An Alabama native, Ava can lay claim to three degrees from The University of Alabama.
Ava earned her J.D. from The University of Alabama, where she was President of the Alabama Law Student Alumni Society, and a member of both the Dorbin Society and the Federalist Society. As an undergraduate at The University of Alabama, Ava received both a B.A. in History and a B.S. in Commerce and Business Administration. She graduated summa cum laude in both degrees. Ava was President of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society and the Undergraduate Historical Society; and a member of the Student Government Association, Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority, Order of Omega Honor Society, and The Carl A. Elliot Society.