Warner Oland Moore

Background

Warner Moore was born on November 23, 1942 in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States, into the family of Oland and Edna D. Moore.

Education

Moore graduated from Biloxi High School and attended the University of Southern Mississippi where he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He earned his doctorate from the University of Alabama.

Career

Moore began his career at the Capstone (a nickname for the University of Alabama campus) in 1971 as an academic advisor. He was named director of UA’s Learning Skills and Tutorial Center in 1978 and served in the role until 1983. After serving as director of Judicial Affairs in 1984, Moore was named associate director of Student Life in 1985. Moore moved to serve as associate director of Student Services in 1987.

Achievements

• Warner Moore was highly famous as the author of the book "Fear God and Walk Humbly": The Agricultural Journal of James Mallory, 1843-1877, written in 1997. Among his academic and professional accomplishments, Moore was most proud of winning the Ferguson Student Center’s Penny Allen Award, being the first male to serve on the national council of Alpha Lambda Delta.
  
  Originally created in 1981, the Student Affairs Hall of Fame was named in memory of Moore on April 6, 1992. The site of the Hall of Fame in the Ferguson Student Center is now known as the Warner O. Moore Hall of Fame.

Works

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• book

  • "Fear God and Walk Humbly": The Agricultural Journal of James Mallory, 1843-1877

    (Mallory's journal spans three major periods of the South'...)

    1997

Membership

• Southern Association for College Student Affairs

• vice president

  Alpha Lambda Delta

• Omicron Delta Kappa

• Anderson Society

• Order of Omega

Personality

Moore always loved community involvement, and he served as a basketball and baseball coach through the YMCA for many years. He enjoyed seeing players develop into a team in which everyone played and contributed to the group’s success. Moore always enjoyed seeing his players support and encourage each other, which he found to be very rewarding.

Interests

• Sport & Clubs

  youth sports, golf

Connections

Warner Moore married Kathy Mitchell on August 22, 1964. They had two sons - Warner II and Brendan.

Father:

Oland Moore

Mother:

Edna D. Moore

Spouse:

Kathy Mitchell

Son:

Warner Moore II

Son:

Brendan Moore

mentor:

John Pancake

mentor:

Joab Thomas

mentor:

John Blackburn

mentor:

Jerry Oldshoe