Susan Carver West, assistant dean and head of The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business, has been named chair of the board of trustees for the Executive MBA Council.
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A husband and wife professorial research team, who developed a microscopic worm as an animal model for studying human neurological diseases, are winners of The University of Alabama’s Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor award.
The 2008 freshman class of Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars at The University of Alabama is giving back to their community by serving the children of the Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama.
The University of Alabama has received a $200,000 challenge grant from The Kresge Foundation that will be used to help renovate and expand the Jones Archaeological Museum at Moundville Archaeological Park.
The third quarter Alabama Housing Affordability Index is now posted on The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate Web site at http://acre.cba.ua.edu/affordability_index.php.
The University of Alabama has again been chosen as a McGowan Scholars Academic Institution for the 2009-2010 academic year by the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Inc.
Alicia King has been named The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences director of development where she will lead the College’s fundraising efforts and cultivate, solicit and steward gifts to the College.
Bernice Washington has her finger on the pulse of her community. By working at a mental health center, learning about ways to treat alcoholism and becoming involved in the reformation of a neighborhood, Washington, a lifelong Tuscaloosan, got to know about the needs of her community.
Two University of Alabama engineering professors are teaching Aliceville High School students about computer science and the vital role it plays in the world.