USA President Gordon Moulton to retire

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Gordon Moulton, whose career spanned most of the University of South Alabama's first half-century and culminated with 15 years as USA's president, will retire on July 1 from the institution he helped build.

The announcement was made Friday, March 8 at USA's Board of Trustees meeting, where board members said they would honor Moulton in a special tribute at USA’s upcoming Anniversary Celebration on May 3 – 50 years to the day since USA was founded.

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"One cannot overstate the impact Gordon and Geri Moulton  have had on the University of South Alabama and on USA’s remarkable enhancement of the quality of life of the Gulf Coast region and beyond," said James A. "Jim" Yance, an early graduate of USA who serves as chair pro tempore of the USA Board of Trustees.

"Under the leadership of President Moulton, the University has achieved significant milestones in every area, including student enrollment and graduation, academic program development, health care delivery, enhancement of student life and the campus environment, research funding, private sector giving, community involvement and economic enhancement, and the list goes on and on.

"It is fitting that we honor President Moulton's many contributions during this year when we celebrate USA's 50 years of service to humanity, because from the beginning he has been such an integral part of USA's growth and progress. A tribute to the Moultons at the University's 50th Anniversary celebration will add even greater meaning to the event's historic importance to the University family."

In 15 years as president, Moulton has "transformed the University into one of the nation's finest educational institutions, a community partner that sets the tone of excellence, and he has created an economic development engine at the University that provides countless jobs and resources for citizens throughout Mobile and the region,' said USA trustee and Mobile Mayor Sam Jones.

"The true measure of a great university is ultimately demonstrated through the accomplishments and recognition of its graduates and the contributions of its faculty through the creation of new knowledge and ideas," Moulton said.

"The quality of the faculty, the staff and the students in any institution ultimately drives this outcome, and I have been privileged to work with the very best.

"We're a comprehensive University with a huge public service mission, much of which is associated with our hospitals and clinics. Those employees each day focus on the excellent care and treatment of thousands of patients and the easing of disease.

"It has been highly satisfying and a privilege to be a part of an institution that, through its teaching, research, service and health care missions, has made and will forever continue to make a remarkable positive impact on the quality of life of countless people."