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UAB Administration DR. FRANK MESSINA, FACULTY ATHLETICS REP Dr. Frank M. Messina, professor and chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Accounting and Information Systems (ACIS) in the UAB School of
Business, was named faculty athletics representative in 2008. He has been on staff at the university for 16 years. Messina is a former chair of ACIS and is the school’s Ernst & Young Scholar. A Birmingham native, he came to UAB in 1993 as an assistant professor in accounting. He received a doctorate in business adminis-
tration (D.B.A.) from Mississippi State University (MSU) in 1993, a master’s in professional accountancy at MSU in 1990 and a bachelor’s in business administration at the University of West Alabama in 1986. Messina and his wife, Natalie, have two sons: Taylor (18) and TJ (8). A third son, Thomas, passed away in the spring of 2010 at the age of 15.
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT SENIOR STAFF
Shannon Ealy Senior Associate AD for External Affairs
Derita Ratcliffe Senior Associate AD/ Senior Woman Administrator
Coleman Barnes Associate AD for Development
Corey Bray Associate AD for Compliance
Timothy Garner Associate AD for Financial Affairs
Danez Marrable Associate AD for Student Services
Norm Reilly Associate AD for Media Relations
Matt Wildt Associate AD for Ticket Operations and Football Administration
Reid Adair Assistant AD for Facilities and Operations
Mike Jones Assistant AD for Athletic Training
Brad Smith Assistant AD for Marketing
Stacey Torman Director of Strength and Conditioning
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