Awards & Honors

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.

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Inducts New Members at UA

The University of Alabama chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society inducted 194 new members in an initiation ceremony held recently on campus.

Longtime UA Administrator and Advocate Mary Jolley to Receive Honorary Degree at UA’s Spring Commencement Ceremonies May 8

Dr. Mary Jolley, long-time University of Alabama administrator and advocate, will receive an honorary degree during UA’s spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 8 at Coleman Coliseum.

UA English Students Take Top Honors at National Convention

University of Alabama students won several awards while representing the UA English department at the annual Sigma Tau Delta Convention held recently in St. Louis, Mo.

UA Engineering Student Awarded Goldwater Scholarship

For the fourth consecutive year, a student from The University of Alabama has been named a Goldwater Scholar, receiving one of the country’s most elite academic scholarships.

UA-Based Start-Up Wins $25K to Further Develop Green Pest Control Method

Growers and consumers of apples stand to be among the beneficiaries of a University of Alabama start-up company’s $25,000 winnings in a state-wide business competition.

UA Libraries Announce Winners of Book Collecting Contest

Collections focusing on Harry Potter, the Middle East, comic books and Jack Kerouac were among the winners of The University of Alabama Libraries’ 2010 Book Collecting Challenge Contest.

Best Defense: UA’s Mock Trial Team Wins at State Tournament

The University of Alabama’s Mock Trial Team placed first for defense at the first YMCA Collegiate Judicial Conference and Competition held recently at the Alabama State Supreme Courtroom in Montgomery.