Faculty and Staff Accolades for Spring 2024
Many UA faculty and staff earned awards, published papers and garnered other noteworthy achievements this spring.
Awards & Honors
2 UA Students Earn Hollings Undergraduate Scholarships
UA students Raeed Kabir and Blake Yuenger are the recipients of the NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship.
UA Students Win National Electric Propulsion Competition
UA engineering students took first in the unmanned division against more experienced teams.
UA Students Receive U.S. Fulbright Program Awards for 2024-2025
The Fulbright Program has selected 14 University of Alabama students for various awards.
Student Orgs Make a Difference Through Service, Leadership
This past year, UA students volunteered over 100,000 hours in west Alabama — an economic impact of over $3 million.
Psychology Professor Receives 2024 Buford Peace Award
The award recognizes faculty involved in mediating disputes, overcoming prejudice and promoting peace.
UA Junior Among 55 to Receive Udall Scholarship
Benjamin Trost is the first UA students to receive the Udall Scholarship in 23 years.
3 UA Students Earn Boren Scholarships for Foreign Study
Three UA students will study languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.
45 Students Honored for Research Presentations
The annual event highlights the research undergraduate students are working on throughout the year.
‘It’s Because of You’: Campus Assembly Honors Faculty, Staff
Two staff members received University awards, and Head Football Coach Kalen DeBoer made a special appearance.