Conference to help troubled veterans set for Birmingham next week
AL.com – June 17
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law, and the University of Alabama’s School of Social Work will present a conference aimed at helping veterans in the court system later this month. The June 23 conference at Cumberland School of Law on Samford’s campus, will address “issues of military veterans who either have been incarcerated or faced diversionary courts,” Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey announced earlier this week..
Libby’s legacy: Toy donation honors memory of late Gordo native
Tuscaloosa News – June 17
On what would have been her 24th birthday, friends and family of Libby Hankins delivered dozens of toys and books to University of Alabama Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinic on Friday morning. Hankins, a Gordo native, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was 2 years old and she fought the disorder for more than 20 years. She received a bilateral lung transplant at Duke Medical Center in April 2016, but complications following the procedure claimed her life in March. Her mother, Susan Estes, said Hankins had a heart for children with special needs and was less than two months shy of graduating from the University of West Alabama with a degree in special education. Estes said her friends and family decided donating the toys would be the best way to honor Hankins’ legacy on her birthday.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – June 16
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – June 16
Class Acts for June 18
Daily Citizen (Dalton, Georgia) – June 18
The University of Alabama awarded approximately 5,000 degrees during spring commencement May 5-7. Local degree recipients included: • Steven Cooper of Chatsworth, master of social work • Caroline Norman of Dalton, bachelor of arts in communication and information sciences • Pierson Scarborough of Dalton, bachelor of arts in communication and information sciences • Lia Stamey of Tunnel Hill, bachelor of science
Gadsden Times – June 18
Canton (Connecticut) Patch – June 18
Joplin (Missouri) Globe – June 17
Cumberland (Maryland) News – June 18
Brunswick (Georgia) News – June 18
Wayne (New York) Post – June 16
Suffolk (Virginia) News-Herald – June 18
Fredericksburg.com – June 18
Oneonta (New York) Daily Star – June 19
UA Fellows do photo project in the Black Belt
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – June 16
For residents in Perry County, having University of Alabama students working around their community is an annual tradition. As part of the Black Belt Experience, UA’s University Fellows are in their ninth year of working in this community. Along with this work, students get a chance to learn about the history of Perry County. While most residents notice the cosmetic effects of the group, part of the project is also to get involved with the local schools. “We got 60 disposable cameras, and gave one to each third-grader in all of Marion, and told them to take pictures of home…”
College News
Tuscaloosa News – June 18
The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has given seven University of Alabama engineering students $42,000 in graduate fellowship and undergraduate scholarship money. Dylan Ullery of Tuscaloosa received a Fellowship. Ullery is a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering. Ullery was awarded the fellowship based on his dissertation titled “Graphene – 2D – Metamaterial Based Flexible Devices with Electrically Tunable Reflectivity for Solar Sail Application.” Patrick Kung, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is his adviser. The graduate fellowships are funded jointly through the ASGC and the UA Office for Research and Economic Development. The UA office provided fellowship matching for a total of $37,000.
UA’s Summertide Theatre presents ‘Smoke on the Mountain’
WALA-Fox (Mobile) – June 16 (Live Interview)
Tap your feet to blue grass and gospel on your next trip to the beach. The musical comedy ‘Smoke on the Mountain’ is showing this month in Gulf Shores. This is Ally. She is part of the production. ‘Smoke on the Mountain’ is set in 1938 at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in North Carolina. It focuses on the Sanders family, who are coming to this church to do their first sing in about five years.
Students take part in Rural Health Scholars Program
WSFA-NBC (Montgomery) – June 16
Some of Alabama’s smartest students from small rural communities are spending part of their summer at The University of Alabama. They are taking special courses as part of the rural health scholars program. The program introduces students from rural areas to college life, and gives them an orientation they need for the health and medical professionals in communities like their own.
Tuscaloosa students named National Merit Scholarship winners
Tuscaloosa News – June 18
Two Tuscaloosa students were named among thousands of students as National Merit Scholars. Jordan Walker of Northridge High School and Roeder McNair of Holy Spririt Catholic High School were named winners in the National Merit Scholarship competition. Walker and McNair were among 54 students from across the state to be named and 3,200 across the country. The awards can provide between $500 and $2,000 per year for up to four years of undergraduate study at the college or university financing the scholarship. Walker received a National Merit scholarship from the University of Alabama, while McNair received a National Merit Scholarship from Texas A&M University. Walker plans on studying chemical engineering, while McNair plans on studying engineering.
UA student crowned Miss Alabama 2017
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – June 16
The new Miss Alabama 2017 is from right here in Tuscaloosa. She met with WVUA 23 today to tell us what life has been like since winning the crown, and what she looks forward to in her new role. Jessica Procter loves coffee, singing and giving back to the community. The University of Alabama student from Tuscaloosa was recently crowned Miss Alabama 2017.