Drs. Alexander Ellinger and Glenn Richey, professors at The University of Alabama, have received the 2013 Leading Editor(s) Award acknowledging the high commitment they have shown to the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, which they edit, and recognizing their efforts to raise and maintain the journal’s global reputation and standing.
The first week of July will see 35 Nobel Laureates congregate at Lake Constance in Germany to meet the next generation of leading scientists and researchers, including two University of Alabama chemistry students, at the 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.
Donnelly Lancaster Walton, interim archivist and curator of Southern History and Culture Collection at The University of Alabama’s Hoole Special Collections Library, has been selected as a participant in the 2013 Archives Leadership Institute.
The National Science Foundation has selected a University of Alabama professor for a CAREER Award, NSF’s most prestigious recognition of top-performing young scientists.
Dr. Steven B. Bunker, associate professor of history at The University of Alabama, has received awards from two distinguished Latin American studies associations for his book, “Creating Mexican Consumer Culture in the Age of Porfirio Diaz,” published by the University of New Mexico Press.
Andrew Beck Grace, a University of Alabama instructor in telecommunication and film and director of Documenting Justice, led the way for UA filmmakers at the 2013 Southeast Region Emmy Awards, bringing home three wins for his documentary, “The Durrs of Montgomery.”
Five University of Alabama telecommunication and film majors have been selected winners of $3,000 scholarships from the Alabama Broadcasters Association Education Foundation.
Meredith Cummings, journalism instructor and director of scholastic media at The University of Alabama, placed third in the National Federation of Press Women’s 2013 Communications Contest.
The University of Alabama is one of seven universities recently chosen by the National Science Foundation to launch the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences, or iAAMCS.
Dr. J. Michael Hardin, dean of The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, has been elected to the board of directors of the Graduate Management Admissions Council.