Faculty/Staff News
- Posted 02.27.26
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Two distinguished individuals, E. Lyle Cain, Jr., MD, a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, and Candice Davis, DPT, PT of Meridian, Mississippi, were inducted into the University of West Alabama鈥檚 Society of the Golden Key during a ceremony at the Bell Conference Center, Thursday, Feb. 26.
- Posted 02.20.26
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UWA alumna, Shannon Chandler, has been named vice president for institutional advancement at the University of West Alabama.
- Posted 02.02.26
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Caleb Walters returns home to UWA to lead a new department focused on helping students finish their degrees鈥攁nd succeed beyond them.
- Posted 11.10.25
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Leighanna May has come full circle since graduating from UWA's College of Nursing in 2019. Now an assistant professor, she teaches alongside the same faculty who once guided her.
- Posted 11.03.25
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Now in her first year teaching at the college level, Dr. Ali Lacina is excited to inspire future educators with the same passion that drove her for 25 years as a K-8 teacher.
- Posted 10.17.25
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As a living historian, Monica Newman Moore immerses herself in the past, adopting the dress, customs, and daily activities of earlier times.
- Posted 09.03.25
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The University of West Alabama will commemorate the inauguration of President Todd G. Fritch with an investiture ceremony on Friday, Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. in UWA Auditorium. The ceremony will be followed by a reception in the courtyard of Bell Conference Center.
- Posted 08.21.25
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As director of UWA鈥檚 Black Belt STEM Institute, Chet Nicklas has been leading efforts to expand STEM opportunities across some of Alabama鈥檚 most underserved communities.
- Posted 07.17.25
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Dr. Cheryl Lambert has been named dean of the聽Julia S. Tutwiler College of Education聽at聽the University of West Alabama.