2006 Homecoming Queen Named at UA
Lauren Burch of Fairfield, Conn., was named The University of Alabama Homecoming Queen for 2006 on Friday, Oct. 27 during UA’s annual Homecoming Pep Rally on campus.
Awards & Honors
UA’s “Alabama Business” Wins 2006 Publications Award
The Association for University Business and Economic Research has named “Alabama Business,” the quarterly newsletter produced by The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research, the winner of the 2006 Publications Award for Newsletters, Brochures, and Other Promotional Materials.
UA Makes the Grade, Listed on President’s Honor Roll for Distinguished Community Service
The University of Alabama has been recognized for extraordinary community service by the first-ever President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll announced in Chicago on Oct. 17.
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.