Advancement Announcements
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Savannah Barrentine joins UAB Advancement
We’re so excited to welcome Savannah Barrentine to UAB Advancement! Savannah is joining us as the Assistant Director of Development in the School of Education and Human Sciences. In this role, she will work closely with Dean Teresa Doughty and Lisa Pritchett to develop strategic fundraising priorities and strategies for the school.
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Anna Aderholt joins UAB Advancement
We’re excited to welcome Anna Aderholt to the team. Anna is joining UAB Advancement as a Development Coordinator.
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Erin Clarkson joins UAB Advancement
Also joining UAB Advancement is Erin B. Clarkson, LMSW, MPH. As Manager for the Grateful Patient Program, Erin will be responsible for operationalizing and overseeing a comprehensive grateful patient program that will generate increased private gift support.
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Kevin Davis promoted to Program Director for the HSOM development team
Congratulations are in order to Kevin Davis, who recently accepted the position of Program Director for the HSOM development team after serving as a Development Coordinator since October 2022.
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Christen Defnall joins UAB Advancement
We’re so excited to welcome Christen Defnall to UAB Advancement. Christen is joining us as a Records Management Specialist for the Gift and Biographical Records team.
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Jalyn Reaves joins UAB Advancement
Jalyn Reaves has joined UAB Advancement as the Corporate Giving Manager – Arts.
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Beverly Barnwell joins UAB Advancement
We’re thrilled to welcome Beverly Barnwell to our team as Alumni Business Administrator for the Heersink School of Medicine.
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Michael Wilson promoted to Associate Director of Development for Collat
Congratulations to Michael Wilson on his recent promotion to Associate Director of Development for the Collat School of Business.
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Kerry Chesnut promoted to the Director of Development for the School of Dentistry
Congratulations to Kerry Chesnut, who has recently been named Director of Development for the School of Dentistry.
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Year-end gift processes
During the period when 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.
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Yolanda Heiberger, M.A., joins UAB Advancement
Yolanda Heiberger, M.A. Heiberger is joining our team as a development writer for the HSOM team.
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Tracy Thomas joins UAB Advancement
We are so excited to welcome Tracy Thomas to UAB Advancement.
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