Advancement News Archive

Gift from Eliza and Hugh, Jr. Culverhouse follows pair of support funds established for University of Alabama Dance programs since 2019.

Supporters of The University of Alabama now have a unique opportunity to double their charitable investments in UA endowments following an unprecedented $25 million matching gift commitment from UA alumni Mike and Kathy Mouron. Qualifying gifts to endowments through the Mike and Kathy Mouron Rising Tide Matching Gift Challenge will be matched dollar for dollar…

Fayard Endowed Chair for Literacy Excited for Partnerships, Resources at UA Story by David MillerPhotos by Matthew Wood At the turn of the century, the internet was no longer in its infancy and limited to dial-up speeds and wired connections. File-sharing, social media and e-commerce had emerged. Computer technology was rapidly evolving and becoming more…

World-renowned flutist, conductor returns to hometown for endowed faculty position Story by David Miller Franz Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony. Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 1. Twentieth century brass. These compositions can range across two centuries and contain depths of details that are challenging to learn and play. Teaching all three can be especially difficult but exciting, says…

Fashion, design students and faculty settling into Drummond Lyon Hall Story By David MillerPhotos by Zach Riggins The cascading mid-afternoon sun pours through windows of a second-floor building, where a small group of women are cutting and sewing fabrics. A tinge of sunlight fades as the women gradually increase the focus and intensity of their tasks. Then,…

For the Annexstad Family Foundation, education and generosity go together. Since 2011, 21 students have earned their degrees from The University of Alabama with the help of the Annexstad Family Foundation. These scholars have been funded through the Foundation’s Leaders for Tomorrow National Scholarship Program (LFT), which allows recipients — most of whom are first-generation…

More students in Alabama’s Black Belt will have the opportunity to learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers, thanks to a grant from the Alabama Power Foundation that is helping a UA professor to expand a unique outreach program. Chris Crawford, assistant professor in UA’s department of computer science, will expand the Black Belt…

The A.S. Williams III Americana Collection, consisting of thousands of primary source materials on Southern and early U.S. history, recently grew by more than 2,500 titles valued at more than $1.3 million, thanks to a gift of additional materials from the collection’s namesake, A.S. (“Steve”) Williams III, a 1958 graduate of The University of Alabama.…