South Magazine Fall 2023
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SIX DECADES OF SOUTH<br />
2010s<br />
TO TODAY<br />
2010<br />
TOWERING<br />
ACHIEVEMENTS<br />
More than 3,000<br />
people attend the<br />
dedication of Alumni<br />
Plaza and <strong>South</strong>’s new<br />
signature structure:<br />
the 140-foot Gordon<br />
and Geri Moulton<br />
Bell Tower. Nearby,<br />
another important<br />
building opens: the<br />
116,000-square-foot<br />
Student Recreation<br />
Center.<br />
2013-14<br />
Reshaping <strong>South</strong><br />
Momentous changes gain momentum as the decade begins. The Health<br />
Sciences Building has just opened, and work has begun on Moulton Tower and<br />
Alumni Plaza. <strong>South</strong> adds additional showcases: Shelby Hall, the MacQueen<br />
Alumni Center and, as the 2020s dawn, an on-campus football stadium.<br />
A pandemic strikes. Technology changes the classroom. The University<br />
inaugurates two presidents.<br />
INTRODUCING<br />
DR. WALDROP<br />
V. Gordon Moulton<br />
retires as <strong>South</strong>’s<br />
second president.<br />
Less than three<br />
months later, he dies<br />
after a long battle<br />
with brain cancer.<br />
Dr. Tony G. Waldrop<br />
becomes <strong>South</strong>’s<br />
third president. In<br />
his seven years in<br />
office, he helps raise<br />
academic standards,<br />
elevate research<br />
and foster dynamic<br />
growth at USA<br />
Health.<br />
What might the next 60 years bring?<br />
28 SOUTH MAGAZINE
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