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Dr. Viola Acoff, College of Engineering associate dean for undergraduate and graduate programs, has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Lectureship in Materials and Society. The lectureship,…
Author: Anna Claire Toxey / Published: November 4, 2022 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, / Features: Dr. Viola L. Acoff
Gov. Kay Ivey officially opened the new Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering in Huntsville today calling it a “testimony to our (state’s) commitment to being innovative in every way.”
Source: AL.com / Published: September 26, 2022 / Posted in: In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray, Dr. Viola L. Acoff
Dr. Viola Acoff, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Programs, was recently chosen to be the Keynote Speaker at the “Diversity in the Minerals, Metals & Materials Professions” annual meeting…
Author: Sarah Graham / Published: February 22, 2022 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering / Features: Dr. Viola L. Acoff
The definitive listing of the Most Influential Black Corporate Directors by Savoy Network: Viola L. Acoff Associate Dean, Undergraduate & Graduate Programs, College of Engineering University of Alabama
Source: Savoy / Published: October 29, 2021 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering / Features: Dr. Viola L. Acoff
A program at The University of Alabama is helping new college students get a head start with the goal of seeing them succeed throughout their academic careers and beyond. The…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: September 30, 2019 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Viola L. Acoff
Carpenter Technology Corporation (NYSE: CRS) announced today that Viola L. Acoff and John Hart have been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. The Carpenter Board now consists of 12 members, 11 of…
Source: Carpenter Technology Corporation / Published: February 24, 2019 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering / Features: Dr. Viola L. Acoff
The University of Alabama will host hundreds of middle and high school students at the 2019 Regional Science Olympiad competition Saturday, March 2. Teams from 30 schools across Alabama…
Author: Gillian Castro / Published: February 20, 2019 / Posted in: Events, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Students / Features: Dr. Viola L. Acoff
Dr. Viola L. Acoff, associate dean for undergraduate and graduate programs, was the first African American female faculty member in The University of Alabama College of Engineering. Hired in 1994,…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: November 5, 2018 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach / Features: Dr. Viola L. Acoff
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – All University of Alabama College of Engineering undergraduate curricula are now fully accredited by ABET, the national accrediting agency for engineering and computing programs, with the two…
Author: Gillian Castro / Published: November 3, 2018 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Students / Features: Dr. Charles L. Karr, Dr. Derek G. Williamson, Dr. Viola L. Acoff, Dr. William Edward Back
Engineering at The University of Alabama began in 1837, but it was not until the 1920s that women started to enroll in the College of Engineering. In 1939, Rose Rabinowitz,…
Author: Gillian Castro and Alana Norris / Published: November 2, 2018 / Posted in: Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students, / Features: Dr. Viola L. Acoff
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.
