The University of Alabama Division of Student Affairs has named five students as recipients of spring 2014 UA Away scholarships, as part of a scholarship initiative that supports learning opportunities for students to work, serve or study away.
President Barack Obama named a University of Alabama geologist among the researchers receiving the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their research careers.
The University of Alabama’s Meredith Cummings will be recognized as an outstanding scholastic press association official by the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association.
Two students studying metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama were recently awarded prominent scholarships within the metalcasting industry.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 2,150 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 14, on campus. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 234,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include: City State Zipcode Name
Business students from the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama landed the top spot in the seventh annual national 2013 SAS Analytics and Data Mining Shootout in Orlando.
The University of Alabama’s public relations program has been a finalist for PRWeek’s Education Program of the Year for each of the past six years.
University of Alabama senior Adrienne Gates has been named one of the American Advertising Federation’s 50 Most Promising Minority Students for 2013-14.
Dr. Ernest A. Mancini, professor emeritus of geological sciences and retired distinguished research professor in petroleum geology and stratigraphy at The University of Alabama, is the 2014 recipient of the Sidney Powers Memorial Award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
University of Alabama junior Jacquie McMahon was named the 2013 recipient of a $2,000 scholarship for public relations students.