The Year in Brief — April 2002
UA School of Law Ranked among Top 50 — For the fourth consecutive year, the School of Law has been ranked among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's new 2003 listing of the "Best Graduate Schools." Ranked 47th this year, the School of Law was listed among the prestigious top 50 law schools for the first time three years ago.
UA Students Compete in NASA Moonbuggy Race — A group of UA mechanical engineering students participated in NASA's ninth annual "Great Moonbuggy Race" at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Commits $600,000 to University of Alabama School of Accountancy — The Culverhouse School of Accountancy has received a $600,000 gift from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world's largest professional services firm.
Roanoke Student Named Winner of George C. Marshall Award at UA — Alan L. Stephens of Roanoke was recently named the George C. Marshall Award winner as the outstanding cadet in UA's Army ROTC program.
Alabama Scholastic Press Association Recognizes Outstanding High-School Journalists and Advisers — The Alabama Scholastic Press Association presented the J. B. Stevenson Scholarship Award, the 2002 Alabama High-School Journalist of the Year, and two awards for advisers at its state convention held on the UA campus.
UA Marine Scientist Appointed to Chair Subcommittee Studying Mercury in the Gulf — Dr. William Schroeder has been appointed to chair a U.S. Department of Interior-assembled subcommittee to evaluate previous studies to determine whether or not well-drilling lubricants that have accumulated under oil and gas platforms are a significant source of mercury contamination in the Gulf.
UA Psychologist Appointed to NIH Nursing Research Advisory Council — Professor of psychology and director of the Applied Gerontology Program, Dr. Lou Burgio, will advise NIH on awarding funds for research proposals.
UA Professor Receives Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship — Dr. Gary Taylor, professor of English and director of the endowed Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies, received a 2002 John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, one of the most prestigious honors for academic achievement in the nation.
UA Student Inspired by International Mission to South Africa — Ashley Ragsdale spent 15 days as the state's only delegate in the National Youth Leadership Forum's International Mission on Medicine in South Africa.
UA Women's Resource Center Sponsors "Celebrate Girls" Banquet — The third annual "Celebrate Girls" banquet gives young girls an opportunity to see possibilities for their future and hear from women who have forged the way.
UA College of Nursing Celebrates 25th Anniversary — Alumni and supporters of UA Capstone College of Nursing celebrate the College's 25th anniversary.
UA Football Players to Face Student Ambassadors in First Croquet Bowl — UA football team members trade their pigskin for croquet mallets as they go wicket-to-wicket with student Ambassadors from UA's College of Arts and Sciences in the first College of Arts and Sciences Croquet Bowl.
UA Museum to Excavate Remains of State's First Territorial Capital — The early 19th century remains of the Globe Hotel at the site of the state's first territorial capital will be excavated by a team of participants in an archaeology camp hosted by the UA Alabama Museum of Natural History.
UA Professor Awarded Ford Foundation Grant — Dr. Sandra Braman, UA's Reese Phifer Professor in Telecommunication and Film, has won a $100,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to assist the foundation in its media policy and technology efforts. Dr. Braman will use the grant in defining the field of media policy and technology and in developing a research agenda and a method for analysis in the field.
UA to Form Nursing Partnerships with St. Vincent's, Jeff State — UA is forming separate partnerships with St. Vincent's Hospital and Jefferson State Community College to provide a more convenient way for registered nurses to earn advanced degrees in nursing. Through the use of the Internet, e-mail, and UA's video-based program, QUEST, nurses can complete the nursing courses in one year, without facing the restrictions of being in class on a specific time and day.
