UAB Student Honored with National Role Model Award

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) graduate student Crystal N. Johnson, 27, a native of Moss Point, Miss., has won the Minority Access Student Role Model Award. Johnson was presented with the prize recently at the organization’s Third Annual National Role Models Award Banquet in Washington, D.C.

Posted on October 17, 2002 at 9:19 a.m.

BIRMINGHAM, AL — University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) graduate student Crystal N. Johnson, 27, a native of Moss Point, Miss., has won the Minority Access Student Role Model Award. Johnson was presented with the prize recently at the organization’s Third Annual National Role Models Award Banquet in Washington, D.C.

Johnson is a doctoral student in microbiology. In addition to her studies, she teaches microbiology and molecular biology to Birmingham City high school students through the GENEius and Saturday Science Clubs programs housed at McWane Center. In addition, she mentors first-year students in the cellular and molecular biology program at UAB.

“Ms. Johnson is an outstanding minority graduate student,” said Louis Dale, Ph.D., UAB associate provost of minority and special programs. “She has published several research papers in professional journals and has made many presentations at national and international meetings.”

Minority Access Inc. is a non-profit organization that supports efforts by individuals, institutions, federal, state and local government agencies and corporations to recruit and retain minority students and professionals. The Minority Access Inc. National Role Models Awards Banquet recognizes successful students, recruiters, mentors, researchers, alumni and innovators who provide support and guidance to others.