Dr. Kathleen Cramer

Dr. Kathleen Cramer won the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award in 2020.

With more than 37 years of experience and three degrees from the Capstone, Dr. Kathleen Cramer is a loyal advocate of the student experience.

Though retired, Cramer served as senior associate vice president for Student Affairs and as director of student life for many years.

She’s also served a two-year term as president of The University of Alabama Retirees Association, project manager for the Tuscaloosa Sexual Assault Forensics Center and interim dean of students prior to her current role as interim vice president for Student Life.

Cramer has received several honors throughout her career, including being recognized as a Pillar of the Profession by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, and being named one of the top 31 graduates from the 20th century at UA.

She was executive vice president of the Association of Fraternity Advisers and was named to UA’s Student Affairs Hall of Fame.

She is an active community volunteer, and she is the sustaining adviser to the Tuscaloosa Junior League.

She and her husband, Craig, have eight grandchildren.