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Good News about UA Academics, Part 10

Posted by ROBERTUS on June 6, 2001

The University of Alabama has a long-standing tradition of winning on the field and in the classroom. This is the 10th in a continuing series of news of UA's academic triumphs. Enjoy.

-Sarah Adair, a sophomore majoring in Chemistry/Biochemistry, has become the 16th UA student to win a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. The Goldwater Scholarship, established in 1986 by Congress, is considered the most prestigious scholarship for undergraduate study of mathematics, engineering, and natural sciences. Michael J. Stoltz, a Chemical Engineering major from UA, was named to Honorable Mention.

-An article written for the Journal of Financial Research by two faculty members at The University of Alabama has been awarded the journal's top prize as "Best Article" for 2000. Dr. Thomas W. Downs, associate professor of finance, and Dr. Robert W. Ingram, Ross-Culverhouse Endowed Chair of Accountancy, wrote the article, "Beta, Size, Risk, and Return." It was published in the fall 2000 issue.

-A study, published in the Spring 2001 issue of the Journal of Financial Education, listed The University of Alabama's business school 8th in the nation among institutions granting degrees to students who later become business school chairholders. The authors wrote, "One can conclude from these facts that the schools that have produced a large number of chairholders are among the best business schools in the United States."

-Howell Raines, UA alumnus and Pulitzer Prize winner, was recently named executive editor of The New York Times, the largest and most powerful news organization in the United States. He will take his seat at helm of The New York Times in September, 2001.

-The University of Alabama has been cited as one of the nation's top universities in a new collegiate guide, "The Best 201 Colleges for the Real World", published by Octameron Associates and authored by Micheal Viollt, president of Robert Morris College in Chicago. Evaluation for inclusion in the guide included five areas: opportunity for the general student body to get into and pay for college, success of previous classes in graduating in a timely fashion, commitment to develop career opportunities, the overall college experience, and recent market response to the college or university. Specific criteria ranged from share of majors in applied fields to job placement services to tuition costs and freshmen retention rate.

-UA's College of Human Environmental Sciences has recently been ranked in the top 20 by the Gourman Report, a rating of undergraduate programs in American and international universities.

-During the 2000-2001 academic year, 131 University of Alabama student-athletes from 15 different sports earned Academic All-SEC honors. Also, as a group, Crimson Tide players and coaches logged over 1,500 hours of community service for the year. Congratulations to these fine young student-athletes for getting the job done on and off the field.

Soon, we will begin a new academic year at The University of Alabama. This can only mean that there is more good news to come. Therefore, another update will be posted in the near future. Until then, ROLL TIDE FOREVER!!!!