Dr. Ed Mullins, retired professor of journalism and former dean of The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences, received the 2007 Distinguished Special Achievement in Journalism Award from Auburn University’s Journalism Advisory Council on April 6.
Dr. Matt Curtner-Smith, professor of kinesiology and department head at The University of Alabama’s College of Education, was recently appointed as a Fellow into the Research Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Dr. Ellen Csikai, associate professor of social work at The University of Alabama, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at the University of Debrecen in Hungary during the 2007-08 academic year, according to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Dr. James P. Hubner, assistant professor of aerospace engineering and mechanics at The University of Alabama, has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. NSF’s CAREER Awards recognize top-performing young scientists and engineers who are beginning their careers.
Dr. Harris Schlesinger, professor of finance and Frank Park Samford Chair of Insurance, is the recipient of The University of Alabama’s 2006 Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.
William L. Andreen, Edgar L. Clarkson Professor of Law at The University of Alabama School of Law, has received the 2007 River Hero Award from the Alabama Rivers Alliance in recognition of his commitment and work to protect and restore rivers and watersheds.
Dr. Mary Stone, director of the Culverhouse School of Accountancy at The University of Alabama, has been named the 2007 winner of the American Accounting Association’s Outstanding Accounting Educator Award.
Dr. Gary Moynihan, professor of industrial engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently awarded the 2006 Institute of Industrial Engineers’ Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award for Region Three.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has appointed Dr. Lloyd A. “Pete” Morley, professor emeritus of electrical engineering at The University of Alabama, as corporate integrity contact person.
A University of Alabama history professor will have access to the Vatican Secret Archives, a privilege granted to only a limited number of researchers each year.