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- 1 2 3 Jay Reeves, Judy L. Bonner Named The University Of Alabama's First Permanent Woman President, The Huffington Post, 11/01/2012
- 1 2 Judy L. Bonner, Bloomberg Business
- 1 2 UA President Judy Bonner Announces Plans to Leave Presidency, UA News, December 17, 2014
- ↑ Melissa Brown, Jo Bonner to receive $350,000 in University of Alabama System position, The Birmingham News, June 12, 2013
- 1 2 3 4 5 Melissa Brown, University of Alabama President Judy Bonner announces plans to resign by September, The Birmingham News, December 17, 2014
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