Florence Williams Joins UWA Advisor Staff

Florence Williams has joined the University of West Alabama Division of Online Programs professional staff as an advisor. Dr. Martha Hocutt, Dean of the Division of Online Programs at UWA, said that although all four online advisors work with students in every area, Williams will serve as UWA Online’s liaison to the College of Business and a primary contact with students in the three undergraduate business degree programs offered completely online.

Williams, a native of York, Ala., comes to UWA after serving the previous five years as a Regional Field Services Representative with the Black Belt Community Foundation. Based in Selma, Williams managed a roster of over 100 community volunteers and over $600,000 of grant funding to over 200 organizations across the Black Belt through the Community Grants program.

After earning a Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration and Marketing from Clark Atlanta University in 2005, Williams is scheduled to complete her Master’s of Science in Continuing Education, Guidance and Counseling, in December 2010 through the UWA Division of Online Programs.

Williams rounds out a staff of four advisors specifically for online students. The remainder of the staff of online specialists consists of Lisa Tanner, Christa Stewart and Libba Barger. The advisors can be reached by calling 1-877-UWA-1835 or via email at online@uwa.edu.

Advisors are available Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. Extended evening and weekend hours are scheduled to begin in the near future.