TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 1,604 degrees during summer commencement Saturday, Aug. 3, on campus. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 232,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include: CITY STATE ZIP CODE
The American Chemical Society will induct Dr. David Dixon, a University of Alabama chemistry professor, into its 2013 class of ACS Fellows, the society announced.
Dr. Vincent F. Scalfani, a University of Alabama faculty member, has combined his passions for chemistry, libraries, teaching, 3-D printing and photography to create a black-and-white photo that won an international journal-cover photograph contest.
Dr. Allen S. Parrish, computer science professor and director of the Center for Advanced Public Safety at The University of Alabama, was recognized as a Fellow of CSAB, the lead society for accreditation of degree programs in computer science, information systems, software engineering and information technology.
The Jim Oakley Family Scholarship at The University of Alabama will provide financial assistance to students completing summer internships.
A division of the largest U.S. organization for mass communication and journalism educators named Dr. Wilson Lowrey, University of Alabama professor of journalism, its top educator for 2013.
Dr. Chunmiao Zheng, professor of geological sciences at The University of Alabama, has been named as the 2013 recipient of the O.E Meinzer Award by the Geological Society of America.
For his work in “Havana Requiem,” author Paul Goldstein, a professor of law, will receive the 2013 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.
Two telecommunication and film students from The University of Alabama recently won best director, best film and best editor at the 2013 Campus MovieFest.
Dr. Catherine Roach, professor in The University of Alabama’s New College, has received a Fulbright-University of Leeds Distinguished Chair Award for 2013-14.