Oliver Elected SGA President at UA
March 5, 2009 - Filed under: Announcements, Students | Tagged: Student Government
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Steven Oliver of Hendersonville, Tenn., a junior at The University of Alabama majoring in biology, was elected president of the Student Government Association for the 2009-2010 term.
Some 14,469 total votes were cast in the election that was held through online voting March 3-4.
Oliver received 7,323 votes to defeat challenger Kendra Key, a junior from Tuscaloosa majoring in political science, who received 7,062 votes.
Other executive officers elected included:
Executive vice president – Meg McCrummen of Mobile
Executive secretary – Katie Breaseale of Oneonta
Vice president for academic affairs – Tyler Reed of Tuscaloosa
Vice president for external affairs – James Fowler of Madison
Vice president for financial affairs – Chris Vinson of Jacksons Gap
Vice president for student affairs – Tyler Valeska of Montgomery
In addition, students supported a constitutional amendment that would simplify the process of filling vacancies in the SGA Senate with 11,691 students (some 85 percent) voting in support of the amendment.
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: Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu
SOURCE: Kelli Knox-Hall, senior assistant director, Ferguson Center Operations, 204/348-3250, kknox-hall@sa.ua.edu