Morgan Melanie Long graduated summa cum laude Dec. 17, 2011, from the University of Alabama. Morgan graduate as a member of the Honors College and received a bachelor of arts degree with a Spanish major and an international studies minor. Following graduation, she plans to work as a graduate assistant while pursuing a masters degree in Spanish and applied linguistics at the University of Alabama. As an undergraduate, Morgan was consistently named to the president’s list and was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Eta Sigma and Golden Key honor societies. She is the daughter of Dr. H. Wayne and Carmen Long of Anniston and the granddaughter of C.S.M. Eldon and Doris Griner of Georgetown, Ga., and the late Limon and Alice Long of Albertville. She is a graduate of Oxford High School, where she was also active in several academic honor societies and community service organizations.