2014 News Archive

  • J.L. Bedsole Foundation donates scholarship to USA.
    The J.L. Bedsole Foundation, a long-time supporter of the University of South Alabama, has pledged $1 million to establish the J.L. Bedsole Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund at the University. ...
  • Montgomery Area Food Bank logo
    As University of South Alabama Jaguars Head Football Coach Joey Jones, his coaching staff and players prepare for the 2014 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Ala., President Tony Waldrop, along with members of the University's Board of Tr ...
  • USA Employees broke last year's record during the 2014 United Way Campaign on campus.
    One-half of the University's employees have pledged more than $267,000 to the 2014 USA Employee Campaign for the United Way of Southwest Alabama, exceeding the campaign's goal by more than $1,000. ...
  • Dr. David Johnson, provost and senior vice president of academic affairs, will serve on the SACSCOC Board of Trustees.
    Dr. David Johnson, USA's first provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, was selected today as a member of the board of trustees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges during its annual meeting ...
  • Dr. Lesley Gregoricka
    Dr. Lesley Gregoricka, assistant professor of anthropology, is receiving national media attention with groundbreaking research into why residents of a Polish village during the 17th and 18th centuries targeted others as vampires. ...
  • Dr. Michael Daley standing in front of bookcase filled with books
    Dr. Michael Daley, professor of social work, recently began a one-year term as chair of the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners. ...
  • Steven Furr
    University of South Alabama Alumnus and Chairman Pro Tempore of the Board of Trustees Dr. Steven P. Furr, who has provided generous gifts, outstanding leadership and service to the University, will deliver the University's Fall Commencement addr ...
  • close-up shot of USA band members playing instruments
    The University of South Alabama invites the public to a holiday concert on Thursday, Dec. 4 at the USA Mitchell Center. ...
  • Dr. Julie Estes presents aware to Dr. Glen Borchertand with University President Dr. Tony Waldrop on far right
    The USA Faculty Senate recently honored three community partners and an assistant professor of biology for distinguished service to others during its annual awards presentations. ...
  • USA's Coastal Innovation Hub received the 2014 Innovator of the Year Award from the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. From left, are Dr. Andrew Byrd, marketing and licensing associate with USA's Office of Intellectual Property Management; Chamber President Bill Sisson; Dr. Mark Weaver, director of the Coastal Innovation Hub; Lynne Chronister , USA vice president for research and economic development; Michael Chambers, Chamber chairman of the board; and Ker Ferguson, USA assistant vice president for research and economic development.
    The University of South Alabama's Coastal Innovation Hub has been selected by the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce for its 2014 Innovator of the Year Award. ...
  • poster representing international trivia game
    USA is a sponsor for this year's Mobile International Festival, which coincides with International Education Week. The festival, held at the Mobile Civic Center, is open Nov. 22 to the general public. ...
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speaks in Camden, Ala. 
Photo courtesy of Bob Adelman.
    The University of South Alabama will host a civil rights and social justice lecture, "This Bright Light of Ours: Black and White Reflections on MLK" to be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the University's Health Sciences Building Au ...
  • Dr. Frederick N. Meyer
    Dr. Frederick N. Meyer, professor and chair of orthopaedic surgery at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and a hand surgeon with USA Physicians Group, passed away on Nov. 14, 2014. He was 69. ...
  • Shanta Jenkins
    Shanta Jenkins comes to the University of South Alabama with 15 years of experience as a mental health and substance abuse counseling professional. ...
  • Dr. Michael Welsh
    The College of Medicine's Charles M. Baugh 2014 Endowed Lecture in Basic Medical Sciences will feature Dr. Michael Welsh, a Howard Hughes Investigator at the University of Iowa and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. ...
  • The donation of an A330 elevator from Airbus to the University of South Alabama will make "possible for our engineering students to study and test a very large commercial version of the high-strength materials that are the subject of their classes and laboratory experiments," said Dr. John Steadman, dean of the College of Engineering. Standing with the elevator, from left, are Steadman; David Trent, Airbus Mobile Engineering Center site director; Dr. Kuang-Ting Hsiao, USA mechanical engineering professor; and David Nelson, chair of mechanical engineering.
    Airbus has donated an A330 elevator to the University of South Alabama for education and research, a reflection of the airplane manufacturer's investment in Coastal Alabama and a growing partnership with the region's largest public universi ...
  • Dr. Hollis J. Wiseman
    Dr. Hollis J. Wiseman, emeritus professor in the department of pediatrics at the USA College of Medicine, passed away on Oct. 28, 2014. He was 87 years old. ...
  • Dr. James Oakes
    The eighth annual event will feature Dr. James Oakes, distinguished professor of history at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. ...
  • Dr. Julee Waldrop, visiting associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will deliver the keynote address on Oct. 30 at the Generational Resilience Conference in Point Clear.
    The University of South Alabama and the University of West Florida are sponsoring a free conference to increase awareness of the connection between mental and physical health and overall resilience in older adults. ...
  • sparks fly as welder works
    The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded $100,000 to the University of South Alabama and the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce to implement goals established in the region's application to become a Manufacturing Community. ...
  • Tevin Barnett and Calvilyn Hooper were presented as king and queen during half-time ceremonies.
    The University of South Alabama presented its 2014 Homecoming Court, during half-time ceremonies at the homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 18. Queen Calvilyn Hooper was introduced along with King Tevin Barnett and the court in front of more t ...
  • Michael R. Haskins
    Michael R. Haskins will join the University after serving as executive vice president for external relations at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. ...
  • ?Setting the Pace,? a sculpture on the lawn of the Student Center amphitheater, is a gift from David and Lynn Gwin. At the sculpture?s dedication, from left, are Lynn Gwin; David Gwin; SGA President Danielle Watson; USA President Dr. Tony G. Waldrop; Dr. John Smith, vice president for student affairs; Dr. Krista Harrell, associate dean of students; and Dr. Joseph F. Busta Jr., vice president for development and alumni relations.
    The University of South Alabama today officially dedicated "Setting the Pace," the latest sculpture donated to USA by David and Lynn Gwin and the focal point of the renovated Student Center's amphitheater. ...
  • USA Police Car
    The University of South Alabama released today its 2014 Annual Security and Fire Report that is based upon statistics from the 2013 calendar year. For the fourth straight year, the University has experienced a significant drop in the total crimes rep ...
  • Dr. James Davis, professor of chemistry, has discovered a naturally occurring ionic liquid, a category of liquid salt that has been synthetically engineered for industrial purposes.
    A University of South Alabama professor has discovered a naturally occurring ionic liquid, a category of liquid salt that has been synthetically engineered for industrial purposes and now is known to come from another source - fighting ants. ...