Published on April 16, 2003 at 7 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

Joseph Wells, a junior biology major from Lexington, Ky., has been elected president of the Â鶹¹û¶³ Student Government Association. He was chosen by vote of the undergraduate student body.

Other newly elected officers of the Â鶹¹û¶³ student government executive council are: Andrew Patterson, Old Hickory, Tenn., vice president-senate; Michael Giles, Jr., Tuscaloosa, vice president-activities; and Jeff Stephens, Memphis, Tenn., treasurer.

 

 
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.