South Magazine Fall 2023
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“USA is educating the next generation of<br />
leaders, movers and shakers along the Gulf<br />
Coast. It has been a meteoric rise from a onebuilding<br />
humble beginning to a world-class<br />
institution of research and higher education.<br />
It seems everywhere I go, somebody is talking<br />
about the great things happening at <strong>South</strong>.”<br />
“<strong>South</strong> Alabama has<br />
really been a change<br />
agent for me. For<br />
every child who gets<br />
to the point that you<br />
don’t feel like you’re<br />
going to make it, I<br />
want to give you hope.<br />
<strong>South</strong> Alabama gives<br />
you vision to look<br />
through muddy water<br />
and see dry land.”<br />
ROBERT E. BATTLES SR. ’69<br />
V. GORDON MOULTON<br />
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD<br />
CHRISTOPHER M. BLANKENSHIP ’92<br />
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD<br />
“<strong>South</strong> is not the result of a passive pursuit of<br />
excellence but of visionary and committed<br />
leadership. It challenges the imagination that<br />
only a forest stood there 60 years ago. Today the<br />
University is the intellectual and academic center<br />
of our region and a leading corporate citizen.”<br />
JAMES B. ESTABROOK JR. ’68<br />
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD<br />
“My great-grandfather, Chief Calvin McGhee, understood that<br />
knowledge is power and education is essential. Our partnership with<br />
<strong>South</strong> continues his legacy by advancing educational, cultural and<br />
economic development opportunities in our local communities.”<br />
ROBERT MCGHEE ’93, VICE CHAIR, CREEK INDIANS TRIBAL COUNCIL<br />
POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS<br />
COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD<br />
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