<p>To give you an idea of how UA has made such tremendous strides in the last decade to make UA the choice of the best students…</p>
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<p>"The USA Today All-USA College Academic Team honors the “best of the best” undergraduate academic all-stars from across the nation. The team recognizes college students who not only excel in scholarship but also extend their intellectual abilities beyond the classroom to benefit society.</p>
<p>**The University of Alabama once again leads the nation with five students named to USA Today’s 2009 All-USA College Academic Team. **</p>
<p>Laura Dover, a junior from Jasper majoring in philosophy and Spanish; Adam Knight, a senior biology major from Tuscaloosa, and Ynhi Thai, a junior from Long Beach, Miss., majoring in chemical and biological engineering, have been named to the Second Team. Laura Godorecci, a senior from Northport, majoring in interdisciplinary studies and classics, was named to the Third Team. Alexander Flachsbart, a senior economics and political science major from Concord, Calif., was named an Honorable Mention.</p>
<p>** UA has the most team members of any school with five. Harvard, the U.S. Naval Academy, Louisiana State University, Florida State University and Southern Illinois University each have three team members.</p>
<p>This year’s team brings UA’s total for the last seven years to 36, a figure that tops all other colleges and universities. ** In addition to this year, UA had the most students on the list in 2008 with seven, in 2006 with six and in 2005 and 2003, both with five."</p>
<p>Many, if not most of these honored UA students, are members of the University Honors Program or the Computer-Based Honors Program. These kids are doing real and meaningful research.</p>