Students

Randall Research Program Honors 31 UA Students

Thirty-one University of Alabama undergraduate researchers received recent recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program.

Spring 2015 Graduates Announced at UA

The University of Alabama will award some 4,714 degrees during winter commencement Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, on campus.

14 UA Graduates Receive Fulbright Awards for 2015-16

A record 14 University of Alabama graduates won Fulbright awards for 2015-16. Thirteen UA graduates won awards as teaching assistants to research and teach abroad, and one UA graduate received a Fulbright research award. The highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study and research projects or for English teaching assistantships. More than 11,000 applicants compete for approximately 1,500 awards each year.

Two UA Students Named as Hollings Scholars

Two University of Alabama students in the College of Engineering will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2015-2017.

UA Student Selected for American Advertising Federation Scholarship

Junior Candice Ji, a University of Alabama advertising major, was named winner of an annual district scholarship awarded to outstanding minority students.

UA Student Recognized Nationally in Case Study Writing Competition

University of Alabama advertising and public relations master’s student Brenna Middleton placed in the 2015 Arthur W. Page contest.

UA Senior’s Film Selected for Screening at Cannes Film Festival

University of Alabama telecommunication and film student Michael Thomas’ short film “Traces” will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

UA Engineering Alumni Honor Outstanding Senior

Eric S. McVay, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2015 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.

UA Grad Student Pursuing Love of Sport with Summer Program

University of Alabama graduate student Gennelle Chatman was recently selected to participate in the United States Olympic Committee’s FLAME program.

UA Greek Community Raises Funds, Donates Time to Local Nonprofits

University of Alabama fraternity and sorority members garnered $101,000 for area nonprofits and provided more than 1,200 hours of community service in fund-raisers and volunteer opportunities connected to UA’s Greek Week and the all-Greek service project.