Top Teaching Award Winners Recognized at UA
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2007 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching, the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.
Awards & Honors
UA School of Law and Skadden Law Firm Honor Farmworker Activist with 2007 Morris Dees Justice Award
Arthur N. Read, general counsel for Friends of Farmworkers, Inc., a legal services provider in Philadelphia, has been awarded the 2007 Morris Dees Justice Award, given by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates and The University of Alabama School of Law. Morris Dees will present the award during a reception at Skadden’s offices in New York on Nov. 15.
2007 UA Homecoming Queen Announced
Kathleen Kelley of Indianapolis, Ind., was named The University of Alabama Homecoming Queen for 2007 on Friday, Oct. 5 during UA’s annual Homecoming Pep Rally on campus.
Parker Promoted to UA Vice President for Advancement
The University of Alabama is pleased to announce that Dr. Pamela H. Parker has been promoted to vice president for advancement.
UA Engineering Student Receives TMS Presidential Scholarship
Nicholas De Leon, a University of Alabama junior majoring in metallurgical and materials engineering from Coral Springs, Fla., was awarded the J. Keith Brimacombe Presidential Scholarship from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.
2007 Homecoming Court Announced at UA
The 2007 University of Alabama Homecoming Court was selected in a general student election held on Tuesday, Oct. 2.
UA Engineering Students Receive SWE National Awards
Three University of Alabama engineering students will be presented with national collegiate awards by the Society of Women Engineers during the SWE National Conference Oct. 25-27.
Three UA Professors to Serve on State of Alabama Energy Committees
Three professors in The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering have been named subcommittee members of the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy, a group that will help Alabama utilize its conventional and renewable resources by implementing responsible energy policies.
American Studies Professor at UA Receives Top Honor
Dr. Jim Salem, professor of American studies at The University of Alabama, is the 2007 recipient of the American Studies Association’s prestigious Mary C. Turpie Award.
UA Engineering Student Receives National Scholarships
Ynhi Thai, a junior majoring in chemical engineering from Long Beach, Miss., was recently awarded several national scholarships, including two from the Society of Plastics Engineers and one from the National Academy for Nuclear Training. These scholarships recognize Thai’s outstanding academic achievement.