Category: Montevallo Today

The UM National Alumni Association hosted its annual awards dinner on Oct. 10, closing out the 2024 Founders’ Day festivities by honoring the recipients of its Outstanding Staff Service Award, Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award and Mary Lou Elder Williams Alumni Loyalty Award. Outstanding Staff Service Award The Outstanding Staff Service Award, which recognizes a… Continue reading UMNAA Recognizes Award Winners on Founders’ Day

Annual Founders’ Day activities were held Thursday, Oct. 10, to commemorate the University’s 128-year history of service to education in the state of Alabama and its alumni. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and family came together to celebrate the “hope, strength and resilience” of the institution and its community. The day’s events began with the morning… Continue reading Founders’ Day: Celebrating 128 Years of Hope, Strength and Resilience

By the time Dr. Kittilax “Apple” Kridakorn ’70 started at Montevallo (then Alabama College), people thought she’d already been a student beforehand because of how much time she spent on the bricks. “My brother attended Montevallo before me,” Kridakorn said. “I spent so many weekends down there my senior year. Montevallo has always been my… Continue reading Kridakorn Provides for Future Falcon Family Members

The UM National Alumni Association celebrated the recipients of its 2024 Homecoming awards on Feb. 16 at its Homecoming awards dinner and annual business meeting in Anna Irvin Dining Hall. Jim Vann ’76 received the Distinguished Alumni Award, which is the UMNAA’s highest annual honor. Dr. Elizabeth Gassel Perkins ’04 received the Nathalie Molton Gibbons… Continue reading UMNAA Dinner Honors 2024 Homecoming Award Recipients

“At this school, we are pure as gold,” proclaimed Student Government Association President Colton Rodano as Gold Side students, alumni, friends and family filling Palmer Auditorium on Feb. 17, broke out into screams, cheers and even tears. This winning catchphrase revealed that the 2024 College Night and Homecoming weekend had ended in a Gold Victory.… Continue reading Gold Side Takes the Win in 2024 College Night and Homecoming Weekend

For University of Montevallo students taking the National Parks and Public Lands class this year, spring break brought the opportunity to get outside the classroom and experience the wonder of national parks in person. Dr. Scott Turner, professor of political science, took the class to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, where they spent… Continue reading UM Students Visit Great Smoky Mountains on Class Trip

From Falcon Parent to Faculty, Dr. Crystal Bennett is Nurturing Future Nurses  Growing up in Pensacola, Dr. Crystal Bennett became interested in nursing after visiting her grandmother in a nursing home and witnessing the compassionate care provided by the staff.  “I remember watching people feed her and brush her hair,” she said. “And I thought,… Continue reading Faculty Profile: Dr. Crystal Bennett

Before Dr. Ashley Wurzbacher was a writer, she was a reader. While delving into the worlds of Latin American magical realism, literary fiction centered on complicated women and short story collections, the Titusville, Pennsylvania, native discovered an eagerness to tell her own stories. Wurzbacher, associate professor of English, published her debut novel in August. “How… Continue reading Faculty Profile: Dr. Ashley Wurzbacher

As a transfer student from Walker College in Jasper, Bob Baker ’78 came to UM for the quality accounting program and a chance to play on the men’s basketball team. He didn’t know he would be leaving with an affordable education that would help him thrive in the business field and friendships that would last… Continue reading Donor Profile: Bob Baker