The Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame will induct University of Alabama School of Law graduates Albert Farrah and Judge Frank M. Johnson on June 24 in a ceremony to be held in the Alabama Supreme Court Building in Montgomery.
An effort led by a University of Alabama chemist has demonstrated a new way to dissolve and use cellulose – found in the cell walls of trees and other plants – in producing environmentally friendly materials that UA researchers say have potential for the automotive, packaging and textile industries.
The American Association of Critical Care Nurses awarded Dr. Angela Smith Collins, associate professor of nursing, the 2005 National Excellence in Teaching Award.
Dr. Lloyd “Pete” Morley, professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Alabama, is the recipient of the 2005 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Richard M. Emberson Award.
University of Alabama alumnus Norbert Leo Butz won a Tony Award with his performance in the musical comedy “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.”
University of Alabama chemistry graduate student Keith Gutowski will join an elite group of students to meet with Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany, June 27-July 2.
“Discovering Alabama,” an award-winning nature television series produced by The University of Alabama’s Alabama Museum of Natural History, is one of three finalists for an Emmy Award, presented by the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences, Southeast Chapter.
Aaron Quick, a University of Alabama senior majoring in civil and environmental engineering, was recently selected to attend the Associated Builders and Contractors Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., on June 6-9, 2005.
Stuart Waugh, a 2005 graduate of Cullman High School, has received a scholarship to attend The University of Alabama this fall.
Andrew L. Bowman, Laura Beth Amerson, Andrew Justin Huddleston, and Alison J. Miller were recently named the recipients of The University of Alabama’s Ashley Doyle and John Gaither Endowed Scholarship.