UA Earns Emergency Management Accreditation
The Emergency Management Accreditation Program has awarded The University of Alabama accreditation for its emergency preparedness and response activities.
Awards & Honors
UA Music Student’s Composition to be Performed at Carnegie Hall
A composition by Tyler Grant, a student in The University of Alabama’s School of Music, has been selected to be showcased at Carnegie Hall in New York City in April. “Panoramic Landscapes” will be performed by the Scarsdale, New York, High School wind ensemble under the direction of Jason Noble. It is Grant’s first work to be played at Carnegie Hall.
Crowe-White Receives CHES Research Award
Dr. Kristi Crowe-White, assistant professor in The University of Alabama’s College of Human and Environmental Sciences, has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the HES Leadership Board Excellence in Scholarly Research Award.
Head of UA Computer Science Named Fellow by Accreditation Board
A University of Alabama professor was recognized as a Fellow of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board, the lead society for accreditation of degree programs in computer science, information systems, software engineering and information technology. Dr. David Cordes, head of the department of computer science and director of the Freshman Engineering Program, received the award at the annual meeting of the Computer Accreditation Commission of ABET in July.
UA Alumni Association Honors Four Faculty Members with Teaching Awards
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2015 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards. This year’s honorees are Dr. Mark E. Barkey, Kimberly K. Boone, Dr. Paul Houghtaling and Dr. Timothy S. Snowden.
UA Education Professor Honored With Research Award
Dr. Sara McDaniel, assistant professor of special education at The University of Alabama, is the 2016 winner of the E.G. “Ted” Carr Initial Researcher Award, given annually by the Association for Positive Behavior Support.
UA Students Win Big in SAS Data Analytics Competition
Two University of Alabama students were big winners at the national 2015 SAS Analytics Student Poster competition.
UA Professor Named Durr-Fillauer Chair in Business Ethics
Dr. Todd DeZoort, professor of accounting in the Culverhouse College of Commerce, has been named The University of Alabama’s Durr-Fillauer Chair in Business Ethics.
UA’s CHES Honors Witte with Rowland Teaching Award
The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences honored Dr. Tricia Witte with the 2015 Joseph S. Rowland Teaching Excellence Award during recent homecoming activities on campus.
Wade, Jones and Cleino Named to 2015 Educator Hall of Fame Class
Three educators with strong ties to both The University of Alabama and the City of Tuscaloosa will be inducted into the Educator Hall of Fame Saturday night.