Dear UWA Alumni & Friends,

The Sumter County Alumni Association needs your help. To achieve our goal of promoting and encouraging interest in The University of West Alabama and bringing together the Alumni of Sumter County, we would like to increase our chapter’s membership and to become more active. This is a critical time for higher education in the State of Alabama, and with your help, we can promote UWA and rekindle friendships.

The Sumter County Alumni Association has recently awarded several scholarships to Sumter County students. The McLean/Luke Scholarship has been awarded to Mallory Fox of York, and The John McConnell Scholarship has been awarded to Twyla Harris of York and to Kim Smith of Livingston. Glen Harris, Jr., of Gainesville, and Patrick Hutcherson, of Emelle, have received scholarships for their freshman years. These deserving students must maintain a 3.0 GPA or better per semester to renew these scholarships.

Coach Bobby Wallace and our Tigers kick off the 2008 football season on Saturday, August 30, at Tiger Stadium. We have planned a pre-game social at the President’s Home on the campus of UWA. The social will be from 5:00 until 6:30. You will receive a reminder postcard of this event. A tax deductible contribution of $15.00 per person or $25.00 per family will go to the Sumter County Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Please mark your calendar for August 30. See you there.

Lolita Smith, President
Sumter County Alumni Association

If you would like to become involved with the Sumter County Alumni Chapter, you may contact You may also call the UWA Alumni Office at 205-652-3852, or email TyAnne Stone, Director of Alumni Affairs at tstone@uwa.edu.