John McGowan Named Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer at UA
Dr. John P. McGowan has been named vice provost and chief information officer at The University of Alabama, effective July 14.
Faculty & Staff
UA Leadership Academy Inducts New Members
Six fellows have been selected for The University of Alabama Leadership Academy class of 2009.
UA Professor Appointed IIE Fellow
Dr. Paul S. Ray, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at The University of Alabama, was awarded the Institute of Industrial Engineers’ Fellow Award during the IIE annual conference in Vancouver.
UA Hosts Workshop to Introduce Minority Faculty to Engineering
Science faculty members from historically black colleges and universities nationwide are visiting The University of Alabama campus to attend a three-week engineering workshop.
UA Professors Finalists for Inspire Integrity Awards
Two University of Alabama professors are among 15 finalists for the Inspire Integrity Awards, a national award recognizing faculty members who have had a significant impact on their students’ lives and instilled a high degree of personal and academic integrity.
UA Organist to Make World-Premiere Recording of New Work on Historic Organ in Paris Church
At the beginning of June, Dr. Faythe Freese, associate professor of organ in The University of Alabama School of Music, will spend four nights doing something only one other American has been allowed to do – record a CD at L’Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité in Paris (Church of the Holy Trinity).
UA Professor Elected Fellow of Prestigious American Statistical Association
Dr. Subhabrata “Subha” Chakraborti, a professor of statistics at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce, has been elected a fellow of the American Statistical Association.
Army to Present UA Nursing Professor with Legion of Merit Award in May 7 Ceremony
A University of Alabama nursing faculty member who helped reservists injured in Iraq receive follow-up medical care closer to their homes will receive the military’s Legion of Merit Award in a May 7 ceremony on the UA campus.
UA Associate Dean Receives Myers Award for Excellence in Public Health
Dr. John Higginbotham, associate dean for research and health policy at The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences, has received the 2008 Dr. Ira L. Myers Award for Excellence in Public Health.
Gower Named New Director of UA Plank Center for Leadership in PR
Dr. Karla Gower has been named director of the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, headquartered at The University of Alabama.