Faculty & Staff

Beloved UA Professor Wilma Greene Dies

Retired University of Alabama professor Wilma Greene, who brought national prominence to UA’s fashion retailing program, died Wednesday.

Todd Receives UA Engineering’s T. Morris Hackney Leadership Award

The University of Alabama College of Engineering announced Dr. Beth Todd, associate professor of mechanical engineering, as the 2008 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.

Psychologist Whose Program Intervenes with Children with Aggressive Behavior Receives UA’s Burnum Award

Dr. John E. Lochman, professor and Saxon Chair in Clinical Psychology at The University of Alabama, director of the Center for Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems and co-developer of the “Coping Power” program to help treat persistent and disruptive aggressive behavior in children, is the recipient of The University of Alabama’s 2007 Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.

UA Professor Explores Lives of Exotic Dancers and the Cultural Influences of Strip Clubs in New Book

A friend’s surprising decision to leave graduate study to pursue life as a stripper inspired Dr. Catherine M. Roach, an associate professor in The University of Alabama’s New College in the College of Arts and Sciences, to examine the lives of strippers and how popular culture has embraced the world of strip clubs.

UA Names Alabama Power Foundation Endowed Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Dr. Susan L. Burkett as the Alabama Power Foundation Endowed Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

UA Engineering Professor Receives OSHA Certification

Dr. Paul S. Ray, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at The University of Alabama, recently passed the final examination for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Industry.

Engineering Professor Honored as SME Distinguished Member

Dr. Ramana G. Reddy, ACIPCO Professor and head of the department of metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently recognized as one of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration’s 2008 Distinguished Members.

UA Associate Provost Explores Poetry, Spirituality Through Book of Essays and Web-Based Chapbook

Fifty-four words, each
six stanzas, 18
lines total. Notes.
Essays. Experiments. Spirituality.
Publish: print, online.
“throttle chortle chicago”

2008 Premier Award Winners Announced at UA

Recipients of the 2008 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama – were announced by UA President Robert E. Witt on Friday, Feb. 29 at a recognition ceremony.

UA Engineering Professor Appointed New Director of UTCA

Dr. Jay K. Lindly, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently appointed the director of the University Transportation Center for Alabama.