12 UA Students, Graduates Chosen for Fulbright Awards
Ten University of Alabama students were chosen as Fulbright Student Award Winners for 2019–2020.
Awards & Honors
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
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.
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.
Coca-Cola Renews First Generation Program with $1 Million Grant
The Coca-Cola Foundation is continuing its support for the Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars program at The University of Alabama with a new four-year grant award of $1 million.
UA Student Receives Critical Language Scholarship
Erin Behland, a University of Alabama graduating senior from Chicago, has received a Critical Language Scholarship to study Mandarin in China.
2 UA Students Earn Boren Scholarships for Foreign Study
Two University of Alabama students have received a Boren Scholarship for the study of languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.
History Professor’s Book Receives One of Nation’s Highest Honors
The largest publishing trade association in the U.S. has awarded UA history professor Dr. David Beito and his wife Dr. Linda Royster Beito, associate dean of arts and sciences at Stillman College, the gold prize for their book, “T.R.M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer.”
State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2019 Class
The state of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted eight individuals and honored an engineering project during a recent ceremony at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa.
UA Welcomes Leaders Into Capstone Men and Women
The University of Alabama recently chose 40 students for the new class of Capstone Men and Women.