H. Thomas Wells Jr., partner and a founding member of the Birmingham law firm Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., has been nominated as president-elect of the American Bar Association (ABA). Wells is a 1975 graduate of The University of Alabama School of Law.
Joseph J. Levin Jr., co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), will give the keynote address at The University of Alabama School of Law’s spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 12 at 5 p.m. at Coleman Coliseum.
Gentlemen, start your engines! The University of Alabama Society of Automotive Engineers team is revving the engine of their Formula SAE car for an international competition in Detroit, Mich., May 16-20.
Dr. Kevin Redding, associate professor of chemistry at The University of Alabama, has been chosen as one of three scholars in the nation to receive a Fulbright Fellowship to Paris, France for the 2007-08 academic year.
Dr. Hideo Fujiwara, a University of Alabama physicist, has sung the praises of the campus’ information storage research center to some of the world’s biggest electronic names, but he can frequently be heard singing a different tune.
Dr. David T. Beito, associate professor of history at The University of Alabama, has been selected to chair the federally appointed State Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
The University of Alabama has submitted its self-study to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as part of the process to recertify the University’s athletics program under the NCAA Athletics Certification program.
The University of Alabama department of theatre and dance presents the first reading of the musical “Gallery,” with book by Linda Kline, author of the Broadway show “A Class Act,” and music and lyrics by the late Ed Kleban, lyricist of the Broadway classic “A Chorus Line.”
Sarah Patterson, associate athletic director and women’s gymnastics head coach at The University of Alabama, has received the University’s E. Roger Sayers Distinguished Service Award for 2007.
James T. Stephens, chairman of EBSCO Industries Inc., will give the commencement address at The University of Alabama’s spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 12 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.