Awards & Honors

UA Honors Seven Distinguished Engineering Fellows

The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored seven alumni of the College by inducting them into its class of 2010 Distinguished Engineering Fellows.

UA Honors the Fourth Group of Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars

Through the Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship program, a select group of UA students have been given the opportunity to be the first in their families to earn a college degree.

PR Program at UA Ranked Among Top Education Programs by PRWeek Magazine

The public relations program at The University of Alabama is ranked second in the nation according to new rankings produced and published in PRWeek Magazine. UA is the highest ranked university that offers both graduate and undergraduate programs.

UA Dance Professor Recognized at Festival

Students and faculty members from The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance won recent recognition at the regional American College Dance Festival in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars to Be Recognized at UA March 23

A luncheon honoring The University of Alabama’s 2009-2010 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars is scheduled for Tuesday, March 23 beginning at noon in Smith Hall.

UA Makes the Grade, Named to National Honor Roll for Service

The University of Alabama has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, the highest federal recognition a university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

Spring Break Trip Takes UA Students Across the Globe for Model U.N. Conference

The University of Alabama International Relations Club will sponsor 12 students from UA to travel to Taiwan over spring break to represent the University at the prestigious World Model U.N. Conference. The group will leave on March 11 and return on March 20.

UA Engineering Professor Receives Prestigious CUTC Award

Dr. Yingyan Lou, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, was awarded the Pikarsky Award for outstanding doctoral dissertation in science and technology by the Council of University Transportation Centers.

UA Seniors Invited to Nominate ‘Inspiring’ High School Teachers

University of Alabama students graduating in May are invited to nominate a teacher from their high school for the newly created Capstone Inspiring Educator Award.

Top Honors for Scholarship, Leadership Announced at UA

Recipients of the 2010 Premier Awards — the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama — were announced by UA President Robert E. Witt at a recent recognition ceremony held in Tuscaloosa.