West Alabama re-engage with former students who may be close to completing their degree requirements and usher them to commencement day.

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