University of South Alabama, Office of Public Relations
 
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University of South Alabama's Meisler Hall Featured on
AT&T Real Yellow Pages Directory Cover

AT&T Advertising & Publishing Introduces New Name on Mobile Directory
 
Meisler Hall featured on AT&T Real Yellow Pages Cover
University of South Alabama President Gordon Moulton, left, and Mobile philanthropist Bert Meisler, center, help George Kushner, division manager with AT&T Real Yellow Pages, unveil the cover of the 2007-2008 telephone directory on USA's campus Wednesday morning. The telephone directory features Meisler Hall, the new $8 million student services building at USA. Meisler Hall was made possible in part by a gift from Bert and Fanny Meisler.
 

Mobile, Ala., June 20, 2007 - The University of South Alabama’s Meisler Hall is featured on the cover of the 2007 – 2008 Greater Mobile edition of the AT&T Real Yellow Pages (formerly BellSouth) directory. Delivery begins this week and continues for approximately four weeks. AT&T Advertising & Publishing estimates that more than 283,000 directories will be delivered to area residents and businesses.

“We are pleased to feature the University of South Alabama on the first AT&T Real Yellow Pages directory for the Mobile area,” said Sandra Falcon, AT&T Real Yellow Pages area marketing manager. “The directory covers have a little different look with the new name and logo, and you can still count on the AT&T Real Yellow Pages as your comprehensive source of community information.”

ADVISORY: AT&T Advertising & Publishing will unveil the Greater Mobile directory cover at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20, at Meisler Hall, located near the Student Center, on the University of South Alabama campus. Attendees will include USA President Gordon Moulton, Bert and Fanny Meisler and representatives from AT&T Advertising & Publishing.

Named in honor of Herbert A. and Fanny R. Meisler of Mobile, Meisler Hall is the new $8 million, 43,000-square-foot student services building at USA. Meisler Hall’s services include: Admissions, Financial Aid, Career Services, Enrollment Services, International Student Services, Registrar, New Student Orientation, Student Accounting, Veterans Affairs and other services.

“It is appropriate that Meisler Hall be depicted on the AT&T Real Yellow Pages directory because it is a very public building that serves the needs of every student who enrolls at the University of South Alabama, from the time they are admitted until they graduate and find employment,” said USA President Gordon Moulton. “It is also fitting that the book acknowledges the generous support of the Meisler family, who helped make possible this important facility.”

The Meislers donated $2 million to endow the building on the main campus of the University of South Alabama. The gift is part of Campaign USA, the University's first comprehensive fund-raising campaign. The Meislers have been long-time supporters of the University, establishing the Ripps-Meisler Endowed Chair in the College of Medicine and offering support for athletic programs. The Meislers' gifts to USA now total $2.6 million.

One of Alabama’s fastest-growing universities, USA enrolls 13,300 students and has awarded 60,000 degrees. USA also serves 250,000 patients a year through its health system, which includes USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital, USA Medical Center, and the Mitchell Cancer Institute.
In addition to area residential and business listings, AT&T Real Yellow Pages includes: local, state and federal government listings; area attractions and events; arts, maps, emergency and 9-1-1 guides; severe weather tips; and other important local information. The Greater Mobile directory also includes listings for Bay Minette, Belle Fontaine, Chickasaw, Citronelle, Daphne, Fairhope, Lake Forest, McIntosh, Montrose, Mt. Vernon, Point Clear, Prichard, Saraland, Satsuma, Semmes, Spanish Fort, Theodore, Wilmer and South Mobile County.

AT&T Advertising & Publishing is the largest directory company in the world in terms of revenue and publishes more than 1,250 directories in 22 states. YELLOWPAGES.COM offers consumers access to local business information, the latest business listings, city guides, maps and driving directions. Combined, the print and online products receive nearly 5 billion searches a year.
Additional copies of the print or CD-ROM versions of the directory can be ordered by calling AT&T Real Yellow Pages at (800) 422-1955.

For more information on the print directory or YELLOWPAGES.COM, please call AT&T Advertising & Publishing at (800) GET-REAL (438-7325) or visit online at www.1800getreal.com.

Find more about the University of South Alabama at www.southalabama.edu.
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