Hoover Resident Inducted Into Anderson Society At UA

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Anderson Society, a leadership honorary that recognizes students who have made significant contributions to The University of Alabama, inducted new members recently, and the prestigious group includes a Hoover resident.

In all, 24 students are accepted each year; and honorary memberships are awarded to faculty and graduating seniors.

While these contributions often take many forms, there are certain qualities of members of the Anderson Society that are prominently and ubiquitously found: an immersion into some sort of community service, passion for improving the university community through both explicit and implicit means, and persistent effort to attain excellence in some sphere of university life.

Birmingham-area residents who were among the 24 selected this year:

• Thomas Bugg of Mountain Brook
• Olivia Hannum of Birmingham
• Bryant Long of Birmingham
• Zachary Pate of Hoover
• Lacy Smith of Mountain Brook
• Allysa Rapadas of Homewood

Once an Anderson initiate, members are expected to continue to devote themselves to service, some directly under the auspices of the Anderson Society, but much more individually.