Category: Press Releases

Kelly Curry ’08 is the recipient of the 2021 Nathalie Molton Gibbons Young Achiever’s Award, which is given annually to an alumnus age 35 or younger whose career and community contributions have reflected positively at the local, state or national level. Curry is a child family therapist, maternity supervisor and reunification counselor at Agape of… Continue reading Kelly Curry ’08 receives Nathalie Molton Gibbons Young Achiever’s Award

Keith Shoemaker ’98 of Atlanta is the recipient of the 2021 Nathalie Molton Gibons Alumni Achievement Award. Shoemaker is the commodity manager for inflight branded snacks and beverages with Delta Airlines, where he is responsible for the sourcing and procurement of all of the airline’s onboard branded snack and beverage products. He has worked in… Continue reading Keith Shoemaker ’98 receives Nathalie Molton Gibbons Alumni Achievement Award

Timothy Lupinacci ’88 is the recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Award, which is the UM National Alumni Association’s highest annual honor. Lupinacci, a resident of Vestavia Hills, is a member of the University’s Board of Trustees and has practiced law in Birmingham for nearly three decades. He is the chairman and chief executive officer… Continue reading Tim Lupinacci ’88 earns Distinguished Alumnus Award

The University of Montevallo, in partnership with Shelby Baptist Medical Center and Montevallo Drug, held an on-campus COVID-19 vaccination clinic for more than 100 UM employees on March 4. The partnership is the latest in the University’s efforts to provide vaccines to educators and support personnel who are eligible to receive the vaccine under the… Continue reading UM holds on-campus vaccination clinic for employees

Dr. Stephen Craft, the dean of the University of Montevallo’s Stephens College of Business will be moving into the same position at Atlanta’s Oglethorpe University. Dr. Amiee Mellon, associate professor and department chair in the SCOB, will serve as interim dean until a new full-time dean is named. Craft has been at UM for more… Continue reading UM’s Dean Craft moving to Oglethorpe, Mellon named interim dean

The University of Montevallo has received a nearly $600,000 United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Services grant to support its efforts in delivering telemental health and distance education programs to its neighbors in Bibb, Dallas and Talladega counties. Through the grant, the University will partner with Bibb County Schools, Dallas County Schools and Talladega… Continue reading UM receives federal grant to support telemental health, distance learning

Out-of-state students who enroll in the University of Montevallo’s online graduate programs beginning with the 2021-2022 academic year will pay the same as in-state graduate students, as a result of the University’s new cyber tuition rates. The University’s Board of Trustees approved the cyber tuition rates during its Feb. 12 meeting. As a result of the… Continue reading UM announces cyber tuition for graduate programs, discounted summer tuition

The University of Montevallo’s Environmental Studies Program has received a $15,000 grant from the Daniel Foundation of Alabama to support the University’s efforts to deliver free environmental education programs to Title 1 schools in Shelby, Bibb and Chilton counties. The Daniel Foundation supports effective organizations and programs throughout the state that are focused on building… Continue reading UM Environmental Studies Program receives $15k grant

The University of Montevallo will be honoring the memory of alumna Rebecca Luker by naming the stage in its new Center for the Arts after her.    A 1984 UM graduate, Luker, who died on Dec. 23, 2020, led a lengthy and distinguished career as a Broadway actress.   A vocal performance major at UM, Luker was previously awarded an honorary doctorate… Continue reading University of Montevallo naming stage in memory of alumna Rebecca Luker

The University of Montevallo has one of the top nutrition degree programs in the nation, according to a ranking recently published by intelligent.com.   The website recently released its 2021 list of  The Top 50 Nutrition Degree Programs  in the nation, and UM’s Exercise and Nutrition Science Program ranked as the top in the South… Continue reading UM named one of top nutrition degree programs in the nation