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From left: Scott Adams, Executive Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Strategy and Innovation at Protective Life; Dr. Mark Sullivan, Superintendent of Birmingham City Schools; Mayor Randall Woodfin; Justin Williams, University of Alabama student/Birmingham Promise scholar; Koko Mackin, Vice President, Corporate Communications and Community Relations, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama; C.T. Fitzpatrick, CEO and Founder of Vulcan Value Partners; Rachel Harmon, Executive Director of Birmingham Promise. (Provided Photo)
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Promise, which provides funds for tuition and work experience for city students, will receive $8 million in donations from several area companies, it was announced Tuesday.
The new chairman was formerly president and chief executive officer of the International Insurance Society (IIS) and has served on Protective’s board since May 2020.
Birmingham Promise Inc. announced $8 million in corporate gifts, including the program's largest-ever private donation, to support college scholarships, tuition and other services.
University of Alabama, Protective Life partner to assist underrepresented students
By Zach Thomas January 10, 2021
Support from Protective Life Corporation will start the Diversity in Business Bridge Program in UA s Culverhouse College of Business. (contributed)
With support from Protective Life Corporation, the University of Alabama is launching an initiative to help underrepresented students get a head start on finding their potential path to a business college experience.
Support from Protective, based in Birmingham, will start the Diversity in Business Bridge Program in the UA Culverhouse College of Business. It’s a recognition of Protective’s shared priority with the university of improving practices oriented around diversity, equity and inclusivity in the workplace and the world.