Alabama’s Mal Moore posthumously named Athletic Director of the Year by Sports Business Daily
Al.com – May 22
Nearly two months after his death, Alabama’s Mal Moore was named Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal and Sports Business Daily Athletic Director of the Year at tonight’s Sports Business Awards in New York City. University of Alabama president Judy Bonner accepted the honor for Moore, who passed away at the age of 73 after a bout with pulmonary problems. “Mal loves the fans, the reporters who covered the games and, especially, the student athletes,” Bonner said, according to Tweets from Sports Business Daily. “The lights of New York City is something Mal would have loved this evening.” Moore resigned in March and died two weeks later, ending a legacy at Alabama that began with his arrival as a teenaged quarterback from Dozier. He was a longtime assistant to Paul “Bear” Bryant and returned to Alabama when Gene Stallingsbecame the program’s head coach in 1990. He transitioned into administration in 1994 and took over as Alabama’s athletics director in 1999.
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UA Fellows help restore historic school building in Marion
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – May 22
Students from the University of Alabama are helping to restore a historic landmark in Perry County.
UA students stage wedding for their final exam
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – May 22
Final exams don’t always have to involve paper and a pencil. Some students at the University of Alabama really got to think out of the box for their final. Students in the event planning for wedding coordinators class capped off their final with a “wedding”. You can see the event was a “Great Gatsby” theme. The vows weren’t real, but the work it takes to plan and pull off a wedding was all too real.
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – May 22
Can anything be done to tornado proof a house?
NHPR (New Hampshire Public Radio) – May 22
As you heard, repairing the physical damage to Moore, Oklahoma will take a long time. Reducing that time and the damage these storms cause is something Andrew Graettinger is working on. He’s a civil engineer, a professor at the University of Alabama, and he was part of a study that looked at the structural impact of the 2011 tornados that ripped through Joplin, Missouri and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He joins us now. Good morning, Dr. Graettinger.
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Theatre Tuscaloosa to rock ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ July 12-21
Al.com – May 22
Theatre Tuscaloosa will perform the popular musical”Bye Bye Birdie” July 12-21 in the Bean-Brown Theatre on Shelton State Community College’s Martin Campus…Stacy Alley, assistant professor of musical theatre/dance at the University of Alabama, will direct and choreograph the production. Alley said audiences should expect a fun-filled show suitable for all ages. “I look forward to the fact that many people may be familiar with this production, know the songs or have seen movie versions before; but I am also excited about sharing it with those to whom it is completely new,” Alley said in a Theatre Tuscaloosa release.
Veterans group will hold annual Memorial Day program Monday
Gadsden Times – May 22
The Veterans Memorial Park Association will hold its annual Memorial Day program Monday morning at Veterans Memorial Park. The program will start at 8:30 a.m. and last about 45 minutes. In the event of rain, the event will be held in the nearby Magnolia Shelter at Hinton Park. The program will include a tribute to veterans, a presentation of colors and the Pledge of Allegiance. The guest speaker will be Duane A. Lamb, a retired Air Force colonel. Lamb retired in 2007 after 30 years of active duty and moved back to his hometown of Tuscaloosa. He now is assistant vice president of facilities and grounds at the University of Alabama. Lamb is a 1976 UA graduate and has a master’s degree in public administration from Golden Gate University in California. He is the commander of the local Chapter 2211 Military Order of the Purple Heart and is adviser to the UA student Campus Veterans Association.
Salute to … Tyler Thomas
Anniston Star – May 22
Cadet Tyler Thomas received the Daughters of The Founders and Patriots, Alabama Chapter, ROTC award April 17. The Alabama Chapter president, Carolyn Drenne, provided this award and was presented on her behalf by Lt. Col. Kenneth G. Kemmerly, professor of military science at the University of Alabama Army ROTC program.Cadet Thomas is a sophomore at the University of Alabama majoring in international relations with a minor in Arabic. He holds memberships in both the University of Alabama Army ROTC program and the Alabama Army National Guard in the 2101st Transportation Company. He is a 2011 graduate of Jacksonville High School and is the son of Keith and Janice Thomas of Jacksonville.
Enticing students with loyalty programs
CR80news.com – May 23
More and more universities are launching loyalty programs that encourage students to use their cards beyond the dorm and dining hall. From LoboPerks to airline-style loyalty programs, program administrators are searching for ways to give students more mileage from the student ID … Instead of going with a discount program, the University of Alabama recently rolled out Crimson Spirit Loyalty Points, a system similar to airline miles. Molly Lawrence, associate vice president of student affairs, says the school was looking for a way to encourage students to participate in events that are more academic in nature rather than athletic or social. “Students receive points for attending events like plays, athletic events with low student participation and academically-oriented events,” says Lawrence. “At the end of every semester prizes are awarded.” All students have to do when they attend the event is swipe their ID, says Jeanine Brooks, director of the university’s Action Card program.
Corporate, municipal fleet managers from around U.S. at Barber for clean fuels forum
Al.com – May 22
About 180 corporate and municipal fleet managers and alternative fuel vehicle suppliers from across the country are at Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum today for a forum on clean fuel technology. Fleet managers get to test drive trucks and cars powered by electricity, natural gas, propane and a variety of hybrid engines and participate in breakout sessions on the business case for alternative fuels and how to finance its use. Among those at the event were municipal fleet managers from Tampa and Knoxville and corporate managers from Coca-Cola and Red Bull. The University of Alabama also had representatives on hand who said they were looking for ways to reduce the university’s carbon footprint. “We’re definitely all about trying to green up our campus,” said Susan Caples, UA’s assistant director of transportation.
Retirees return to college just for the fun of it
Kiplinger – May 23
You never thought about going back to school—that is, until you retired…A growing number of retirees who want intensive intellectual immersion are moving to university towns, attracted by culture and learning opportunities. And many colleges are building retirement communities—or creating relationships with existing ones—that are considerably nicer than your old college dorm. Retirees who live on the Tuscaloosa campus of the University of Alabama are invading the classroom. In 2010, the university bought a senior complex that’s right on the campus. Capstone Village rents 108 one- and two-bedroom apartments and 22 garden homes designed for independent living. It has 13 assisted-living units and 16 for memory care. Apartment rents range from $2,600 to $4,400 a month. The program organizers regularly plan outings to football and basketball games, concerts and other activities on campus. The University of Alabama’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offers 80 courses a semester for its 700 members. About 30 Capstone Village residents regularly take courses, such as “Favorite Military Leaders” and “Two American Wars Through American Art.”
IN OUR SCHOOLS: Little Miami regains its independence
Cincinnati.com – May 22
Today is Independence Day for the financially embattled Little Miami Schools. Once Ohio’s poster child for school district monetary woes, the Warren County school system will be autonomous again after state education officials transfer power back to the local board. Of Ohio’s 613 school districts, Little Miami is among only seven in recent years to fall into state-designated “fiscal emergency.” The return of local independence was a freedom local school officials and many residents could only dream of in July 2010 … One of those students, graduating senior Lacy Thompson, says the years of program cuts hurt. “It was really difficult. We were so limited in the classes we could take and there weren’t any fancy electives like other school districts had,” says Thompson, who nevertheless earned a full scholarship to the University of Alabama.
WCPO-ABC (Cincinnati, Ohio) – May 22