Covington Awarded UA Engineering Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently awarded John W. Covington III with the 2009 Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award.
Awards & Honors
Acoff Receives UA Engineering’s T. Morris Hackney Leadership Award
The University of Alabama College of Engineering announced Dr. Viola Acoff, professor of metallurgical and materials engineering and interim head of chemical and biological engineering, as the 2009 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.
UA Professor Wins Goldsmith Award for Communication Contributions
Dr. Kim Sydow Campbell, professor of management communication in the marketing and management department at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce, has been named winner of the 2009 Alfred N. Goldsmith Award for outstanding contributions to engineering communication.
UA Healthcare Management Student Wins First Place in National Essay Competition
More than 100,000 people are waiting to receive a life changing organ transplant, but many of those people are waiting in vain. Despite national legislation governing the organ procurement system, a shortage of donors remains.
Premier Leadership Organization, UA Blackburn Institute, Selects New Student Fellows
The University of Alabama Blackburn Institute — recognized this year by NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education as one of the nation’s premier leadership development organizations — has named its 2009-2010 UA student fellows.
UA’s Manderson Graduate School’s Accounting, Marketing Programs Included in Top 15 in National Survey
The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School’s programs in accounting and marketing are included in the Top 15 nationally in a survey published by Entrepreneur Magazine in the April 2008 issue. The study was conducted by The Princeton Review.
UA MBA Students Only U.S. Team to Place in International Case Competition
The University of Alabama Masters of Business Administration Case Team placed third in the annual George Washington University International M.B.A. Case Competition held in Washington, D.C. , the only American team to place in the event.
UA’s Stephen Black Honored by Childcare Resources
Stephen Black, director of the Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility at The University of Alabama, has received the 2009 Children’s Advocate Award from Childcare Resources.
Noted Media Effects Researcher Wins UA’s Burnum Award
Dr. Jennings Bryant, Reagan Endowed Chair of Broadcasting and associate dean for graduate studies and research for the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.
Two UA Chemists Win NSF CAREER Awards
The National Science Foundation selected two University of Alabama chemistry professors for CAREER Awards totaling $1.1 million.