Awards & Honors

UA’s Alpine Living Wins SPJ National Mark of Excellence

UA’s Alpine Living Wins SPJ National Mark of Excellence

University of Alabama student-produced magazine, Alpine Living, has been awarded a national Mark of Excellence Award from the Society of Professional Journalists in the category of Best Affiliated Website.

Professor Receives Young Investigator Program Award from U.S. Navy

Professor Receives Young Investigator Program Award from U.S. Navy

A University of Alabama professor has recently received a prestigious award from the U.S. Navy in hopes of advancing the future of Naval ships.

Writers Hall of Fame to Induct Eight

Writers Hall of Fame to Induct Eight

Eight distinguished authors will be inducted into the 2018 Alabama Writers Hall of Fame at The University of Alabama’s Bryant Conference Center May 24.

UA Children’s Program Receives Five Stars

UA Children’s Program Receives Five Stars

A leader in early care and education in the state, UA’s Children’s Program is the first in Alabama to receive the highest possible rating from Alabama Quality STARS, Alabama’s Quality Rating and Improvement System. 

Thompson Receives UA Engineering’s Hackney Leadership Award

Thompson 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.

Employee Organizations Use $5,000 Award to Serve Together

Employee Organizations Use $5,000 Award to Serve Together

The Faculty Senate, the Professional Staff Assembly and the Office, Clerical and Technical Staff Assembly have teamed up for the first time to conduct joint service projects across campus and won a $5,000 award from the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) to support the projects.

APR Wins National Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award

APR Wins National Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award

Alabama Public Radio is the 2018 winner of the national Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Radio for their investigative documentary “Help Wanted: Alabama’s Rural Health Care Crisis.”

Three UA Faculty Members Receive Fulbrights

Three UA Faculty Members Receive Fulbrights

Faculty members receiving Fulbright Awards: Dr. Angela D. Benson, professor of instruction technology; Dr. Steven Jones, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering; and Dr. Catherine M. Roach, professor in New College in cultural studies and gender studies.

UA Student Receives Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship

UA Student Receives Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship

University of Alabama student Raien Emery of Sheridan, Wyoming, will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2018-2020.

Play about Race, Basketball Wins Professor National Arts Grant

Play about Race, Basketball Wins Professor National Arts Grant

Seth Panitch, professor of acting and head of The University of Alabama’s acting programs, was awarded a $10,000 National Endowment of the Arts grant to produce his upcoming play, “Separate and Equal.”