The University of Alabama College of Engineering announced Dr. Kevin Whitaker, associate dean for academic programs, as the 2007 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership Award recipient.
Dr. James P. Hubner, assistant professor of aerospace engineering and mechanics at The University of Alabama, has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. NSF’s CAREER Awards recognize top-performing young scientists and engineers who are beginning their careers.
The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 15th among public law schools and 36th among all law schools in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2008 edition of its annual “Best Graduate Schools” publication. The ranking is the highest ever for the UA Law School, which has been ranked among the Top 50 law schools for nine consecutive years.
Perren Banks, a sophomore from Uniontown majoring in biological sciences at The University of Alabama, is the recipient of a national scholarship for study abroad this summer at the University of Liverpool in England.
The University of Alabama Forensic Council took first place in the Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha National Forensic Honorary Tournament held March 15-17 at The University of Mississippi.
The University of Alabama will honor the scholarship and leadership of students and faculty with 2007 Honors Week activities on campus April 2-6.
Some 150 high school students from across the region recently competed in UA’s annual High School Physics Contest held in Tuscaloosa.
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.
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.
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.