Awards & Honors

Graduate Council Fellowship Recipients Named at UA

The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced the 2006-2007 recipients of Graduate Council Fellowships, the most prestigious and competitive graduate fellowships at UA awarded to graduate students with the highest academic and scholarly qualifications.

Benke Selected as Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor at UA

Dr. Arthur C. Benke, a professor of biological sciences at The University of Alabama whose latest book has won national honors, is the winner of the University’s Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award.

UA Education Professor Receives National Distinguished Service Award in Psychology

Dr. Patti L. Harrison, professor of school psychology at The University of Alabama, has been awarded the 2006 Jack Bardon Distinguished Service Award by the Division of School Psychology in the American Psychological Association.

UA IIE Student Chapter Receives Gold Award

The University of Alabama Institute of Industrial Engineers’ student chapter received the Gold Award in the 2006 IIE national chapter recognition competition. Since 2001, UA’s IIE chapter has received four gold awards and one silver award.

UA School of Medicine Ranked Among Top 20 Rural Medicine Programs by U.S.News

The University of Alabama School of Medicine’s program in rural medicine is ranked 20th in the nation by U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Graduate Schools for 2007.

Two Prominent Media Leaders to be Inducted into C&IS Hall of Fame at UA

A national sports broadcasting innovator and a distinguished journalist, television anchor and award-winning author will be inducted into The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences Hall of Fame Oct. 19. The induction ceremonies will be at the NorthRiver Yacht Club.

VIDEO NEWS RELEASE: Inaugural Coca-Cola First-Generation Scholars Honored

The University of Alabama’s 12 inaugural Coca-Cola First-Generation Scholars were honored today in an on-campus ceremony.

UA Doctoral Student to be Honored in D.C. for Winning STAR Fellowship

A University of Alabama graduate student will be honored at a congressional reception in Washington, D.C., Monday evening as a STAR graduate fellow, UA’s first student to receive the honor.

UA Plank Center Awards $20,000 in Leadership Grants in Public Relations

The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama will award $20,000 to support four research projects that will enhance understanding of factors that contribute to effective and ethical leadership in public relations.

Society of Women Engineers Awards Three UA Students

Three students at The University of Alabama have received Society of Women Engineers scholarships for 2006.