UA Students Awarded National Minority Scholarships
University of Alabama engineering students Leland Weaver of Mobile and Robyn McArthur of Tuscaloosa recently received the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Minority Scholarship Award.
UA Report: Fourth Quarter Housing Affordability Index a Record
The Alabama Housing Affordability Index (AHAI) reached another record in the fourth quarter of 2002 at 196.6. This surpasses last quarter’s record level of 188.4 (revised) and sets a new annual record affordability level of 186.5, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.
UA Seniors Receive Awards at Regional Industrial Engineering Conference
Three seniors in The University of Alabama’s Institute of Industrial Engineers student chapter placed in the Region 3 Student Conference held at Auburn University on Jan. 23-25.
UA College Bowl Representatives Crowned in Tournament
Twenty-one teams from residence halls, Greek letter organizations, honor societies, campus departments and just groups of friends competed for the chance to represent The University of Alabama in the 2003 College Bowl Regional Championship. The single elimination tournament, which was held Jan. 21-23, ended with Mallet Assembly Team A in first place for UA.
Five UA Students Named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team
Five students from The University of Alabama have been named to this year’s USA Today All-USA College Academic Team, the largest number of students from UA ever named to the USA Today team in one year.
Media Advisory — Five UA Students to Receive Major National Academic Awards
The University of Alabama will announce Thursday, Feb. 13, that five students have received major national academic awards. A media availability with the award-winning students is planned for Thursday, Feb. 13, at 3:30 p.m. in the conference room on the first floor of Clark Hall on the UA campus.
‘Seinfeld’ Director will Teach Second UA Film Class
For the second year, Tom Cherones, award-winning director and Tuscaloosa native, and his wife, Joyce Keener, a television writer, will teach a four-week advanced production class in the telecommunication and film department in The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences.
2002 is Record Year for Alabama Housing, According to UA Real Estate Research and Education Center
Home sales easily set an annual record in 2002 with 39,058 homes sold throughout the year in Alabama, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.
UA to Mark 40th Anniversary of Desegregation
Throughout 2003, The University of Alabama will reflect upon and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first successful enrollment of African-American students at the University through a series of presentations and events.
UA Professor Wins Nation’s Most Generous Annual American History Award
A University of Alabama history professor’s acclaimed book about the worst military defeat that Abraham Lincoln’s Union armies suffered during the Civil War has won the 13th annual Lincoln Prize.