The teachers you can count on for an “easy A” are always popular with students. But teachers like University of Mobile English professor Dr. Frances A. Garner – the stern …
Tell Me a Story: William K. Weaver Jr.
There was a story that Dr. William K. Weaver Jr. loved to tell. It started off with a young preacher from Sylacauga, Alabama, and a group of Baptists who thought …
An Honorary Fellow: H. Austill Pharr
By all accounts, H. Austill Pharr Sr. was a likeable, friendly fellow. “Austill was easy to know. He had a warm, outgoing, engaging personality and attracted friendships. I doubt that …
More Than a Coach: Mike Jacobs
For Coach Mike Jacobs, the University of Mobile baseball field was never just a baseball field. “It was a mission field. He didn’t run a baseball program. He ran a …
The Woman Who Helped Build a College: B Weaver and the University of Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. – The first thing you noticed about Annie Boyd Parker Weaver was her beautiful smile. The second was the bee-shaped gold and diamond pin that always rested atop …