From the February 2014 Desktop News | Pre-health honors students in the College are entering their second semester of leading an after-school science program at Matthews Elementary, where about 45 UA students go twice each week to lead hands-on science experiments. Monica Brint, a junior majoring in biology, started the program – called Discovery Buddies – as a way to expose elementary students to the health profession, reiterate what they learn in class and spark a love of science. So […]
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Medical Examiner Headlines McCollough Forum
From the January 2014 Desktop News | Larry D. Dixon, executive director of the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners (ASBME), will be the featured speaker for the 12th annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum Feb. 7-8 in the Shelby Hall rotunda on The University of Alabama campus. The forum was established by UA alumni Dr. Gaylon McCollough and Mrs. Susan McCollough. It begins Friday, Feb. 7 at 3:30 p.m. with registration and continues Saturday, Feb. 8 at 9 a.m. with group […]
McCollough Establishes Scholarship to Honor Her Late Husband
Joan Mackey McCollough, of Winter Haven, Fla., has given $25,000 to the College to establish the Jasper O. McCollough Jr., MD, Memorial Endowed Scholarship to honor the memory of her husband. Scholarships will be awarded to students enrolled in the College’s premedical program. A graduate of The University of Alabama, McCollough received his medical degree from the Medical College of Alabama in Birmingham (now UAB School of Medicine) in 1959. After serving as a U.S. Navy flight surgeon, he established […]
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Carnaggios Establish Premed Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. Vincent Carnaggio, of Birmingham, have established the Vincent and Jean Carnaggio Endowed Scholarship with a gift of more than $20,000. The scholarship will support undergraduate students enrolled in UA’s premedical program. After serving in World War II, Dr. Carnaggio attended The University of Alabama, where he received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1950. He attended the Medical College of Alabama in Birmingham (now UAB School of Medicine), where he received his medical degree in 1954. He […]