Awards & Honors

The University of Alabama Premier Awards

6 Students, 3 Faculty Receive UA’s Top Honors, the Premier Awards

The Premier Awards honor students, faculty and staff who exemplify the highest standards of scholarship, service, leadership and character.

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Faculty and Staff Accolades for Feb. 23, 2022

UA faculty have earned fellowships, published monographs and are exhibiting artwork here and abroad.

The Burnum Award event poster with general information about the event

Burnum Award Winners Honored, Provide Lectures Feb. 21

The 2019 and 2020 recipients of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award will be honored and provide lectures during a special ceremony Feb. 21.

photograph of the Quad looking peaceful and empty of people through the trees

UA Named Tree Campus USA for Seventh Consecutive Year

The honor reflects highly on the University and its employees who keep the campus beautiful and sustainable.

Simran Dhoju posing for a photo with large mountains in the background

UA Junior Receives National Aerospace Fellowship

Simran Dhoju was one of 51 students in the nation to earn a Brooke Owens Fellowship, a nationally acclaimed program that awards exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities studying the field of aerospace.

A woman poses for a headshot.

Life Research Director Selected as National Fellow

AAAS elected Dr. Sharlene Newman from The University of Alabama to the newest class of AAAS Fellows, among the most distinct honors within the scientific community.

A bronze statue of a woman running with her right arm outreached to have an owl perch on it.

Faculty and Staff Accolades for Jan. 26, 2022

Celebrate the academic and creative achievements of The University of Alabama faculty and staff.

Steve Mobley posing on a stool

UA’s Mobley Among Top 15 Emerging Scholars in Higher Education

Steve D. Mobley Jr. was selected as one of the nation’s top 15 emerging scholars under the age of 40 by “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.”

UA Part of First Place Self-Driving Racecar Team

UA Part of First Place Self-Driving Racecar Team

The team’s vehicle set a new world record for speed by an autonomous car.

UA's cheerleading team celebrates after it won the 2021 all-girl national championship

UA Cheerleading Brings Home Another National Championship

It’s the sixth national title overall for the UA cheerleading program.