UA Senior Heads for China on a Fulbright Scholarship
Jessica Hetherington, a University of Alabama senior, is headed for China on a Fulbright Scholarship, fulfilling a dream she had at age 17.
Awards & Honors
Order of Omega at UA Names Student Award Winners
The University of Alabama chapter of Order of Omega announced award recipients at their annual banquet held recently in Tuscaloosa. Order of Omega is the national honorary for fraternity and sorority members.
UA EMBA Programs Celebrate 25th and First Graduations
The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business and the Executive MBA Program recently celebrated the graduation of its 25th class and its first Huntsville EMBA class with a reception in The Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
UA Plank Center Announces Selections for Public Relations Educator Fellowship Program
The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama has announced the inaugural class for its Fellowship Program for Public Relations Educators.
UA’s Sixth Biennial Denny Society Event Honors a Record Number of Members
The University of Alabama’s Denny Society recently held its sixth biennial event honoring its 739 members, with a record 230 attendees.
UA Faculty Member Inducted into Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame
Dr. John Wheat, professor of community and rural medicine in The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, was recently inducted into the Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame in Montgomery.
UA Professor Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Stipend
Dr. Albert Pionke, an associate professor of English at The University of Alabama, has received a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Award to research “Education as a Rite of Privilege.”
May Graduates Announced at UA
The University of Alabama will award some 3,600 degrees during spring commencement Saturday, May 8, on campus.
UA Students Win Big in PRCA Competition
Nine University of Alabama public relations students recently received 26 awards from the Public Relations Council of Alabama Student Medallion Awards competition.
Four UA Students Named National Hollings Scholars
Four University of Alabama students have received National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarships for 2010.