Nicholas De Leon, a University of Alabama junior majoring in metallurgical and materials engineering from Coral Springs, Fla., was awarded the J. Keith Brimacombe Presidential Scholarship from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.
The 2007 University of Alabama Homecoming Court was selected in a general student election held on Tuesday, Oct. 2.
Three University of Alabama engineering students will be presented with national collegiate awards by the Society of Women Engineers during the SWE National Conference Oct. 25-27.
Three professors in The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering have been named subcommittee members of the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy, a group that will help Alabama utilize its conventional and renewable resources by implementing responsible energy policies.
Dr. Jim Salem, professor of American studies at The University of Alabama, is the 2007 recipient of the American Studies Association’s prestigious Mary C. Turpie Award.
Ynhi Thai, a junior majoring in chemical engineering from Long Beach, Miss., was recently awarded several national scholarships, including two from the Society of Plastics Engineers and one from the National Academy for Nuclear Training. These scholarships recognize Thai’s outstanding academic achievement.
A total of 262 students enrolled during the summer 2007 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).
The University of Alabama recently selected 14 students as 2007-2008 Ambassadors of the College of Engineering.
The Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama is among six public universities ranked 29th among public undergraduate business schools in the latest U.S. News and World Report college rankings. Culverhouse is ranked 48th when private universities are included. More than 1,700 institutions offer undergraduate degrees in business.
Dr. Ed Mullins, a retired University of Alabama journalism professor, is recipient of the 2007 Robert P. Knight Multicultural Recruiting Award for helping create a more diversified journalism workforce.