Kendra Nicole Key, a University of Alabama junior from Tuscaloosa, is the recipient of a prestigious 2009 Truman Scholarship for students who show exceptional leadership potential and who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service.
The University of Alabama will recognize the achievement of outstanding students and faculty during 2009 Honors Week activities on campus April 6-10.
The University of Alabama’s Multiple Abilities Program has received a prestigious award from the International Reading Association: a certificate of distinction that commends the program for exemplary preparation of pre-service teachers in the area of literacy.
Talented high school students from across the Southeast were recently on campus to compete in the 33rd annual University of Alabama High School Physics Contest.
The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team ended their season on a high note as national champions by defeating the University of Illinois during the playoff tournament held March 18-20 in Denver.
Leadership, motivation and a drive to achieve higher education describes a select group of University of Alabama students given opportunity, by the Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship program, to become the first in their families to earn a college degree.
Seven Alabamians have been recognized by the Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute at The University of Alabama for their efforts in teaching, promoting and displaying effective entrepreneurship around the state.
Christina Ibrahim, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering from Ryan, was one of 24 students selected to participate in the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers Leadership Development Program.
A luncheon honoring The University of Alabama’s 2008-2009 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11 beginning at noon at the Hotel Capstone.
“Storybook,” a documentary film created by University of Alabama students about a reading program for incarcerated mothers and their children, has been selected for inclusion in the 2009 Undergraduate Ethics Symposium at DePauw University April 9-11.