Awards & Honors

UA Doctoral Student Earns Tillman Scholarship

Sharon Height, a University of Alabama student in the executive doctoral program for higher education administration, is one of 60 U.S. service members, veterans and military spouses chosen as 2015 Tillman Scholars, a program of the Pat Tillman Foundation.

UA Alumna’s Gift to Establish UA Away Global Leadership Endowment

Sara Finley, a 1982 University of Alabama graduate, has made a $250,000 gift to UA to establish the Sara J. Finley UA Away Global Leadership Endowment.

UA’s College of C&IS Wins National Diversity Awards

The leading national organization for journalism and mass communication education touted The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences as a leader in equality and diversity.

UA Honored by Construction Industry for Engineering Curriculum

The University of Alabama will receive the 2015 Curriculum Partner Award at the Construction Industry Institute, or CII, Annual Conference in Boston in August.

Strong Showing for UA Students in First Year of National Vehicle Contest

A team of University of Alabama students that is part of a national competition to design an advanced, energy-efficient vehicle was recognized as the “Team to Watch” after completing the first year of the four-year competition, one of several honors for the EcoCAR 3 team.

UA’s Culverhouse Announces 2015 Business Hall of Fame Inductees

The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce today announced seven inductees for the 2015 Alabama Business Hall of Fame.

UA Safety Program Supervisor Elected President of State Chapter

Randy Easterling, safety program supervisor for The University of Alabama’s Safe State Consultation Program, has been elected president of the Alabama Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers, a professional association of occupational safety and health professionals.

American Legion Alabama Boys State Honors UA President with Thompson Award

The American Legion Alabama Boys State convention has awarded University of Alabama President Judy Bonner with its highest honor, the James V. Thompson Award. Named after the first young man elected Alabama Boys State governor, this is the first time the Thompson Award has been awarded to a woman.

UA Engineering Students Win National Contest

A team of students from The University of Alabama won NASA’s Robotic Mining Contest against teams from across the country.

UA School of Law, ABA Journal Announce Finalists for Harper Lee Prize

The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal named three books as finalists for the 2015 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.