UA Journalism Announces 2013 Cason Winner, J-Day Schedule
“Rocket Boys” author Homer Hickam will speak at The University of Alabama’s Cason Award luncheon and during its annual Journalism Day.
Awards & Honors
UA Alumna Contestant on NBC’s ‘Fashion Star’
University of Alabama alumna and New York City-based fashion designer Hunter Bell will show the world what she’s made of when NBC premieres its new season of “Fashion Star” Friday, March 8.
UA’s Stone Wins National Faculty Merit Award
Dr. Mary Stone, director of the Culverhouse School of Accountancy at The University of Alabama, has been awarded the Federation of Schools of Accountancy (FSA)/Joseph A. Silvoso Faculty Merit Award for 2012.
UA Honors Outstanding Graduate Students in 2013
The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced the recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Graduate Student awards, to be presented during UA Honors Week, April 1–5.
Lecture Series Features UA Alumnus and Founder of Troon
The University of Alabama’s restaurant, hospitality and meetings management program will host Dana Garmany, chairman and chief executive officer of Troon, as part of the Shila Bowron Leadership Lecture Series March 13.
UA Interior Design Students Place 2nd in Global Competition
Temporary emergency housing should not only provide shelter but also a sense of place and comfort for people who may have lost everything, said one University of Alabama senior. It was this concept that three interior design students incorporated into a public service announcement that placed second in the global Design for Disaster Relief video competition.
UA PR Student Wins National Outstanding Student Award
University of Alabama senior Jessica Colburn has been named the 2013 recipient of the Daniel J. Edelman/PRSSA Award for the Outstanding Public Relations Student.
Premier Awards for Scholarship, Leadership Announced at UA
Recipients of the 2013 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama – were announced at a recent presentation dinner.
Jewish Daily Forward Lauds Poetry Book by UA’s Lazer
A cultural critic in The Jewish Daily Forward has named “N18 (Complete),” a collection of poems by Hank Lazer, as one of five favorite works of poetry in 2012.
UA Telecommunication and Film Wins Seven National Awards
Students and faculty from The University of Alabama’s telecommunication and film department won a total of seven awards in the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts.