Awards & Honors

UA Students Bring Home Top Prize in National Analytics Competition

Business students from the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama landed the top spot in the seventh annual national 2013 SAS Analytics and Data Mining Shootout in Orlando.

UA PR Program Named One of Nation’s Top Five

The University of Alabama’s public relations program has been a finalist for PRWeek’s Education Program of the Year for each of the past six years.

UA Senior Named One of Nation’s Top 50 Minority Students in Advertising

University of Alabama senior Adrienne Gates has been named one of the American Advertising Federation’s 50 Most Promising Minority Students for 2013-14.

Retired UA Professor Receives Honor from Petroleum Geologists

Dr. Ernest A. Mancini, professor emeritus of geological sciences and retired distinguished research professor in petroleum geology and stratigraphy at The University of Alabama, is the 2014 recipient of the Sidney Powers Memorial Award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

UA PR Student Wins National Scholarship

University of Alabama junior Jacquie McMahon was named the 2013 recipient of a $2,000 scholarship for public relations students.

UA Wins 2013 Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger Competition

The University of Alabama won the 2013 Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Drive by collecting 299,398 pounds of food to top Auburn University’s collection of 169,702 pounds of food.

UA’s Own Duck (Tape) Dynasty

For the second straight year, The University of Alabama’s PRSSA chapter has won the national College Duck Tape challenge, in addition to other national awards.

New Lecture Series Honors Retired UA Metallurgical Professor

A new lecture series to honor a University of Alabama emeritus professor aims to present high visibility topics in the fields of metallurgical and materials engineering and design to students and the public.

UA Journalism Students Win National Free Press Award

Three University of Alabama journalism students recently received the 2013 College Press Freedom Award from the Student Press Law Center.

UA Alumni Association Honors Four Faculty Members with Teaching Awards

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2013 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.