April 11, 2005
UA 2005 Honors Week Set for April 11-15
The
University of Alabama will honor the scholarship and leadership of students
and faculty with 2005 Honors Week activities on campus Monday - Friday,
April 11-15.
Many area, divisional and honoraries events are scheduled during the week, which culminates every year with Friday's traditional tapping on the Mound on the UA Quad. Because many areas and divisions have had to cut their individual activities short to allow for getting to the Mound on time, this year's schedule calls for dismissing classes for the entire day on Friday, April 15, so that everyone may fully participate in honoring the accomplishments of UA's top students.
The Tapping on the Mound ceremony, a tradition since the early 1900s, will be held Friday, April 15, at 2 p.m. on the Mound at the west side of the UA Quad (rain location will be Moody Auditorium). University-wide honoraries Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board, Blue Key National Honor Society, and Anderson Society will induct new members at this time.
Individual colleges and schools, departments and other organizations will hold special events during the week. Faculty and staff are encouraged to check with their areas for specific schedules. A complete schedule will be posted on the UA website.
ODK membership is restricted to students of junior standing or above who are in the top 35 percent of their class scholastically and who exhibit leadership. Mortar Board membership, one of the highest honors granted to college seniors, is based on leadership, scholarship and service. Blue Key National Honor Society recognizes seniors who represent high scholastic ideals, leadership and diversity of background. The Anderson Society recognizes UA students who have made significant contributions to the University or the Tuscaloosa community.
Mancini Named UA Distinguished Research Professor
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| Dr. Ernest A. Mancini |
The University of Alabama Board of Trustees has conferred the highest honor it gives to a faculty member to Dr. Ernest A. Mancini, professor of geological sciences and director of the Center for Sedimentary Basin Studies, both in UA's College of Arts and Sciences. Mancini has been named a University of Alabama Distinguished Research Professor.
Dr. Judy Bonner, UA provost and vice president for academic affairs, said designation as a Distinguished Research Professor signifies national and international recognition in the holder's field and scholarly or research productivity of the highest order at The University of Alabama.
"Dr. Mancini's contributions to the field of geosciences, his dedication to the growth of his students, and his dedicated service to the oil and gas industry in Alabama and the Gulf Coast region all reflect well not only on Dr. Mancini, but on The University of Alabama," said Bonner.
Mancini, who received his bachelor's degree in biology from Pennsylvania's Albright College, his master's in zoology from Southern Illinois University and doctoral degree in geology from Texas A&M University, is a renowned national expert in the geology of the Southeastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico and has served as petroleum research geologist for the University's Mineral Resources Institute. He has received numerous national awards for his research and teaching contributions in the field of petroleum geology. Since 1996, Mancini has been the primary project director, co-director or primary mentor for research grants totaling more than $12 million.
Mancini recently received the nationally recognized 2004 Ian Campbell Medal, the American Geological Institute's most distinguished award. He is president-elect of the AGI and has made significant contributions to many AGI member societies, such as the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of America.
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