University of Alabama graduates Stephen Alvin and Beverly Crawford Davis have established a support fund for the Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences. Support funds, which may be established for units of the College with a minimum of $10,000, provide for faculty academic needs including travel, conference fees, scholarships, and special […]
Category: Stories of Giving
Chris Hainsey Remembered with Memorial Scholarship 


An endowed scholarship has been established in the name of Chris Hainsey, a student member of the Million Dollar Band, who, after a long battle with cancer, passed away in the fall of 2005. Hainsey’s parents, Brenda and Mike Hainsey of Columbus, Mississippi and his aunt and uncle Carol and Dennis Hainsey made a gift […]
Department of Chemistry Receives $12,000 Anonymous Pledge 


An anonymous benefactor has given $12,000 to recognize the contributions of Anthony J. Arduengo III, Saxon Professor of Chemistry in the College, and to promote academic excellence in the Department of Chemistry. The gift will be used to establish and support a visiting lecture series that addresses a topic of relevance and importance to the […]
Robert H. Meier Honors Wife 


The late Robert H. Meier of Victor, Idaho provided an estate gift in memory of his wife to establish the Bettye L. Kerr Meier Endowed Student Support Fund in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education. He pledged $11,000 before his death in to support academic excellence in both colleges. Half […]
Dance Scholarship Honors Edie Barnes
The American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Summer Intensive program at The University of Alabama has established the Edith Barnes Endowed Scholarship with a $20,000 gift to the University.  ABT endowed the scholarship to pay tribute to Barnes’s role in promoting the education of students in the dance program, which is part of the Department of Theatre […]
Havard Family Honors Relative With Endowed Scholarship
Everett S. and F. Dianne Havard Jr. of Pensacola, FL have established the E.S. Havard Family Endowed Scholarship to honor Everett Havard’s father. The scholarship will provide support to incoming freshmen students enrolled full-time in the College. The scholarship may be renewed for subsequent years provided a student maintains a minimum “B” grade average and […]
Family and Friends Create Tribute to Wallace C. Johnson
The Wallace C. Johnson Endowed Geological Sciences Support Fund has been established to honor University of Alabama supporter Wallace C. Johnson. Family and friends of Johnson have contributed $11,470, including matching gifts, to create the fund. 
The fund will provide awards to promising students enrolled full-time in the Department of Geological Sciences in the College […]
