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.
Dr. Karla Gower has been named director of the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, headquartered at The University of Alabama.
For their groundbreaking research on diseases of the nervous system, especially in relation to Parkinson’s disease, the husband and wife team of Drs. Guy and Kim Caldwell, of The University of Alabama, has been awarded the first HudsonAlpha Prize for Outstanding Innovation in Life Sciences.
Dr. Kathleen Cramer, senior associate vice president for student affairs at The University of Alabama, has been named a Pillar of the Profession by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.
Dr. Mike Perko, chair and associate professor of health sciences in The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences, was named Health Educator of the Year by the American Association for Health Education, the oldest organization for health education in America.
The University of Alabama Social Work Association for Cultural Awareness is presenting a benefit concert on Thursday, April 24, from 6 p.m.-midnight at Little Willie’s in downtown Tuscaloosa.
Dr. Metka Zupancic, associate professor of French/modern languages at The University of Alabama, has been inducted as a knight, or chevalier, in France’s Ordre des Palmes Académiques (Order of Academic Palms).
Dr. Louis Marino, associate professor of entrepreneurship and strategic management, has been invited to join the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference Review Board. The conference is considered by many to be the premier entrepreneurship research conference in the world.
This year marks the 38th anniversary of Earth Day, a worldwide movement to protect our planet, our children and our future. Environmental consciousness has become more and more heightened, from recycling newspapers and plastics to driving hybrid vehicles.
Retired University of Alabama professor Wilma Greene, who brought national prominence to UA’s fashion retailing program, died Wednesday.