On April 8, 2025, the University of Alabama at Birmingham hosted a reception for the 2025 Service Award winners. In total, 26 College of Arts and Sciences faculty and staff members with 20 years or more of service were recognized at the event.

After an accomplished four years on UAB’s campus, Patel will walk across the commencement stage to graduate with her bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

Huang discovered a profession that incorporates both the arts and sciences when she became an illustrator for anatomy textbooks and scientific medical journals. “I couldn’t let go of either,” said Huang, who graduated in 2009.