Alabama A&M University News

Nigel Hoover of Duluth, Ga., Larry Benson Jr. of Memphis, Tenn., and Roderick Jackson of Atlanta, Ga., received scholarships from Troon Golf, TaylorMade Golf and Callaway Golf to attend The PGA Professional Golf Management Accelerated Program at PGA Education Center in Port St.

Thomas Graber , Wyoming, was recently named controller. He will be primarily responsible for the professional management of daily financial operations and serve as the liaison with federal regulatory agencies and with the college's certified public accountant.

Lucrecia Hawley, a professor of music at Alabama A&M University, leads a Bible study to students who asked her to lead one during their lunch break.

A preacher said he was kicked off a college campus and arrested for ministering to students, and said that infringes on his constitutional right.

A student outreach and awareness group at Alabama A&M University will host "Pass the Drink: The Truth About Why People Drink, What They Drink and When They Drink" Wednesday at Carver Complex North, Room 118, from noon until 4 p.m. The program is being sponsored by the Community Outreach Drug/Alcohol Education program .

Early Works Children's Museum i s home to Huntsville's newest piece of public art.

Alabama A&M University received more than $137,000 in donations during a live national radio broadcast from Birmingham's Legion Field Friday.

Alabama A&M University's Board of Trustees is poised to choose new leadership Thursday at a special called meeting.

A College Fair is being held in Second Life this weekend, October 24-25 2009, at International Schools Island, allowing students and college representatives from around the world to meet avatar face-to-face without leaving their homes.

Here's some things I learned in Huntsville this week: PLAY THE GAME , starring Andy Griffith and Doris Roberts, is a romantic comedy specifically targeted toward boomers and seniors.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. David Gross will speak on the future of fundamental physics at Alabama A&M University next month.

Forrester recently completed Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

The general leading the U.S. Missile Defense Agency personally delivered a message to his next generation of researchers, physicists and administrators during visits to local universities Monday.

Alabama A&M University has received a $115,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for economic development and business promotion grants.

Suen Shi and Dewang Deng have listed for sale a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 17853 Wilderness Cliff Court in Wildwood for $399,900. The Dengs acquired the property for $395,000 in Dec.

Army Missile Defense Agency head Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly will visit two Huntsville college campuses Monday to meet students and discuss education and career planning.

A career fair at Alabama A & M University attracted hundreds of people today. But a tough economy has many employers skipping out on events like this.

At the University of Alabama in Huntsville, 78 students had flu-like symptoms at the end of last week and seven had confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus.

Two local churches will host out-of-town speakers for special messages the Oct. 4 weekend.

A kickoff party on campus tonight marks the beginning of Alabama A&M University's Homecoming Weekend.