Posted on September 24, 2001 at 10:22 a.m.

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Louis Dale, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, (UAB), associate provost for minority and special programs, was honored September 16, at the Minority Access National Role Models Awards Banquet in Washington D.C. The banquet, sponsored by Minority Access Inc., was held during the organization’s annual conference.

Dale, who directs the UAB Office of Minority and Special Programs and its Comprehensive Minority Faculty and Student Development Program (CMFSDP), was recognized for his work mentoring minority biomedical, mathematical and engineering students. The CMFSDP, launched in 1989, offers a range of undergraduate scholarships, graduate school fellowships and mentoring activities. In addition, the CMFSDP summer internship program gives promising high school students with an interest in mathematics, science or engineering the opportunity to conduct research under the guidance of their faculty mentors.

Dale has secured $20 million in funds to provide financial and academic support for minority students. As a result of his efforts, UAB has awarded 35 doctoral degrees to African-American students in the biomedical sciences, mathematics and engineering fields since the program began.

Minority Access Inc., located in Hyattsville, Md., is a non-profit educational organization that provides support and technical assistance to individuals, institutions, corporations and federal, state and local government agencies to improve the recruitment, retention and enhancement of minorities.

Each year Minority Access Inc. honors colleges and universities and the accomplishments of successful students, recruiters, mentors, researchers, alumni and innovators who are role models to others.