UA Scholastic Media Director Wins National Award for Blog
Meredith Cummings, also an instructor in the journalism department at The University of Alabama, won for her “Up Beat” blog on al.com.
Faculty & Staff
UA Researcher Receives Emerging Scholar Award
A University of Alabama researcher recently received an award for research that looked at the connection between a married couple’s communication patterns and their financial wellness.
UA’s Leeper Honored for Statistical Contributions to Medicine, Public Health
Dr. James Leeper, a professor in the department of community and rural medicine at The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.
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.
Whitaker Named UA’s Interim Provost
Dr. Kevin Whitaker, a veteran University of Alabama administrator and faculty member, has been named UA’s interim provost.
Gray Named Interim Dean of UA’s Culverhouse
Dr. J. Brian Gray has been named interim dean of The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce.
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 Professor Leads Online Teacher Training with Help from Google, NSF
Dr. Jeff Gray, professor of computer science at The University of Alabama, will lead a free, online course sponsored by Google this summer to train high-school teachers in a new computer-science course and future College Board Advanced Placement exam.