Archive for the ‘Awards & Honors’ Category 
UA’s ACRE Announces Board Appointments
The Alabama Center for Real Estate, housed at The University of Alabama, has announced the appointments of three new board members.
UA Book Arts Instructor Wins Award
The Minnesota Center for Book Arts presented Sarah Bryant, a book arts instructor in The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies, with the MCBA Prize, the first honor to recognize book art from across the field and around the world.
UA Advertising and Public Relations Professor Honored for Red Cross Service
Dr. J. Suzanne Horsley, assistant professor of advertising and public relations at The University of Alabama, has been recognized by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication for volunteer work with the American Red Cross after the April 27 tornado.
Two UA Engineering Professors Named Fellows by ASME
Two University of Alabama mechanical engineering professors have been elected as Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
UA TCF Class Project Selected to Screen at New York Television Festival
A class project produced by a group of University of Alabama telecommunication and film students has been picked to screen at the New York Television Festival's Independent Pilot Competition.
UA’s Manderson Graduate School of Business No. 22 among Publics on Forbes List
In the latest Forbes Best Business Schools list, the Manderson Graduate School of Business at The University of Alabama is ranked no. 57 among all graduate schools of business and No. 22 among public institutions.
May, August Graduates Announced at UA
The University of Alabama is holding three commencement ceremonies Aug. 5 and 6 to award degrees to more than 4,000 graduates. The ceremonies include students who were scheduled to participate in both May and August commencement ceremonies.
John Grisham Wins 2011 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
For his work in The Confession, #1 best-selling author John Grisham is being awarded the 2011 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, a new literary award co-sponsored by The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal, the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association.
UA Honors Student Receives Boren Scholarship for International Study
University of Alabama Honors College student Caitlin Trotter was recently awarded a National Security Education Program Boren Scholarship to study in Morocco during the 2011-2012 academic year.
UA Engineering Student Awarded UNCF/Merck Scholarship
Aeriel Murphy, a junior from Wetumpka majoring in metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, recently received a 2011 United Negro College Fund and Merck Foundation Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Award.
UA Tech Transfer Associate Earns ‘Certified Licensing Professional’ Designation
Dr. Richard P. Swatloski, a licensing associate within The University of Alabama's Office for Technology Transfer, has earned the Certified Licensing Professional credential.
‘Discovering Alabama’ Wins 2011 Emmy Awards
Discovering Alabama earned two Emmy Awards in the 2011 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Southeast competition for the program "Discovering Alabama: Oil Spill."
UA Student Wins $5,000 Scholarship for 3D Tornado Film
Xavier Burgin, a University of Alabama senior from Columbus, Miss., was awarded a $5,000 scholarship as winner of the inaugural 3D Movie Award at the Campus MovieFest International Grand Finale, held June 23-26 in Hollywood, Calif.
UA Student Video Wins GoAbroad Innovation Award
A student video for The University of Alabama’s Capstone International Center has been named the winner of a GoAbroad Innovation Award.
Dean’s List Students Named for UA Spring Term
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A total of 7,006 students enrolled during the 2011 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all As). The UA Dean’s and President’s List recognizes full-time undergraduate students. [...]
UA Advertising and Public Relations Students Win National Award
A team of 15 University of Alabama students won an Award of Excellence at the 2011 Silver Anvil Awards as one of the top three campaigns nationally for their subcategory.
UA Students Invited to Hollywood to Showcase their Films
The world's largest student film festival has invited several students from The University of Alabama to showcase their award-winning films and compete against other universities during the 2011 International Grand Finale June 23-26 in Hollywood.
UA Pair Earn Library Leadership Awards
Beth Holley and Wayne Rau have been named recipients of the 2011 Library Leadership Faculty and Staff Awards.
Two UA Business Programs in Top 30 in Bloomberg BusinessWeek Survey
The corporate strategy and operations management programs at The University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Commerce were both highly ranked in a Bloomberg BusinessWeek survey of more than 85,000 students at more than 100 top schools.
UA Scores High in Academics With Two Hollings Scholars
UA’s best and brightest students are once again being nationally recognized for their top-notch research. Two UA students will receive the prestigious and highly competitive National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2011-2012. The students are A.J. Collins of Amissville, Va., and Sarah Johnson of Mesquite, Texas.
UA SIFE Team Named First Runner-Up in National Competition
The University of Alabama Students In Free Enterprise team was named the first runner-up in competition at the SIFE USA National Exposition in Minneapolis, one of the largest collegiate competitions in the country.
UA Student Video a Finalist in GoAbroad Awards, Online Voting to Select Winner
Students in a University of Alabama Capstone International Center program have been named finalists in the GoAbroad Innovation Awards Best Student Video contest.
UA Receives National Recognition for Community Service
The University of Alabama has been named to the 2010 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, one of the highest federal awards a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service learning and civic engagement.
UA Academic Honor Council Inducts Student Justices
The University of Alabama Academic Honor Council recently inducted new student justices and chief justices.
NSF Selects Three UA Students for ‘Highly Competitive’ Fellowships
The National Science Foundation selected three University of Alabama students – from among more than 12,000 applicants nationwide – for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program.