2 UA Students Named Truman Scholars for 2016
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation has named two University of Alabama students — Ciara Malaugh, of Huntsville, and Dana Sweeney, of Kingsland, Georgia, — as Truman Scholars for 2016.
Awards & Honors
Bonner, Parker Named 2016 UA Distinguished Alumni
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has named the recipients of its top awards. The 2016 Distinguished Alumna Award winner is Dr. Judy Bonner, of Tuscaloosa, and the 2016 Distinguished Alumnus Award winner is Tim Parker, of Tuscaloosa.
UA’s Spears Named 2016 Recipient of Buford Peace Award
Dr. Ellen Griffith Spears, associate professor in New College and the department of American Studies at The University of Alabama, is the 2016 winner of the Buford Peace Award.
Three Innovative Teams Win UA Business Plan Competition
Three University of Alabama student teams are on their way to starting their own businesses after winning the Culverhouse College of Commerce’s third annual Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition.
UA Student Wins Advertising Scholarship, AdTeam Places Second in District
Ashley Paulmeno, a junior in The University of Alabama’s department of advertising and public relations, was named the 2016 winner of the American Advertising Federation’s mosaic scholarship.
UA Nursing Professor Selected to International Leadership Academy
Dr. Sara Kaylor, an assistant professor in The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing, was selected to participate in the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau 2016-17 Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy.
UA Engineering Recognizes Outstanding Alumni Volunteer
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recognizes Selina S. Lee as the 2016 Outstanding Alumni Volunteer.
UA Honors Five Distinguished Engineering Fellows
The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2016 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows.
UA Forensic Council Places 6th at AFA National Tournament
The University of Alabama Forensic Council placed sixth at the American Forensic Association’s National Individual Events Tournament in Gainesville, Florida, where they competed against 70 colleges and universities.
3 UA Students Earn Hollings Scholarships
Three University of Alabama sophomores will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2016-2018.