From a season-ending injury as a high school basketball player in the 1990s to being named Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals 2023-2024 High School Principal of the Year, Dr. Gregory D. Moore Jr. has always been a leader and…
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ACA’s John Dockins Earns Distinguished Alumnus Honor
Faulkner alumnus John Logan Dockins has worked at Alabama Christian Academy (ACA) for nearly a decade as a teacher and a coach and his stellar abilities has earned him both Teacher of the Month and Coach of the Year recognitions…
Prattville Christian Academy Basketball Coach Honored
After graduating from Faulkner University in 2000, Jason Roberson has been using his degree to teach and coach students at Prattville Christian Academy (PCA). Returning to Faulkner’s campus for the 2024 Marketplace Faith Friday Forums, Roberson was honored as the…
Victoria McDaniel Inspired To Teach From Her Time At Faulkner
For Victoria McDaniel, Faulkner was the place that inspired her and prepared her to be a teacher, a profession she never expected to pursue, but one she adores. After graduating from Faulkner with a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts,…
From Court, to the Ring and Beyond: Alfy Smith’s Journey to Restoration
Nearly forty years ago, Alfy Smith stood in front of Judge Gene Reese’s courtroom in Montgomery, Alabama after being arrested, charged and sentenced to jail on minor marijuana-related charges. It was his first-ever criminal offense and after he was charged,…
Elmore County Teacher Mary Jones Openly Shares Her Faith
In her role as the 10th-grade English instructor at Elmore County High School, Mary (Lawless) Jones, an alumna of Faulkner, openly expresses her faith, prompting students to approach her for prayer and participate in praise and worship sessions. Jones is…
Dean Kelly: The Voice of Faulkner
Every sport needs a “voice” and Dean Kelly has been that voice as the Public Address (PA) Announcer at Faulkner Eagles ball games for several decades Kelly attended Alabama Christian High School and College (ACC) in the 1970s while his…
Fan, to Player, to Coach: The Early Years of Faulkner Baseball
As a youngster, Steve Phillips watched his older brother Donny play baseball for the Alabama Christian College (ACC) Eagles in the late 1960s with Coach Henry Wright. The Phillips family also attended basketball games in the new Tine Davis Gym…
Karen Pirtle, Four-Time Teacher of the Year Recipient, Honored
Faulkner College of Education graduate, Karen Pirtle is making a difference in her classroom and her efforts have not gone unnoticed as she has been named Teacher of Year not once, not twice, but four times. She has been an…
Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Now Serving in Pediatrics
Speech-Language Pathology graduate, Margaret Berryman M.S. CCC-SLP is now doing what she loves- working with children to improve their speech, language and swallowing disorders and provide them with a better quality of life. She graduated from Faulkner University with her…