June 21, 2010

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees appointed University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Education faculty member Cecilia Pierce, Ed.D., associate professor emeritus during its June 18 meeting.

Pierce, who retired in October 2009 from the UAB Department of Curriculum and Instruction, was a co-developer of Project Alabama Teacher Training and Induction Network (ATTAIN) and trained more than 100 teacher mentors for urban school systems.

Pierce joined UAB in 1990 as an assistant professor. She became associate professor in 1996. She served on several departmental, school and university committees, including the Undergraduate Program Committee, the Undergraduate Policies and Procedures Committee and the Secondary Education Program Committee.

About the UAB School of Education

The UAB School of Education offers undergraduate and/or graduate degrees in early childhood, elementary and secondary education, urban education, physical education, health education, special education and educational leadership. The School of Education also offers degree programs in counseling, fitness leadership, health promotion, exercise science and exercise physiology.