UA’s College of Arts and Sciences Names New Associate Deans
Two University of Alabama faculty members have been appointed associate deans in The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Faculty & Staff
Suzanne Prevost Named Dean of UA College of Nursing
Dr. Suzanne S. Prevost has been named the dean of The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing, succeeding Dr. Sara Barger, who is stepping down in August.
UA Culverhouse Professors Named Leading Editors
Drs. Alexander Ellinger and Glenn Richey, professors at The University of Alabama, have received the 2013 Leading Editor(s) Award acknowledging the high commitment they have shown to the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, which they edit, and recognizing their efforts to raise and maintain the journal’s global reputation and standing.
UA Archivist to Attend Leadership Institute
Donnelly Lancaster Walton, interim archivist and curator of Southern History and Culture Collection at The University of Alabama’s Hoole Special Collections Library, has been selected as a participant in the 2013 Archives Leadership Institute.
NSF Awards $1 Million CAREER Grant to UA Professor
The National Science Foundation has selected a University of Alabama professor for a CAREER Award, NSF’s most prestigious recognition of top-performing young scientists.
UA Historian, Author Receives Two Prestigious Awards
Dr. Steven B. Bunker, associate professor of history at The University of Alabama, has received awards from two distinguished Latin American studies associations for his book, “Creating Mexican Consumer Culture in the Age of Porfirio Diaz,” published by the University of New Mexico Press.
UA Filmmakers, Alumni Win Regional Emmy Awards
Andrew Beck Grace, a University of Alabama instructor in telecommunication and film and director of Documenting Justice, led the way for UA filmmakers at the 2013 Southeast Region Emmy Awards, bringing home three wins for his documentary, “The Durrs of Montgomery.”
UA’s Alabama-Cuba Initiative Continues With Play
Seth Panitch, associate professor of theatre at The University of Alabama, will take his play “Alcestis Ascending” on the road this summer to New York City, Havana and Alabama as part of his participation in creative research with the actors and dancers from UA and the Cuban El Instituto Superior de Arte .
UA History Professor’s Book Explores 17th Century Protestantism, Diplomacy
Dr. Daniel Riches, assistant professor of history at The University of Alabama, has written a new book titled “Protestant Cosmopolitanism and Diplomatic Culture,” published by Brill Academic Publishing.
The book explores 17th century Brandenburg-Swedish relations and presents an image of early modern diplomacy driven by complex networks of individuals driven by their personal backgrounds, cultural interests, religious convictions and connections.
UA Part of National Alliance to Spur African-American Computer Science Graduate Students
The University of Alabama is one of seven universities recently chosen by the National Science Foundation to launch the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences, or iAAMCS.