2014 News Archive

• June 13, 2014 - Dr. Bob G. Wood Named Dean of USA Mitchell College of Business | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Dr. Bob G. Wood of Salisbury University in Maryland has been named dean of the Mitchell College of Business at the University of S ...

• June 10, 2014 - USA Research Team Releases Findings on West Virginia Chemical Spill | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  A University of South Alabama research team released data this week suggesting mixed results from residents flushing plumbing syst ...

• June 06, 2014 - USA Board of Trustees Announces Major Scholarship; Support for Top Incoming Freshman | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  The University of South Alabama Board of Trustees announced today the creation of the USA Board of Trustees Endowed Scholarship Fu ...

• May 29, 2014 - USA Lead Applicant in Manufacturing Communities Designation; Federal Funding Available for Workforce Development | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  MOBILE, Ala. � Southwest Alabama has been awarded the designation of Manufacturing Community by the U.S. Department of Com ...

• May 23, 2014 - New USA Common Read Book Named for 2014-2015 Academic Year | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  A committee representing University of South Alabama students, faculty, and staff has selected �Listening is an Act of Lov ...

• May 23, 2014 - USA Announces Winners of the Protect America Pay it Forward Challenge | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  The University of South Alabama department of communication students partnered with Protect America, a national home security comp ...

• May 21, 2014 - Governor Appoints Four New Members to University of South Alabama Board of Trustees; Two Trustees Reappointed | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Gov. Robert Bentley has appointed four new members to the University of South Alabama Board of Trustees. In addition, two trustees ...

• May 7, 2014 - Employee Annual Fund Raises Second-Largest Total; $664,192 Marks a 33 Percent Increase | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  MOBILE, Ala. � University of South Alabama employees this year donated the second-largest amount in the history of the Em ...

• May 6, 2014 - Airbus Exec Jean Botti to Speak at Spring Commencement; 1,391 Set to Graduate | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Jean Botti, Airbus Group�s chief technical and innovation officer, will address graduates at the University of South Alaba ...

• April 9, 2014 - Abraham A. Mitchell Cancer Research Fund Award Winners Announced | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  MOBILE, Ala. � The University of South Alabama has announced more than $300,000 in awards from the Abraham A. Mitchell Can ...

• April 8, 2014 - USA, Mobile AHEPA Chapter Break Ground for Hippocrates Park | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  MOBILE, Ala. � The University of South Alabama and members of Mobile�s Greek community broke ground Saturday, Apri ...

• March 21, 2014 - USA Researchers Pursuing Early Detection Screening for Pancreatic Cancer; Volunteers Needed | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  MOBILE, Ala. � University of South Alabama scientists and clinicians are expanding research that could lead to early detec ...

• March 21, 2014 - Guest Lecturer Dr. Mike Burmester to Speak at CFITS | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Dr. Mike Burmester, professor of computer science at Florida State University and director of the Center for Security and Assuranc ...

• March 21, 2014 - USA Master of Public Administration Program Adds Geographical Information Concentration | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  The University of South Alabama�s department of political science and criminal justice will add a Geographical Informatio ...

• March 21, 2014 - War, Memory and Gender Conference to be Held March 27-29 in Mobile | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  The University�s Center for the Study of War and Memory and the Gender Studies Program will present the War, Memory and G ...

• March 21, 2014 - Dr. Ron Franks to Receive Friend of Pharmacy Award | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Dr. Ron Franks, vice president for health sciences at the University of South Alabama, has been named a recipient of the 2014 Fri ...

• March 14, 2014 - USA Holds First Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Two graduate students in chemical engineering won top honors Thursday, March 13, at the University of South Alabama�s firs ...

• March 10, 2014 - USA National Alumni Association Honors Alumni, Service Award Winners | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Two service leader couples, a NASA executive, an actress, a hotel management entrepreneur and a doctor who leads the University of ...

• March 7, 2014 - Poarch Band of Creek Indians and University of South Alabama Launch Native American Studies Program; Tribal Leaders Donate $500,000 to Education of History and Culture | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  The University of South Alabama and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians have announced the creation of a Native American studies prog ...

• February 27, 2014 - Governor: Higher education integral part of job creation - USA students head to Montgomery in support of university funding | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Thousands of university students, including a strong delegation from the University of South Alabama, converged on the statehouse ...

• February 26, 2014 - 2014 Employee Annual Fund Kicks Off | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  The University of South Alabama kicked off its 2014 Employee Annual Fund on Feb. 25, opening a campaign that brings together emplo ...

• February 24, 2014 - Dr. Elizabeth Emery to Lecture at Social Sciences and Humanities Colloquium | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Dr. Elizabeth Emery, professor of French at Montclair State University in New Jersey, will present two lectures at USA on March 10 ...

• February 24, 2014 - USA School of Computing to Host University of Verona Professor for Computing Lecture on Monday | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Dr. Roberto Giacobazzi, professor of computing and the dean of the faculty of science at the University of Verona in Verona, Italy ...

• February 21, 2014 - USA Presents 2014 Howard F. Mahan Lecture | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Dr. Patrick J. Maney, professor of history at Boston College, will deliver a lecture on former President Bill Clinton and his admi ...

• February 21, 2014 - Mitchell-Moulton Scholarship Initiative Begins Challenge | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  University of South Alabama leaders and staff joined Jan. 16 with a group of volunteer leaders to officially launch fundraising ef ...

• February 21, 2014 - USA College of Education Presents a Program on â��Educating African-American Malesâ�� | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  The College of Education at the University of South Alabama invites the University community to attend a presentation to featuring ...

• February 19, 2014 - Jim Yance Honored for Service to University of South Alabama | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  James A Yance, the University of South Alabama�s first undergraduate alumnus to serve as Chair Pro Tempore of the USA Boar ...

• February 13, 2014 - USA Researcher Selected by Governor for Water Quality Research, Testing Already Underway in West Virginia | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has tapped a University of South Alabama environmental engineer to lead an independent review ...

• February 12, 2014 - Curran Donates Siegelman Research Papers to The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library at USA | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  The University of South Alabama Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library today announced that it has received and deposit ...

• February 6, 2014 - Dr. Tony G. Waldrop Named University of South Alabama President | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Dr. Tony G. Waldrop has been named president of the University of South Alabama following a vote by the University�s board ...

• February 5, 2014 - USA Research Team Plans Return Trip to West Virginia to Aid Community Affected by Water Crisis | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  A University of South Alabama research team is seeking crowdsourced funding to make return trips to West Virginia and help residen ...

• January 24, 2014 - USA Office of Multicultural Student Affairs to Host Annual Black History Month Events | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and the African-American Student Association at the University of South Alabama will h ...

• January 16, 2014 - USA to Celebrate Martin Luther King Day with Service and Outreach | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  The University of South Alabama will participate in the 2014 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Monday, Jan. 20 from 9 a.m. ...

• January 16, 2014 - Recital To Benefit USA Children and Women's Hospital | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Trumpet soloist Dr. M. Allam Baaheth, Ph.D., D.F.A. will perform with pianist Dr. Robert E. Holm, D.M.A., in a baroque and classic ...

• January 14, 2014 - Cyber Security Pioneer Bill Cheswick to Speak at USAâ��s School of Computing | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Bill Cheswick, an early innovator and recognized expert in Internet security, will speak on Jan. 15, 2:30-4 p.m., at the Universit ...

• January 13, 2014 - Boyd Retires from USA | USA News
  December 31, 1969

  Dr. Michael R. Boyd has announced his retirement from the University of South Alabama, effective March 31, 2014. During his time a ...