Archive for the ‘Faculty & Staff’ Category 
History Professor to Deliver UA’s ‘Last Lecture’
Dr. Lawrence F. Kohl, associate professor of history and Blount Senior Fellow at The University of Alabama, has won the 2010 Last Lecture award from the UA Graduate School.
Campus Scholars, Leaders Recognized at UA Honors Day
The University of Alabama honored its top students of 2009-2010 for their academic achievement and leadership Friday, April 9, during the Tappings and Awards Ceremony, the highlight of UA's annual Honors Week, April 5-9.
Two UA Professors Win NSF CAREER Awards
The National Science Foundation selected two University of Alabama professors for CAREER Awards totaling more than $890,000 for research projects related to improving future electronics and for investigating terahertz technology, respectively.
ThyssenKrupp Executive to Speak at UA Sales Banquet
Bob Holt, vice president of sales and marketing for ThyssenKrupp Steel USA LLC, will deliver the keynote address at the 2010 Spring Sales Banquet April 23 at NorthRiver Yacht Club.
Guest Artist at UA will Play the Veena, Ancient Musical Instrument
Vidvan D. Balakrishna of India will be on campus April 13-15 for a lecture demonstration and concert on the veena, one of the most ancient musical instruments of India.
UA Conference Explores Latino Children’s Literature
Experts in Latino literature for young people will gather at The University of Alabama Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, for the National Celebration of Latino Children's Literature Conference.
UA Political Scientist Recognized with Buford Peace Award
Dr. J. Norman Baldwin, associate professor and director of the master of public administration program in the political science department at The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the 2010 recipient of the Lahoma Buford Peace Award.
UA Press Awards Manuscript Prizes
A University of Alabama archaeologist won one of two prizes awarded by the UA Press for best manuscripts submitted in 2009.
Crossroads Community Center at UA Presents Unity through Diversity Week
The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center will celebrate Unity through Diversity Week beginning Tuesday, April 6.
Long-time UA Professor, Administrator Douglas E. Jones Dies
Dr. Douglas E. Jones, professor emeritus of geological sciences at The University of Alabama and curator of invertebrate paleontology at the Alabama Museum of Natural History, died April 2, 2010 after a brief illness. He was 79.
Honors Week at UA Recognizes Scholarship, Leadership
The University of Alabama will recognize the achievement of outstanding students and faculty during 2010 Honors Week activities on campus April 5-9.
Top Community Engagement Projects to be Named at UA’s CCBP Awards Program
The Center for Community-Based Partnerships at The University of Alabama will present awards for the best faculty, student and community initiated engagement projects Friday, April 23, at the Hotel Capstone.
Pivots of History: UA Professor Chronicles Foreign Policy During the Civil War
In a new book, Dr. Howard Jones of The University of Alabama describes just how close Britain, and other European powers, came to stepping in between North and South.
UA’s Manderson Graduate School Among 15 Listed in Princeton Review
The Manderson Graduate School of Business at The University of Alabama is among the 15 graduate schools of business named to The Princeton Review's Second Annual "Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools" list in the marketing, accounting and operations categories.
Fridley Receives UA Engineering’s Hackney Leadership Award
The University of Alabama College of Engineering announced Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley, professor and head of civil, construction and environmental engineering, as the 2010 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.
UA Presents Full-Length ‘Cinderella’ Ballet
The University of Alabama department of theatre and dance presents the Sergei Prokofiev ballet “Cinderella” from Monday, March 29, to Saturday, April 3, at the Gallaway Theatre in Rowand-Johnson Hall in the UA Theatre District.
UA Professor Collaborates to Produce Louisiana French Dictionary
Dr. Michael A. Picone, professor of French and linguistics at The University of Alabama, serves as an assistant editor on a dictionary that preserves French as spoken in Louisiana.
Public Invited to Join UA’s Life Project
An informational meeting about The University of Alabama’s Life Project will be held March 28 from 10:30 a.m.-noon at University Church of Christ.
UA Dance Professor Recognized at Festival
Students and faculty members from The University of Alabama's department of theatre and dance won recent recognition at the regional American College Dance Festival in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
College of Arts and Sciences to Host Academies Conference in April
The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences 2010 Academies Conference will take place April 6 in the Bryant Conference Center's Rast room.
UA Makes the Grade, Named to National Honor Roll for Service
The University of Alabama has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, the highest federal recognition a university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.
Flag Display Welcomes Students from Around the World to UA
A display of flags, representing the top 10 populations of students at The University of Alabama who have come to study from countries around the world, has been placed on the front of B.B. Comer Hall by the UA Capstone International Center for the campus community to view.
UA Engineering Professor Receives Prestigious CUTC Award
Dr. Yingyan Lou, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, was awarded the Pikarsky Award for outstanding doctoral dissertation in science and technology by the Council of University Transportation Centers.
Top Honors for Scholarship, Leadership Announced at UA
Recipients of the 2010 Premier Awards -- the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama -- were announced by UA President Robert E. Witt at a recent recognition ceremony held in Tuscaloosa.
Geoscientist Named UA Burnum Winner
A University of Alabama geoscientist, whose research focuses on developing and sharing environmentally feasible ways of increasing oil and natural gas supplies, is this year's winner of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.