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Above: (from left) Trustee Hon. Todd Strange ’66, Trustee Leroy Nix ’03, Dr. Wilson Fallin Jr. ’89, Barbara Fallin, Montevallo City Council representative Lelia Mitchell, Trustee Libby Queen ’59, UM President Dr. John W. Stewart III, Trustee Wynelle Sewell ’77 and Alabama Commission on Higher Education Executive Director Dr. Jim Purcell ’71; top right: Nix speaks about Dr. Fallin; bottom right: Strange and President Stewart present Dr. and Mrs. Fallin with a framed photo of Dr. Wilson Fallin Jr. Hall.
UM Honors Dr. Wilson Fallin Jr. With Building Renaming UM held a building dedication ceremony May 4 officially renaming the University of Montevallo on Main to Dr. Wilson Fallin Jr. Hall. Fallin M.A. ’89 served as director of minority affairs at the University from 1988 to 1999 and was a history professor at Mon-
tevallo for 28 years, retiring in 2020. In May 2021, the UM Board of Trustees established the “Dr. Wilson Fallin Jr. Lecture Series” to honor the history professor emeritus’ dedication to civil rights. “This is a historic moment for our University, and we are proud that the home of our
Behavioral and Social Sciences Program will bear Dr. Fallin’s name,” President Stewart said. “It says so much about our institution’s ethos and culture that we honor a faculty member who has changed so many lives over the years with his passionate teaching, scholarship and civil rights advocacy.”
Fallin Encourages Graduates to Strive for Best Just before 350 class of 2022 graduates walked across the stage during May’s commencement ceremony on Flowerhill Lawn, Fallin, history professor emeritus, left graduates with three points by which to govern the rest of their lives: • Think critically about the great issues of life • Broaden horizons • Be in a wholesome state of dissatisfaction
“You have done well,” Fallin said. “But let me begin my very brief remarks by raising a question. What should people get from an education? What is important about getting an education and finishing college as you are today?” Fallin, a Bessemer native, told graduates that getting a job is important so as not to become a “pest on society,” but a college education, especially a liberal arts education, should go beyond that.
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