“Celebrating Achievement” is being played on Denny Chimes today in honor of several University of Alabama students, faculty members and areas for national honors received during the spring semester.
Faculty
Dr. Michael Bruce: president for the Broadcast Education Association
Dr. Kevin Corcoran: third edition of the “Social Workers Desk Reference” listed to Choice Magazine’s 2016 Outstanding Academic Titles
Dr. Arunava Gupta: 2017 Fellow of the Materials Research Society
Drs. Michael Innis-Jiménez and Andrew Huebner: distinguished lecturers of the Organization of American Historians
Richard L. Martens: 2017 Chuck Fiori Award of the Microscopy Society of America
Robert McKinney: 2018 class of the Society of Teachers in Family Medicine’s Behavioral Science/Family Systems Educator Fellowship
Dr. Steve D. Mobley Jr.: American Association of Blacks in Higher Education’s Dissertation of the Year Award and the 2016 Outstanding Dissertation Award from the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo: vice president/president-elect of the Association for Library Service to Children
Dr. Andreas Piepke: Fellow of the American Physical Society
Students
4 UA Students: Goldwater Scholars for 2017-2018
5 UA Students: Boren Scholars
14 UA students: Fulbright Awards
Alabama Forensics Council: 21stoverall speech and debate national championship, Novice National Championship Tournament
Kyndal Hinton and Kennedy Studdard: fellows in the 4A’s Multicultural Advertising Internship Program
Alexandra McKee: 2017 American Advertising Federation’s Vance and Betty Lee Stickell Student Internship Program
The UA Club Tennis Team: 2017 USTA Tennis On Campus Club of the Year
The UA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team: National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Championship
Campus
The University of Alabama: 2016 Tree Campus USA
Where Legends Are Made branding campaign: special merit award from the Higher Education Association
Please congratulate these honorees on their outstanding accomplishments.
Launched during fall 2012 by The University of Alabama, “Celebrating Achievement” publicly recognizes and celebrates students, faculty and staff who achieve national recognition, awards and honors.
When you hear “Celebrating Achievement” played on the chimes today at 9 a.m., noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., please stop for a moment to celebrate success.