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.
Awards & Honors
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.
UA Advertising Students’ Work to be Showcased in New York City Show
Student work from University of Alabama advertising classes will be featured in a Creative Week New York City exhibit that will be viewed by hundreds of industry professionals.
UA Junior Wins Regional Advertising Scholarship
Katie Bontrager, an advertising and public relations major at The University of Alabama, has been awarded the American Advertising Federation’s District 7 Jan Gardner Scholarship.
UA Student Wins National Poetry Interpretation Championship
Senior Thaddeus Fitzpatrick led The University of Alabama’s speech and debate team to its first top-five national finish since 2006.
Six Earn UA Away Scholarships for Study, Service Abroad
The University of Alabama Division of Student Affairs has named six students as recipients of summer and fall 2013 UA Away scholarships, as part of a scholarship initiative that supports learning opportunities for students to work, serve or study away.
UA Professor Honored By Southeastern Conference
Dr. John Lochman, Doddridge Saxon chairman in UA’s clinical psychology department at The University of Alabama, is a winner of the 2013 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Awards.
UA Greek Groups Award $100,000 to Area Organizations
The University of Alabama Greek community will award its annual Greek Week grants as part of the Profiles in Service and Leadership Banquet on Tuesday, April 16.
The grants, which total $100,000, will be given to some 30 nonprofit organizations operating in and around Tuscaloosa. Recipient organizations are selected following a grant request application process.
Federal Agency Names UA to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
The University of Alabama has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for helping the community through service and service-learning partnerships.