by Jonathan McElvy | Sep 16, 2025 | ASHS
For nearly half a century, the Westervelt Warner family helped shape the Demopolis community through their direct community involvement and the economic impact of their state-of-the-art paper mill. Following the sale of Gulf States Paper Corporation’s pulp and paper...
by Jonathan McElvy | Jun 20, 2025 | ASHS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 18, 2025 — Only a month into the job, Dr. Jimmy Martin has recruited three educational leaders to bring their unique skillsets to development of the pioneering Alabama School for Healthcare Sciences, and the statewide school board has given its...
by Jonathan McElvy | May 28, 2025 | ASHS
Trustees for the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Foundation have chosen Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie as general contractor and construction manager to build the specialized 10-acre campus that will teach, train and house high school students from...
by Jonathan McElvy | Apr 28, 2025 | ASHS
DEMOPOLIS, Ala., April 28, 2025 —Thirty years ago, he laid the financial foundation for Alabama’s embryonic residential STEM high school, and in a powerhouse career in the decades since, J. Scott Huffman, CFRE, has raised more than $100 million to support advancing...
by Jonathan McElvy | Feb 28, 2025 | ASHS
DEMOPOLIS, ALA., Feb. 28, 2025 — A nationwide search for a leader of the developing Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences has led to the hiring of a seasoned and honored educator. The ASHS Board of Trustees named an “excited” Dr. James “Jimmy” Martin, superintendent...
by Jonathan McElvy | Nov 11, 2024 | ASHS
DEMOPOLIS, ALA. – Nov. 11, 2024 – Two founding members of the board of the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Foundation have stepped up to new leadership positions as the school moves into a critical phase of development. The board has voted to name Rob Pearson...
