Awards & Honors

UA Among Top Universities in Enrollment of Goldwater Scholars; Four Students Receive Elite Award

All four University of Alabama students who applied for 2011 Goldwater Scholarships have been named recipients of the elite academic award.

The Coca-Cola Foundation Honors UA Students while Renewing Scholarship Commitment

A luncheon honoring The University of Alabama’s 2010-2011 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, in Smith Hall on the UA campus.

Outstanding Graduate Student Awards Announced at UA

The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced the recipients of the 2011 Outstanding Graduate Student awards to be presented during UA Honors Week, April 3-8.

UA MBA Grad Uses ‘Fast Track’ to Commercial Investment Designation

Ryan Robinette, who received his Master of Business Administration from The University of Alabama Manderson Graduate School of Business, has become the first MBA graduate to use the UA-Certified Commercial Investment Member-Alliance “fast track” candidacy to receive his CCIM pin.

Honors Week Recognizes Top Scholars, Leaders at UA

The University of Alabama will recognize the achievement of outstanding students and faculty during Honors Week activities on campus April 3-8.

Midkiff Receives UA Engineering’s Hackney Leadership Award

The University of Alabama College of Engineering announced Dr. K. Clark Midkiff Jr., professor and director of UA’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Technology, as the 2011 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.

McGaha Awarded UA Engineering Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award

The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently awarded J. Ray McGaha with the 2011 Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award.

UA Honors Five Distinguished Engineering Fellows

The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni of the College by inducting them into its class of 2011 Distinguished Engineering Fellows.

Deadline Approaching for Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

The deadline for authors and publishers to enter a novel to win the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction is April 8. The prize, created by the ABA Journal and the UA School of Law, will be given annually to a book-length work of fiction that best exemplifies the role of lawyers in society, and their power to effect change.

UA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team Wins Third National Championship

The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team has won their third consecutive national championship.