UA Sending Five Players to Beijing for Paralympic Games
Five University of Alabama wheelchair basketball players have been selected to travel to Beijing to play in the 2008 Paralympic Games in China in September.
Awards & Honors
Company Recognizes UA’s Efforts to Prevent High-Risk Alcohol Consumption on Campus
Outside the Classroom, a Boston-based company that helps education, corporate and government institutions battle high-risk drinking and other health problems, has recognized The University of Alabama’s alcohol prevention efforts with a Prevention Excellence Award.
UA SIFE Team Named Regional Champion for Second Consecutive Year; Advances to Chicago
After presenting a report of its year-long community outreach projects to a panel of 16 business leaders, the Students in Free Enterprise team at The University of Alabama was named a SIFE USA Regional champion.
UA French Scholar Awarded Knighthood in France’s Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Dr. Metka Zupancic, associate professor of French/modern languages at The University of Alabama, has been inducted as a knight, or chevalier, in France’s Ordre des Palmes Académiques (Order of Academic Palms).
UA’s Marino Asked to Join Premier Entrepreneurship Research Conference Review Board
Dr. Louis Marino, associate professor of entrepreneurship and strategic management, has been invited to join the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference Review Board. The conference is considered by many to be the premier entrepreneurship research conference in the world.
UA Honors Six Distinguished Engineering Fellows
The University of Alabama College of Engineering will honor six alumni of the College by inducting them into its class of 2008 Distinguished Engineering Fellows.
Honors Week to be Held at UA April 14-18
The University of Alabama will recognize the scholarship and leadership of students and faculty with 2008 Honors Week activities on campus April 14-18.
U.S. News Ranks UA Law School 11th Among Public Law Schools, 32nd Overall; UA School of Social Work Ranked 28th Among Publics, 42nd Overall
The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 11th among public law schools and 32nd among all law schools in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2009 edition of its annual “Best Graduate Schools” publication. The publication also ranks the UA School of Social Work 28th among social work programs at public universities and 42nd when both public and private institutions are included.
Todd Receives UA Engineering’s T. Morris Hackney Leadership Award
The University of Alabama College of Engineering announced Dr. Beth Todd, associate professor of mechanical engineering, as the 2008 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.
Faulkner Awarded UA Engineering Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award
The University of Alabama College of Engineering awarded L. Lamar Faulkner with the 2008 Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award.