You already know Tim Alexander is IN! Tim has accomplished so much, so fast – from roaming the sidelines for UAB Football to earning three UAB degrees. You don’t have to be an award-winning speaker, author, Emmy Award winner, and life coach like Tim to get automatic enrollment in the UAB National Alumni Society with no dues or fees. All you need is your degree—From Here On IN. #FromHereOnIN #UABalumni
This Blazer legend is IN! UAB Basketball Head Coach Andy Kennedy has come home to coach his alma mater after head coaching stints at Cincinnati and Ole Miss. AK still holds the UAB record for most points scored in a single game with 41. Just like Coach, you’ve scored your membership in the NAS. Sign-ups and dues are out—From Here On IN.
Jessica Brown is IN! This Communication Studies grad oversees the content team at Big Communications, leading paid and organic strategies across the agency. She joined the organization in 2016 to manage content efforts for Valvoline™, inclusive of social strategy, digital community planning and influencer campaigns. Brown was a student intern for the UAB Athletic Department, then spent 10 years in professional motorsports before joining Big.
John Barranco is IN! John leads business development efforts for Morgan & Co. where he brings together a team of media experts, who specialize in media strategy, buying and analytics, to help clients acquire more customers, at a reduced cost per acquisition. Previously, John was Senior Associate Commissioner for Corporate Sales and Marketing with the Sun Belt Conference and the Associate Athletic Director for External Relations for the University of New Orleans Athletic Department. This 1999 communication studies graduate is active in the New Orleans community, where he is involved in several charitable causes and spends his free time coaching youth sports.
Janice Rogers is IN! You don’t have to help thousands of Alabamians start the day like this face of Good Day Alabama to get an all-access pass to the National Alumni Society. As Blazer grads, you and Janice both have all the rights and privileges of NAS membership at no cost. Automatic membership is open to graduates past and future—From Here On IN.
Janice Kennedy is IN! She earned her B.A. in 2017 from the School of Health Professionals.
Ivana is IN! She is a member of UAB’s most recent graduating class with a B.S. in Health Care Management and is hoping to start graduate school in Health Informatics in the Fall of 2021.
Dawn is IN! Dawn is a 1994 UAB graduate who majored in history. She now serves as an in-house attorney for an aircraft manufacturer in Wichita, Kansas, after earning her law degree at Washburn Law School in May 2000. Dawn’s hobbies include baking and all things aviation – she holds a private pilot’s license with an instrument rating, and in her spare time, she and her husband, also a pilot, enjoy flying their 1942 Stearman biplane. Dawn would love to return to Birmingham someday and still visits family in Alabama as often as she can.
Brandon Gilliland is IN! He earned a B.A. in Political Science in 2006 and is now an AP U.S. government and history teacher and ACT consultant.
Christopher Mahan is IN! He concentrated in creative writing and earned both his B.A. and M.A. in English from UAB in 2004 and 2008, respectively.
Ivana is IN! This Blazer graduated in 2012 with her BA from UAB and is now a part of the essential work force.
Heather Palmer is IN! Heather received a degree in music education – instrumental in 2012.
