Office of Equity and Diversity

AFRICAN AMERICAN FACULTY ASSOCIATION

The African American Faculty Association (AAFA) has been in existence informally on the UAB campus for nearly 20 years and as an official organization for the past three years. The association was formed for three reasons

To provide a forum for association among African American faculty at UAB

To function as an advisory board on behalf of the African American community at UAB.

To support and maintain the cultural traditions of persons of African descent within the context of UAB and the Birmingham community.

2007-2009 AFRICAN AMERICAN FACULTY ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

Michael S. Fitts, President
Bettye G. Wilson - Vice President
Sylvia McAphee - Secretary
Eric P. Jack - Treasurer
Heather Martin - Historian

The AAFA has supported numerous groups in the community in recent years, including the Birmingham Housing Authority, students who came to UAB after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina and the Black Graduate Student Association

One of the AAFA’s objectives for the new endowment is to encourage graduates of public high schools in the Birmingham metro area to pursue their educational goals at UAB. The endowed scholarship is also a symbol for many things, perhaps none more important than the AAFA’s commitment to making opportunities for students better at UAB.

AAFA Endowed Scholarship Campaign

UAB Office for Equity and Diversity
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
401 Campbell Hall
1300 University Boulevard
Mailing Address: 1530 3rd Avenue So.
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170
Phone: (205) 934-8762 ● Fax: (205) 934-1650

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