Awards & Honors

UA Community Director Receives Prestigious Award

Amanda Wallace, community director in Housing and Residential Communities at The University of Alabama, was recently selected as recipient of the William Leftwich Award for Outstanding New Professional in NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, Region III.

UA Invited to Join Elite Outreach Group

The University of Alabama has been invited to join an elite national organization that recognizes the University’s achievements in outreach scholarship.

Alabama Quality Award Pre-Applications Due June 29 to UA Center

Teams interested in applying for the 2007 Alabama Quality Award Team Showcase must submit a pre-application form to The University of Alabama’s Alabama Productivity Center by June 29.

UA Engineering Students to Participate in NASA Summer Intern Programs

Five University of Alabama College of Engineering students have been selected to participate in prestigious NASA internship programs located at the various space flight centers.

UA Student Receives Prestigious Study Abroad Grant

Lekisha Rachel Gunn of Montgomery, a student at The University of Alabama, has been named a 2007-2008 DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship recipient.

UA Professor Receives IIE’s National Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award

Dr. Gary Moynihan, professor of industrial engineering at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2006 Institute of Industrial Engineers’ National Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award.

UA Engineering Student Receives Tau Beta Pi Scholarship

Anderson G. Renaud, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, was recently awarded the Record scholarship from Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society. This academic scholarship recognizes Renaud’s academic success, campus leadership and service, and promise of future contributions to the engineering profession.

UA Wins National Alcohol Prevention Excellence Award

The University of Alabama has been awarded a national 2006-2007 Prevention Excellence Award from Outside The Classroom Inc.

UA Professor Receives Distinguished Educator Award from National Rural Health Association

Dr. John R. Wheat, professor of community and rural medicine at The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences and School of Medicine, recently received the Distinguished Educator Award from the National Rural Health Association.

UA Scores High in Academics With Three Hollings Scholars

From investigating fuel cell membranes to studying DNA of corals, three of The University of Alabama’s best and brightest students are being nationally-recognized for their top-notch research.