Month: January 2025


Dr. Jeff Gray Receives UA System’s McMahon-Pleiad Prize

Dr. Jeff Gray, a Distinguished University Professor in the department of computer science and director of the Randall Research Scholars Program in the Honors College at The University of Alabama, has been awarded The University of Alabama System’s McMahon-Pleiad Prize.  The McMahon-Pleiad Prize recognizes a member of the UA System faculty or staff who has…


National Merit Scholars Find Home at UA

The number of National Merit Scholars enrolled has set a new University record every year since 2018, nearly doubling from 614 in 2018 to 1,173 this fall. Emily Rabbideau, a senior from Birmingham with a double major in studio art and creative media and minor in Spanish, came to UA as a National Merit Scholar.…


Zoi Moon Named January 2025 Student of the Month

The Honors College is excited to name Zoi Moon as the January 2025 Student of the Month. Moon, hailing from Prattville, Alabama, is an Interdisciplinary Studies major with Depth Study in Financial Innovation and Sustainable Business. Moon is also in the CREATE Path to the MBA. She shared the impact that these classes have for…