Friends of the University of Montevallo History Program

04/04/2024

Rescheduled book event! Next Tuesday, April 9 at 3:30, Carmichael Library

03/19/2024

Join us two weeks from today for a book presentation and signing in the Pat Scales Special Collections room at Carmichael Library, Tuesday April 2 at 2:30 p.m.

03/04/2024

Congratulations to Emma Bailey and Veronica Kloss. Auburn University hosted the Annual Conference of Chapters of Phi Alpha Theta for the State of Alabama and the conference acknowledge their works as "Best Papers" for the conference.

03/01/2024

Next Wednesday!

02/19/2024

Please think of attending next Tuesday afternoon in Carmichael Library

Elvin Thompson will discuss his collection of rare and antique Black history books and memorabilia, on display on the main (1st) floor of the library. Thompson is a historian who...

02/01/2024

Please join us in the lobby of Fallin Hall at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, February 17th for the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences Homecoming Reception. We will be honoring our 2024 BSS Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, Robert “Bryan” Marcus.

A native of Marion, Alabama, Bryan Marcus graduated from the University of Montevallo in 1999 (History and English). After attending UM, Bryan earned a Master’s Degree in Public and International Affairs in 2002 and soon after joined the U.S. State Department. He has served all over the world including Kingston, Baghdad, Pristina, and Paramaribo. In 2022 he earned a Master’s Degree in National Security Strategy at the National Defense University. The State Department recommended him for promotion to the Senior Foreign Service this past August.

Currently, he is Deputy Director of Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, United States Department of State.

Congratulations, Bryan!

05/05/2023

Saturday at 1 p.m. Central, Dr. Sylvea Hollis (History, UM 2003) will be on a panel discussing "Slavery in Greater New York." Remote registration information in link.

Dyckman Discussions: Slavery in Greater New York May 6th, 2023 at 2PM Location: Holy Trinity Church Inwood Dyckman Discussions is a two year discussion series focusing on exploring topics in New Yo…

03/13/2023

For those interested in our alumna Dr Kelly Kilpatrick you can view her talk last month for the Scottish Society for Northern Studies: "Pictish Writing & Pictish Symbols: Decoding the Newton Stone."

SSNS Seminar - Dr Kelly Kilpatrick (University of Glasgow) - 'Pictish Writing & Pictish Symbols: Decoding the Newton Stone’The seminar is chaired by Rebekah ...

02/07/2023

Join us in Fallin Hall Lobby Saturday at 9:30 a.m., February 11 for our ceremony for 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Blake Hudson (History, 2002)!

12/02/2022

We are proud of our alumni!

Two of the top law schools in Alabama have Montevallo alumni at their helm. Dr. Mark Brandon ’75 is dean of the Hugh F. Culverhouse School of Law at The University of Alabama. And since July 1, Blake Hudson ’02 is dean of the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. Blake Hudson Hudson ca...

11/03/2022

More press on Kelly Kilpatrick in Scotland!

1,500-year-old carved stone from the 'Painted People' in Scotland possibly reveals a bull, pelicans and an ancient alphabet.

10/25/2022

Dr. Kelly Kilpatrick (2005) is doing great archaeological work in Scotland!

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a Pictish period cross, including an ancient inscription and carvings of birds and other animals.