Awards & Honors

Three awards, glass with etched lettering

ACT Card in Apple Wallet Wins National Awards

The University of Alabama’s Action Card Office won four national awards for pioneering the ACT Card in Apple Wallet technology that was released to students, faculty and staff last fall.

Photo of Kenny Ricks receiving award from Chuck Karr

Ricks Receives UA Engineering’s Hackney Leadership Award

The T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership Award honors a faculty member who exemplifies the constant guidance and leadership necessary to make the College of Engineering exceptional.

UMC-Northport Recognized as Patient-Centered Medical Home

UMC-Northport Recognized as Patient-Centered Medical Home

University Medical Center-Northport was recently nationally certified as a Patient-Centered Medical Home in recognition of its commitment to place patients at the center of care and to advance quality in the health care it provides.

A stack of the three books chosen to compete for the prize.

UA School of Law, ABA Journal Name Finalists for Harper Lee Prize

The Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law and the ABA Journal have announced the finalists for the 2019 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.

John Lochman, a University of Alabama professor emeritus

Lochman Named 2019 Buford Peace Award Winner

Dr. John Lochman, retired director of the Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems at The University of Alabama, is the 2019 recipient of the Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award.

UA College of Engineering Honors 2019 Distinguished Fellows

UA College of Engineering Honors 2019 Distinguished Fellows

The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2019 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows.

12 UA Students, Graduates Chosen for Fulbright Awards

12 UA Students, Graduates Chosen for Fulbright Awards

Ten University of Alabama students were chosen as Fulbright Student Award Winners for 2019–2020.

Autherine Lucy Foster to Receive Honorary UA Doctorate Friday

Autherine Lucy Foster to Receive Honorary UA Doctorate Friday

The University of Alabama will honor its first civil rights trailblazer Friday, bestowing an honorary doctoral degree upon Autherine Lucy Foster, the first African American to enroll and attend the University.

Lippe Wins HPNA New Investigator Award

Lippe Wins HPNA New Investigator Award

Dr. Megan Pfitzinger Lippe, assistant professor and simulation specialist at UA’s Capstone College of Nursing, recently received the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association’s New Investigator Award.

A gallery of University students who received Goldwater scholarships.

3 UA Students Land Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected three University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2019-2020.