Awards & Honors

CHES Professor at UA Named to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Board

Dr. Ken Wright, professor in The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences, has been named to the board of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

UA Awarded OSHA Grant to Improve Workplace Safety

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded a Susan Harwood Targeted Topic Training Grant to The University of Alabama College of Continuing Studies.

UA Listed with Top Military Friendly Universities

The University of Alabama has been named to the list of the top 15 percent of military friendly schools nationwide.

Aerospace Association to Present UA Engineering Student with Scholarship Friday

Justin Anderson, a junior from Louisville, Ky., studying aerospace engineering and mechanics at The University of Alabama, is the recipient of the 2012 Rockwell Collins Scholarship awarded by the Aerospace States Association.

UA PR Professor Wins Institute’s Pathfinder Award

Dr. Bruce Berger, the Reese Phifer Professor of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama, will receive the Institute for Public Relations’ Pathfinder Award for career contributions to scholarly public relations research.

UA Doctoral Student to Attend Dinner with Biden

A second-year doctoral student from The University of Alabama School of Social Work will attend a dinner with Vice President Joe Biden honoring the nation’s emerging LGBT leaders.

Student Affairs Hall of Fame Honors Three UA Leaders

Three noted campus leaders were honored recently for their service to The University of Alabama as 2012 inductees into the Student Affairs Hall of Fame.

White House to Recognize UA Professor as ‘Champion of Change’

Dr. J. Suzanne Horsley, assistant professor of advertising and public relations at The University of Alabama, will be honored Friday as part of a day-long program at the White House recognizing “Champions of Change.”

Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award Presented to Two Former UA Players

Two former University of Alabama standout athletes – Johnny Musso and Marlin “Scooter” Dyess – have received the 2012 Paul W. Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award.

Three Inductees Named for UA-Founded Social Work Hall of Fame

Three leaders from across the state will be inducted this year into the Alabama Social Work Hall of Fame Friday, Sept. 14 at The Club in Birmingham.