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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Robert W. Barr of Troy has been named president-elect of The University of Alabama National Alumni Association.

Barr, a circuit judge of Pike County, has volunteered his services to the NAA for many years and in many capacities. He served as an officer in the Pike County chapter of the NAA and held the office of District Vice President.

Barr and his wife, Nancy, have two children: Meredith B. Fitzgerald, 32, and Rob Barr, 30.

The UA National Alumni Association is divided into 16 districts within Alabama and six regions outside the state. Each is represented by a vice president who serves on the NAA Executive Committee and makes decisions concerning the organization and funding of a variety of programs and events to benefit alumni, students and the University. The National Alumni Association supports UA through the combined efforts of its volunteer leadership, the alumni staff and more than 28,000 active members.