Alabama VIP 25: A recruiter from outside the football program lands at No. 24

By Associated Engineering Press

Wait, who’s Chuck Karr? His name doesn’t appear on Alabama’s roster and he’s not a coach. Karr isn’t listed on Alabama’s football media guide or game programs. He’s authored three books, 44 journal articles and 90 conference papers.

So who is he? Karr is the dean of Alabama’s engineering school and played a crucial part in landing one of the nation’s top recruits last fall. Da’Shawn Hand, a unanimous 5-star and among the best players in the nation chose the Tide over academic heavyweight Michigan and others.

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,200 students and more than 170 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.

Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Posted on: June 10, 2014    /    Posted in:   Engineering, In The News    /    Features: