Awards & Honors

State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2016 Class

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted five individuals and honored two engineering projects during a recent ceremony at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel and Spa in Mobile.

UA Researchers’ Award-Winning Book Shares Strategies for Transforming Shoppers into Buyers

Two University of Alabama faculty members and a student who co-authored a book that explores how in-store and online shopping can meld to create a better experience for consumers were recently awarded the 2016 Axiom Book Award.

UA Honored by Arbor Day Foundation with Tree Campus USA Recognition

UA Honored by Arbor Day Foundation with Tree Campus USA Recognition

The University of Alabama was recently honored with 2015 Tree Campus USA recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.

Student-Cadets at UA Receive Air Force Reserve Officer Corps Scholarships

A number of student-cadets at The University of Alabama were recently awarded scholarships from the Air Force Reserve Officer Corps.

UA’s Campus Mail Service Recognized for ‘Best Practice’

The University of Alabama’s Campus Mail Service has been selected as one of five finalists in the 2016 Southern Association of College and University Business Officers Best Practice competition.

Witt to Be Inducted Into National Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Fame

Witt to Be Inducted Into National Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Fame

The NWBA will officially induct Dr. Robert Witt into its Hall of Fame during “A Night of Champions,” a celebration of the success of UA’s adapted athletics basketball teams on Feb. 25 at the Bryant Conference Center at UA.

UA Engineering Student Selected for D.C. Internship

A University of Alabama student was selected to work as an intern this summer for Washington Internships for Students of Engineering, or WISE.

UA Announces Winners of Culverhouse Leadership Diversity Competition

UA Announces Winners of Culverhouse Leadership Diversity Competition

Teams from Alabama State University, Tuskegee University and Rhodes College took home the top honors in The University of Alabama’s second annual Culverhouse Leadership Diversity Competition.

High-School Students Recognized in UA’s ‘Mockingbird’ Essay Contest

High-school student winners in The University of Alabama’s 15th annual “To Kill A Mockingbird” Essay Contest will be recognized on campus with a luncheon and awards ceremony at 11:30 a.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom Friday, Feb. 5.

International Relations Club at UA Receives Awards at Model U.N. in Mexico City

A delegation from the Alabama International Relations Club at The University of Alabama recently received awards at the fifth annual Harvard National Model United Nations- Latin America conference in Mexico City.
A group of 10 UA students traveled to the week-long event, where they debated international politics and discussed solutions to critical global issues with hundreds of students from universities around the world.