Awards & Honors

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.

UA Ranked Among Top College and Universities in the Nation for Entrepreneurship

In a survey of more than 700 schools just released by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine, The University of Alabama was distinguished as one of the top schools for entrepreneurs.

UA Engineering Professor Named Fellow from the American Society of Civil Engineers

The American Society of Civil Engineers recently honored Dr. G. Edward Gibson Jr., a University of Alabama professor, with election to the grade of fellow. Fewer than 6 percent of ASCE members achieve fellow grade.

UA Alumni Association Names 2006 Teaching Award Winners

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the four recipients of its 2006 Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award, the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching.

UA, BASF Green Chemistry Partnership Wins 2006 ‘Deal of Distinction’

The Licensing Executives Society today named an agreement between The University of Alabama and chemical giant BASF one of its “2006 Deals of Distinction” in connection with its annual meeting in New York City.

UA Scores High in Academics With Four Hollings Scholars

Four students at The University of Alabama have received the prestigious and highly competitive National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship.

UA Senior Tabbed for National Lodging Conference

Lacey Watts of Northport, a University of Alabama senior majoring in restaurant, hotel and meetings management, has been selected as UA’s student representative to attend the “Lodging Management Students to National Industry Conferences” program in Phoenix Sept. 18-21.

Loftin, Luna to Receive UA’s Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced that the late James D. “Jim” Loftin Sr. and Robert “Bobby” Kendall Luna are the 2006 recipients of the Paul W. Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award.