Awards & Honors

Five UA Administrators Honored for Support for Employees in the National Guard, Reserve

Five University of Alabama administrators have been honored with Patriotic Employer awards from the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve or ESGR.

UA National Collegiate Scholars Receive Platinum Award

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars has named The University of Alabama chapter a recipient of its 2011 Platinum Award, the organization’s top honor to recognize continuous excellence.

Teaching Award Winners Honored at UA

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2011 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.

Five Nursing Leaders to be Inducted into UA-Sponsored Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame

Five influential nursing leaders will be inducted into the sixth University of Alabama-sponsored Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame Thursday, Oct. 13 at the NorthRiver Yacht Club in Tuscaloosa.

Montgomery Student Named UA Homecoming Queen

Emily McLaughlin of Montgomery was named The University of Alabama Homecoming Queen for 2011 Friday, Oct. 7, during UA’s annual Homecoming Pep Rally on campus.

Norville, UA’s Mason Recognized for Contributions to Real Estate Industry

Peyton Norville, longtime Birmingham real estate executive, and Dr. J. Barry Mason, former dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at The University of Alabama, were recently recognized for their lifelong contributions to the Alabama real estate industry.

Tuscaloosa Physician Named Endowed Chair of Sports Medicine at UA

Dr. James Robinson, a family and sports medicine physician and head team physician for The University of Alabama Athletic Department, has been appointed the first Endowed Chair of Sports Medicine for Family Physicians at UA’s College of Community Health Sciences.

Students Select Five Seniors for UA Homecoming Court

The 2011 University of Alabama Homecoming Court was chosen in a general student election held Tuesday, Oct. 4, on campus.

UA Grad No. 27 on America’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business List

Marillyn Hewson, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s Electronic Systems business area and a University of Alabama graduate, has moved up to No. 27 in Fortune’s annual ranking of America’s 50 most powerful women in business.

UA English Class Judges World Literature for Druid City Brick Award

Students in English 411, Dr. Emily O. Wittman’s Advanced Studies in Comparative and Multicultural Literature class, don’t just sit and read. They judge.