Schlesinger Named Winner of UA’s Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award
Dr. Harris Schlesinger, professor of finance and Frank Park Samford Chair of Insurance, is the recipient of The University of Alabama’s 2006 Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.
Awards & Honors
UA Law Professor Receives Alabama Rivers Alliance Award
William L. Andreen, Edgar L. Clarkson Professor of Law at The University of Alabama School of Law, has received the 2007 River Hero Award from the Alabama Rivers Alliance in recognition of his commitment and work to protect and restore rivers and watersheds.
UA Center for Public Televison and Radio Produces Two Award-Winning Documentaries
Two documentaries from The University of Alabama Center for Public Television and Radio were presented awards earlier this month at the 10th annual George Lindsey UNA Film Festival.
UA Part of $10 Million National Initiative to Increase Enrollment Among Low-Income Community College Students
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to The University of Alabama as part of a nationwide initiative aimed at significantly increasing four-year college enrollment and graduation among low-income high school and community college students.
UA Students Take Top Honors in Theatre Competition
A group of nine students from The University of Alabama department of theatre and dance recently participated in the Kennedy Center America College Theatre Festival for Region IV in Americus, Ga., taking top awards in several events.
Winners Named in UA Business Plan Competition for African-American Students
The University of Alabama African-American Graduate Student Association has announced the winners from the final round of the 2006-2007 Business Plan Competition for African-American students.
Walker Elected UA SGA President
R.B. Walker, a student at The University of Alabama from Montgomery, has been elected president of the UA Student Government Association for the 2007-2008 term.
UA Senior Honored by Selection into Prestigious Fellowship Program
Robyn Thomas, a senior from Trussville majoring in biological sciences at The University of Alabama, has been selected as a recipient of a highly prestigious Amgen Fellowship with the Teach For America program.
UA’s Mary Stone Named American Accounting Association’s 2007 Outstanding Educator
Dr. Mary Stone, director of the Culverhouse School of Accountancy at The University of Alabama, has been named the 2007 winner of the American Accounting Association’s Outstanding Accounting Educator Award.
UA Professor Receives IIE’s Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award
Dr. Gary Moynihan, professor of industrial engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently awarded the 2006 Institute of Industrial Engineers’ Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award for Region Three.