Faculty/Staff News
- Posted 12.06.24
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The 2025 Loraine McIlwain Bell Trustee Awards and the Nellie Rose McCrory Service Excellence Award were presented to distinguished employees at UWA.
- Posted 11.14.24
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Catalina Casaru first set foot in the United States as a determined high school student eager to make her mark in competitive swimming. Today, she is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Romania and an associate professor of Exercise Science at the University of West Alabama.
- Posted 11.07.24
- 4 minute read time
Dr. Jacob Snyder serves as an associate professor at UWA, leading a new degree in the College of Liberal Arts: Politics and Justice. He envisions the degree as a steppingstone for students interested in law and politics.
- Posted 09.18.24
- 4 minute read time
The University of West Alabama (UWA) Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Todd G. Fritch as the next president of the institution.
- Posted 09.04.24
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Sharon Valverde has researched moose in Alaska, elk in New Mexico, and mule deer in Texas. However, nothing in her extensive experience in deer ecology and management prepared the University of West Alabama assistant professor and researcher to dip her toes into the study of bats. Joining her in this research is Taylor Underwood, a graduate assistant in the Master of Science in Conservation Biology program.
- Posted 08.27.24
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Despite growing up just a few miles down the road from the University of West Alabama, Dr. Mary Hanks never expected to find herself teaching on campus.
- Posted 08.15.24
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The Office of Institutional Advancement at the University of West Alabama has announced the addition of two new members on its development team: Chris Lucas, director of development, and Garrett Webb, development officer.
- Posted 07.10.24
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A new scholarship endowment will honor a family legacy at the University of West Alabama, its namesake the parents of UWA President Ken Tucker. The Dr. Betty Jean and Howard Tucker Endowed Scholarship, endowed at $150,000, is a transformative gift that will provide perpetual support for students for many years to come.
- Posted 07.02.24
- 7 minute read time
Few individuals know as much about nursing education at the University of West Alabama over the past five decades as Lynn Lashley does. Her journey reflects the program's full evolution, from being a member of the inaugural class of then-Livingston University's Associate Degree in Nursing program to her current role as a part-time retention specialist in the Ira D. Pruitt Division of Nursing.