During the period the university is closed for the holidays, we want to ensure that any donor needing assistance with a year-end gift will have adequate information to allow them to contact a member of the Office of Advancement. Outlined below are the procedures we will follow for handling any year-end gifts. For more information regarding wiring instructions and stock transfers, please reach out to us at gifts@uab.edu.

Congratulations to Lauren Cooper, who has been promoted to Senior Director of Communications and Annual Giving.

Welcome to UAB Advancement, Megan Whitten!

UAB Advancement is excited to welcome Stephen Abernathy!

UAB Advancement is excited to announce that Frances Allison has returned!

UAB Advancement welcomes Jennifer (Jenn) Morgan as the new senior director of development for the UAB School of Health Professions.

Congratulations to Robert Blakley on being named the Senior Director of Development for the Collat School of Business.

We are excited to welcome Mary Ellis Cravey as a development coordinator in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine.

UAB Advancement is excited to welcome Catherine Cullom as an assistant director of development in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine. As a part of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center development team, Catherine will be organizing the annual ArtBLINK fundraiser and managing the cancer center’s Young Supporters Board.

We are excited to welcome Lynnmarie Flowers to UAB Advancement! She is joining the UAB Medicine/Heersink School of Medicine Advancement team as a development writer. In her role, Lynnmarie will produce proposals, stewardship reports, and digital content for current and prospective donors.

UAB Advancement is excited to welcome Development Coordinator for the Heersink School of Medicine Katie Beth Linder. In this role, Katie Beth will assist the Heersink School of Medicine team with various tasks, including the Grateful Patient Program.

We are excited to welcome Alumni Officer for Engagement Sadie Richardson to UAB Advancement. In this role, Sadie will work with the alumni regional networks and engage with alumni all around the country. Her goal will be to help connect alumni to their areas of interest at UAB.