Dr. William H. Rabel, John & Mary Louise Loftis Bickley Endowed Teaching Professor of Insurance & Financial Services at The University of Alabama, has been selected as the first faculty recipient of the John Bickley Innovation and Creativity Award for 2008.
The University of Alabama recently hosted some 600 students at the 2008 American Legion Boys State convention and as part of the event several scholarships were given to outstanding participants.
A total of 4,793 students enrolled during the spring 2008 semester at The University of Alabama made the Dean’s List with academic records of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale) or the President’s List with academic records of 4.0 (all As).
Cody Moore, a University of Alabama senior majoring in civil engineering, was recently selected to attend the Associated Builders and Contractors Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., June 17-19.
Platform, an online magazine designed and produced by University of Alabama public relations students for other PR students, educators and practitioners nationwide, has received a gold award in the 2008 Hermes Creative Awards for the Web site overall category.
University of Alabama student William Robertson of Ozark has received a DAAD Scholarship to study in Germany.
University of Alabama students John Ricketts and Emily Kay Woods, both from Birmingham, have been named the first Alabama Dystonia Scholars.
A group of top students at The University of Alabama were inducted recently into Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, a national program that recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement during their college career in the areas of scholarship, leadership and service.
Michelle McGaha and Jack Trey Hayes, both seniors in industrial engineering at The University of Alabama, were recognized with the Institute of Industrial Engineers’ Student Award for Excellence during the IIE annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Dr. Paul S. Ray, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at The University of Alabama, was awarded the Institute of Industrial Engineers’ Fellow Award during the IIE annual conference in Vancouver.