Awards & Honors

NSF Awards Grant to UA Art Professors to Explore Emergent Learning

A trio of University of Alabama art professors have secured a $350,000 National Science Foundation grant to find new ways to create a “system” that will foster creativity among a large group of students participating in an online class.

UA Honors Teaching Award Winners

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2010 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.

UA’s Plank Center to Honor Nonprofit Director for Mentorship

The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama will present its inaugural Executive Mentorship Award to Billy Shore, founder and executive director of Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit leading the fight against childhood hunger in America, at an Oct. 14 dinner at the Union League Club in Chicago.

Three UA Engineering Students Receive Alabama Road Builders’ Association Scholarships

Three University of Alabama civil engineering students recently received Alabama Road Builders’ Association Scholarships at the annual officer installation banquet held in Montgomery.

UA Chapter of Pi Beta Phi Wins National Awards

The University of Alabama chapter of Pi Beta Phi Sorority has received two national awards, including the Silver Slipper Award for most outstanding vice president of finance and an Honorable Mention for Most Outstanding New Member Programming.

UA Entrepreneurship Ranked No. 21 by Princeton Review

The undergraduate entrepreneurship program at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce is ranked No. 21 in the 2010 rankings by The Princeton Review.

Scientific Society to Present UA Chemist with National Award

The world’s largest chemical society has selected a University of Alabama chemist for one of its 2011 national research awards.

UA Biologist among Organizers of Online Resource for Science Educators

A University of Alabama molecular biologist is among six experts tabbed by a science organization to organize development of an extensive website as a resource for educators across the nation.

Dean’s List Students Named for UA Summer Term

A total of 387 students enrolled during the 2010 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 Plank Center Awards Leadership Grants in Public Relations

The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama will award $8,500 to support two research projects that will enhance understanding of factors that contribute to effective and ethical leadership in public relations.