Awards & Honors

Dr. Marilyn Emplaincourt, Long-Time UA Administrator, Remembered at Tuscaloosa Sister Cities Event

Dr. Marilyn Emplaincourt, a long-time University of Alabama administrator known for her many contributions to international education, was honored recently by the Tuscaloosa Sister Cities International organization at an Earth Day event.

UA Capstone Education Society Awards Announced

The Capstone Education Society of The University of Alabama College of Education awards several honors each year to outstanding alumni in the field of education.

UA Education’s Inaugural McCrory Faculty Excellence Awards Announced

Three University of Alabama College of Education faculty were awarded the inaugural Nellie Rose McCrory Faculty Excellence Awards this spring.

UA Students Earn Language Scholarships from State Department

Two University of Alabama Honors College students have been selected to receive Critical Languages Scholarships from the U.S. State Department.

UA-housed APR Sweeps Regional Murrow Awards

Alabama Public Radio, housed at The University of Alabama, won four-of-four awards in the small market radio category in the Radio Television Digital News Association’s Edward R. Murrow Awards for District 9.

Two UA PR Students Win National Minority Scholarship

A pair of students from The University of Alabama’s department of advertising and public relations has been selected recipients of the 2013 LaGrant Foundation Scholarship for ethnic minority students studying advertising, marketing or public relations.

UA-housed ASPA Names Award Recipients

Two high school seniors from Tuscaloosa and one from Madison have been named winners in the Alabama Scholastic Press Association’s annual awards. The ASPA is housed at The University of Alabama.

UA Social Work Professor Named 2013 Last Lecture Recipient

The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced Dr. Cassandra ” Cassie” Simon, associate professor of social work, is the recipient of the 2013 Last Lecture Award.

UA Enactus Team Wins U.S. Regional Competition

The University of Alabama Enactus team was named a regional champion at the Enactus United States Regional Competition held in Atlanta, one of the organization’s 10 regional competitions being held across the United States in March and April.

UA English Professor Named Winner of Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award

Joel Brouwer, a poet and University of Alabama professor of English, will receive UA’s 2012 Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.