
On March 6, the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Vice President for Student Affairs, John R. Jones, III, Ph.D. and Assistant Vice President for Student Health & Wellbeing, Rebecca Kennedy, Ph.D., awarded UAB counselors Kiera Walker, MA, LPC, NCC and Julia Sanford, LICSW, with "Excellence in Action" Coins.
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UAB Student Affairs has exceptional staff members who serve our campus with professionalism, kindness, and integrity.
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UAB Student Affairs has exceptional staff members who serve our campus with professionalism, kindness, and integrity.

In recognition of her outstanding dedication and contributions, Naquela Kirk has been named the February Employee of the Month by UAB Student Affairs.
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“A big misconception about counseling is that it is a very stiff and cold environment where you lay on the couch and talk about whatever to a person who is emotionally distant. That could not be further from the truth,” says Oliver Smith, Blazers Let’s Talk’s newest Counselor-in-Resident.