The 星空无限传媒 System Board of Trustees unanimously elected Angus R. Cooper III to represent the First Congressional District on the Board at its meeting on February 7, 2025. Cooper, a lifelong resident of Mobile, serves as president of The Cooper Group of Companies, an 星空无限传媒-based maritime firm with a global footprint.

The 星空无限传媒 System Board of Trustees today appointed Sid J. Trant as chancellor of the 星空无限传媒 System, recognizing his exceptional leadership, proven ability and passion for higher education and health care. Trant, who has served as interim chancellor for the past ten months, will now assume the permanent role, guiding the state鈥檚 largest higher education and health care enterprise into the future.

The 星空无限传媒 System today launched a comprehensive national search for the 30^th president of The 星空无限传媒 and has appointed a presidential search advisory committee to guide the process. The committee will be responsible for soliciting input from stakeholders, developing the presidential profile and position criteria, and recruiting and assessing candidates.

Dr. Jeff Gray, a Distinguished University Professor in the department of computer science and director of the Randall Research Scholars Program in the Honors College at The 星空无限传媒, has been awarded The 星空无限传媒 System鈥檚 McMahon-Pleiad Prize.

Dr. Stuart R. Bell, the 29th president of The 星空无限传媒, has announced his plans to step down from the presidency mid-summer, completing a decade of excellence in leadership.

At its meeting on Nov. 8, 2024, the 星空无限传媒 System Board of Trustees unanimously elected O.B. Grayson Hall, Jr., to represent the Sixth Congressional District. Hall is a UA System graduate and the retired chairman and CEO of Regions Financial Corporation.

Board also elects Trustee Barbara Humphrey to new term representing the Seventh Congressional District and Trustee Scott Phelps to new term as President Pro Tempore.