Former U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s chief of staff, was named president of the University of South Alabama on Wednesday, beating out two other candidates. Bonner, the only candidate who did not hold an earned doctoral degree, is the younger brother of former University of Alabama President Judy Bonner. Board pro tem Jimmy […]

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