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Louis Dale, Ph.D., professor emeritus in the Department of Mathematics in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, has been honored with a math award named in his honor by the University of Alabama’s Department of Mathematics. Dale, who retired from UAB in 2014 after 40 years of service, was the first African American Ph.D. student in UA’s math department, earning his degree in 1973. 

The Louis Dale Medal in Mathematics is awarded to an upper-level mathematics student who displays excellence in their work. The award was unveiled during a ceremony at UA on April 6, 2022. 

Dale was named the inaugural vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at UAB when the position was created in 2003. Currently, he serves as program director for the Bridge to the Doctorate Program at UAB, a National Science Foundation-funded (NSF) program created to increase the number of underrepresented groups in STEM. He is also a Co-PI of UAB’s Alabama ADVANCE Partnership for Gender Equity, part of the NSF’s ADVANCE Program, aimed at increasing the participation and advancement of women in STEM. 

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