Stories of Giving – Page 5 – College of Arts & Sciences

Chambers Contributes $100,000 to Establish History Professorship

December 11, 2013

Dr. Richard Chambers of Montgomery has contributed $100,000 with the intent to establish The Richard Leon Chambers Endowed Professorship. Additional funds have been pledged from his estate. The professorship will be endowed when it reaches the minimum level of $500,000 and will be used to employ a scholar who specializes in Middle Eastern culture and Islamic religious studies, specifically in the “modern era” of the post-7th Century studies that would include the Ottoman Empire and Turkish civilization. Chambers earned his […]

Baumeister Estate and Departmental Gifts Establish Psychology Support Fund

December 11, 2013

The Professor Alfred A. Baumeister Endowed Support Fund has been established with a $5,000 gift from Dr. Alfred A. Baumeister’s estate, along with additional funds from the Baumeister family and other donors. The fund will be used for undergraduate research and activities in the Department of Psychology and preference will be given to disadvantaged students who demonstrate a financial need. Baumeister, originally from Fairbanks, Alaska, earned his doctorate from Peabody College (now Vanderbilt University) in 1961. He was a professor […]

Pam McCollough Honors Parents with Scholarship

December 11, 2013

Pamela J. McCollough, of Katy, Texas has contributed more than $35,000 to establish The Doris and Joe McCollough Endowed Scholarship, named in honor of her parents. The endowment will fund scholarships for full-time undergraduate students in the College. McCollough is a native of Enterprise, Ala. She earned bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and English from The University of Alabama in 1979 and a law degree from the University of Houston. She is an intellectual property attorney for Shell Oil Company. McCollough […]

Professor Robin D. Rogers Establishes Chemistry Scholarship

December 11, 2013

Dr. Robin D. Rogers, holder of the Robert Ramsay Chair of Chemistry and a Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry at UA, has contributed $50,000 to establish the Robin D. Rogers Endowed Scholarship in Chemistry. The scholarship will provide funds for Department of Chemistry graduate students who graduated from The University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. Rogers earned his bachelor’s degree and his doctorate from The University of Alabama. While a student at the Capstone, he participated in […]

Rutledge Contributes More Than $18,000 to Painting Scholarship in Honor of Parents

December 11, 2013

Jerry Otwell Rutledge of West Hollywood, Calif. has contributed more than $18,500 to the Vernon and Eugenia Rutledge Endowed Painting Scholarship. The scholarship, established in 2009 to honor his parents, provides scholarships to students majoring in studio art with a concentration in painting in the Department of Art and Art History. Rutledge, a 1963 graduate of The University of Alabama, is a freelance artist and artistic director. He was the original creative director for the National Humanities Series of the […]

Holznagel Estate Establishes Scholarship in Biology

December 11, 2013

A gift of more than $30,000 from the estate of Wallace E. Holznagel Jr. has established The Wallace E. Holznagel Jr. Scholarship in Biology to support student scholarships in the Department of Biological Sciences. Holznagel, originally from Chattanooga, Tenn., graduated from Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Penn. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a member of the Audubon Society. He later earned his master’s degree and doctorate in evolutionary biology from The University of Alabama and served […]

Family of Zachary Day Establishes Fund to Support Religious Studies Lecture Series

December 11, 2013

Charles L. Day, father, and Dr. Nancy R. Campbell, stepmother, of the late Zachary Daniel Day, have given $15,000 to establish a support fund to honor the memory of their son. The Zachary Daniel Day Memorial Support Fund will support lectures in the Department of Religious Studies that address topics related to image, myth, and theory in popular culture. Professor Monica Miller of Lehigh University will be the inaugural speaker this fall. Her research focuses on the study of religion, […]

Seniors Earn Dance Scholarships to NYC

May 23, 2013

Funds Raised by Arty Party Bring Talent Scout to Tuscaloosa, Pivotal Career Opportunity for Dancers From the 2013 Celebrating Excellence | Many people think they know who the most demanding coach is at The University of Alabama. If you guessed the coach who wears a straw hat during spring practice and has three crystal trophies, you would not be wrong. But you wouldn’t be totally right. In fact, one of the most demanding “coaches” at UA is not a coach at all, […]

Scholar Trudier Harris Honors Family with Endowment

February 18, 2013

Dr. Trudier Harris is one of the foremost African American literary and cultural theorists of today, and before her current post as a professor in the College’s Department of English, she had a 30-year career with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her scholarly career has taken her all over the world, and she has been honored by numerous organizations for accomplishments. But her love of learning started on an 80-acre cotton farm in Greene County, AL. The […]

Norvin Richards Award in Philosophy and the Law Established   

February 18, 2013

By means of a gift annuity, the late Thelma Richards established an endowment of $52,000 in honor of her son, Norvin Richards, professor and former chair of the Department of Philosophy. The gift is named the Norvin Richards Philosophy Endowed Support Fund. The endowment earnings from this fund will be used to establish the Norvin Richards Award in Philosophy and the Law. Eligibility for the award is restricted to majors in philosophy who intend to pursue a career in law. At […]