Studio 96 Productions

04/16/2021

Check out the UWA Theatre production. Email [email protected] for the link.

Coming April 21-25. Email [email protected] for Vimeo link.

04/15/2021

04/13/2021

Come watch the story of Mary and William with UWA Theatre. April 21-25. Email [email protected] for Vimeo link and further information.

10/07/2020

Watch The University of West Alabama's UWA BetaBox Training Lab Launch on Livestream.com.

05/15/2020

A Message from UWA President Ken Tucker

Death of Emeritus Professor Crawford


Dear Colleagues,

The University community is deeply saddened by the news of the May 4th death of Dr. June Crawford, emeritus professor of education, who retired in 2008. A memorial service is expected to be held on Saturday, July 25, at 2 p.m. at First Christian Church in Tuscaloosa.

Dr. Crawford came to UWA in 1989, teaching courses in the College of Education. After four years, she left the university to move to Georgia and be near her mother, who was in poor health, also teaching middle school briefly while in Georgia. She returned to UWA in 1994 and stayed 14 years until her retirement. She taught a full range of courses at UWA, from undergraduate reading courses to graduate research courses. Alongside her teaching load, she served as a field experience coordinator and also coordinator of partnership schools. In fact, much of Dr. Crawford’s service record reflects outreach and partnerships that strengthened programs for UWA students as well as K-12 students in the region.

Dr. Crawford earned a bachelor of science in secondary speech education in 1978, a master of education in reading in 1980, an education specialist degree in 1984, and a doctorate of education in 1987, all from the University of Alabama. She also earned certification in education administration in 1992 and education supervision in 1994 from UWA. She taught reading, social studies, and English in middle and high schools for nine years in south Alabama. After earning her doctorate, Dr. Crawford left the K-12 school environment in 1988 to work at Judson College before joining the UWA faculty a year later.

Dr. Crawford is remembered by her colleagues as a driving force behind UWA Online, one of six faculty members who began the program through teaching and design. Without her support and collaboration with a core group of others, many say that UWA certainly would not have been at the forefront of distance learning. Following the establishment of UWA Online, Dr. Crawford continued designing courses and mentoring faculty who have taught in the online environment for UWA, even teaching in an adjunct role following her retirement.

We extend our deepest sympathy to Dr. Crawford’s family and closest friends during this time of grieving, including her husband, Dr. Tom DeVaney, also emeritus professor of education at UWA.


Dr. June Crawford’s Obituary


Sincerely,

Ken Tucker, Ph.D.
President

05/13/2020

A Message from UWA President Ken Tucker

Death of Emeritus Professor Green-Burns

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Dear Colleagues,

The University community is deeply saddened by the news of the death of Dr. Barry Green-Burns, emeritus professor of counselor education who retired in 2017. A graveside service will be Tuesday, June 9, at 11 a.m. at Old Live Oak Cemetery in Selma.

Dr. Green-Burns came to UWA in 1995, teaching courses in the school counseling program. As a professor, he devoted his life to providing quality instruction for counseling students. Many may recall that one of his areas of expertise was self-hypnosis, which he used to assist UWA athletes and others. With his open-door policy for students, he rarely had an empty office but instead almost always had a student or colleague in his office seeking assistance and guidance.

In 2002, Dr. Green-Burns was one of six faculty members who began teaching and designing courses for UWA Online, and he was noted for his progressive approaches to teaching his subjects, including self-hypnosis, in the online environment. Dr. Green-Burns spent much of his career volunteering his expertise as a counselor for area school programs and organizations. He provided many workshops for the Alabama Counseling Association with presentations of his lifetime of research.

A native of Selma, Dr. Green-Burns moved to Fairhope in his junior year of high school and graduated there. He earned a bachelor of arts in history and political science in 1965 from Spring Hill College in Mobile. He earned a master of science in both foundations of education (1971) and counseling and guidance (1972) from Troy University. He then earned a doctorate in counselor education at the University of Alabama in 1979 and finished his formal education with certification as a licensed professional counselor from Loyola University in Chicago.

Prior to his tenure at UWA, Dr. Green-Burns was a K-12 teacher and counselor in the Montgomery area, transitioning to higher education at George C. Wallace State Community College, where he worked as a counselor, recruiter, financial aid officer, and history teacher. He also taught counseling courses at Mississippi State University and the University of Alabama. He served as an outpatient and dual diagnosis therapist at Indian Rivers Community Mental Health Center in Tuscaloosa, and he served as a director for two adolescent residential facilities.

We extend our deepest sympathy to Dr. Green-Burns’ family and closest friends during this time of grieving.

Sincerely,

Ken Tucker, Ph.D.
President

03/07/2020

UWA Theatre presents Urinetown the Musical March 11-13 Bibb Graves Auditorium 7:30pm

12/03/2019

Graduate Commencement Link

Watch The University of West Alabama's UWA Graduate Commencement Fall 2019 on Livestream.com.

12/03/2019

Undergraduate Commencement Link

Watch The University of West Alabama's UWA Undergraduate Commencement Fall 2019 on Livestream.com.

11/22/2019

11/22/2019