Funeral Services for Longtime UA Prof to be Held Wednesday in Moody Music Building on Campus
October 24, 2005 - Filed under: Events | Tagged: College of Education
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Funeral services for Dr. Harold Bishop, one of the first African-American faculty members at The University of Alabama, will be held Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. at the Moody Music Building on the UA campus.
Bishop, professor of educational administration, passed away Friday in Tuscaloosa at the age of 62.
He had been a member of the UA College of Education since 1974. His research and service areas focused on school administrators, and he was a frequent consultant to numerous Alabama school systems.
In 2002, he co-founded the UA Superintendents’ Academy to assist the Alabama State Department of Education in attracting and training a larger and wider pool of candidates for superintendent positions around the state.
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.
CONTACT: Suzanne Dowling, 205/348-8324, sdowling@ur.ua.edu
SOURCE: Dr. Joyce Stallworth, associate dean, UA College of Education, 205/348-6051, jstallwo@bamaed.ua.edu