UA Students Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Two students at The University of Alabama have received one of the country’s most elite academic scholarships.
Awards & Honors
UA 2006 Honors Week to be Held April 3-7
The University of Alabama will honor the scholarship and leadership of students and faculty with 2006 Honors Week activities on campus April 3-7.
UA Alumni Association Announces 2006 Award Winners
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association (NAA) recently chose the recipients of the 2006 Distinguished Alumni Awards and Alumni Student Awards. The recipients will be recognized at the annual Alumni Weekend luncheon on Saturday, April 1 at noon in the Bryant Conference Center.
UA Plank Center to Award $25,000 for Leadership Studies in Public Relations
The Plank Center for Public Relations Studies at The University of Alabama will award up to $25,000 in competitive grants to scholars and professionals to study leadership in public relations. The grants of $2,500 to $10,000 will support research that advances knowledge of leadership in the profession and helps develop excellence in leadership.
Brown Named UA Engineering’s T. Morris Hackney Leadership Award Winner
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently announced Dr. David B. Brown, professor of computer science and director of development at CARE Research & Development Laboratory, as the 2006 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.
UA Honors Five Distinguished Engineering Fellows
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently honored five alumni and friends of the College by inducting them into its class of 2006 Distinguished Engineering Fellows.
UA Student Wins National Social Work Award for Service to Community
LaTonya Washington of Moundville, a junior majoring in social work at The University of Alabama, was recently awarded the 2006 Student Recognition Award by the Association for Community Organization and Social Administration for her outstanding service to social work practice.
UA Student Newspaper Receives Top Honors at Journalism Conference
The University of Alabama’s Crimson White staff took overall top honors in on-site competitions held at Emory University in Atlanta during the recent annual Southeastern Journalism Conference.
UA Engineering Student Selected for International Mercedes-Benz Co-Op
Chase Jennings, a University of Alabama junior majoring in industrial engineering, was recently selected for a co-op program in Germany with Mercedes-Benz.
UA Professor Earns NSF Career Award
Dr. Gregory B. Thompson, assistant professor of metallurgical and materials engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. CAREER Awards are NSF’s most prestigious recognition of top-performing young scientists and engineers who are beginning their careers.