Published on March 3, 2004 at 6 p.m. by William Nunnelley  

Billy Ivey, an advertising and direct marketing professional from Nashville, Tenn., has been named Alumni Relations Officer at Â鶹¹û¶³.

Ivey, a 1996 Â鶹¹û¶³ graduate, will coordinate programming and networking for the Â鶹¹û¶³ Alumni and Parents Associations and work with volunteers to establish local and regional Â鶹¹û¶³ clubs around the U.S.

He will join Â鶹¹û¶³ March 17.

"Billy Ivey brings strong professional credentials and creative energy to this position, as well as an immense commitment to Â鶹¹û¶³," said Philip Poole, Â鶹¹û¶³ executive director of University Communications.

Ivey has worked with an advertising and direct marketing firm in Nashville and agencies with nationally-recognized clients in Birmingham and Atlanta.

As a Â鶹¹û¶³ student, he was active in the international studies program, student ministries and Sigma Chi fraternity.

 

 
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.