Awards & Honors

UA Engineering Scholar Named Alabama’s ASCE Student of the Year

Lane Morrison, a senior in civil, construction and environmental engineering at The University of Alabama, was named the Student Civil Engineer of the Year by the Alabama Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

UA Museum’s ‘Discovering Alabama’ Program Wins Emmy

“Discovering Alabama,” a production of The University of Alabama’s Alabama Museum of Natural History and its Center for Public Television and Radio, has received an Emmy Award for the program “Discovering Alabama: Alabama in Space.”

UA’s Fridley Receives ASCE ExCEEd Leadership Award

Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama professor and head of civil, construction and environmental engineering, recently received the American Society of Civil Engineering’s ExCEEd Leadership Award.

Alumnus, BMW Employee Receives Employer Recognition Award from UA

Keith Hanson, a 2008 graduate of the operations management master’s program at The University of Alabama and now with BMW Manufacturing, recently received the 2010 Employer Recognition Award for his service to UA students during their career search.

UA Engineering Student Receives National Scholarship from ACEC

Chris J. “CJ” Searcy Jr., a junior in mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama, recently received the American Council of Engineering Companies’ Small Firm Council Scholarship worth $5,000.

UA Receives Federal Grants to Enhance Quality and Diversity of Graduate Students

The University of Alabama has received five, three-year grants from the U.S. Department of Education’s Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program that provide fellowships to assist graduate students pursuing fields of study that are in national demand.

UA Gilman Scholars to Study in South Africa, Jordan and China

Three University of Alabama students have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to participate in a study abroad program during the 2010-2011 academic year, taking them to South Africa, Jordan and China.

Dean’s List Students Named for UA Spring Term

A total of 5,783 students enrolled during the 2010 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).

UA Engineering Student Receives NASA Aeronautics Scholarship

Chase Leibenguth, a senior in aerospace engineering at The University of Alabama, recently received a NASA Aeronautics Scholarship.

UA Grad Student Goes to Oxford University with Clarendon Scholarship

University of Alabama graduate student Daniel Mullins of Montgomery recently received a Clarendon Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford in England to pursue a doctorate degree.