The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees has found outgoing UA President Dr. Stuart Bell's successor. Dr. Peter Mohler was unanimously tabbed for the role by the board on Monday. Mohler ...

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees has found outgoing UA President Dr. Stuart Bell's successor. Dr. Peter Mohler was unanimously tabbed for the role by the board on Monday.

Her great-grandmother, Mary Forrest Bell, the wife of John S. Bell, lived a long time, from 1874 to 1973. Freida said Mary worked for Mr. Smoot, who owned the lumber yard.

In January, current UA President Stuart Bell announced his plans to step down in mid-summer after leading the Tuscaloosa campus for 10 years. Shortly after Bell’s announcement, the UA ...