DR. ERIC SMITH, NEW DEAN OF THE UAH HONORS COLLEGE, AIMS TO INSPIRE MORE STUDENTS TO SEEK HIGHER GOALS

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 27 -- The University of Alabama in Huntsville issued the following news release:

Dr. Eric Smith, the new dean of the Honors College at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), stands outside Frank Franz Hall, home to the Honors College and freshman Honors Housing, on the UAH campus on May 19, 2026. Smith, a professor in the Department of English, began his new role on May 11, 2026.

Dr. Eric Smith believes in the transformative power of education. It's taken him from student in a small North Alabama high school all the way to full professor in the Department of English at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System.

Now, as the new dean of the UAH Honors College, ef...