All Entries Tagged With: "University of Alabama"
Eight Women Academics Are Honored With Distinguished Awards
Mary Rittling, Shannon Rinaldo, Cortney Franklin, Ji Kying Park, Barbara Johnson, Mary Hamilton, Bronwen Lichtenstein, and Susan Adams are the honorees.
Judy Bonner Is Serving as Interim President of the University of Alabama
Dr. Bonner fills the role vacated by Robert Witt, who was named chancellor of the University of Alabama System.
In Memoriam: Karen Faye Steckol (1949-2011)
Karen F. Steckol, professor of communicative disorders at the University of Alabama, has died after a three-year battle with cancer. She was 62 years old.
A Quartet of Award Winners
Notable honors bestowed on women in the academic world.
University of Alabama Professor Wins Award for Post-Tornado Volunteer Work
J. Suzanne Horsley coordinated the public information efforts for the Red Cross and participated in more than 50 interviews with the media following the April tornado in Alabama.
Marsha McSpadden Wins Inaugural Bevel Summers Prize for Short, Short Fiction
Marsha McSpadden, an instructor of creative writing and English composition at the University of Alabama, is the inaugural winner of the Bevel Summers Prize.
Appointments of Women to Key Administrative Positions
Here is news of five women who have recently been appointed to executive positions in higher education.
“Rocket Girls” Ready to Blast Off
On Saturday April 16, teams from 30 universities will be competing in the 2011 NASA University Launch Initiative in Toney, Alabama. One of the 30 teams is the “Rocket Girls” from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. The team is made up of 16 women, most of whom are majoring in either aerospace or mechanical engineering.
