Awards & Honors

Three UA Engineering Students Receive Alabama Road Builders’ Association Scholarships

Three University of Alabama civil engineering students recently received Alabama Road Builders’ Association Scholarships at the annual officer installation banquet held in Montgomery.

UA Chapter of Pi Beta Phi Wins National Awards

The University of Alabama chapter of Pi Beta Phi Sorority has received two national awards, including the Silver Slipper Award for most outstanding vice president of finance and an Honorable Mention for Most Outstanding New Member Programming.

UA Entrepreneurship Ranked No. 21 by Princeton Review

The undergraduate entrepreneurship program at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce is ranked No. 21 in the 2010 rankings by The Princeton Review.

Scientific Society to Present UA Chemist with National Award

The world’s largest chemical society has selected a University of Alabama chemist for one of its 2011 national research awards.

UA Biologist among Organizers of Online Resource for Science Educators

A University of Alabama molecular biologist is among six experts tabbed by a science organization to organize development of an extensive website as a resource for educators across the nation.

Dean’s List Students Named for UA Summer Term

A total of 387 students enrolled during the 2010 summer term at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 or above, or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0, all As.

UA Plank Center Awards Leadership Grants in Public Relations

The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama will award $8,500 to support two research projects that will enhance understanding of factors that contribute to effective and ethical leadership in public relations.

UA Awards Osher Reentry Scholarships

For the third consecutive year, The University of Alabama has awarded 20 tuition-only scholarships of $2,500 each through a $50,000 grant from the Osher Reentry Scholarship Program.

UA Engineering Student Wins ITE Alabama Scholar Award

Nick Woychak, a University of Alabama senior in civil engineering, was recently named the Institute of Transportation Engineers Alabama Section Billy Jones Memorial Traffic Engineering Scholar.

Sweet Tooth Lands UA Student a Spot in Ghirardelli Chocolate Contest Finals

Everyone has a sweet tooth. But Michele Henderson, a graduate student at The University of Alabama, may have the sweetest one of all. Henderson entered Ghirardelli’s “Bring Your Dark to Light” contest this summer, and her flavor is now one of three that are in the running for the grand prize.