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As the state’s flagship university, The University of Alabama family has always focused on being the best. Founded in 1831 as the state’s first public college, UA is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and service. We provide a creative, nurturing campus environment where our students can become the best individuals possible, learn from the best and brightest faculty, and make a positive difference in the community, the state and the world.

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As the state’s flagship university, The University of Alabama family has always focused on being the best. Founded in 1831 as the state’s first public college, UA is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and service. We provide a creative, nurturing campus environment where our students can become the best individuals possible, learn from the best and brightest faculty, and make a positive difference in the community, the state and the world.

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Alabama Men's Tennis Lands Four on CSC Academic All-District Team

Alabama Lands Four on CSC Academic All-District Team. Enzo Aguiard, Zach Foster, Filip Planinsek and German Samofalov earned the honor for their performance in the classroom and on the court
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Academic Award - 2023 May 22

University of Alabama College of Communication & Information Sciences Students Named SEC Emerging Scholars

C&IS doctoral students Joshua Jackson and LaTonya Taylor have been named as SEC Emerging Scholars Program Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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Academic Award - 2023 May 9

UA Students Receive Cleophus Thomas Award During Annual Tapping on the Mound Ceremony

The Cleophus Thomas Award is awarded by the the Black Faculty and Staff Association to the graduating seniors with the highest academic standing honoring the legacy of the first Black SGA president of The University of Alabama.
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Academic Award - 2023 May 1

Outstanding Students Recognized During UA Tapping on the Mound Ceremony

The University of Alabama honored the achievement of numerous students, faculty and staff during the annual Tapping on the Mound ceremony April 7.
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Academic Award - 2023 May 1

University of Alabama Alumni Association Announces 2023 Outstanding Senior Awards

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association recently recognized the recipients of their top awards. The purpose of the Alumni Student Award is to honor seniors who have excelled in academics and extracurricular activities, shown strength of character and maturity, and displayed exceptional hospitality toward guests and friends of the UA.
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Academic Award - 2023 May 1

Two UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2023-2024.
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Academic Award - 2023 Apr 5

Alabama's Mercy Chelangat Named SEC's Indoor Track and Field Women's Scholar Athlete of the Year

Alabama's Mercy Chelangat Named SEC's Indoor Track and Field Women's Scholar Athlete of the Year. Chelangat becomes the first student-athlete since Daija Lampkin in 2020 to earn the award for the Crimson Tide.
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Academic Award - 2023 Feb 23

11 Alabamians Chosen for Nationally Recognized Rural Medical Program

The University of Alabama's Rural Health Scholars Program recently accepted 11 students from around the state studying to become physicians with plans to practice in rural Alabama communities.
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Academic Award - 2022 Sep 26

Alabama Hannah Barber Named CSC Academic All-District Team

Alabama's Hannah Barber Named CSC Academic All-District Team. Barber earned the academic honor for the first time in her career.
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Academic Award - 2023 Feb 23

28 Alabama Swimmers and Divers Earn Scholar All-America Honors

28 Alabama Swimmers and Divers Earn Scholar All-America Honors. The Crimson Tide's 2022 CSCAA Scholar-America total includes 17 women and 11 men with a combined 14 earning first-team honors.
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Academic Award - 2022 Jul 22

Mercy Chelangat Named 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year

Mercy Chelangat Named 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year. In addition to Chelangat's honor, both the men and women earned the team honor while a total of 22 student-athletes earned individual All-Academic recognition
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Academic Award - 2022 Jul 21

Alabama's Darcy Jennings Named Big 12 Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year for Rowing

Alabama's Darcy Jennings Named Big 12 Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year for Rowing. Jennings was one of a league-leading 40 Academic All-Big 12 honorees for the Crimson Tide.
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Academic Award - 2022 Jul 21

Alabama Men's Tennis Has Perfect Showing on ITA Scholar-Athlete Team

Alabama Men's Tennis Has Perfect Showing on ITA Scholar-Athlete Team. The Crimson Tide placed all eight athletes on the ITA Scholar-Athlete Team as UA made its 10th consecutive appearance on the ITA All-Academic Team.
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Academic Award - 2022 Jul 21

Alabama Women's Tennis Places Six on ITA Scholar-Athlete Team

Alabama Women's Tennis Places Six on ITA Scholar-Athlete Team. The Crimson Tide was also named to the ITA All-Academic Team.
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Academic Award - 2022 Jul 21

UA's Tristan Maxson Awarded Prestigious Fellowship

Tristan Maxson, who is pursuing a doctorate in chemical engineering, is one of 33 students nationwide to receive the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 17

University of Alabama Alumni Association Announces 2022 Outstanding Senior Awards

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association recently recognized the recipients of their top awards at the Alumni Luncheon in the Bryant Conference Center.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 12

UA Students Receive Cleophus Thomas Award During Annual Tapping on the Mound Ceremony

The Cleophus Thomas Award is awarded by the the Black Faculty and Staff Association to the graduating seniors with the highest academic standing honoring the legacy of the first Black SGA president of The University of Alabama.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 10

Outstanding Students Recognized During UA Tapping on the Mound Ceremony

The University of Alabama honored the achievement of numerous students, faculty and staff during the annual Tapping on the Mound ceremony April 8.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 9

Benedetta Moresco Crowned 2022 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Benedetta Moresco Crowned 2022 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Since 2010, Alabama has produced three SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year recipients for a combined six honors
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Academic Award - 2022 Apr 20

Fouts and Hayes Honored with UA Alumni Association Awards

The purpose of the Alumni Student Award is to honor seniors who have excelled in academics and extracurricular activities, shown strength of character and maturity, and displayed exceptional hospitality toward guests and friends of the UA. Nominations are accepted from student organizations, deans, department heads, University administrators, alumni, faculty and friends of the University. The selection committee for the Alumni Student Award and the Outstanding Senior Award consists of students, alumni and faculty. The students receiving the award are Montana Fouts and Nicholas Hayes.
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Academic Award - 2022 Apr 12

Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Awards 2022

This month 26 students from a wide spectrum of departments were honored as leaders among undergraduate researchers at the Capstone through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program. The honorees have all conducted significant scholarly research and were nominated by faculty and staff research directors. A distinguished panel of UA research faculty and past recipients of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award selected the winners, who were honored at a luncheon.
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Academic Award - 2022 Apr 29

Alabama Athletics Duo Named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Finalists

Alabama's Polly Mack (women's golf) and Tyler Sesvold (men's swimming and diving) have been named finalists for the Southeastern Conference Men's and Women's Scholar-Athletes of the Year and the H. Boyd McWhorter Postgraduate Scholarships, the league office announced Monday.
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Academic Award - 2022 Apr 11

Winner of Louis Dale Medal in Mathematics

Mathematics student Troy Roberts is the winner of the inaugural Louis Dale Medial in Mathematics. Named after distinguished University of Alabama alumnus Dr. Louis Dale, the award is presented to an upper-level mathematics student who displays excellence in their work. Dale was the first African American doctoral student in the UA mathematics department who went on to become the first tenure-track professor in the mathematics department at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. He taught there for more than 40 years, retiring in 2015 after serving as the first African American associate provost and first African American vice president.
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Academic Award - 2022 Apr 8

2021-22 UA Crenshaw Leadership Academy Fellows

The Crenshaw Leadership Academy was established in 2005 to provide leadership development opportunities to upper level HES students. Each year, faculty-selected fellows work with faculty mentors on activities to help them think creatively, communicate effectively, motivate and influence others, act ethically, use competent business and social etiquette skills, and make constructive community-oriented decisions.
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Academic Award - 2022 Apr 8

Six Students Receive UA's Top Honors, the Premier Awards

The University of Alabama established Premier Awards to recognize UA students, faculty, and staff who exemplify the highest standards of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Each of the six awards honors the legacies of activists, academics, and individuals who made important intellectual and inspirational contributions to their communities.
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Academic Award - 2022 Mar 11

UA Students Named Semifinalists for U.S. Student Fulbright Program

Twenty-six UA students have been named semifinalists for the U.S. Student Fulbright Program for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Academic Award - 2022 Mar 9

Eighty-One Alabama Student-Athletes Earn SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Accolades

The University of Alabama placed 81 student-athletes on the 2021 Fall Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced Tuesday.
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Academic Award - 2022 Feb 15

Alabama's Mercy Chelangat Named USTFCCCA Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year

Chelangat has now earned back-to-back Scholar Athlete of the Year honors in to addition taking first and second at the NCAA Championships over the last two seasons
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Academic Award - 2022 Feb 3

Alabama Soccer's Reyna Reyes Earns United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Team Honors

Alabama Soccer's Reyna Reyes Earns United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Team Honors The junior was named a second team honoree, becoming just the third Crimson Tide student-athlete in program history to be selected for the academic award
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Academic Award - 2021 Dec 20

UA Student Chosen as a Rhodes Scholar

A student at The University of Alabama earned the most prestigious academic award for American college graduates and the oldest award for international study.
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Academic Award - 2021 Nov 22
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