Published on December 29, 1999 at 6 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

Three Birmingham residents and a Floridian have been named to the Board of Overseers at Â鶹¹û¶³. 

They are: Brenda Mitchell Hackney of Birmingham, Edward L. Robinson of Birmingham, Jacquelyn S. Shaia of Birmingham and Chris A. Verlander of Jacksonville, Fla. 

Hackney, who holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from Â鶹¹û¶³, is president of the Hackney Foundation. 

Robinson, a Â鶹¹û¶³ graduate who holds Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in physics from Purdue University, is retired professor of physics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 

Shaia, a graduate of UAB and Cumberland School of Law, is senior vice president, Alabama Power Company, and president Alabama Power Foundation. 

Verlander, a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Florida, is senior vice president, Associated Industries of Florida. 

The 43-member Board of Overseers was inaugurated in 1998 to provide advice and counsel to the Â鶹¹û¶³ president and Board of Trustees. It includes distinguished leaders from around the nation whose perspectives offer a broad representation of the University's constituency. 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.