Prashant Yadav, a University of Alabama management science doctoral candidate, has received the University of Arkansas’ Supply Chain Management Research Center’s Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award in supply chain management.
Robert R. “Bob” Pope, of Douglasville, Ga., has given $250,000 to the Crimson Tradition Fund, a $100 million fundraising campaign for University of Alabama athletic facility improvements.
In a partnership with the SAS Institute, a leading manufacturer of business intelligence software, The University of Alabama will present a symposium on Business Intelligence on Oct. 31 at the Alabama Institute for Manufacturing Excellence on the UA campus.
The department of American studies at The University of Alabama is raising funds to support a new lecture series: The Rose Gladney Lecture on Justice and Social Change.
The University of Alabama kicked off Homecoming Week with the 15th annual Roll Tide Run on Sunday, Oct. 5. Nearly 350 students participated in the two mile walk, while 40 runners competed in a 10K run.
The 2003 University of Alabama homecoming court was selected in a general student election on Oct. 7-8.
The University of Alabama Office of Student Media will unveil the 2003 “Wall of Fame,” to honor and preserve the names of distinguished leaders in media. The event will take place Friday, Oct. 10, at 4:30 p.m. at the Student Media Building, located at 923 University Blvd., on the corner of University Blvd. and Stadium Drive.
Dr. Tom Reichert, author and professor of advertising in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama, will be signing copies of his new book, “The Erotic History of Advertising,” on Oct. 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Books-A-Million.
The University of Alabama’s dining service provider, ARAMARK, will bring world renowned Chilean chef Carlos Carmona to the Capstone Oct. 10-14 as part of ARAMARK’s 9th Annual International Guest Chef Exchange.
Five of the state’s leading business and civic leaders will be inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame on Thursday, Oct. 16 at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.