Faculty & Staff

UA Professor to Join Supply Chain Forum Editorial Board

Dr. Alexander E. Ellinger, Morrow Faculty Excellence Fellow and professor of marketing and supply chain management at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, has accepted an appointment to the 26-member editorial board of Supply Chain Forum, an International Journal.

Teaching Award Winners Honored at UA

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2008 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.

Election Day is Almost Here: Contact UA Experts to Help Your Readers Understand the Results

With the 2008 Presidential Election coming up Tuesday, Nov. 4, faculty members at The University of Alabama are ready to help you analyze the results.

UA Welcomes Visiting Scholar from Nepal

A visiting scholar from Nepal is sharing her perspective of the world with students at The University of Alabama this fall.

Wilson Named 2008-09 Paul W. Bryant Professor of Education at UA

Dr. Elizabeth Wilson, co-department chair for curriculum and instruction at The University of Alabama, has been named the 2008-09 Paul W. Bryant Endowed Professor in the UA College of Education.

Lamon Named Development Director for UA Engineering College

Brandi Lamon has been named The University of Alabama College of Engineering’s director of external affairs and development, where she is responsible for planning and executing fund-raising programs and overseeing events and public relations for the College.

UA Engineering Professor Named Fellow by American Society of Civil Engineers

The American Society of Civil Engineers recently honored Dr. Ken Fridley, professor and department head of civil, construction and environmental engineering at The University of Alabama, with election to the grade of fellow.

Award-Winning Glassblower Brings Together Creativity and Science at UA

When scientific glassware breaks at The University of Alabama, it doesn’t go far to be repaired. Richard Smith, manager of UA’s Glassblowing Facility, has been repairing and making glassware on campus for 18 years.

UA Professor Wins Key Award in Gerontology from APA

Dr. Forrest Scogin, an expert in mental health and aging and professor of clinical psychology at The University of Alabama, has won the M. Powell Lawton Distinguished Contribution Award for Applied Gerontology from the American Psychological Association. The award was given at the APA’s convention last month in Boston.

UA Adjunct Professor Elected President of Association of American State Geologists

Dr. Berry H. (Nick) Tew Jr., Alabama’s State Geologist, an adjunct professor of geological sciences at The University of Alabama, and the director of the Geological Survey of Alabama, has begun a one-year term as president of the Association of American State Geologists.