UA Sources for 2006 Elections
These University of Alabama sources are available for commentary now and through the November elections.
Faculty & Staff
UA Professor Receives Culture and Education Award from AlabamaGermany Partnership
Dr. Thomas Fox, a professor in the department of modern languages and classics at The University of Alabama, recently received the Culture and Education Award from the AlabamaGermany Partnership.
UA College of Commerce Administrator Receives National Government Accounting Award
Dr. Robert W. Ingram, Ross-Culverhouse Endowed Chair of Accountancy and senior associate dean of The Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama, has been selected to receive the 2006 Cornelius E. Tierney/Ernst & Young Research award presented by the Association of Government Accountants.
UA’s Zumpano Named Editor of Prestigious Journal of Housing Research
Dr. Leonard V. Zumpano, director of the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center, has been named editor of the recently revived Journal of Housing Research, now being published under the aegis of the prestigious American Real Estate Society.
UA Faculty and Staff Campaign Raises $5 Million
The faculty and staff of The University of Alabama have made a major commitment to the University’s future by pledging $5 million in support of University initiatives. Included in the total is a $300,000 gift from UA President Robert E. Witt.
UA 2006 Honors Week to be Held April 3-7
The University of Alabama will honor the scholarship and leadership of students and faculty with 2006 Honors Week activities on campus April 3-7.
Brown Named UA Engineering’s T. Morris Hackney Leadership Award Winner
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently announced Dr. David B. Brown, professor of computer science and director of development at CARE Research & Development Laboratory, as the 2006 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.
UA Professor Experimenting With A Different Kind of Educational Podcast
Dr. George Daniels’ introduction to journalism class at The University of Alabama sounds a lot like a radio newscast. Maybe it’s his professional broadcasting voice. Maybe it’s the interviews. Or maybe it’s the intro music.
UA Professor Earns NSF Career Award
Dr. Gregory B. Thompson, assistant professor of metallurgical and materials engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. CAREER Awards are NSF’s most prestigious recognition of top-performing young scientists and engineers who are beginning their careers.
UA Law Professor Honored with Burnum Award
Pamela H. Bucy, Frank M. Bainbridge Professor of Law in The University of Alabama School of Law, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award at UA.