Awards & Honors

UA Cason Award to Honor Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author Hank Klibanoff

Hank Klibanoff, a managing editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and co-author of “The Race Beat,” will receive the 2008 Clarence Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing from The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences Thursday, March 6 at a dinner in his honor at the Bryant Conference Center Rast Room.

UA Senior Wins Second Place in Health Care Essay Competition

Steven Spiehler, a senior from Slidell, La., majoring in health care management at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce, has won second place in the prestigious Richard J. Stull Student Essay Competition, sponsored by the American College of Healthcare Executives.

UA Engineering Professor Appointed New Director of UTCA

Dr. Jay K. Lindly, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently appointed the director of the University Transportation Center for Alabama.

UA Professor Ranked 22nd Among Top 100 Authors in Economic Journals

Dr. Paul Pecorino, the James Patrick and Elizabeth B. Hayes Professor of Economics at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, is ranked No. 22 among the top 100 authors in public economic journals.

UA Engineering Professor Recognized as ‘Young Leaders’ International Scholar

Dr. Gregory Thompson, assistant professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently selected as a 2008 The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society Young Leaders International Scholar.

UA Announces High School Physics Contest Winners

More than 125 high school students from across the region recently competed in The University of Alabama’s annual High School Physics Contest.

Uncle Wiley’s Founder to Give Keynote Address at UA Entrepreneurship Banquet, Awards Presentation

Wiley Mullins, a former brand manager-turned-entrepreneur, will be the keynote speaker at the second annual University of Alabama Entrepreneurship Awards Banquet.

Seven UA Students Named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team

The University of Alabama leads the nation with seven students named to the 2008 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team.

UA Fraternity Presidents, IFC Board Announced

A group of students at The University of Alabama has been chosen to be presidents of their fraternities or members of the UA Interfraternity Council executive board for the current school year.

UA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team Takes Home Tournament Win; Final Home Game Feb. 15

The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team won the Rocky Mountain Invitational in Denver, Colo., on Feb. 9, bringing their season record to 28-2.