UA’s PR Program Finalist for Education Program of the Year
For the fifth consecutive year, the public relations program at The University of Alabama has been named one of PRWeek’s top five PR education programs.
Awards & Honors
UA Student Public Relations Team Wins National Prize
The University of Alabama’s Public Relations Student Society of America placed first in the national Duck brand College Duck Tape PRSSA Challenge and will receive $1,000 for completing a public relations campaign to promote The University of Alabama College Duck Tape on campus.
Two Students Receive UA Away Scholarships to Study Abroad
The University of Alabama Division of Student Affairs has named two students as recipients of the spring 2013 UA Away scholarship.
December Graduates Announced at UA
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 2,113 degrees during fall commencement Saturday, Dec. 15, on campus. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 228,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include: CITY STATE ZIPCODE NAME
UA College of Education Announces 2012 Educator Hall of Fame Inductees
Four outstanding educators were recently inducted into the The University of Alabama College of Education Educator Hall of Fame. The late Dr. Harold Bishop, Dr. Paul Hubbert, Jeanice Kirkland and Dr. Jayne Meyer were inducted as inaugural members of the Hall of Fame.
UA Professor Honored for Dedication to Anti-Racist Scholarship
Dr. Bobby Wilson, a professor in the department of geography at The University of Alabama, has been named the recipient of the 2012 Presidential Achievement Award, given by the Association of American Geographers, for his career-long dedication to anti-racist scholarship in geography.
UA Engineering Student Recognized for Research Work
Michelle Hindman, a senior in chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama, was recognized for research presented through a poster at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, or AIChE, 2012 annual meeting in Pittsburgh.
UA Alumna Honors Art Professor with Artwork
Artist Susan Nomberg McCollough of Gulf Shores, an alumna of the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama, has presented The University of Alabama with her original work, “Sella” to honor Alvin Sella, UA professor emeritus of art.
UA Engineering Professor Named Nanomanufacturing Fellow
Dr. Yuebin Guo, a professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama, was elected to be a Fellow by the International Society for Nanomanufacturing.
UA Engineering Professor Appointed to German Research Association
Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, a professor and research center executive director in The University of Alabama College of Engineering, has been appointed to a prestigious post in the German scientific research community.