Advancement Announcements
Kendall Smith joins Alumni House team
Sarah Kendall Smith has joined UAB Advancement as the new Assistant Director of the Alumni House. Kendall is a proud UAB alumna, having earned her MBA here last year.
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Kristy Henry promoted to Senior Director of Development II
Congratulations to Kristy Henry on her promotion to Senior Director of Development II in the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine development team.
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Sarah Creel Mitchell returns to UAB
UAB Advancement is excited to welcome Sarah Creel Mitchell as a writer on the Advancement Communications team!
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Gabby Rice joins UAB Advancement
UAB Advancement welcomes Gabby Rice to the University Events team!
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Michael Wilson joins School of Engineering
UAB Advancement is excited to announce Michael Wilson as the new director of development for the UAB School of Engineering starting Dec. 15.
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2025 Year-end Gift Processes
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.
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Lauren Cooper Promoted to Senior Director
Congratulations to Lauren Cooper, who has been promoted to Senior Director of Communications and Annual Giving.
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Jennifer Morgan
UAB Advancement welcomes Jennifer (Jenn) Morgan as the new senior director of development for the UAB School of Health Professions.
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Francis Allison
UAB Advancement is excited to announce that Frances Allison has returned!
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Stephen Abernathy
UAB Advancement is excited to welcome Stephen Abernathy!
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Megan Whitten
Welcome to UAB Advancement, Megan Whitten!
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UAB Advancement welcomes Mary Ellis Cravey
We are excited to welcome Mary Ellis Cravey as a development coordinator in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine.
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