Alumni & Friends

Alumni

Alumni in Academe

  • Zeb Baker, Director of University Honors Program at Miami University
  • Derek V. Barry, Head of History Department at Alabama School of Mathematics and Science
  • Leslie Grant Bardos, User Services Administrator and Instructional Librarian at M. Louis Salmon Library at The University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • Andrew Beck, Assistant Professor of Journalism at the University of Richmond
  • Emma Bertolaet, OB Care Coordinator at Simon Williamson Clinic
  • Jennifer Bratyanski, Lecturer in History at Queens University of Charlotte
  • Bethany Campbell, Director of Employer Engagement and Strategic Partnerships at Wallace State Community College – Hanceville
  • Kristy Cherry-Randle, Instructor of English at the University of Alabama
  • Chris Elzey, Director of Sport and American Culture Minor at George Mason University
  • Rebecca Gottstein Folmar, Director of Risk Management and Insurance Programs at Virginia Tech
  • Tracey Gholston, Assistant Professor of American Literature, Alabama A&M University
  • Andy Grace, Instructor, College of Communication & Information Sciences, University of Alabama
  • Robert Hill, Recipient of Ph.D. in American Culture from University of Michigan
  • Andy Hoefer, Associate Professor of English and Assistant Dean of the Honors College at George Mason University
  • Maurice Hobson, Associate Professor of African-American Studies, Georgia State University
  • Portia Hopkins, Chair of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Lee College
  • John Howard, Emeritus Professor of American Studies at King’s College London
  • Jay Hughes, Academic Advisor in Political Science at Emory University
  • Bryan Jack, Associate Professor of History at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • Eric Johnson, Recipient of Ph.D. in American Studies from University of Iowa
  • Zack Kelley, Orientation Chair and Director of Freshmen Studies at Wallace Community College
  • Amy Dean Kemp, Director of Alumni Relations at College of Notre Dame
  • Michael Lewis, Department Chair and Professor of Environmental Studies at Salisbury University
  • Andrea Mabry, Digital Media Specialist at University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Andrew Marcum, Academic Director and Distinguished Lecturer for Disability Studies at the CUNY School of Professional Studies
  • Steve Marston, Visiting Assistant Professor of History and American Studies, Trinity College
  • Byrd McDaniel, Assistant Director of Student Development in the Graduate School at Brown University
  • Sarah Melton, Educational Consultant at the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
  • Andrew Salinas, Manager of Corporate Engagement, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia
  • Assis Lucio Santos, English teacher at Instituto de Estudos Superiores da Amazonia
  • Angela Scott, Academic Advisor, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Wichita State University
  • Emily Tarvin, Recipient of Ph.D. in Texts and Technology from the University of Central Florida
  • Joseph Thompson, Assistant Professor of History at Mississippi State University

Alumni currently pursuing higher degrees

  • Justin Branum, Law school, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
  • Alice Deters, PhD candidate in Educational & Community-Based Action Research, University of Cincinnati
  • Chelsea Harbin, PhD candidate in American Studies, University of Kansas
  • Jeffrey Jones, PhD student, Communication and Information Sciences, University of Alabama
  • Addison Kennedy, New England Law
  • Elizabeth Mather, Ph.D. candidate at Middle Tennessee State Universit
  • Alex Olkovsky, PhD candidate in American and New England Studies, Boston University
  • Alyce Petit, Georgetown University Law Center

Alumni in Other Fields

  • Brent Alexander, Marketing Analyst for Pulte Homes
  • Audrey Altman, Software Developer at the Digital Public Library of America
  • Sarah Asseff, Special Assistant to Executive Vice President of Philanthropic Partnerships and Board Relations at World Wildlife Fund
  • Caroline Augenstein, Attorney at Ward, Hocker & Thornton (graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law)
  • Jessica Baker, Manager, Development & Communications at Engineering World Health
  • Van Baucum, Distribution Manager at Wegmans Food Market
  • Lee Bryars, Content Engineer at EBSCO Information Services
  • Joshua Burford, Director for Invisible Histories Project
  • Amy Castleberry, Blindness and Low Vision Rehabilitation Specialist at the Southwestern Blind Rehabilitation Center at the Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System
  • Steve Cherry, Department of Defense
  • Amy Florine Courtney, Attorney at Members Title, LLC (graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law)
  • Silvia Crawford, Vocational Assessment Services Manager for Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
  • Laura Irby Cuthbert, Assistant Attorney General Criminal Appeals Division Office of the Attorney General, Montgomery, Alabama
  • Alyx Eva, Associate at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
  • Mollie Gillis, Law Clerk, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law)
  • J.C. Godin, Assistant Director of Compliance at Virginia Tech
  • Samm Hamilton, Library Specialist at Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Alabama
  • Sylvio Lynch, artist
  • Owen Mattox, Incoming Associate at Parsons, Lee & Juliano, P.C. (graduate of the Cumberland School of Law, Samford University)
  • Blair Mercer, Attorney at Burgess Roberts, LLC (graduate of the Cumberland School of Law, Samford University)
  • George Murdison, Sales Lead at Google Fiber
  • Emily Ousley , Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Marion Walding During, Communications Specialist at Frontiers: University of Kansas Clinical and Translational Science Institute
  • Lisa Elizondo, Associate Attorney at Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP (graduate of the University of Texas Law School)
  • Melissa Elliott, Vendor Representative for Old Town Trolley Tours of Nashville
  • Sarah Elswick, Tourism Specialist for the National Coal Heritage Area in Bramwell, WV, and Architectural Historian
  • Mary Endahl, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Tennessee School for the Blind
  • William England, Vice President of Asset Protection and Risk Management at Weis Markets, Inc.
  • Antoinette Feleppa, Elementary Teacher at Shanghai High School, International Division
  • Sam Ford, Attorney in Birmingham, AL (graduate of Tulane University Law School)
  • Templin Frame, Sales/Marketing and In-House Counsel at Old Carolina Brick Co. (graduate of Charlotte School of Law)
  • Rachel Garrett, Local Government Services Manager for the Arkansas Treasurer of State
  • John George, Education Technician at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
  • Alexandria Gilbert, Corporate Restructuring Associate with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (graduate of Stanford University Law School)
  • Laura Lee Gilliland, Nutrition Coach at Working Against Gravity
  • Barrett Gough, self-employed
  • Dan Guinn, Executive Director of AIDS Network (graduate of Valparaiso Law School)
  • Josh Hamilton, Video Producer for This is Alabama and documentary filmmaker
  • Maggie Phillips Hammond, Information Professional at JDA Software
  • Brad Hargett, Assistant Attorney, Phelps, Jenkins, Gibson & Fowler, LLP.
  • Jim Hickman, Social Worker and Mental Health Advocate
  • Elliot Knight, Executive Director, Alabama State Council on the Arts
  • Erik Lizee, Director of Exhibit Design and Development for McWane Science Center
  • Beth Meadows, Attorney for Special Counsel, Nashville, TN (graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School)
  • Rebecca Todd Minder, Marketing and Digital Media Manager for Alabama Heritage
  • Anil Mujumdar, Trial Attorney for Zarzaur in Birmingham, AL (graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law)
  • Elizabeth Ousley, Associate Attorney at Thompson, Miller and Simpson, PSC (University of Kentucky College of Law graduate)
  • Joe Parmer, Production Coordinator for Animation Domination High-Def
  • Cameron Parsons, Associate Attorney at The Parsons Firm, P.C. (graduate of Cumberland School of Law, Samford University)
  • Christi Positan, Site Coordinator for Reading Partners in Washington D.C.
  • Jennifer Price, Realtor for Charming Charlotte Homes
  • Jonathan Reed, Reporter for Gongwer News Service Ohio
  • Jacob Richards, Disaster Recovery Project Manager for Ceres Environmental
  • Athena Richardson, Project Operations Manager of the Alabama African-American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium
  • Heather Roberts, Concessions Administrator at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
  • Josh Sahib, Founder and CEO of ParseMate
  • Margaret Sasser, Program & Communications Manager for the Andrew Goodman Foundation (youth leadership development, voting accessibility, and social justice initiatives)
  • Bryant Saxon, Coordinator at Earth Libraries (record label), Birmingham, AL
  • Ann Terry, Copywriter for Three UK (telecommunications company)
  • Cleophus Thomas, Jr., Attorney in Anniston, AL (B.A. American Studies; B.A. in Philosophy, Politics & Economics, Oxford University—Marshall Scholar; J.D. Harvard Law School) and Trustee, The University of Alabama 1983-2002
  • Laci Thomas, Teacher for Whales English
  • Lisa Messina Vincent, Senior Account Service Representative at McGriff, Seibels and Williams, Inc. (insurance brokerage)
  • Josh Woodard, Realtor, @properties in Chicago, IL
  • Erin Wederbrook Yuskaitis, Education & Interpretation Coordinator at Old North Church, Boston

We encourage all of our alumni to stay in touch! Please send an update to Dr. Mairin Odle (lmodle@ua.edu ).