Lecture Series Established in Professor’s Honor

The University of Mobile (UM) college of arts and science has established the Billy G. Hinson Alabama History/Political Science Lecture Series, an annual event that will focus on local history and politics.

Robert Schaefer, chair of the UM department of social and behavioral sciences and professor of political science, made the announcement at the inaugural lecture presented by Michael W. Fitzgerald, professor of history at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., April 19.

The lecture series honors Hinson, professor of history at UM. UM President Mark Foley presented Hinson with a plaque commemorating the event.