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.

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees will meet June 16 to consider the appointment of the 30th UA president.

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, who will be the 30th president in the university's history, earned his doctorate at North Carolina. He initially arrived at Ohio State in 2011. Bell has served as president since July of 2015.

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 Presidential ...

Bell has said he planned to retire as UA's president in July after leading the Capstone for 10 years. The 67-year-old Bell announced those plans in a Jan. 15 statement, saying his retirement will ...

President Stuart Bell speaks during graduation. The University of Alabama presented more than 2,000 degrees in the Fall Commencement in Coleman Coliseum Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.

UA President Stuart Bell, a native of Abilene, Texas and a Texas A&M graduate, is in the running for the chancellor position at Texas A&M, according to an article published Feb. 24 by the school's ...