Scott Bridges Named Director of UA Creative Campus Initiative
Dr. Scott Bridges, professor in The University of Alabama School of Music, has been named director of the UA Creative Campus initiative.
Faculty & Staff
UA Engineering Professor Named Fellow from the American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers recently honored Dr. G. Edward Gibson Jr., a University of Alabama professor, with election to the grade of fellow. Fewer than 6 percent of ASCE members achieve fellow grade.
UA Alumni Association Names 2006 Teaching Award Winners
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the four recipients of its 2006 Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award, the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching.
UA Law Dean Named Special Counsel to President
Ken Randall, dean of The University of Alabama School of Law, has been named to the additional role of special counsel to UA President Robert E. Witt.
UA Filmmaker Creates ‘Jazzumentary’ to Air on APTV
Jazz is often traced to the Big Easy; but defining its shape is anything but easy. So when University of Alabama producer/director Dwight Cammeron set out to chronicle chart-topping, record-breaking jazz guitarist Eric Essix, he ignored the occasional boxy documentary format and instead let Essix loose with his red Gibson hollow-body.
Study Ranks UA Real Estate Program 28th; Director of Real Estate Center 46th in Research Publishing
A study published in the Journal of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association ranks The University of Alabama real estate program 28th in real estate research. The study also ranks Dr. Leonard Zumpano, professor of finance and director of the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center, No. 46 among the top 50 individual authors who have published in the top three real estate journals based on the influence of research works as measured by citations.
UA Finance Department Ranked 14th in Recent Study
The finance department at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce ranks 14th and 35th nationally, according to a study done by two professors at Western Kentucky University.
UA Names New Drummond Chair in Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Dr. G. Edward Gibson Jr. as the Garry Neil Drummond Endowed Chair in civil, construction and environmental engineering and as founding director of the construction engineering and management program.
Painting by UA Professor Selected for National Portrait Gallery of Smithsonian
A portrait by University of Alabama assistant professor of art Brian Bishop has been chosen for inclusion in an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Hank Lazer Named Associate Provost at UA
University of Alabama Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner has announced the promotion of Dr. Hank Lazer to associate provost for academic affairs effective Aug. 16. Lazer has served as assistant vice president for undergraduate programs and services since 1998.