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Pictured left to right: Elizabeth Fritz (Selection Committee), Rebekah Seay, Maranda Weathers (Selection Committee), Ramona Howard, Holly Clark, Tracy Selmon. Not pictured: Jeremy Jeffcoat, Christina Ricks.
The Auburn University at Montgomery Alumni Association recently awarded its annual Graduate Study Merit Scholarships to six outstanding AUM students. These scholarships are awarded annually to deserving graduate students at AUM. The scholarships require recipients maintain a GPA of 3.4 or higher, enroll in and complete nine hours each semester, and be continuously enrolled for each semester covered by the award.
The $1,000 scholarships, funded by alumni memberships, were awarded by the AUM Alumni Board of Directors to Holly Clarke, Tracy Selmon, Jeremy Jeffcoat, Rebekah Seay, Ramona Howard and Christina Ricks.
Clarke, a former student-athlete originally from England, earned a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science with a concentration in Kinesiology from Auburn Montgomery and is working towards a master’s degree in the same area.
Selmon earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at AUM and is pursuing a Master of Psychology. Upon completion of her master’s degree, Selmon plans to advance her current career and begin a doctorate program in clinical psychology. Her long-term goal is to become a licensed clinical psychologist.
Jeffcoat earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Troy University and is currently pursuing a Master of Liberal Arts in History at AUM. His goal is to teach history at the community college level and to contribute to the field through writing and research.
Seay is pursuing a Master of Science in Exercise Science with a concentration in Kinesiology at AUM. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Fitness, Conditioning and Performance from Auburn University. Upon completion of her master’s degree, Seay plans to pursue a career as a college professor.
Howard is currently pursuing an Education Specialist degree. A two time graduate of AUM, Howard earned a Bachelor of Science in Justice and Public Safety with a concentration in Juvenile Justice and a Master of Education in Collaborative Special Education. Howard is working towards becoming a licensed counselor.
Ricks is currently pursuing an Education Specialist degree in Instructional Technology at AUM. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Master of Science in Secondary Education from Samford University. Ricks is an elementary science teacher at Bayside Academy in Daphne, AL and has received national recognition from the National Science Teachers Association for her innovative and creative approach to teaching.
The Auburn Montgomery Alumni Association sponsors an alumni professorship to recognize outstanding Auburn Montgomery faculty who best exemplify excellence in teaching, research, scholarly and creative accomplishments, and service. The person appointed Alumni Professor shall serve a three year, non-renewable term with a total salary supplement of $7,500. To be eligible for this honor, faculty must be a member of the current teaching faculty and have ten or more years of full-time service at AUM.
Nominations by AUM faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends must be submitted or postmarked no later than August 1, 2016. Click here for the detailed guidelines or contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 334-244-3369 for more information.
If you have recently moved, changed jobs, or have any announcements you would like to share with the Alumni Association, we would love to hear from you! Please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). We are so proud of our alumni. Go Warhawks!
Jennifer Ardis '10 was named Communications and External Affairs Director for the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). Ardis will lead the section of ADECA responsible for informing Alabamians about the department’s programs and grants. Ardis earned a Master of Science in Public Administration from Auburn Montgomery.
Stephen Bray '12 rediscovered his love for songwriting while studying English at AUM and is now performing his original songs in the Montgomery area. Bray earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Liberal Arts from Auburn Montgomery.
Stan Cox '86 was promoted to Headmaster of Lee-Scott Academy in Auburn, Alabama. He has been with Lee County Schools for five years, and prior to that spent fifteen years with Montgomery Public Schools and nine years at Opelika City Schools. Cox earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education Mathematics from Auburn Montgomery.
Pat Fossum '75, a retired world-class athlete, has won her age group in the Crescent City Classic New Orleans 10k for the past two years. Fossum studied education at Auburn Montgomery.
Tinna Gallagher ’08 was recently hired as the new head women's soccer coach at Oxford College of Emory University in Oxford, Georgia. After moving from Iceland, Gallagher continued her soccer career at AUM where she received three All-Southern States Conference honors and later joined the AUM coaching staff. She earned a Master of Public Administration from Auburn Montgomery.
William A. Kirkland II '93 was appointed to the FBI Citizens Academy in March 2016. Kirkland earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Auburn Montgomery.
Kayla Mason '13 accepted a position as head volleyball coach and girls’ basketball coach at Morgan Academy in Selma, Alabama. Mason earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from Auburn Montgomery.
Kendrick Myers '10, Opelika High School Assistant Principal, has been named the 2016 Alabama Assistant Principal of the Year by the Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals. Myers earned a Master of Education in Secondary Education Language Arts from Auburn Montgomery.
Brigitte Polk '91 has served the U.S. Army for the past 24 years and is currently Chief of Public Health Nursing at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She plans to retire in June 2017 to Montgomery, Alabama. Polk earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Auburn Montgomery.
Tera Simmons '98, '00 was recently hired as an assistant superintendent for Hoover City Schools. Simmons previously served as director of student learning and as K-12 curriculum director in Butler County. Simmons earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education Mild Learning Disorders and a Master of Education in Collaborative Teaching (K-6) from Auburn Montgomery.
Ursula Thomas '96 currently serves as the Director of Field Experience and Assessment for Education at Georgia State University-Perimeter College. Thomas’s most recent publication, Critical Research on Sexism and Racism in STEM Fields, investigates the bias, stereotyping, and repression experienced by women within STEM-based career fields. Thomas earned a Master of Education in Early Childhood Education from Auburn Montgomery.
