UA Law School Names Dean’s Scholars
Ken Randall, dean of The University of Alabama School of Law, recently named five UA law professors as 2002-2003 Dean’s Scholars.
UA Doctor Receives Laureate Award for Outstanding Medical Field Contributions
Dr. William A. Curry, MD, FACP, dean of the College of Community Health Sciences at The University of Alabama, and associate dean for Tuscaloosa and Rural Programs, University of Alabama School of Medicine, recently received the Laureate Award from the Alabama Chapter of the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine.
UA Media Planning Board Student Leaders Named
The Media Planning Board of The University of Alabama has named new student leaders for its publications and radio station for the 2002-2003 academic year.
Recent UA Grad Receives Prestigious Scholarship to Study at Cambridge University
University of Alabama graduate Joe Brown of Selma recently received the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship to begin study in the 2002-03 academic year at Cambridge University in England.
UA Students Win Hearst Awards for Radio Broadcast Excellence
Two University of Alabama telecommunication and film graduates took home top honors in the William Randolph Hearst Journalism Awards Competition in San Francisco in early June.
UA Aerospace Engineering Students Learn by Flying
Several students in the department of aerospace engineering and mechanics at The University of Alabama recently had the opportunity to compare classroom theory to real-life experience by flying aboard a general aviation aircraft.
Former UA All-American Ozzie Newsome Returns to Host Golf Tournament June 21-22
Former University of Alabama All-American and Cleveland Brown NFL Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome returns to Tuscaloosa as the honorary chair for the second annual Bridge Builder Celebrity Golf Classic to be held June 21-22 at the Ol’ Colony Golf Course in Tuscaloosa.
Rural Alabama Area Health Education Center Receives Covering Kids Grant
The Rural Alabama Area Health Education Center and Caring For Coosa’s Children has been awarded $126,779 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help connect eligible uninsured children to free and low-cost health coverage in Chilton, Coosa, and Elmore Counties, announced Tracy Carter, statewide project director for Covering Kids & Families, based at The University of Alabama.
South Alabama Health Education Center Receives Coverings Kids Grant
The South Alabama Area Health Education Center has been awarded a $128,931 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help connect eligible uninsured children to free and low-cost health coverage in Choctaw, Clarke, and Washington counties, announced Tracy Carter, statewide project director for Covering Kids & Families, based at The University of Alabama.
UA Receives Second RWJF Grant to Aid Alabama’s Uninsured Children and Adults
The University of Alabama is again preparing to lead the state in helping uninsured children with a $900,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the foundation’s Covering Kids & Families project.