Awards & Honors

CHES Professor at UA Receives Educator of the Year Award

Dr. Tyra W. Hilliard, associate professor in The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences, has received the 2012 Educator of the Year Award from the Professional Convention Management Association.

UA MIS Program No.16 in BusinessWeek Rankings

The Management Information Systems program at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce is ranked No. 16 out of 124 programs at both public and private universities, according to a BusinessWeek survey of students.

Birmingham Student Named UA Homecoming Queen

Lissa Handley Tyson of Birmingham was named 2012 Homecoming Queen at The University of Alabama Friday, Oct. 26, during UA’s annual Homecoming Pep Rally.

Five Seniors Chosen for UA Homecoming Court

The 2012 University of Alabama Homecoming Court was selected in a student election held Tuesday, Oct. 23.

UA Counseling Professor Wins National Award for Research, Teaching, Service

Dr. Lisa M. Hooper, counseling professor at The University of Alabama, has received the Dr. Linda Seligman Award from the American Mental Health Counselor Association.

UA Education Professor to Receive Blackmon-Moody Award

Dr. Stephen Katsinas, director of the Education Policy Center at The University of Alabama, will receive the 2012 Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award Friday, Oct. 19 at UA’s President’s Mansion.

UA Honors Teaching Award Winners

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2012 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.

UA Students Selected for Food Network Culinary Event at Dauphin Island

Five students from the department of human nutrition and hospitality management in The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences will be traveling to Dauphin Island this Friday-Sunday, Oct. 12-14, to partner with Food Network star Martie Duncan on a prestigious culinary event.

UA Holds 13th Annual McNair Scholars Research Conference

The University of Alabama McNair Program will host its 13th Annual UA McNair Scholars Research Conference on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 5:30 p.m. in Lloyd Hall.

UA Public Relations Professor Named Educator of the Year

Dr. J. Suzanne Horsley, assistant professor of advertising and public relations at The University of Alabama, has been recognized as the Southern Public Relations’ Federation’s 2012 Educator of the Year.