Admission Recruiting Staff

To contact any staff member by phone, simply call toll-free 800-523-5793, extension 4696, or 205/226-4696.

Christa Calvert ’05

E-mail: ccalvert@bsc.edu

Birmingham-Southern is a special place that you just don't find every where. I love that I still stay in touch with the friends, staff, and faculty that I met as a student, and, that now as a staff member, I am still forming new friendships within our campus community.

I’m a 2005 graduate of Birmingham-Southern College and I began working for the BSC Admission Office in 2007. As a student, I was a member of BSC’s Cross Country team and served on the freshman orientation staff at 'Southern. I’m currently an Admission Counselor and assist with the ’Southern Ambassadors student tour guide program on campus. I work with students from southeast Alabama, Georgia, and central/south Florida. In the Birmingham area, I work with students attending John Carroll Catholic and Shades Mountain Christian high schools. If you have any questions, please email me at ccalvert@bsc.edu.

Jon Crook

E-mail: jcrook@bsc.edu

I’ve been in admission work since 1992, and I’ve been at Birmingham-Southern since 2000. Today, I work as Director of Admission Operations. I work with international students, as well as students from Cullman County in Alabama. If you have questions about BSC or the college admission process, please email me at jcrook@bsc.edu.

Tyler Davis ’06

E-mail: tdavis@bsc.edu

BSC is a community committed to caring for its students and providing awesome educational opportunities for personal and intellectual growth.

I graduated in 2006, and began working in the Admission Office in 2007. As an admission counselor, I assist the Student Leaders in Service Program for rising high school seniors. In the state of Alabama, I work with students in the Birmingham area from Altamont, Mountain Brook, and Indian Springs, as well as students from Montgomery and several surrounding counties. I also work with students from South Carolina, North Carolina, and several Midwestern states. If you have questions, please e-mail me at tdavis@bsc.edu.

Chris Forsythe ’02

E-mail: cforsyth@bsc.edu

You know that friend of a friend who seems to have it all? Great looks, really smart, stylish clothes, athletic, and is steadfastly dependable for anything and everything, and you just want to hate that person for having all of the things that you don't? Then you meet this perfect person and realize that they have a fun, easy-going personality, and possess a deep sense of humility? You are instantly friends and wonder whether or not you've known this perfect person your entire life? That sums up how I feel about BSC.

It wasn’t that long ago that I was a high school student just like you, trying to decide where I wanted to attend college. I chose BSC and graduated in 2002. I came back to the Hilltop in 2006 as an Admission Counselor, and today I work with students from Vestavia Hills High School, and Blount, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan counties in Alabama. I also serve those students in Middle Tennessee and the state of Kentucky. As the advisor of the BSC Freshman Volunteers, I help coordinate student hosts with prospective students on campus. If you have any questions, you can reach me at cforsyth@bsc.edu.

Ashley Frohock ’03

E-mail: afrohock@bsc.edu

I love that BSC is such a friendly campus. It is almost impossible for me to walk from one side of campus to the other without stopping to talk with someone—I love that!

I, too, went to Birmingham-Southern; I graduated in 2003. I started working in the BSC Admission Office in 2005. As a student, I was a Resident Advisor and House Director. As part of my job as an admission advisor, in the state of Alabama, I work with students from Homewood, Gardendale, Fultondale, Mortimer Jordan and Corner high schools, as well as students from the southwestern counties in Alabama including Mobile, Baldwin, and Escambia. I also work with students from the Panhandle region of Florida and I’m advisor for the ’Southern Ambassador student tour guide program on campus. If you have any questions, please email me at afrohock@bsc.edu.

John Hawkins

E-mail: jhawkins@bsc.edu

Birmingham-Southern is truly an awesome place.

I’ve been here since 1998; today I serve as Associate Director of Admission. I work with high school students in northeast Alabama, including all of the schools in the Gadsden area. In Birmingham, I work with students from Ensley, Erwin, Hoover, Huffman, Parker, Ramsay, Spain Park, West End, and Woodlawn high schools. Out of state, I work with students attending schools in Louisiana and western Tennessee, as well as the Western region of the United States. Please contact me with any questions at jhawkins@bsc.edu.

Tyler Peterson

E-mail: tpeterso@bsc.edu

I love BSC because it just feels good.

I’ve been in the admission profession since 2001, and I joined the Birmingham-Southern staff in 2004. Today, I serve as the Director of Recruitment. In the state of Georgia, I work with students who attend schools in Fulton County. I also work with students attending schools along the East Coast from Virginia to Maine. If you have questions, please email me at tpeterso@bsc.edu.

Dana McArthur Porter ’03

E-mail: dporter@bsc.edu

I love BSC because of the sense of "community" that fills the campus—it's everywhere. Students, faculty, and staff all seem to mesh together like one, happy family.

I graduated from Birmingham-Southern College in 2003 with a B.A. in Musical Theatre. While attending ‘Southern, I was a Resident Advisor, a member of the Hilltop Singers, and served as president of Alpha Psi Omega. I am currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Public and Private Management at BSC, and work as the Transfer Advisor in the Office of Admission. I’m also active in the Athletics Department as head cheerleading coach for the BSC panthers. I’m a native of Decatur, Alabama. You may contact me at dporter@bsc.edu.

Sheri Salmon '85

E-mail: ssalmon@bsc.edu

I have been fortunate enough to be associated with Birmingham-Southern from the time I was a college student until today, and that’s a long time! I graduated from BSC in 1985 and immediately went to work here recruiting students. Today, as Dean for Enrollment Management, I am blessed to work so closely with all the college’s admission and financial aid professionals. I also was known to play some tennis back in the day, and also still sing a little! We hope you will visit us soon and see our beautiful campus and experience our wonderful people, and our new Admission Welcome Center. If you have questions about BSC or the admission process or about any of our staff, please email me at ssalmon@bsc.edu.

Jennifer Waters ’86

E-mail: jwaters@bsc.edu

I graduated from BSC in 1986, and while in school I was a Resident Advisor and a House Director. I joined the Admission Office after graduation and stayed until 1998 before leaving the college for a number of years. I returned in 2007, and I currently serve as Assistant Director of Admission and work with United Methodist students regarding church-related scholarships. I assist prospective students from Bessemer Academy, Bethel Christian Academy, and Clay-Chalkville, Harvest Christian, Hewitt-Trussville, Hueytown, McAdory, Minor, Minor Christian, Oak Grove, Pleasant Grove, and Tarrant high schools. I also work with students from Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, Shelby and Tuscaloosa counties. If you have questions about BSC or the college admission process, email me at jwaters@bsc.edu.

Rebecca Yeager ’06

E-Mail: ryeager@bsc.edu

I love BSC because I was welcomed into its community from day one. As a prospective student, student, alum, and employee, I know that everyone at BSC is here to help me use my 'Southern experience to become a better person and that I will extend the same helping hand to all other members of the BSC family.

I graduated from Birmingham-Southern in 2006. While I was here as a student, I was a resident advisor, house director, and worked and performed in the BSC theatre. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre. In Birmingham, I work with Shades Valley High School, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School, and Alabama School of Fine Arts. I also work with students from Texas, Mississippi, and the central north and northwest regions of the United States. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at ryeager@bsc.edu.

Becky Baxter

Campus Visit Coordinator
E-mail: bbaxter@bsc.edu

It’s quite likely that I will be the first person you talk to when you call Birmingham-Southern and the first person you see when you visit campus (except for our Campus Police at the main entrance). My job is to make sure your visit to BSC is as smooth and productive as possible. In addition to my campus visit duties, I also am a House Advisor in a BSC residence hall. If you want to schedule a visit to BSC or have any questions about the college or the admission process, please email me at bbaxter@bsc.edu or call 800-523-5793, extension 4696.