Awards & Honors

UA Honors Five Distinguished Engineering Fellows

The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni of the College by inducting them into its class of 2011 Distinguished Engineering Fellows.

Deadline Approaching for Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

The deadline for authors and publishers to enter a novel to win the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction is April 8. The prize, created by the ABA Journal and the UA School of Law, will be given annually to a book-length work of fiction that best exemplifies the role of lawyers in society, and their power to effect change.

UA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team Wins Third National Championship

The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team has won their third consecutive national championship.

CCBP Marks Fifth Anniversary of Awards Program at UA

The University of Alabama Center for Community-Based Partnerships will present awards for the best faculty-, student- and community-initiated engaged scholarship during an awards ceremony Friday, April 22, at the Hotel Capstone.

UA MBA Program Ranks No. 32 among Public Institutions

The MBA program at the Manderson Graduate School of Business at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce is ranked No. 63 overall and No. 32 among public institutions in the latest U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings.

UA Engineering Professor Named TMS President

Dr. Garry W. Warren, professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, has been named president of TMS, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.

UA Business School No. 33 Among Publics in Bloomberg Businessweek Rankings

The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at The University of Alabama is listed No. 33 among public universities in the Bloomberg BusinessWeek rankings released Thursday, placing the business school among the top 5-6 percent of public institutions.

Alabama Business Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Selected

Five distinguished business leaders have been selected for induction into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame Oct. 13 at the Bryant Conference Center at The University of Alabama.

High School Student Winners Announced in UA Physics Contest

More than 200 high school students representing 14 schools competed recently in the 35th annual University of Alabama High School Physics contest.

UA Professor Receives NEA Grant to Restage Notable Dance

Sarah M. Barry, assistant professor of dance at The University of Alabama, has received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for $15,000 under the American Masterpieces: Dance category.