Published on May 2, 2006 at 7 p.m. by Mary L. Wimberley  

Taylor Clement, a junior from Cleveland, Tenn., was recently elected president of the Â鶹¹û¶³ Student Government Association for the 2006-07 academic year. A history major, Clement was elected by vote of the undergraduate student body.

Other newly elected Â鶹¹û¶³ SGA executive board officers are: Jason Pointer of Gadsden, vice president-senate; Blake Eckert of Benton, Miss., vice president-activities; and Ryan McIntire of Fort Payne, 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.