4 UA Students Win Holle Award
The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences 2016 Holle Awards for creativity in communication honored five students with a total of $50,000 in cash prizes.
Awards & Honors
National Science Foundation Selects UA Graduates for Competitive Fellowships
Two graduating seniors at The University of Alabama have accepted admittance to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Sarah McFann from Arlington, Tennessee, and Samantha Tilson from Littleton, Colorado, both in chemical and biological engineering, are two of 2,000 NSF Graduate Research Fellows selected from more than 13,000 applicants. The students from UA will receive financial support for graduate studies.
UA Action Card Recognized with National Social Networking Award
The University of Alabama’s Action Card Office was presented with the 2016 National Association of Campus Card Users’ Best Social Networking and/or Website Award at the 23rd annual NACCU conference in San Francisco.
UA Design/Production Team Wins National ADDY Award
The Office of Design/Production in The University of Alabama’s Division of Strategic Communications has received a National ADDY in the American Advertising Awards competition.
Spring 2016 Graduates Announced at UA
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 5,350 degrees during spring commencement Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 254,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include:
UA Professor Named Library Diversity Research Honoree
The American Library Association named The University of Alabama’s Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo as its 2016 Achievement in Library Diversity Research honoree.
UA’s Yates Elected President of American Association of School Librarians
The University of Alabama’s Dr. Steven Yates has been elected as the 2017-2018 American Association of School Librarians president.
2016 Randall Research Program Honors 16 UA Students
Sixteen University of Alabama undergraduate researchers have received recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program. The program recognizes the best research activity conducted by UA undergraduates, who are nominated by faculty and staff research directors.
UA Professor Wins National Broadcast Award
Dr. Michael Bruce, University of Alabama assistant professor of telecommunication and film, won Best of Festival in the BEA Faculty Sports Competition for his production of TideSports.com TV.
Seniors in UA’s Army ROTC to be Commissioned
The University of Alabama’s Senior Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, Crimson Tide Battalion, will hold a commissioning ceremony at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at Ferguson Center Theatre. The event is free and open to the public.