Fall 2012 Weil Fellow Installation:

7:30 p.m.
Goodwyn Hall 109

AUM will commemorate the 150^th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, coming up on Jan. 1, by installing O. Vernon Burton, author of Age of Lincoln, as a Weil Fellow. Burton will present a free public lecture on the life and legacy of America’s 16^th president, “Abraham Lincoln: Then and Now,” following the induction ceremony.

For more information, contact Dr. Ben Severance, Associate Professor of History, at (334) 244-3761.

Weil Fellowship

Established in 1995 in honor of Adolph Weil, the Weil Fellow in the Arts and Humanities is awarded to persons of distinguished achievement in the arts and humanities: writers, artists or renowned scholars in one or more of the liberal arts disciplines. 

Weil Fellows may teach classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; conduct public lectures, demonstrations, or exhibitions; organize and conduct special seminars; provide individual or small group tutorials; and perform other activities that enhance the liberal arts learning experience. 

O. Vernon Burton 2012	Jon Meacham 2012	Marge Champion 2010	George Tsontakis 2009	William Christenberry 2005
	Stuart Margolin 2004	Dr. John Stone 2002	Mitch Albom 1999	Pat Conroy 1997