Titles like best in the world still don’t sit well with University of Alabama doctorate of musical arts candidate Joshua Williams. But, the 25-year-old Tuscaloosa native will have to get used to them, because the French horn virtuoso recently won first place in the professional division of the International Horn Competition of America.
Joshua Williams, a 25-year-old Tuscaloosa native, will have to get used to being called the “best of the best” after winning first place in the professional division of the International Horn Competition of America.
The Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame will be held Oct. 5.
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.
A giant in civil rights history was recognized today with the unveiling of the Autherine Lucy Foster Historic Marker at The University of Alabama.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Honors and awards earned by the faculty, staff and retirees of The University of Alabama.