Top Scholarship Recipients Named at UA
The University of Alabama’s most prestigious academic scholarships have been awarded to a select group of students for the 2002-2003 academic year.
Campus & Community
Junior High Students on UA/Stillman Campuses for Figures Leadership Experience
More than 100 students from eight counties in Alabama, primarily around the Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa areas, have converged on the University of Alabama and Stillman College campuses to learn leadership in the Michael A. Figures Leadership Experience. The group will conclude with a luncheon on Wednesday, July 24.
UA’s ‘Discovering Alabama’ Receives Foundation Gift
The Solon and Martha Dixon Foundation has given “Discovering Alabama,” a public television series produced by the Alabama Museum of Natural History at The University of Alabama, a $100,000 gift.
Coach Fran to Teach ‘Football 101’ Class at UA
Coach Dennis Franchione and the football staff at The University of Alabama will host the second annual Publix Football 101 class for women on Sunday, July 28, at the Paul W. Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa.
Executive Series on Creativity, Innovation in the Workplace Offered through UA Executive Education Program
Be creative, the boss says. That’s usually easier said than done. For most of us, creativity is a strange and ill-defined process that often results in a blank screen and a headache. But, most of the experts agree creativity can be taught, honed and enhanced. And in this day and age, creativity — thinking outside that box — is a big professional plus.
UA Engineering College Receives $8 Million Endowment from the Estate of Alton Scott
The University of Alabama College of Engineering has received an endowment of more than $8 million from the estate of Alton N. Scott. The bequest is the largest gift ever given to the College of Engineering, and the second largest estate gift in the history of the University.
West Nile Virus Detected in Tuscaloosa, Hale, Jefferson and Lamar Counties
The Alabama Department of Public Health announced a blue jay found dead in Tuscaloosa in the University of Alabama area, another near Greensboro in Hale County, one in Sulligent in Lamar County, one in Gardendale in Jefferson County last week, tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). Although these are the first WNV positive birds found in Tuscaloosa, Hale, Jefferson or Lamar County this year, a total of 45 other dead birds infected with the encephalitis virus have been found throughout the state in 2002.
Media Advisory — UA to Announce Major Gift July 18
The University of Alabama will announce a major gift to the College of Engineering on Thursday, July 18, at 11:30 a.m., in the main lobby of the Alabama Institute for Manufacturing Excellence (AIME) building, on the UA campus.
UA Professor Awarded $500,000 for Physics Research
Dr. Gary J. Mankey, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama, recently was awarded $500,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for research involving neutron scattering, which will contribute to the miniaturization of electronic circuits.
UA’s Parsons Serves as Rotary President
Pam Parsons, assistant vice president for development at The University of Alabama, is serving as president of the Rotary Club of Tuscaloosa for 2002-2003.