Art is everywhere, from the image that appears when you turn on a cell phone to the billboard you see through your car window. It’s in the magazine you read, the packaging you open, the photos you share and the …
Advancement Round-Up
What an exciting time to be at the University of Mobile! The Office for Advancement has the privilege of working with generous donors, both alumni and friends of the university, in securing gifts that are making a real impact on …
Erin’s Story
When my parents, Tom and Sandra Boyle, heard the news that their little girl had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, they were simply devastated. In March of 1975 my younger sister Erin was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a fast-spreading malignant …
Advancing Growth
We all want to make a difference through our lives. The University of Mobile Office for Advancement exists to make that happen. It works as a matchmaker of sorts, matching the calling God has placed on your heart to a …
Caring for Our UM Family
At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the Advancement Office decided that, in addition to writing grants and strategic planning, we would focus on prayer and caring for our University of Mobile alumni, donors and friends. Each team member has …
Known for Impact
There are as many reasons to support the University of Mobile as there are ways to do so. Maybe a faculty member or coach saw something in you that you didn’t see in yourself, and it made a difference in …
A Giver’s Heart
While preparing remarks for this year’s University of Mobile Scholarship Banquet, I asked my friend and colleague Dr. Doug Wilson, dean of the School of Christian Studies, for information about how many times the word “giving” was used in the …
Fulfilling Dreams
George W. and Patricia H. Dorsett Endowed Scholarship There was a time when a woman could not be married and also be in nursing school. In 1949, Patricia Holliday was about to step on the bus to Rochester, Minnesota, to …
The Advocates
Dr. and Mrs. Phillip L. Shouppe Scholarship Fund Phillip Shouppe was always supportive of anything his wife, Sally, did. So when Sally joined the University of Mobile athletic department as administrative assistant 12 years ago, the university gained more than …
Debakey Scholarships
As a longtime physician and philanthropist, Ernest DeBakey thrived on opportunities to work with young people, often inspiring them to pursue careers in medicine. Through the charitable foundation he created, three University of Mobile nursing students will have full scholarships …