Dr. Ernest A. Mancini, distinguished research professor of petroleum geology and stratigraphy at The University of Alabama, has been named the winner of the Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award for 2007.
Dr. James C. “Jim” Hall, director of New College at The University of Alabama, has been elected president of the Alabama Folklife Association.
A University of Alabama philosophy professor has received the $50,000 Templeton Enterprise Award for 2007.
From analyzing environmental damage of DDT to developing warning systems for evacuation zones, The University of Alabama’s best and brightest are not only excelling in the classroom but also improving the society we live in.
Dr. Robert F. Olin, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama, has been appointed to a newly established strategic advisory board for Pearson Education, the world’s leading educational and professional publisher.
The Structural Engineers Association of Alabama recently awarded two University of Alabama engineering students with $1,000 scholarships in an effort to promote structural engineering education among students.
A select group of students in The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences recently received Alabama Hospitality and Tourism Scholarships during the 2007 Governor’s Conference on Tourism.
The University of Alabama Graduate School recently recognized the 2007-2008 recipients of Graduate Council Fellowships — the most prestigious and competitive graduate fellowships at UA — with a reception on campus.
Dr. Louis Burgio, University Distinguished Research Professor at The University of Alabama, has received the 2007 Rosalynn Carter Caregiving Leadership Award, the highest award in the caregiving field given by the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving.
Three doctoral graduate students in The University of Alabama’s department of anthropology have been awarded prestigious National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grants for the 2007-2008 academic year.