Students from UA Take Honors at Journalism Conference
University of Alabama students representing the UA Office of Student Media took top spots in the Southeast Journalism Conference held recently at the University of Mississippi in Oxford.
Awards & Honors
Psychologist Whose Program Intervenes with Children with Aggressive Behavior Receives UA’s Burnum Award
Dr. John E. Lochman, professor and Saxon Chair in Clinical Psychology at The University of Alabama, director of the Center for Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems and co-developer of the “Coping Power” program to help treat persistent and disruptive aggressive behavior in children, is the recipient of The University of Alabama’s 2007 Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.
New Panhellenic Executive Officers and Sorority Presidents Elected at UA
The new executive officers of the University of Alabama National Panhellenic Conference recently started their 2008 terms in office.
UA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team Takes Second in National Competition
The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team came in second by only one point in the Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament held earlier this month in Champaign, Ill.
UA’s ABC Chapter Places Fourth in National Competition
The University of Alabama student chapter of the Association of Builders and Contractors recently placed fourth overall in the student chapter construction management competition and placed third in the estimating category at the ABC National Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Two UA Students Chosen to Attend Insurance, Risk Management National Conferences
Two students enrolled in The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce insurance and risk management curriculum have been chosen to attend national conferences.
Engineering Student Selected for SAE Leadership Development Program
Tim Rose, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering from Rochester Hills, Mich., was one of 25 students selected to participate in the 2008 Society of Automotive Engineers Leadership Development Program.
UA Student Takes Top Theater Honors
A group of 12 talented students from The University of Alabama department of theatre and dance recently participated in the Region IV Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival with one UA student taking a top award.
UA SAE Recognized as Outstanding Collegiate Branch
The University of Alabama Society of Automotive Engineers chapter was recently recognized as the SAE International 2007 Honeywell Outstanding Collegiate Branch for Class Three. The chapter will be presented with a certificate and a monetary prize during the SAE 2008 World Congress Faculty Advisors Committee Meeting in April.
UA Names Alabama Power Foundation Endowed Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Dr. Susan L. Burkett as the Alabama Power Foundation Endowed Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering.