UA Engineering Student Receives Dingwall Asian Ancestry Grant
Ynhi Thai, a senior in The University of Alabama’s chemical engineering program, will receive a prestigious and highly competitive William Orr Dingwall Foundation Asian Ancestry Grant.
Awards & Honors
UA Professor Wins Key Award in Gerontology from APA
Dr. Forrest Scogin, an expert in mental health and aging and professor of clinical psychology at The University of Alabama, has won the M. Powell Lawton Distinguished Contribution Award for Applied Gerontology from the American Psychological Association. The award was given at the APA’s convention last month in Boston.
UA Adjunct Professor Elected President of Association of American State Geologists
Dr. Berry H. (Nick) Tew Jr., Alabama’s State Geologist, an adjunct professor of geological sciences at The University of Alabama, and the director of the Geological Survey of Alabama, has begun a one-year term as president of the Association of American State Geologists.
At 95, UA’s Oldest Football Letterman to be Among Bryant Award Recipients
Three former University of Alabama standout athletes — including the oldest, living UA football player — will be honored for their civic accomplishments as recipients of the 2008 Paul W. Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award.
Paper Co-Authored by UA’s Schlesinger Awarded Best Article
Dr. Harris Schlesinger, professor of finance and Frank Park Samford Chair of Insurance at The University of Alabama, has received an award from the Decision Analysis Society of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science, known as INFORMS, for the best decision analysis article or book published in 2006.
U.S. News Ranks UA Among Top 50 Public Universities Once Again
The University of Alabama is again ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings for 2009. UA is ranked 37th among public national universities and 83rd among all universities, both public and private.
Two UA Students Awarded Prestigious Insurance Industry Scholarships
Two University of Alabama students have been awarded the prestigious Derek Hughes/ National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Ltd. Educational Foundation scholarships.
UA Nurse Practitioner at Nurse Managed Center Completes Business Management Program at UCLA
Families and individuals who receive medical services from the Capstone Rural Health Center, a nurse-managed Federally Qualified Health Center staffed through The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing, will be the ultimate beneficiaries of specialized management training completed by the center’s associate medical director.
GSA Division Names UA Hydrogeologist Distinguished Lecturer
A University of Alabama scientist, who is internationally recognized for his contributions to understanding and modeling of groundwater contaminants, has been named a distinguished lecturer by a division of the Geological Society of America.
August Graduates Announced at UA
The University of Alabama awarded some 1,300 degrees during summer commencement held Saturday, Aug. 9 on campus.