Yvonne Howze is IN! Yvonne received a BA from Talladega College in 1973, a Masters in Education from UAB in 1975, and a Doctorate in Education from Vanderbilt University in 1990. Yvonne is President and Owner of CYA Consulting Group in Saint Augustine, Florida. CYA specializes in Executive Coaching, Leadership Development and Training, and Performance Excellence for small businesses, non-profits, and governmental agencies.
Julia Sanford is IN! This theatre major graduated in 1975 with her bachelor’s degree from the UAB College and Arts and Sciences. Today, she is an actor at The Road Theatre Company in California.
Judy Hinton is IN! She earned her first degree in education in 1975 and her second in 1998. Emily then took her B.S. and MAE degrees from UAB and put them to work teaching the children of Alabama. She will start her 44th year in teaching this school year.
The PUTMANS are ALL IN – with 8 different degrees, certificates and important positions at and from UAB among all four of them! The Putmans are Ever Faithful and Ever Loyal to the Green and Gold from 1972 – 2020 and beyond.
Dennis Putman was Co-Head of the UAB Campus Ministry Program at UAB from 1969 t0 1972. He was Ombudsman for University College, representing Vice-President George W. Campbell at University College (1972 – 1979). He earned his M.A. in Guidance and Counseling from UAB in 1975. He was Founder and President of Human Resources Developers, Inc. from 1980 to 1984 and is a retired State of Alabama Disability Determination examiner.
His wife Jane Mobley Putman earned her B.S. in Elementary Education in 1977, a master’s in Special Education in 1979. She is now a retired teacher with the Birmingham City School System.
Their son Michael Putman earned a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 2004 at UAB and completed medical school at the UAB School of Medicine in 2010. He is now a family physician at Seale Harris Clinic in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.
Michael’s wife Olivia Dansby Putman earned a B.S. in Biology in 2007 at UAB (while serving on numerous advocacy committees, UAB Ambassador, Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, and Miss UAB Homecoming Finalist). She recently earned her Executive Master of Science in Healthcare Administration Degree at UAB in 2020 and currently works at the UAB Hospital as a Clinical Pharmacist in Bone Marrow Transplant, Hematology, Oncology and Trauma Burn.
