Awards & Honors

Adapted Athletics Facility Named after Program’s Founders

Adapted Athletics Facility Named after Program’s Founders

Margaret Stran and Brent Hardin, pioneers of the University of Alabama’s Adapted Athletics program, were recently surprised to learn the new UA Adapted Athletics multipurpose facility will be named after them.

Historic Marker Honors Civil Rights Hero

Historic Marker Honors Civil Rights Hero

A giant in civil rights history was recognized today with the unveiling of the Autherine Lucy Foster Historic Marker at The University of Alabama.

Dean’s List Students Named for UA Summer 2017 Term

A total of 417 students enrolled during the 2017 summer semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).

UA Alumni-Athlete Award Recipients Honored at Football Game

Three University of Alabama alumni — Marty Lyons, Leon R. Marlaire and Dr. E. Gaylon McCollough — were honored with the 2017 Paul W. Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award during a ceremony Saturday, Sept. 9, at Bryant-Denny Stadium on the UA campus.

Professors’ Screenplay Wins National Competition

Professors’ Screenplay Wins National Competition

In 2009, UA history professor Dr. David Beito and wife Dr. Linda Royster Beito released a book called “Black Maverick,” a biography of black civil rights pioneer Dr. Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard. They now have turned the book into an award-winning screenplay.

Screenplay about Unsung Civil Rights Pioneer Wins Competition

Screenplay about Unsung Civil Rights Pioneer Wins Competition

A screenplay, co-written by a University of Alabama history professor, about an often overlooked Civil Rights pioneer was selected as the winning entry in the Alabama Writers’ Conclave 2017 Screenwriting Competition.

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Accolades for Aug. 7, 2017

Honors and awards earned by the faculty, staff and retirees of The University of Alabama.

Alabama Panhellenic Association Recognized

Alabama Panhellenic Association Recognized

The Alabama Panhellenic Association has been selected to receive the National Panhellenic Conference College Panhellenic Achievement Award. 

UA Political Science PhD Student Wins 1 of 23 National Fellowships

UA Political Science PhD Student Wins 1 of 23 National Fellowships

University of Alabama political science PhD candidate Cameryn Blackmore was named a 2017-18 APSA Minority Fellowship Program Fellow for the spring cycle by the American Political Science Association.

UA Doctoral Student Earns Social Work Research Fellowship

UA Doctoral Student Earns Social Work Research Fellowship

A University of Alabama doctoral student has received a $17,900 fellowship award to help fund dissertation research of HIV health and health care payer types.