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Phelps receives prestigious award at University of Alabama    /  Cabot Star-Herald (Ark.) (Subscription required)

Former Cabot High School student David Phelps, a senior in civil engineering at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, recently received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award at the 2014 Premier…


Source: Cabot Star-Herald (Ark.) (Subscription required)    /    Published: April 25, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

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Five UA Students to Receive Hollings Scholarships    /  UA News

Five University of Alabama students will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2014-2016.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 22, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

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Two UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars for 2014-15    /  UA News

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two outstanding University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2014-2015. Over the past eight years, UA ranks second among U.S. universities in the number of students receiving scholarships from the Goldwater program.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 18, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News   

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Professor receives national award for diversity    /  Crimson White

Viola Acoff, head of the department of metallurgical and materials engineering, was recently awarded for her dedication to increasing diversity in the field of engineering. Acoff was named a recipient…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: April 14, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering    /    Features:     

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CCEE Department Honors Alumni

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – The University of Alabama Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering recently honored three alumni at a banquet. Dr. Joseph Allen Jr. was awarded the Keith Woodman…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 11, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering    /    Features:     

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CCEE Department Honors Back as Professor of the Year

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – The University of Alabama Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering recently honored the department’s professor of the year award at a banquet held at the Bryant…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 11, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff    /    Features:     

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ECE Professor and Student Honored for Presentation on Research

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Dr Jaber Abu-Qahouq, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in The University of Alabama College of Engineering, and Zhigang Dang, doctorate student, were honored for a…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 9, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research    /    Features:     

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DHS grad earns engineering awards    /  The Demopolis Times

Demopolis High School graduate Logan Culpepper Holley earned two awards from a recent engineering banquet at the University of Alabama. Holley was awarded the George J. Davis Award for Outstanding…


Source: The Demopolis Times    /    Published: April 9, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

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Engineering Professors Chosen as 2014 Teaching Fellow

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Dr. Wei Song and Dr. Stephanie Vereen, both assistant professors in the UA department of civil, construction and environmental engineering, were selected to participate in the American Society of Civil…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 8, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff    /    Features:     

Dr. Viola L. Acoff

UA Engineering Professor Recognized for Diversity Efforts    /  UA News

Dr. Viola L. Acoff, professor and head of the metallurgical and materials engineering department at The University of Alabama, is the inaugural recipient of the Ellen Swallow Richards Diversity Award given by the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 1, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News    /    Features:     

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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 5,800 students and more than 150 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.