Ty Warren, a University of Alabama graduate from Enterprise who now runs a successful consulting and training firm, has brought acclaim to his alma mater by being named National Speaker of the Year by Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha National Forensics (debate) Honor Society, its highest award.
Students with a passion for books were recently named winners of The University of Alabama Libraries’ second annual Book Collecting Contest.
The Alabama Productivity Center and the Alabama Technology Network today announced the recipients of the 2007 Alabama Quality Award Team Showcase, the state’s honor for teams that demonstrate quality and performance excellence.
Agustin Tristan, a University of Alabama senior majoring in industrial engineering from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, was recently awarded a scholarship from the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference.
Dr. Ernest A. Mancini, distinguished research professor of petroleum geology and stratigraphy at The University of Alabama, has been named the winner of the Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award for 2007.
Dr. James C. “Jim” Hall, director of New College at The University of Alabama, has been elected president of the Alabama Folklife Association.
A University of Alabama philosophy professor has received the $50,000 Templeton Enterprise Award for 2007.
From analyzing environmental damage of DDT to developing warning systems for evacuation zones, The University of Alabama’s best and brightest are not only excelling in the classroom but also improving the society we live in.
Dr. Robert F. Olin, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama, has been appointed to a newly established strategic advisory board for Pearson Education, the world’s leading educational and professional publisher.
The Structural Engineers Association of Alabama recently awarded two University of Alabama engineering students with $1,000 scholarships in an effort to promote structural engineering education among students.