University of Alabama and the University of West Alabama to hold graduation Saturday
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 14
The University of West Alabama and the University of Alabama are holding fall graduation ceremonies Saturday…UA will confer degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Capstone College of Nursing and School of Law at 9 a.m.; the College of Commerce and Business Administration, College of Communication and Information Sciences, College of Engineering and School of Social Work will have a ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Both ceremonies will be held at Coleman Coliseum and will be available for viewing through live feed at ua.edu/commencement.
Kautu to graduate from UA
ABC 33/40 – Dec. 13
The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa is turning out another distinct class of graduates this weekend. Among the class is a young man who grew up on an island where furthering your education was almost unheard of. But, he’s earning a Ph.D. ABC 33/40’s Isaiah Harper has more. Bwarenaba Kautu is a scientist at heart, and his blood definitely runs crimson, he’s about to graduate with a doctorate from UA, but, he grew up a poor orphan on small island. “We basically live in a jungle.”
Former AMS teacher named to hall of fame
Andalusia Star News – Dec. 14
Jeanice Kirkland was one of four outstanding educators recently inducted into the inaugural class of the University of Alabama College of Education Educator Hall of Fame. The late Dr. Harold Bishop, Dr. Paul Hubbert and Dr. Jayne Meyer also were inducted. Kirkland spent more than 30 years in the classroom in Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, and in Andalusia. She retired from Andalusia Middle School. The honor is just the latest in a long association with UA. Asked her first memory of the Capstone, the former president of the National Alumni Association said she was a sixth or seventh grader when her parents, Judge Eris and Mrs. Jean Paul, decided to take the family to a homecoming game and the dance that followed. “It was for alumni I and students,” she recalled. “I wore what Mother called a party dress. Daddy danced with me, and before I knew what had happened, a college student tapped him on the shoulder and asked to cut in. “Well, I thought I was the belle of the ball,” she recalled. She later learned that her father had arranged for the student to dance with her. But at the time, “I thought the University was just a heaven, and I never changed my mind.” When she enrolled as a student, she chose education as a major, as it was one of the few fields really open to women. There was a long tradition of women educators in her family.
More congratulations for Counselor Mary Ward and her Silver RAVE State Award
Birmingham Times – Dec. 13
Dr. Sherri Savage, left, director of guidance and counseling, and Principal Margie Curry join in congratulating Brighton Middle School Counselor Mary Ward for winning the silver Alabama top counseling RAVE award in recognition of her accountability, verification, and excellence in her guidance program which is student-centered, data-driven and which focuses on academic, career and personal/social competencies according to national standards for school counseling…Mrs. Ward is also a recently named National Board Certified Teacher and is working on her Ed.S. in counseling education online with the University of Alabama.