Awards & Honors

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.

Dean’s List Students Named for UA Summer Term

A total of 379 students enrolled during the 2012 summer term at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 or above, or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0, all As.

UA College of Engineering Selects Ambassadors

The University of Alabama recently selected 19 students as 2011-2012 Ambassadors of the College of Engineering, or ACEs.

UA Engineering Graduate Student Wins Best Paper Award

A research paper written by an engineering graduate student won an award for best paper at a recent academic conference and will be submitted for review in a scholarly journal.

University Medical Center’s Diabetes Education Program at UA Recognized

The University Medical Center’s Diabetes Self-Management Education Program, part of The University of Alabama, has earned national recognition from the American Diabetes Association for providing high-quality education services to patients. The program recently received the Education Recognition Award.