Awards & Honors

UA Engineering Student Awarded UNCF/Merck Scholarship

Aeriel Murphy, a junior from Wetumpka majoring in metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, recently received a 2011 United Negro College Fund and Merck Foundation Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Award.

UA Tech Transfer Associate Earns ‘Certified Licensing Professional’ Designation

Dr. Richard P. Swatloski, a licensing associate within The University of Alabama’s Office for Technology Transfer, has earned the Certified Licensing Professional credential.

‘Discovering Alabama’ Wins 2011 Emmy Awards

Discovering Alabama earned two Emmy Awards in the 2011 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ Southeast competition for the program “Discovering Alabama: Oil Spill.”

UA Student Wins $5,000 Scholarship for 3D Tornado Film

Xavier Burgin, a University of Alabama senior from Columbus, Miss., was awarded a $5,000 scholarship as winner of the inaugural 3D Movie Award at the Campus MovieFest International Grand Finale, held June 23-26 in Hollywood, Calif.

UA Student Video Wins GoAbroad Innovation Award

A student video for The University of Alabama’s Capstone International Center has been named the winner of a GoAbroad Innovation Award.

Dean’s List Students Named for UA Spring Term

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A total of 7,006 students enrolled during the 2011 spring semester 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). The UA Dean’s and President’s List recognizes full-time undergraduate students.

UA Advertising and Public Relations Students Win National Award

A team of 15 University of Alabama students won an Award of Excellence at the 2011 Silver Anvil Awards as one of the top three campaigns nationally for their subcategory.

UA Students Invited to Hollywood to Showcase their Films

The world’s largest student film festival has invited several students from The University of Alabama to showcase their award-winning films and compete against other universities during the 2011 International Grand Finale June 23-26 in Hollywood.

UA Pair Earn Library Leadership Awards

Beth Holley and Wayne Rau have been named recipients of the 2011 Library Leadership Faculty and Staff Awards.

Two UA Business Programs in Top 30 in Bloomberg BusinessWeek Survey

The corporate strategy and operations management programs at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce were both highly ranked in a Bloomberg BusinessWeek survey of more than 85,000 students at more than 100 top schools.