Awards & Honors

UA Plank Center Announces Selections for Public Relations Educator Fellowship Program

The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama has announced the inaugural class for its Fellowship Program for Public Relations Educators.

UA’s Sixth Biennial Denny Society Event Honors a Record Number of Members

The University of Alabama’s Denny Society recently held its sixth biennial event honoring its 739 members, with a record 230 attendees.

UA Faculty Member Inducted into Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame

Dr. John Wheat, professor of community and rural medicine in The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, was recently inducted into the Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame in Montgomery.

UA Professor Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Stipend

Dr. Albert Pionke, an associate professor of English at The University of Alabama, has received a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Award to research “Education as a Rite of Privilege.”

May Graduates Announced at UA

The University of Alabama will award some 3,600 degrees during spring commencement Saturday, May 8, on campus.

UA Students Win Big in PRCA Competition

Nine University of Alabama public relations students recently received 26 awards from the Public Relations Council of Alabama Student Medallion Awards competition.

Four UA Students Named National Hollings Scholars

Four University of Alabama students have received National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarships for 2010.

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Inducts New Members at UA

The University of Alabama chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society inducted 194 new members in an initiation ceremony held recently on campus.

Longtime UA Administrator and Advocate Mary Jolley to Receive Honorary Degree at UA’s Spring Commencement Ceremonies May 8

Dr. Mary Jolley, long-time University of Alabama administrator and advocate, will receive an honorary degree during UA’s spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 8 at Coleman Coliseum.

UA English Students Take Top Honors at National Convention

University of Alabama students won several awards while representing the UA English department at the annual Sigma Tau Delta Convention held recently in St. Louis, Mo.