Category Honors College News

This year’s Honors College student winners by category include: Category: Apparel/Textiles/Interior Design/Visual Arts     Beyond the Ride: The Impact of Design on the Disney World Guest ExperienceMamie Patton, Maggie Reaves (non-Honors), Drew Daniel and Kelly Bell (non-Honors)Mentor: Dr. Laurl Self Breaking Barriers Without Breaking History: ADA Compliance in Historic BuildingsAllison Byron, Abigail Spates(non-Honors), Taylor Stinson (non-Honors)…

Witt Fellow Addison Miller earned a Phi Beta Kappa Key into Public Service Scholarship for 2025. This $5,000 scholarship includes a conference experience in Washington, D.C. this summer. More than 800 undergraduates applied for this prestigious award. According to the Phi Beta Kappa website, this scholarship program recognizes 20 arts and sciences students with an…

The University of Alabama Honors College and University Honors Program are pleased to announce that 10 fellows have been selected for the Honors Capstone Design Fellowship. Each fellow receives a $5,000 summer stipend to develop a section of UH 401 Senior Capstone: Signature Work.  “The Honors Capstone Design Fellowship is designed to cultivate an environment…

Dr. Cassie Smith has been selected for the SEC Academic Leadership Development Program. According to its website , “The SEC Academic Leadership Development Program seeks to identify, prepare and advance academic leaders for roles within SEC institutions and beyond. It has three components, a university-level development program designed by each institution for its own participants…

The Honors College is excited to name Nicholas Kaple as May’s Student of the Month. Kaple is majoring in mechanical engineering and is in the Randall Research Scholars Program. Kaple, who is from Orland Park, Ill., is actively involved with the Tuscaloosa Rocketry Challenge and serves as  the Vice President of Alabama Rocketry Association. Kaple…

The Alpha of Alabama’s Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa has inducted 103 students, 80 of whom are Honors College students.  This is the highest academic honor an undergraduate can receive. The inducted students will unite with a distinguished group of scholars, which include 17 U.S. Presidents, 42 U.S. Supreme Court Justices and more than 150…

The Honors College is proud to name Isabele Airey as the Student of the Month for March 2025. Airey is a chemical engineering major in the STEM Path to the MBA program and a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers from Slidell, Louisiana. Airey is also a Student Alumni Ambassador, a summer athletic…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Tara Mock, an assistant professor in the Honors College at The University of Alabama, has been selected as an International Affairs Fellow for the 2025–26 academic year by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).  The CFR International Affairs Fellowship is a highly competitive program that provides scholars and professionals with the…

Every year, The University of Alabama’s National Alumni Association selects 18 alumni under the age of 31, honoring The University of Alabama’s legendary young alumni who have made a vital impact on their industry, field or community. The 18 Under 31 Class of 2025 included 11 Honors College alumni. Honors College Dean Tiffany Sippial spoke…

The Honors College is proud to name Christian Stephens as the February 2025 Student of the Month. Stephens is a psychology and criminal justice major from Arlington, Tenn. and is in the Randall Research Scholars Program. He described how the Honors College has facilitated aspects of his educational, social and personal achievement. “My passion for…