SPRINGs6/,5-%s.O FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA Cover Story 6 .. Newly-opened Campus Hub Features 5 .. Upgrades to Mane Room 8 .. Miss UNA 2014 12 .. World Renowned Photographer Exhibits Work 14 .. Pride of Dixie Band, Drum Line 16 .. UNA Alumnus Provides New Hope for Amputees 22 .. Alumni Homecoming Awards

Departments 2 .. President’s Message 34 .. Athletics 41 .. Class Notes 44 .. In Memory

A mural created by UNA student Jordan Wisenauer spans the length of a wall in the Mane Room, depicting notable Shoals landmarks and capturing its music scene. 2014 spring 2 UNA Magazine SPRING are: forstudents, Firm, IronsLaw 219NorthCourtStreet, Florence, AL 35630, It isthepolicy oftheUniversityNorth Alabama toaffordequalopportunities in education and in employment toqualifi andinemployment in education ed personsregardlessofage, color, Vice PresidentforBusinessandFinancial Affairs laws, including Title IXofEducation Amendments of1972, Title VII oftheCivil and foremployees, theDirectorofHumanResourcesand Affi rmative Action, creed, disability, origin, national race, religion, orsex, inaccordancewithall Rights Act of1973, Americans withDisabilities Act, CivilRights Act of1991, and ExecutiveOrder11246. policies fornondiscrimination The coordinators Send correspondenceandaddresschangesto: Vice Presidentfor Academic Affairs/Provost Vice PresidentforEnrollmentManagement STATEMENT OFNONDISCRIMINATION Vice PresidentforUniversity Advancement Information containedhereinisasit currentlyexistsbut Information Vice Provost for International Vice ProvostforInternational Affairs Karen Hodges’84, ChuckCraig’79 CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Vice PresidentforStudent Affairs 217 Bibb Graves Hall,217 BibbGraves telephone256-765-4291or University ofNorth Alabama Donna Tipps ’83&’96, Interim is subjecttochangewithoutpriornotice. e-mail: Offi ce of Alumni Relations Florence, AL 35632-0001 s6/,5-%s.O CONTRIBUTING WRITERS ADMINISTRATION Michael Anderson ’92 email: [email protected]. Terry Pace ’85&’04 Terry Pace ’85&’04 Shannon Wells ’05 William G. Cale, Jr. William G. Cale, Jr. Chunsheng Zhang Thomas Calhoun PHOTOGRAPHER UNA Magazine UNA Box5047 Chuck Craig’79 Jeff Hodges’82 Jessica Pajaron COPY EDITORS B.J. Wilson ’80 Carol Lyles ’70 Carol Lyles ’70 Carol Lyles ’70 Dan Hendricks Hannah Mask David Shields David John Thornell [email protected] Sonja Croom Noelle Ingle DESIGNERS President STAFF EDITOR partnership among faculty, staff,students, governance into awhollycooperative We fully formedourmodelofshared the professionaldevelopment ofthefaculty. that iscenteredonbothourstudents and common purpose,anacademic direction We built andnowshareastrongsenseof and whatneededattention.Changebegan. hoped toseehappen,ofwhatwasright of conversationsaboutwhatthefaculty memories frommyfi rstweeksoncampus other skillsneededforsuccess.Ihavevivid academic backgroundtogetherwiththe president whowouldbringastrong reached inanewdirection,seeking move forward.Ten yearsagotheuniversity and encouragedbyacampusthatwantsto president hasbeenconsistentlysupported honeymoon hasneverended.Myroleas In manyrespects,whatisoftencalledthe my professionallife.UNAisararejewel. the mostrewardingandexcitingtimein personal thoughtsaboutwhathasbeen years. WhatIwouldliketoshareareafew successes andshortcomingsofthepastnine conclude inlatefall. my successor. Thesearchprocessshould candidates, andinitiateanationalsearchfor fi rmtoassistwithidentifyingoutstanding advisory committee,selectaprofessional the Boardispreparingtonameasearch president. AsIwritethisnoteinearlyApril and toassistinthetransitionanew insure continuitywithourmajorprojects the universityuntilendofyearto Emeritus andaskedmetoremainwith Board ofTrustees hasnamedmePresident on July1ofthisyear. Afterthatdatethe William G.Cale,Jr. I willleaveittoothersassessthe for alumniandfriendsoftheUniversityNorthAlabama William G.CaleJr. president’s message UNA Presidency retire fromthe decision thatIwill I havemadea aware thatBJand column youare you readingmy For mostof haul. to remainengagedwithUNA forthelong down isnotsteppingaway. BJandIintend my wife,andtheUniversity. Butstepping reasons andatthebestoftimes,forme, So Ichoosetostepdownforthebestof and decadesofserviceleadstostagnation. is required.Rapidturnoverleadstochaos, that drivestheinstitutionforward.Butcare to timeisnecessaryretainthevitality turnover oftheseniorleadershipfromtime and oftensaidthatwithineveryuniversity, to letgo.Butontheother, Ihavelongheld so well,thatIshouldconcludeit’s time become clear, whentheuniversityisdoing in mylifewhenafewthingshavefi nally hand itdoesseemcuriousthatatatime in thepresidencydrawtoanend.Onone tops theShoals. years wehavelivedinmanyplaces;nothing very activeinthisvibrantplace.Overthe here andlookforwardtolivingstaying Florence. BJandIhavepurchasedahome belief inusandwhatweturnwilldofor technology buildingisatestamenttotheir toward completionofthescienceand community andtheirgiftof$3million recognizes thevalueofUNAto stronger overtheyears.Ourcityclearly our homecity, Florence,hasgrownever future forward.UNA’s relationshipwith quality oflifewhilemovingoureconomic education atalllevels,andsustainingahigh in promotingthearts,civicengagement, warm andwelcoming,butalsoprogressive is similarlyararejewel,notonlygenuinely will createitsfuture.TheShoalscommunity university nowstandsanduponwhichit events, butitisthebedrockuponwhichour visible asnewbuildingsanddistinguished did asauniversitycommunityisnotso has neverbeenariftamongus.Whatwe and administration.Inallthoseyearsthere There isanironyformeasmydays All mybest, Bill Cale area oflibrary services,international creating other specialprojectsinthe students fromalldisciplines; aswell travel-abroad opportunities for Sciences, andNursing);enhancing Business, Education&Human of thefourcolleges(Arts& Sciences, identifying specifi cprioritiesforeach and beststudentsfaculty; professorships toattractthebrightest included establishingscholarshipsand for thecampus.Thesediscussions ongoing andfuturebuildingprojects Guillot UniversityCentertodiscuss on Saturday, February15,in the the school.Thevolunteersmet by severalverygenerousgiftsto the enthusiasmrecentlygenerated leadership inanefforttobuildupon and friendstoserveasvolunteer number ofoutstandingalumni Foundation recentlyengageda F The UniversityofNorthAlabama OUNDATION L EADERSHIP r ila .Cl,J.SuetJra rhmStudentNoelleIngle StudentJordan Graham Dr. G.Cale,Jr. William brochures and avideothathavean critiqued individual fundraising scholarship. Government Associationendowed recent completionoftheStudent Beta Scholarship,and the Yokley thatwillenhancetheBeta from formerprofessorDr. Paul Mary Deeters,theadditionalgift dollar estategiftfromalumna million dollars,theone Technology buildingforoverone donors forthenewScienceand two separategiftsfromanonymous transformational gifts,whichinclude wit h excitementoverthelatest Studies. Professional andInterdisciplinary and thenewlyformedDivisionof Center services,theWomen’s Center, services, theUniversitySuccess F S The summitparticipantsalso The campusstillresonates UNDRAISING UMMIT F OCUSES the group. forward tothenextcollaborationwith Alabama arecontagiousandwelook devotion totheUniversityofNorth gathering! Your loyalty, passion,and participated intheLeadershipSummit dedicated alumniandfriendswho donors. fundraising initiativestopotential statements thathighlightimmediate the goalofpresentingcompelling unit, andUniversityprogramswith emphasis onathletics,eachacademic I Many thankstoallofthe NITIATIVES

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2014 spring 3 UNA Magazine 2014 spring 4 UNA Magazine By HannahMask, Host EventtoHonorDr. MartinLutherKing,Jr. Office of Student Engagement and Baptist Campus Ministries preached. To honorhislegacyand was amanwhopracticedwhathe A recent reception honored Professor EmeritiRichiewithcolleaguesfrom theScienceDepartment. Standing: Raymond D R Isbell, MikeMoeller, BillyMartin,FayeWells, Jack Moore, JoeThomas, Charles “Bud”Richmond andTom Murray. . M ARTIN L StudentWriter UTHER K ING , J R ., Ministries cametogether which isafederationofmorethan the keynotespeech.Inadditionto was atransformativeleader,” Tammy ness andlove. Seated: William “Mack”Richieand Jerelene Richie. Seated: William - marched fromtheGUCtoBaptist sentence ofmorethan24yearsfor woman whowasgivenamandatory campaign heledtowintherelease 200 African American news papers. opportunity for thoseseekingan high-quality, flexible andaffordable nation’s premierMBAprograms. prospective studentstoone of the approach tohelpidentifyand attract driven, state-of-the-artinteractive education services–willuseadata- company thatspecializesinhigher- technology-centered marketing Collegis –aChicago-based, through theUNACollegeofBusiness. Administration (MBA)programoffered campaign fortheMasterofBusiness to leadtheinteractivemarketing by theUniversityofNorthAlabama Collegis Educationhasbeenselected HBO’s TheSopranos,leansnexttothe show. He alsodepictedhisfavoritetelevision such asO’NealBridge,forexample. architecture intheShoalsandstructures his favoritehangoutsbutalsofrom in art,drewinspirationnotonlyfrom its musicscene. notable Shoalslandmarksandcapturing spans thelengthofawall,depicting by UNAstudentJordanWisenauer noticeably improved.Amuralcreated exterior invitevisitorsintothevenue. signage andawningsonthebuilding’s capacity. Newlyaddedpurpleandgold Tuscaloosa streets,hasa400-person seated attheintersectionofPineand a sprucedupperformancevenue. December’s chilly, cheeryair, unveiling Entertainment Industryaddedto By HannahMask, Upgrades Turn ManeRoomintoMainAttraction “Our universityprovidesa Through thenewpartnership, One ofthespecialistsinfield, Silvio Dante,amafiamemberin Wisenauer, aseniormajoring Inside, too,theambienceis TheManeRoom,whichis TheDepartmentof StudentWriter in helpinghigher-education institutions GetEducated.com. Collegisspecializes of BestOnlineMBAPrograms by named aBestBuyonthe2012 list ranked ninthinthenationand was throughout Alabama and the Southeast.” build awarenessofourMBAprogram digital-marketing approachthatwill excited toimplementasophisticated, their professionalgrowth.We are more individualslookingtoenhance marketing expertisewillhelpusreach Education andleveragingtheirdigital- our growth.PartneringwithCollegis engage prospectivestudentsisvitalto “Finding new, interactiveways to of theUNACollegeBusiness. MBA,” saidDr. GregCarnes,Dean UNA’s NationallyRenownedMBAProgram Collegis EducationSpecialistsSelectedtoMarket new facilityinJuly2012. Entertainment Industrymovedtoits think ofanyonetougherthanSilvio.” really tough,”Wisenauer said.“Ican’t Room’s bodyguard. walkway asthoughhewereTheMane UNA’s MBAprogramhasbeen TheDepartmentof “Iwantedthebodyguardtolook stellar program.” students learn about andenrollinthis partnership, weareexcitedto helpmore driven toachieveanMBA.Through the leading optionforindividuals whoare the UniversityofNorthAlabama isa progressive onlineofferings to students, the stateofAlabama,combinedwith oldest publicfour-year universityin executive officer. “With ahistoryasthe Collegis Education’s presidentandchief proven tobe,”saidJ.MichaelLocke, University ofNorthAlabamahas the caliberofinstitutionthat industry experience. with responsiveanalyticsandextensive latest digital-marketingtechniques elevate enrollmentbycombiningthe organically.” department movedasitwashappening Garfrerick. “Itjustsohappensthatthe said thedepartment’s chairman,Robert “We arethrilledtoworkwith “DowntownFlorenceisexploding,” Jordan Wisenauer withfamily Jordan Wisenauer

2014 spring 5 UNA Magazine 2014 spring 6 UNA Magazine $8-million price tag. Partnerships with port forthecomplex,whichhadan and hundredscameouttoshowsup- food, orafrozentreat. it offersandsettledintogetcoffee, chatted happilyabouttheamenities mons uponitsMarchopening.They The officialopeningwasMarch3, Students flockedtoTheCom- complex. Bookstore arealsohousedwithinthe and anexpandedFollettCampus Hill”), StudentFinancialServices, campus credit-unionanddubbed“The Listerhill CreditUnion(operatedasa brand newUniversitySuccessCenter. Frozen Treats, andChick-fil-Asitsthe tion thatfeaturesStarbucks,Frostbite doors areconstantlyrevolving. the servicesTheCommonsoffers,its monetarily andemotionally. With totaling onlyafractionofthepayoff, fund theproject. and theFollettCorporationhelped Listerhill, SodexoCampusServices By HannahMask, serves commoninterests Newly-opened campushub Alongside theenticingeaterysec- But itscostwilllikelyendup studentwriter new FinancialLiteracyCenterinThe Listerhill, UNAaimstoestablisha the way. started —evenmorefeaturesareon USC’s umbrella. ing Services,andmorefallunderthe Learning Center, UniversityAdvis- Experience Program,theMathematics for Writing Excellence,theFirst-Year Center issuretoimpress.The fered throughtheUniversitySuccess inside thenewcomplex. encompasses willalsocometolife Center andtheacademicservicesit Commons. TheUniversitySuccess The varietyofacademicaidof- Through apartnershipwith The Commonsisjustgetting the building,whileHuntsville-based Architects inTuscumbia, designed Hugo Dante,architectwithCreate local andsurroundingeconomies: resources thatbestsupportedthe added. us astrongerandbetteruniversity,” he to visitourcampus. and friendsfromthelocalcommunity students andattractevenmorealumni as acentralgatheringplaceforour the grandopening.“Itwillalsoserve President William G.Calesaidat ic programshereatUNA,”University the servicesthatenhanceouracadem- The universitytookcaretomine “In somanyways,thiswillmake “This buildingwillhousemanyof staff. Clarissa ShacklefordtoldTheFlor-Ala to behererightnow,” UNA junior dream cometrue. mons simplybeingoncampusislikea downtown area.” both theuniversityandourbeautiful new Commonsbuildingwillenhance not bemoreexcitedabouthowthis not takeforgrantedandwecould at theopening.“Believeme,wedo ence MayorMickeyHaddocksaid north endofourmainstreet,”Flor- Florence tohaveauniversityatthe structure. Consolidated Constructionbuiltthe “I thinkstudentsarejusthappy For UNAstudents,TheCom- “It’s arealassetforthecitizensof 2014 spring 8 UNA Magazine Miss UNA2014 Erica KellyNamed opportunity forcontestantstocompete pageants. Theprogramprovidesan the MissAlabamaandAmerica Pageant isanofficialpreliminaryfor in thepageant’s talent division. vocal number“OutHereOnMyOwn” of thecompetition.Sheperformed Cullman, alsowontheswimsuitportion Auditorium. popular scholarshippageantatNorton 40th-anniversary celebrationofthe North Alabamafor2014duringthe was crownedMissUniversityof Miss UNA Miss Walker County Miss RocketCity Miss NortheastAlabama Miss Gardendale Magnolia Festival Miss Birmingham Participating inMissAlabama UNA Students The MissUNAScholarship Kelly, apsychologymajorfrom Twenty-year-old EricaKelly ÊUÊ ÀˆV>ÊiÞ ÊUÊ,>V iÊ*iÀÃ> UÊ iÃi>Ê9>ÀLiÀ ÊUÊ->À>ˆÊ˜}i ÊUÊ “ˆÞÊ7ˆ˜ŽiÀ ÊUÊ ÀˆV>Ê œÃœ˜ selected asthird runner-up. and DaniellePatten fromMadisonwas McCalla wasnamed secondrunner-up; runner-up for 2014; Victoria Roose of Hamner ofKillenwaschosen first relationships inthiscommunity.” personal platform,andcreatelifelong hope tobringmoreawarenessmy treated withrespect,”sheexplained.“I that thosediagnosedassuchwillbe Spectrum Disordersinthehopes and educatingothersonAutism program called“BeAware, Don’t Stare.” state.” and tohaveashotatrepresentingtheir dream towinsuchaprestigiouspageant may soundcliché,it’s everylittlegirl’s UNA 2014,”Kellysaid.“Althoughit University ofNorthAlabamaasMiss for scholarshipfundingandprizes. Music-education majorMeredith “It involvesraisingawareness Kelly’s platform isanoutreach “I amhonoredtorepresentthe the MissAlabama Pageant. represents the universityat representative and appearances asauniversity her choice,makesofficial promotes theplatformof the Shoalsareacommunity. She year inservicetotheuniversityand experience. MissUNAspendsher professional lifebeyondheruniversity skills thatwillenrichherpersonaland encouraged andmentoredtodevelop wardrobe allowance,andotherprizes. service, agymmembership,$1,500 custom MissUNApageantring,hair scholarship, atextbookallowance, show.” was awonderfuleveningandterrific UNA OfficeofStudentEngagement.“It assistant programmingdirectorforthe Norton,” notedTyler Thompson, Each MissUNAcontestantis Kelly receivedaone-yeartuition “We hadapackedhousein Photographs byJessicaPajaron

Dr. Vicky Hulsey, chairoftheUNA UNA President Dr. William Caleand by theircamp counterpartsaswell students werejoinedinMontgomery them feelthatway.” and Iwanttospendmylife making feel liketheyarefreeandsuccessful, teaching career. Everystudentshould passionate Iamaboutchildrenandthe The experiencealsoshowedmehow can accomplish,regardlessofdisability. that thereisnolimittowhatchildren senior fromHuntsville.“Itshowedme career,” saidSamantha Fotovich,aUNA most amazingexperiencesofmycollege Legislature. Bentley andmembersoftheAlabama in MontgomerybyGov. Robert impaired children–werehonored with hearing-impairedandvisually education programtoworkone-on-one future teachersinUNA’s elementary- – athree-dayprogramthatallowed outreach project. Alabama’s commitmenttoaninnovative reinforced theUniversityofNorth the state’s topelectedofficialshas UNA’s CommitmenttoCampCourageProgram State RecognitioninMontgomeryReinforces Fotovich andherfellowUNA “Camp Couragewasoneofthe Participants inCampCourage2013 Recognition andaffirmationfrom Foundation, UNA, andtheUniversity the American Optometric Association Helen KellerBirthplaceFoundation, asked tobeincludednexttime.” be astudentherenextfallhas already and everyoneofthemwho will still experience,” Hulseyrecalled, “andeach how elatedtheyweretohavehadthe my officetheweekaftercamptoreport participated inCampCouragecameto Courage.” 1968), hailedas“America’s FirstLadyof birthplace ofHelenKeller(1880- Ivy Green,thehistoricTuscumbia to come.” for thistobeanannualeventyears Courage committeehopesandintends and supportfornextyear. TheCamp recognition helpstosolidifyplans they received.Thestatewide parents’ reactionstotherecognition was seeingthecampersandtheir observed, “butagain,therealbenefit received wasgratifying,”Hulsey intensive, broad-based camp experience. and oneoftheorganizers Department ofElementaryEducation Camp Courage–sponsored bythe “Each ofourstudentswho Camp Couragetookplaceat “The recognitionourstudents disability.” noble purpose toinspirechildrenwitha know herlegacyisbeingused forsucha think HelenKellerwouldbe pleasedto vision toseethepossibilities. AndI Birthplace Foundation,who had the presented thisideatotheHelen Keller as inspiring,”Morrowexplained. “I could findtheHelenKellerstoryjust this intoacampsothatotherchildren Franklin countiesinnorthwestAlabama. that includesportionsofColbertand the 18thAlabamaHouseDistrict Green,” saidMorrow, whorepresents disabilities inspiredjustbyvisitingIvy several yearsandseeingchildrenwith Helen KellerBirthplaceoverthepast about asaresultofmyvisitingthe project fromitsinception. Courage andgeneratedsupportforthe Morrow, developedthevisionforCamp D-Red Bay, andhiswife,Dr. Martha Representative JohnnyMackMorrow, Keller’s life,work,andinfluence. drama, andfieldtripstodiscussionsof activities rangingfromartsandcrafts, educational, social,andinspirational of AlabamaatBirmingham–included “So Ihadtheideaofexpanding “The ideaforCampCouragecame Hulsey stressedthatState

2014 spring 9 UNA Magazine 10 2014 spring UNA Magazine Coordinator Bethany Oliver’10 personal growthatteststothat fact. that studentsvolunteerand experience the sumofitsparts.EachSaturday synergetic; thewholeisgreater than welcome toparticipate. involved. students whoaremotivatedtoget inactive societymembersandproduce It seekstodiminishthenumberof into theorganization’s greatergoal. Each opportunitytovolunteerfeeds something Iwantedtodo,”headded. be ofservice,Iknewvolunteeringwas get onmyfeetandgainthecapacityto struggles. altruistic withmeduringmypast families tomeandwerecompletely “They openedtheirhomesand different people,”Howardexplained. past lifeofaddiction,hesaid. embraced andencouragedhimduringa an outlettogivebackthosewho opportunities providesHowardwith university’s leadershipandvolunteerism more “handson”than“idlehands.” himself amongthosestudentswhoare and volunteerismsiteleader, counts typical promises. more enticingthananyofSaturday’s the ideaofhelpingothersismuch University ofNorthAlabamastudents, of restandrelaxation.Butforsome Saturdays temptstudentswithpromises homework, clubsandorganizations, By HannahMask, community lives Leadership changesstudent, UNA Volunteerism Leadership and Volunteerism The program,atitsheart,is Faculty andstaffmembersarealso “When Iwasabletogetsoberand “I’ve hadalotofhelpfrom Taking advantageofthe Chris Howard,UNAleadership Throughout longweeksofclasses, staff writer Shoals community. debrief andreorient theissueinto “incredible opportunity,” theymetto from whatHowarddescribed asan parents whohavebeenincarcerated.” we alsoworkedwithyouth who have incarcerated getbackontheirfeet,and worked tohelpwomenwhohavebeen women andyouth,”Howardsaid.“We and ourfocuswasontheissueofat-risk spring breaks,arenoexception. break trips,scheduledduringfalland the Shoalsisatitscore.Alternative community,” Oliversaid. to helpingHospicecleaningupthe ranged fromhelpingtheanimalshelter seven locations,sheadded. dispatched atotalof40studentsto students todo.” always havesomethingavailablefor Saturdays] fullforce,”Oliversaid.“We are jumpingonboard[withService the Shoalscommunity, organizations the participatingorganizations. as aliaisonbetweentheuniversityand organizations. It’s Howard’s job toact offer aidtoanumberofcommunity Saturdays eachsemester, UNAstudents UNA infall2013.Atleastthree implemented ServiceSaturdaysat When thegroupreturned “In thefallwewenttoNashville, No mattertheproject,enriching “Opportunities tovolunteerhave A ServiceSaturdayinMarch “We’ve discoveredthatwithin His jobisnosmalltask. process thattakes place.” had withourprogram andthroughthe change throughtheexperiences they’ve can propelthesestudentsto makealife thought itcouldbe,”Howard said.“We and turneditintosomething Inever that’s reallyenrichedmycollegecareer students tobecomeapartofsomething focused onthefuture. with adegreeinsocialwork,andhe’s looking foraplacetogetinvolved.” attract newstudentsoncampuswhoare happen againthisyear, andwehopeto day,” shesaid.“It’s definitelygoingto community servicejustfromthatone Oliver said. students participatedin30projects, during Welcome Week, morethan200 volunteer recruitingeventscheduled do whenIgethome?,’”hesaid. my owncommunity?’and‘WhatcanI ask ourselves,‘Howisthisimpacting twice ayear—tolookatanissueand advantage. students toseehowtheycanbean people dealingwithanissueallows community that’s brandnewandsee on aroundus.To gotoadifferent “We missalotofthingsthataregoing we getsocomfortable,”Howardsaid. have blindersonalotoftimesbecause “When we’rehereoncampus,we “I’d liketoencourageyounger Howard willgraduateinMay “We hadmorethan600hoursof During LionsLendaHand, “That’s whywetakethosetrips A personalized graduationatmosphere, ceremonies createdamore management. “Thetwosmaller UNA’s vicepresidentforenrollment according toDr. ThomasCalhoun, such asNortonAuditorium,” redirect themtooverflowvenues Flowers Hall,withouthavingto in themainceremonylocationof members andguestsofourgraduates to accommodatethemanyfamily reorganization allowstheuniversity for thishighlightcelebration, Interdisciplinary Studiesprograms. Health, andtheProfessional the CollegeofNursingandAllied graduates oftheCollegeBusiness, The secondceremonyrecognized of EducationandHumanSciences. Arts andSciencestheCollege honored graduatesoftheCollege academic disciplines.Thefirst ceremonies accordingtotheir two back-to-backcommencement the endoffall2013semester. graduates receivedtheirdiplomasat commencement schedulewhen Speaks atUNA’s FirstDualCommencementCeremonies September 11Survivor, AuthorLaurenManning LABAMA T “Due totheverylargeturnouts Students weredividedinto HE U

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International Conference(PASIC) in and thePercussiveArtsSociety Grand NationalChampionships performances attheBandsofAmerica its outstandingdrumline–during including achampionshiptrophyfor highest accoladesandhonors– Pride ofDixieBandprogramearned Alabama’s nationallyrenowned “It wasanextremelysuccessful The UniversityofNorth Director ofUniversityCommunicationsandMarketing of DixieBand,DrumLine that separated theUNADrumLine gathering ofpercussionists. championship attheworld’s largest University toearnthedrum-line final round,UNAdefeated Lamar of Michiganinroundtwo. Inthe before eliminatingtheUniversity of thehead-to-headcompetition Indiana Universityinthefirstround Drum LineBattle.UNAdefeated thunderous premierevent,the of bands–participatedinPASIC’s Moyer, UNA’s assistantdirector – underthedirectionofDr. Iain the PrideofDixiepercussionplayers presenting aclinicfortheconference, Conference Center. Inadditionto PASIC conferenceattheIndianapolis invited toperforminexhibitionatthe of onlythreecollegiatedrumlines performances aswellrecruitment.” “I thinktwoof thecriticalfactors The UNADrumLinewasone group froma university likeours Moyer said.“When aperforming university inpercussive circles,” amount ofattentiontoour regional first andforemost,drawsa large country. percussion programsfrom across the State University, andother top-tier Tennessee StateUniversity, Ball the UniversityofCincinnati, drum-line competitionalsoincluded parents, alumniandfriends.The Pride ofDixieBand,alongwith fellow studentmusiciansfromthe UNA entouragemadeupoftheir drum-line battlebyanenthusiastic supported andcheeredonatthe competitors.” trying toconveyitsaudienceand came toemotingwhatthemusicwas with avisceralauthenticitywhenit attempt, butitwasalsodelivered material aCollegeDrumLinemight of themostdemandinganddifficult the materialtheywereplayingsome energy,” Moyersaid.“Notonlywas virtuosity andtheirperformance from itscompetitionweretheir “I believeanhonorlikethis one, The percussionplayerswere to theYamaha suiteandfoundthe “Later, IainMoyerandIpaid avisit That wasamazing,’ ”Jonesrecalled. 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Performancessuchas thesewill weekend issomewhatofaperfect place inthesametownon Additionally, havingbothevents take highly regardedintheUnitedStates. that ourprogramisoneofthemost either oftheseeventsisrecognition receiving aninvitationtoperformat 16 2014 spring UNA Magazine By HannahMask, new hopeforamputee UNA alumnusprovides Student Writer more personal. member, theperformancewas viewers, butforoneaudience The dancecaptivatedall and “abeaconoflight.” herself “Wonder Woman” performance, callingPurdy as theydescribedPurdy’s some managedtomuster and “shocked”werethewords Stars’ judges.“Gobsmacked” wowed Dancingwiththe snowboarder AmyPurdy rock climber. prosthetist at POA,isaworldclass an aboveknee amputeeanda and RonnieDickson.Dickson, Stan Patterson,CelesteCorcoran, I better. Purdy’s flawless performanceeven State, hecameupwithawaytomake Patterson returnedtotheSunshine with partnerDerekHough.When to Californiawatchherfirstdance prosthetic legs,travelledfromFlorida person responsibleforcraftingPurdy’s alumnus N M University ofNorthAlabama ARCH Stan Patterson’89 , paralympic s , the said Patterson. addition tomakinghersnowboard legs,weare alsodoingherdancingones!” March 14.AmyisacontestantonSeason18ofDancingwiththeStars.“In competed intheParalympicssportofsnowboard cross inSochion between us!”AmyPurdy isagoldmedalworldchampionsnowboarder who Amy Purdy, Karen Hughes,andCelesteCorcoran—“only one‘whole’leg near thefinish line. in lastyear’s bombingasshe stood Celeste Corcoran,wholost bothlegs Marathon alongsidehispatient next, he’llparticipateinthe Boston isn’t takingabreakanytimesoon.Up company. “Theseguysare amazing.” the business,”PurdysaidofPatterson’s allow hertopointtoes. toes designedforswimming,which Patterson, who graduated in 1989, “It’s thebestprosthetic shopin She nowdancesonprosthetic are, tonowgoing torunninglegs,” wear themthe morecomfortablethey well intheprosthetics, morethatI I’ve gonefromthattowalking pretty barely standinmyprosthetics —and — [inJune]Icouldbarely walk, could “saved herlife.” Prosthetic andOrthoticAssociates, the companyPattersonfounded, challenged her. Shealsonotedthat Corcoran discussedhowthebombing “I wentfrombeingsodiscouraged In aninterviewwithFOXSports, with Stan. games (100mrace)intoshow/share medal shewonat2012London Holmes: shebrought thebronze Stan andParalympicathleteApril was anempoweringday. first haircut! Shewassohappy—it became therecipient ofCeleste’s of hiswife’s hairdressing toolsand back toit,soStanassembledall bombing andherwishwastoget she wasahairdresser before the Stan hashishaircutbyCeleste— 17 2014 spring UNA Magazine 18 2014 spring UNA Magazine teaching Franklintowalk. Now Franklinisready torun! providing gentleandpatientencouragementwhile painful recovery, making(andremaking) prosthetic legs, meets him.StanhasstoodbyFranklinthroughout his strong loveoflifeare aninspirationtoeveryonewho bacterial meningitisin2011.Franklin’s sweetspiritand Franklin Mejias,nowage14,losthislegsandhands to “It didn’t break hisspiriteither;he’s a won thefight,” thecompanyshared. Franklin, but he battledbackand during afightwithaninfection. when hevisitedPOA,lost both legs blog reads. and continuetogofortheGold,” prosthetic caresheneedstobe‘great’ a partofApril’s team,providingthe now considersherfamily. remained positive.Patterson’s team after anaccident.ButHolmes changed whenherlegwasamputated Patterson’s patients. record holder. She’s alsoone of paralympian medalistandworld are postedinablogonthesite. backgrounds, strugglesandtriumphs sure theirstoriesareheard—patients’ drive, Pattersontakescaretomake sentiment. Asatestamenttotheir a vacation,I’dgetboredafterweek.” Patterson explained.“IfIweretotake Corcoran. than helpingpeoplelikePurdyand is, there’s nothinghe’dratherbedoing deal with.’” think, ‘Thisisit,thiswhatIhaveto not beabletogetaroundand Because itwasprettydepressingto far asI’mconcerned,savedmylife. continued. “Sotheyprettymuch,as would getthisfaratpoint,”she Fox SportsquotedCorcoran. As packedasPatterson’s schedule “InevereverthoughtthatI “The infectionnearlykilled Franklin Mejias,whowasonly 13 The listofsuccessstoriesgoes on. “We arehonoredandproud tobe A collegiateAll-American,herlife April Holmesisathree-time Many ofhispatients’mimic “Ineedsomethingtoworkon,” ballet andisfocused onmaking regime. Itincorporates aspectsof Bar Method,a relativelynewexercise continues tothisday. mutual loveofphysicalactivity cheered atthesametime,but their cheerleader. Thecouplenever was Patterson)isaformerLions’ maiden name,coincidentally, explained. his anklestronger, hiswifeBeth at theuniversity;ithelpedmake he’d healed. up onitsoffertoredshirthimuntil into apositiveone,andhetookUNA to turnaseeminglynegativeevent True toform,though,hefoundaway injured hisanklesduringhighschool. but manywererevokedafterhe scholarships toplaycollegefootball, be abletocompete. to compete. two aboutathleticsandwhatitmeans to help—heunderstandsathingor not surprisingthathehassuchadrive patients atPOAsecond. — theyarepeoplewithstoriesfirst, American flagdesign,”theblogreads. laminate hisprostheticlegswithan States, somuchthatheaskedusto the helphehasreceivedinUnited stand outfromtherest. something elsethatmakesMejias just howluckyheistobealive.” fighter, withadeepappreciationfor Beth isafitnessinstructorof The Beth Patterson’88 For ayear, hewas acheerleader Patterson receivedanumberof He alsoknowshowitfeelsnotto With Patterson’s background,it’s Each patient’s entryreadsthisway “Franklin issoverygratefulfor Apart fromhisage,there’s (whose spirits,” sheadded. play ballwith thedogs—itliftstheir them tobeable toplayFrisbeeor Stan’s officeforhours,andit’s nicefor Stan’s officejustloveher. said. “[Sirabi]issmaller, sothekidsat be greattherapydogs,”Beth Patterson in towork. visit POAeverytimePattersongoes just asactivetheirowners.They the couple’s two bordercollies,are Patterson said,butSimbaandSirabi, typically staysathome,Beth since 1988.” active. I’vebeenteachingoffandon graduation, Iwasjustlookingtostay always beenactive,”shesaid.“After muscle leanerandlonger. “I’ve “Sometimes peoplecanbe at “Border colliesareconsideredto The Pattersons’pitbull“Z” whenever hecomesin. works withCameron onhisgolfswing shop donatedtheclubsandStan friends ofStan’s from alocalgolf bone cancerwhenhewas8.Some Cameron, now11,losthislegto Stan withCameron andgolfclubs: 19 2014 spring UNA Magazine 20 2014 spring UNA Magazine custom prosthetics arecreatedin-house. visit a22,000-square footfacilitywhere underwent anexpansion.Now patients business isthriving.In2012, POA 1992. Prosthetic CertificateofProficiency in and physicaleducation.Hereceivedhis which hemajoredatUNA—health prosthetics ratherthanthefieldin Patterson decidingtoworkin directions, andIloveit.” am constantlybeingpulledindifferent wherever ittakesme,”Pattersonsaid.“I oriented dogs’love. is justasstronghisuntiring,people- the officeandinteractingwithpatients Two decadeslater, Patterson’s It’s thementality thatledto “I wanttofollowmyexcitement, As forStanPatterson,hisloveof in anoldTaco Tico restaurant—a company’s firsthome. building asastepupfromthe Sirabi aretypically there,aswell. lounge area. seating andacafé-stylecoffee and three setsofparallelbars,comfortable multipurpose room,which features flock tothe7,000-squarefoot are typicallyempty. Instead, patients one roof,butthefivepatientrooms wellness servicesarehousedunder better descriptoris“recreational.” moved awayfromaclinicalvibe.A company that,intheyearssince,has “Stanlikesto takea‘wholebody’ The bordercolliesSimbaand Fabrication labsandfitness Patterson foundedPOAin1999 It’s nostretchtodescribethe Beth andStan’s furrychildren -Sarabi,SimbaandZ. people. organization thathashelped somany — Ifeelveryblessedtobe partofan my lifeinwaysthatareimmeasurable she said.“Working herehasenriched prosthetic facilityanything likethis,” amputee, Ihaveneverencountereda who isherselfanamputee. encourage eachother, saidHughes, patients toshareexperiencesand building offersisthechancefor director KarenHughes. said POA’s webandsocialmedia and atraverserockclimbingwall,” fitness center, agolftrainingcenter why wealsoofferafullyequipped approach topatientcare,whichis “Everyone istreated likefamily “In my40yearsofbeingan Another assetPOA’s impressive it brings:Blessed. summarize theworkandencounters and thecompensationfollows.” as ourmaingoal.We dowhatisright, he said.“We donotsetcompensation because oftheinabilitytopay. 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27 2014 spring UNA Magazine 28 2014 spring UNA Magazine Homecoming 2013•LettheGoodTimesRoar! Hamilton UMC. Huntsville; St. Andrew’s UMCin Cullman;and UMC inTuscaloosa County; Trinity UMCin Ridge UMCinTallapoosa County; Taylorville that time,Buttramalsoserved atCampHill/Red pastor intheUnitedMethodist Church.During Service Award. and totheuniversityearneda2013Political commissions committee. infrastructure committee;andtheagencies committee; transportation,utilitiesand of interests,includingtheeducationpolicy His involvementincludesservingavariety November 2010torepresentCullmanCounty. House ofRepresentatives. Buttram ’69 of prioritiesandthesameholdstruefor in thelawfirmofSuttle,MitchellandBurdine Cumberland LawSchoolandhasbeenapartner caliber. influence anddedicationisofoutstanding Award. Universityofficialsagreed:Burdine’s him toreceivetheuniversity’s PoliticalService in fall2013,soughttothankhimbynominating criminal justiceandinsuranceregulations. committee, andonthesubcommittee Insurance Committee,andlocallegislature 2010. HeservesontheJudiciaryCommittee, can resteasy. state’s HouseofRepresentatives,Alabamians everyone, butwith Prior tohispoliticalcareer, Buttramwasa His unwaveringcommitmenttothestate Buttram waselectedtotheHousein Quality educationtopstheuniversity’s list Burdine receivedalawdegreefrom His peerstakenoticeofhishardworkand Burdine hasrepresentedDistrict1since It maybetruethatpoliticsaren’t for G ENERATIONS UNA A , amemberoftheAlabamaState Greg Burdine’92 P LUMNUS OLITICAL

OF S ERVICE K in the Mac EEPS S , B E ERVICE OTH DUCATION children andtwograndchildren. in 1983. where hereceivedamaster’s degreeindivinity of TheologyatEmoryUniversityinAtlanta, attended seminaryschoolatCandlerSchool and workedinsalesmanagement.He at theuniversity, heservedasSGApresident a degreeinhistoryfromUNA.Duringhistime call UNAtheiralmamater, asdoeshisfather. and strong;hiswifeSusantheirsonsalso for thechampionshipteam. finance atUNAandplayedfootballfor board ofdirectorsShoalsChristianSchool. personal injury. Heisalsoamemberofthe probate, domestic,realestate,mediation,and since 1989.Thefirmspecializesincriminallaw, He ismarriedtoPamButtramandhasthree Buttram, thesonofaUMCpastor, received Burdine’s tiestotheuniversityareheartfelt Burdine earnedabachelor’s degreein L OCAL A

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AND H S IS M TATEWIDE IND Fergusons tothankforhelpingthem a 50-mileradiusofIukahavethe numbers ofstudentswholivewithin scholarship funds.Butcountless than $500,000inTri-State Foundation Friend oftheUniversityAward. Fergusons therecipientsof2013 energy, theuniversitynamed donations oftime,resourcesand state lines.Inhonoroftheirselfless friendships extendwellbeyond Mississippi, theirreachand education. them supportastheypursuetheir based scholarshipstostudents,offering The Tri-State Foundationawardsneeds- the Tri-State FoundationinIuka,Miss. help studentsflourish. even afterretiring,theyfoundawayto worked withintheschoolsforyearsand dedicated theirlivestoeducation.They I UKA To date,UNAhasreceivedmore Though thepairlivesin The Ferguson’s areco-foundersof Robert andSylviaFergusonhave UNA studentsexcelling inleadership,scholastics, character, service, and potentialare selected toreceive thePromising AlumniAward byUNA C OUPLE faculty andstaff: AbrilAgnew, D’Aria Booker, Kaitlin Chappell,LauraGiles,Anne-Marie Hall,NoelleIngle,Wes LongandAnnaMilwee. F RIEND ’ S G ENEROSITY

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THE G be otherwiseunabletoattend. class fieldtripsforstudentswhowould officers, aswelltocoverthecostof funding tobacktrainingprogramsfor Ferguson haveworkedtoallocate board members,RobertandSylvia initiatives. AsTri-State Foundation funding toadiversearrayofcivic the Tri-State Foundationawards serve others. to theirgenerosityandwillingness and therestofcommunitydue well knownamongststudents,teachers members oftheircommunity. Theyare way theycan,thecoupleareactive Delta StateUniversity. education. TheFergusonsarealumniof Ferguson alsospenthercareerin County SchoolDistrict.Sylvia superintendent oftheTishomingo over thecountry. reach highereducationinstitutionsall U OES In addition to funding scholarships, Always quicktohelpinany Robert Fergusonistheretired P NIVERSITY ROMISING B EYOND S TATE A L LUMNI INES

29 2014 spring UNA Magazine 30 2014 spring UNA Magazine UNA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OFDIRECTORS Larry ’89andElaine’86Softley,Larry UNA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS Leigh ’03&John’00Prince, NortheastMiss Carol Lyles ’70, Jonathan McKinney’02,Jonathan Carnette Johnson’83, Eve Rhea’02, Ryan ’01andLisaClayton’00,Ryan Rod Sheppard’98, ’04&’07, William Smith’89, Katie Katie Todd ’10, Douglas Hargett’02, UNA ALUMNI CLUBLEADERS Amanda Everett’74, Sarah Beth’04andBen Alexander Stan Mannon’85, Chad ’02 and Julie Greenhaw ’04 Chad ’02andJulieGreenhaw Paul Smith’66, Maury Shipper’78,Maury Stacy Childers’01, Charles Inman’71, Pat Roden’77, Elaine Witt ’76, Pat Burney’88, Jan Ingle’85, Lucy Trousdale ’89, Linda Vaughan ’70, Andy ’92andNickiMann’94 Andy Patrick Johnson’99, Lawrence Davis ’80, Davis Lawrence Paul Michael’05, Reeda Lee’74, Jeff McCrary ’83,Jeff McCrary Jimmy Shaw ’01,Jimmy Shaw ’06&’08 Maria andBrad Warren ’00 Holly Hollman’96, Larry Larry Allen ’75, Jim Page ’01, Anna Wilson Burnley’97 Michelle Eubanks’96 Levon Humphrey’93 Derrick Chatman ’08 Derrick Chatman Marcus Maples ’02 Marcus Maples Andy Betterton’75 Andy Jean McIntyre’65 Christa Raney’97 Bucky Beaver ’64 Bucky Beaver Cheron White ’98 Brad Holmes’02 Joey Mecke’88 Ryan Moore’00 Ryan Will Hodges’10 Aaron Irons’99 Departmental Gloria Aday ’70 Tim Finley ’76 Kay Davis ’73 Kay Davis Kin Taylor ’94 Mississippi Director of Alumni Relations Tennessee Greater Birmingham Greater Area D.C. Area Alabama Georgia Florida Greater Nashville Greater Area Texas Public Relations Dallas Metroplex President’s Advisor Faculty Advisor Colbert County Past President Mountain Lakes Greater Greater Atlanta Area Club Advisor Tuscaloosa Huntsville 2nd Vice President Vice President Geography Jacksonville Jackson Area Social Work UNA Band West Texas Secretary Treasurer Athens Decatur Orlando President Elect President Florence build thepridethatisUNA. Mrs. Calewhichwilltakeplace thisyearonSaturday, May3 Maybe youwanttoattendDerby Day, theexcitingeventhostedby Presidentand parties), musicalperformances,academicoccasions,orheart-warming reunions. UNA: localclubmeetings,athleticevents(includingpre-game pavilionspirit this inavarietyofways;Iencourageyoutodothefollowing: be disappointed,asthebeautyofourcampushasbeengreatlyenhanced. take thetimetocomebackandvisityouralmamater. Iassureyouthatwillnot Commons BuildingandStudentSuccessCenterwasopened.Iencourageyouto the opportunitytonamegreatroominfacility. Justthissemester, thenew dream isnowbecomingareality. What’s more,youralumniassociationwillget building wasjustadream.Ifyoucometothecampus,willseethatthis ALUMNI PRESIDENT MESSAGEFROMTHE UÊ1«`>ÌiÊޜÕÀÊ>Õ“˜ˆÊˆ˜vœÀ“>̈œ˜Êˆ˜ÊÌ iÊ1
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About Your UNABasketballProgram . About Your UNAFootballProgram . HERE ARESOMEOTHERFACTS YOU SHOULDKNOW U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U OfthecurrentDivisionIImemberinstitutionsthathavemadeat least 10NCAA Tournament UNA hasan all-time 31-13recordintheNCAA Tournament witha.704winningpercentage. In2014North Alabama madeits14thappearanceintheNCAA DivisionIIBasketball Since2008UNA hasaveragedmorethan10,000fansatits31regular-season homegamesat North Alabama servedasthehostinstitutionforNCAA DivisionIIFootballChampionshipat UNA and Appalachian State (FCS)aretheonlytwoprogramsinhistoryofNCAA UNA’s 31all-timeNCAA playoff winsarethesecondmostbyanyschoolinDivisionIIhistory. North Alabama hasmade18tripstotheNCAA DivisionIIplayoffs, whichistiedforthemost The UNA footballprogramisthewinningestcollegiateinstatesince1990, Championship. decades. percent oftheirpost-seasonNCAA games. won twoNCAA DivisionIINationalChampionships. Tournament. Braly Stadium. second onlytoDivisionIbaseballinOmaha,Neb. period thatanyNCAA championshipinanysportonlevelhasbeenheld at onevenue, scholarship footballtohavewonthreeconsecutivenationalchampionships. unprecedented success. 1980. That includesanunprecedentedthreeconsecutiveNo.1rankings(27straightweeks) seasons. by anyprograminDivisionIIfootballhistory. That includesplayoff tripsinnineofthelast11 state. UNA hasa204-82-1recordfor71.2winningpercentageoverthelast24years. with morewinsandahigherwinningpercentagethaneveryotherprogramonlevelinthe 1991 Men’s NationalChampionshipTeam 1979 Men’s NationalChampionshipTeam

Alabama Alabama A&M Alabama State Auburn Birmingham–Southern Faulkner Huntingdon Jacksonville State Miles Troy Tuskegee Samford South Alabama Stillman UAB West Alabama Ronald McKinnon’09and in1995 White HouseVisit Harlon Hill’55&’69 35 2014 spring UNA Magazine 36 2014 spring UNA Magazine UNA ATHLETIC HALLOFFAME INDUCTS HARGETT, HODGES,JOHNSON,SECKIN,SUMMERHILL 1999-2002 and earnedAll-AmericanandAcademic a four-year starteronUNAbaseball teamsfrom Hall ofFameto112. total numberofinducteesinto theUNAAthletic volleyball All-American All-American ’82 longtime sportsinformationdirector Josh Willingham baseball All-Americans Hall ofFameClass2013includedformer , basketballstandout HARGETT The inductionofthe2013class bringsthe The UniversityofNorthAlabamaAthletic and WILLINGHAMasClassof2013 Harvey Summerhill’94 , aCherokee,Ala.,native,was Jeff Hodges’82,DouglasHargett ’02,HarveySummerhill’94,NesrinSeckin’01,RickyJohnsonandJoshWillingham , formerLiontennisplayerand Douglas Hargett’02 Nesrin Seckin’01 Ricky Johnson Jeff Hodges , and , football . and Male Athleteof theYear in2001and2002. Conference Commissioner’s AssociationNational 2001 and2002,Disney’s Wide World ofSports Association RegionalMaleAthlete oftheYear in Wide World ofSportsConference Commissioner’s in theleague,hewasalsoselected asDisney’s in 2001and2002asthetopmale student-athlete for outstandingservicetotheUniversity. also receivedUNA’s prestigiousTurris FidelisAward double-major inPoliticalScienceandBiology. He history. Hegraduatedmagnacumlaudewitha of themostrecognizedstudent-athletesinschool All-America® honorsfortheLions,becomingone An AcademicAll-GSC andESPNThe The recipientofGSCCommissioner’s Trophy the All-American FootballFoundation. Hudgins Outstanding SIDAward from 1994 andasAlumnioftheYear for2001. Faculty/Staff AlumniServiceAward in years ontheCoSIDABoardof Directors. CoSIDA Secretaryandhasserved14 within CoSIDA,Hodgesiscurrentlythe Among hisnumerousinvolvements into theCoSIDAHallofFamein1997. at age36,Hodgeswasalsoinducted youngest recipient ever of the Berg Award profession. Inadditiontobecomingthe has broughtdignityandprestigetothe by hisorheractivitiesoutsidethefi eld, of collegesportsinformation,and,who an outstandingcontributiontothefi eld college divisionmemberwhohasmade Berg Award, presentedannuallytoa America astherecipientofWarren College SportsInformationDirectorsof InJulyof1997hewashonoredbythe of 1983attheage22. as thefi rstfull-timeSIDatUNAinJuly championship tennissquad.Hewashired of the1981GulfSouthConference Lions’ tennisteamsandwasamember Hodges wasatwo-yearlettermanonthe B.S. degreeinJournalismandHistory, Games. at boththeSummerandWinter Olympic Harlon HillTrophy winners,andworked All-American student-athletes,two teams, hundredsofallconferenceand promote fi venationalchampionship director atUNA,wherehehashelped is inhis30thyearassportsinformation percent ofattorneyswithinthestate. of law, anhonorlimitedtoonly2.5 demonstrating excellenceinthepractice as a2013AlabamaRisingStarfor Hargett wasselectedbySuperLawyers | Tanner |Hargettasapartnerin2009. returned hometotheShoalsjoinHall School ofLaw, graduatingcumlaudeand University ofMississippi(OleMiss) collegiate baseballin2001and2002 Academic All-America®oftheYear for and wasnamedESPNTheMagazine All-America® in2000,2001and2002 named ESPNTheMagazineAcademic in 2000,2001and2002,Hargettwas Magazine AcademicAll-Districtselection In 2008hereceivedtheScoop He washonoredbyUNAwith the A 1982graduateofUNAwitha HODGES He laterattendedlawschoolatthe , aDecatur, Ala.,native, Tournament MostValuable Player. In Player oftheYear andtwo-timeGSC and wasatwo-timeGSCEast Division team All-SouthRegionin2000 and2001 All-Gulf SouthConferenceand fi rst- at theschool.Shewasselected fi rst-team combined 72-7recordinher two seasons in 2000and2001ledUNAtoa American withtheLionvolleyballteams 91 and1991-92seasons. starting everygameofthe1989-90,1990- consecutive gamesofhiscareeratUNA, rebound games.Hestartedthelast89 career andhad24double-fi gure scored indouble-fi gures68timesinhis pulled 703reboundsfora6.3average.He the Lionsheaveraged11.0pointsand at FlowersHall.In112careergameswith record thatincludeda50-10home helped leadUNAtoacombined84-32 went 29-4.Duringhisfour-year careerhe points and6.8reboundsonthatteam Championship team.Heaveraged11.8 1991 NCAADivisionIINational year lettermanandstarteronUNA’s points. AFlorencenative,hewasafour- scorer inschoolhistorywith1,237 1989-92 andranksastheeighthleading UNA men’s basketballteamsfrom in theNation”awards. awards fromCoSIDA,including25“Best have receivedmorethan80national Alabama, theschool’s athleticpublications in 1994. Winter GamesinLillehammer, Norway, Olympic CommitteeattheXVII served aspressoffi cerfortheU.S. competition. Hodgeshadpreviously both themenandwomen’s volleyball he supervisedallpressoperationsfor Chief forvolleyballattheOmni,where in Atlanta,HodgesservedasVenue Press At the1996CentennialOlympicGames Nordic SkiFestivalinParkCity, Utah. the Venue PressChiefatthe2001U.S. Games inSaltLakeCity. Hodgeswasalso Olympic ParkattheWinter Venue PressChiefforSkiJumpingatUtah to thesportsinformationprofession. of Americaforaquartercenturyservice the CollegeSportsInformationDirectors In 2009hereceiveda25-Year Award from SECKIN JOHNSON During Hodges’timeatNorth In Februaryof2002heservedas wasatwo-timeAll- wasastandouton Douglas Hargett ’02 Jeff Hodges’82 Ricky Johnson 37 2014 spring UNA Magazine 38 2014 spring UNA Magazine Harvey Summerhill’94 Nesrin Seckin’01 Josh Willingham Conference, two-time AcademicAll- or broke14schoolrecords. During histhreeseasonsatUNA hetied baseball playeratUNAfrom 1998-2000. American andAcademicAll-America® was athree-yearletterman,two-time All- works forUnitedParcelService(UPS). the Year for1992-93. the 1990sandwasUNA’s MaleAthleteof to theGulfSouthConferenceTeam of Team for1949-1998.Hewasalsonamed for the50thAnniversaryUNAFootball Century” for1971-1995andwasselected South Conference“Team oftheQuarter to theNCAAplayoffsin1990and1992. pass-breakups. HehelpedleadtheLions assists. Hehad12interceptionsand22 312 tackles,with171solostopsand143 career asastarterwiththeLionshemade team All-GSCpick.Duringhisfour-year at thatpointtoeverbeathree-timefi rst- him justthesecondLionfootballplayer coaches in1990,1991,and1992,making Gulf SouthConferencebytheleague’s Lions. Hewasselectedfi rst-teamAll- and wasatwo-timeAll-Americanforthe on UNAfootballteamsfrom1989-92 Tuscumbia, Ala.,wasafour-year starter Dallas, Texas. auditor withBBVA CompassBankin is currentlyemployedasaprocurement in 2001withadegreeAccountingand Seckin graduatedcumlaudefromUNA Female AthleteoftheYear for2001-02. award in2002andwasselectedasUNA’s selection, shereceivedaGSCTop Eight a 2000CoSIDAAcademicAll-District two-time AcademicAll-GSCpickand and fi nishedastheregionrunner-up. A Eight andwonanotherGSCtitlein2001 titles in2000andadvancedtotheElite career. UNAwonGSCandSouthRegion GSC PlayeroftheWeek duringher selection in2000,Seckinwasafour-time 2001 andanEliteEightAll-Tournament Region Tournament pickin2000and a third-teamDaktronicspick.AnAll- team AVCA All-Americanselectionand All-American. In2001shewasafi rst- All-American andthird-teamDaktronics 2000 shewasvotedsecond-teamAVCA A two-timeAll-Gulf South WILLINGHAM He stillresidesinTuscumbia and Summerhill wasnamedtotheGulf SUMMERHILL , anativeof , aFlorencenative, among activeMajorLeagueplayers. and drovein48runsfortheTwins. the 2013seasonbutstillhit14homeruns the outfi eld. American LeagueSilverSluggerAward in in withtheTwins in2012, earningan high 35homersand110runsbatted the A’s in2011andfollowedwithacareer- percentage. give himanimpressive.361onbase hits. His471careerwalkshavehelped and 14triplesfor389careerextra-base home runsandhasadded198doubles and 576runsbattedin.Hehashit177 average with891hits,504runsscored, league gamesandhasa.258careerbatting Twins. Hehasplayedin1,006major A’s, andthelasttwowithMinnesota Washington Nationals,onewithOakland with theFloridaMarlins,two the MajorLeagues,playingfi veseasons World Series. and atriptothe1999DivisionIICollege II SouthCentralRegionalChampionship, Championship, the1999NCAADivision included the1999GulfSouthConference to acombined119-40-1recordthat grand slams. He alsosetaschoolrecordwithfi ve runs, and70stolenbasesin77attempts. 185 RBI,43doubles,fourtriples,30home average. He scored 178 runs, had 205 hits, collegiate careerwitha.424batting America® honoree. both anAll-AmericanandAcademicAll- student-athletes inschoolhistorytobe in 2000,makinghimoneofjusteight also namedAcademicAll-America@ in 2000)selection,Willingham was (fi rst-teamin1999andsecond-team Region, and two-time ABCA All-American GSC, two-timeABCAAll-SouthCentral His 181careerhomerunsrank42nd He washamperedbyinjuriesduring Willingham hit28homerunswith He hasspentthelast10yearsin During hiscareerheledUNA Willingham fi nishedhisthree-year NEW STRENGTHFACILITY funding. Thegroup includedStateSenatorRogerBedford (D-District 6), StateSenatorTammy Irons ’86(D-District1),StateRepresentative Marcel Black (D-District3),StateRepresentative Greg Burdine ’82(D Associate Director ofDivisionIIJoshLooney, Dr. RachelPriceBell ’00, - District1),State Representative Lynn Greer (R-District2),andState and willcostbetween$400,000 $450,000,inadditiontoanother in partbya$300,000contribution from thestateofAlabama, thanks UNA’S PRICESISTERS Dr. RachelPriceBell’00(left)andDr. Ronda PriceBrinley’00(right) $100,000 inequipment.Theconstruction hasbeenmadepossible to alocaldelegationoflegislators workingtogethertosecure the CELEBRATION OFDIVISIONII The newstrength facilitywithbeapproximately 5,000square feet UNA BREAKSGROUNDON NCAA 40 HONORED ASPART OF Dr. President RondaPriceBrinley’00andVice ofDivisionII Representative JohnnyMackMorrow (D-District18). th with fellow40thAnniversaryTeam member ANNIVERSARY Brian KilmeadeofFoxNewsChannel. Terri SteebGronau.

Jarius HayesandTony Johnson ’99 Yana Sarlija’03,MysharaHigh,CynthiaOhanaja’06, Ninova’04,Tihana and Jeff Redcross ’01 Kenyatta Jones’96 Jamie Stoddard PRIDE PRIDE ALUMNI Vanessa Ferretti Howell’06andNicoleLambert’00 Emily Gresham Taylor ’96 Jeff Surbaugh ’93and and DavidMartin’89 Jon Thompson’96 Kevin Baldock’95 and KinTaylor ’94 39 2014 spring UNA Magazine 40 2014 spring UNA Magazine Carnette Johnson‘83 Lawrence Davis’85 PRIDE PRIDE ALUMNI Larry ’89&‘08andElaineSoftley’88 Kevin Lamb’78andCarol Lyles ‘’70 Michelle Eubanks‘96 Neill Jobe‘97 Shirley McDonaldHammons’57,Verna LamonWhite’56,SarahKitchens Connie Perkenson Nix,BettyAderholtLanders’59, PeggyKirkpatrick Beverly Ware ’65and Wisner Marcus Maples‘02,BillyJoeCamp‘60andPaulMajerick‘70 PRIDE PRIDE ALUMNI Jim Wisner Jim Wisner Hyde ’59andCarolyn EllisBrotherton ‘52 Lindsay ’58andSueCoxKitchens‘60 Fred andJaneHattabaugh Suzanne Simpson‘93 to telehealthinterventions current funding efforts relate Dr. Grant’s previous and people wholivewithHIV. such asstroke survivorsand neuroscience populations, on familycaregiving in research primarilycenters programs. Herprogram of undergraduate andgraduate adult healthnursinginthe andteaches in Birmingham at theUniversityofAlabama & FoundationsDepartment Acute HealthChronic Care a professor intheAdult/ Dr. JoanGrant(’70) of Supervisors. the auspicesofLSUBoard System andoperatesunder institutions withintheLSU The universityisoneofthe and baccalaureate degrees. university offering associate LSUA isapubliclysupported LSU AlexandriainLouisiana. selected aschancellorof G. DanielHoward stories. game storiesandfeature school athletics,writingboth main dutiesare tocoverhigh Moulton Advertiser feature stories.Movingto roundup segmentsandwrote he didgamereports, daily with Most recently, Cooleyworked the worked asasportswriterfor Cooleyhas online journalism. concentrating inprintand degree incommunications, graduate ofUNAwitha Calvin Cooley Secondary Teacher oftheYear. Morgan County’s 2013-2014 School andwasannouncedas teacher atWest Morgan High Brandi Ashby UNIDENTIFIED YEARS 970s 19 Times Daily The DecaturDaily

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41 2014 spring UNA Magazine 42 2014 spring UNA Magazine the Global Vice Presidentthe GlobalVice Montgomery wasformerly and salesoperations.Mr. for NorthAmericansales where hewasresponsible Operations atTranS1, Inc., PresidentVice ofCommercial Most recently, heservedas and venture-backed stages. companies inlarge, mid-cap, successful medicaldevice years ofbuildingandleading spans more thantwenty Mr. Montgomery’s career Sales forIlluminOssMedical. PresidentSenior Vice of has beenappointedasthe Dwayne Montgomery(’90) Management Committee. U.S. RegionalStrategic Leadership Team andthe as amemberofitsGlobal North America,andserves Sanofi’s operationswithin her current role sheoversees healthcare leader, in2011.In a globalanddiversified Cree, Inc.ShejoinedSanofi, to theBoard ofDirectors of S.A., hasbeenappointed Sanofi, Pharmaceuticals, President ofNorthAmerican Anne Whitaker(’89) Portrait SocietyofAmerica. Painters fortheLand,and Group, NashvillePleinAir She belongstotheChestnut and Brentwood PublicLibrary. Academy’s FineArtShow, in Nashville,Brentwood Meade PlantationArtGallery Professional Women’s 2013 the JasperBusiness and (’92) Jackie GeddingsGilbreath sales business. including a$400Mglobal and businessmanagement, for globalstrategicdirection There hewasresponsible Orthopedic Trauma Division. for Smith&Nephew, Inc. and GeneralManager 990s 19 was nominated for CLASS NOTES ,

Morgan County Chamberof Development for theDecatur- is theDirector ofLeadership Cory JacksonWilbanks(’99) Virginia. statewide tourismplanfor and DRIVETourism, the research; economicanalysis; working onprojects involving development manager, served asVTC’s tourism Corporation. Shepreviously Director forVirginia Tourism been namedtheResearch Esra Calvert(’98) Department. Starkville, Mississippi,Police as asergeant withthe is currently employed Michael Edwards (’97) daughters. Frisco, Texas, withtheirthree (’99) Courtney HooverAndrews West Division.Heandhis wife Batesville CasketCompany’s PresidentVice ofSalesfor was recently promoted to William Andrews (’97) Alabama Young Bankers. Education forthestateby Banker forCommunity She wasnamedOutstanding Synovous LeadershipInstitute. was chosentoattendthe member forSynovousand as “Emerging Talent” team officer. Shewas selected as businessdevelopment She currently servesthebank Jasper fortwenty-oneyears. employed attheFirstBankof Commerce. Shehasbeen Walker CountyChamberof board ofdirectors forthe the State.Sheserveson as AnchorCoordinator for District ofPilotInternational also servestheAlabama for theSalvationArmy. She and advisoryboard chair of thePilotClubJasper asPresidentsecond term is currently servingher Woman oftheYear. She have relocated to has while leveraging known financial solutions toclients, to delivercomprehensive and extendedteammates manager, heworkswithcore Group. Asarelationship Regions BusinessServices Industrial (C&I)segmentwithin in theCommercial and works as Relationship Manager Michael StuartTubb (’02) scholars program. of Alabama’s ruralmedical partnership withtheUniversity and collegestudentswithhis Medical Clinicforhighschool shadowing opportunitiesathis and Dr. Jamesprovides providing rugsforclassrooms, year withlocalschoolsby facilities. Theypartnered this communities withrecreational not-for-profit forassistingrural They recently begantheir own (’05) he andhiswife, Addison MedicalClinic,and the ownerandphysicianat Dr. Terry James(’01) Design. Savannah CollegeofArtand later workedtogetheratthe at Walt DisneyWorld and couple metwhileworking for Lees-McRaeCollege.The Planning andEffectiveness Blaine Hansen,VPofStrategic students. Sheismarriedto with prospective andcurrent an opportunitytointeract Communications provides Enrollment Management and Her role President asVice of College inBannerElk,N.C. Cabinet atLees-McRae serves onthePresident’s Higher Education,currently with tenyears’experiencein Ginger HuntHansen(’00) Morgan CountyAlumniClub. of Commerce andtheUNA of theWomen’s Chamber Commerce. Sheisamember 2000s , own AmberJax Farms. , ownAmberJaxFarms. Amber James

is , Committee, theCalhoun Association’s PatientCare currently servesontheALS In MadisonCounty, he Crestwood MedicalCenter. and marketing,includingfor worked inpublicrelations west Huntsville.Hepreviously Providence, acommunityin Pastor atRefugeChurch in Jason Parks(’04) Decatur KiwanisClub. and wasapastmemberofthe County UnitedWay Program been involvedintheMadison of clientcommitment.Hehas buying behaviorsanddrivers of MississippiBoard of has beennamed President Sharon Cutledge (’08) Department. Director ofanEmergency service asClinicalServices experience includesprevious University ofMemphis.Her Nursing Administrationatthe on amaster’s degree in department. Adamsisworking years intheemergency systems includingsixteen Methodist andotherhospital has workedinclinicalroles at of NursinginMemphiswho Methodist HospitalSchool Director. Sheisagraduateof Department ClinicalServices Hospital’s Emergency Methodist OliveBranch Donna Adams(’08) 2012. program atUAHuntsville in the FamilyNursePractitioner pediatrics. Shecompleted care, employeehealth,and Her practiceincludedurgent for AthensLimestoneHospital. recently anursepractitioner Care Office.Belewwasmost opened theRogersvilleFamily is anursepractitionerandhas Meredith ClarkBelew(’05) Bible College. faculty memberatHuntsville Advisory Board, andheis a Community CollegeEMS is theLead isthe

Atlanta, Ga. Air Linesandcurrently lives in Sales DevelopmentatDelta Senior AnalystinCorporate Cory Hamilton(’11) College inFulton,Miss. at ItawambaCommunity university, shetaughtnursing as anursepractitioneratthe Smith Clinic.Before working needs ofstudentsintheBedie serving andassistingthe Services. Shespenttwoyears practitioner inStudentHealth Nursing. Sheisafamilynurse Ala. School andlivesinSylacauga, High English atWinterboro recently beganteaching Lindsey Thompson(’13) Atlanta area. United Statesandlivesinthe nationallythroughoutfirm the Heservesthe services firm). Deloitte LLP(aprofessional Marketing Specialistfor Josh Skaggs(’13) Alabama. organizations innorthern involved inseveralcommunity Sensing andisactively Photogrammetry andRemote of theAmericanSociety technology. She isamember latest developmentsinGIS conferences dealingwith the frequent speakeratworldwide the world.Shehasbeena GIS software systemsaround including sellingcomplex customer relationships, record increating andbuilding She hasanextensivetrack Business DevelopmentTeam. was partoftheirInternational Cue Corporationwhere she atGeo Fla. Parkerformerly ControlCam inJacksonville, PresidentVice ofSalesfor Paige Parker(’11) 010s 20 isa isthenew

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43 2014 spring UNA Magazine 44 2014 spring UNA Magazine Department. Underwood/Petersville Fire a retired volunteerfireman of VFW Post#5140.Hewasalso American LegionPost#11and Commanderofthe the former four yearsofservice.Hewas from Brown’s Ferryafterthirty- War.in theVietnam Heretired veteranwhoserved U.S. Army Ronnie DaleBrewer was inOpelika,Ala. major. Hisperiodontalpractice Calif., andattainedtherankof at NortonAirForce Base, Force aschiefofperiodontics served fouryearsintheAir periodontal degrees. He hisD.M.D.and UAB toearn from UNAandthenattended Dr. JohnBowman Alabama. handicapped intheStateof physically andmentally certified instructorsforthe she wasamongthefirst PublicSchools; Birmingham to CullmanCountyand forty-three yearsofservice Benefield Carrie LouiseCrowder UNIDENTIFIED YEARS Club, andthe4-HClub. Ladies HomeDemonstration active intheUNALadiesClub, Etta Florence Moon to NorthCarolina. athletics eventsuntilhermove Club andparticipatedinmany active intheUNASportsman’s Cerebral Palsy. Shewasalso the CivitanTelethon forUnited of in 1985andwaschairman was chosenCivitanoftheYear the Florence CivitanClub,she The firstfemalememberof Realtor oftheYear in1982. She wasnamedAlabama Women’s CouncilofRealtors. Realty, andstartedthe Clement opened herownfirm, She becameabroker and was transferred here withTVA. in Florence, whenherhusband real estateagencywhileliving Mary LeeClement UNIVERSITY FRIENDS OFTHE retired after IN graduated starteda was was a MEM twenty-five years. Danville PublicSchoolsfor She thentaughtschoolinthe as missionariesinArgentina. She andherhusbandserved Seminary inNewOrleans,La. BaptistTheological Southern College andattended Florence StateTeachers’ Thompson Thelma Lorene Huffman Club. Auxiliary JayceesandLions DAV andmemberofLadies the LadiesAuxiliaryof She waspastcommanderof the RussellvilleSchoolSystem. and wasateacher’s aidein Franklin CountySchoolsystem school forseveralyearsinthe Faye SmithMcCarver Florence, Ala. at BradshawHighSchoolin career asseniorcounselor her church. Shefinishedher schools andvolunteeringin counseling inthepublic children byteachingand College. Sheworkedwith College andFlorence State graduated from Huntingdon Mirial AlversonLowe Florence State Teacher’s Dorothy Carmichael County SportsHallofFame. inducted intotheLimestone John RoyceBailey, S events. numerous militaryfuneralsand Tennessee, playingTaps at the buglerforstateof of Foreign Wars andwas Sweetwater, Tenn., Veterans He waslifememberofthe Registered AngusFarms. to runG.R.Archer andSons Oak Ridge,retiring in1985 Ridge NationalLaboratoryin thirty-one yearsfortheOak the war. Archer workedfor destruction itsuffered during rebuild theislandafter and returnedtoGuamhelp Campaign duringWorld War II USS SiboneyinthePacific Navy andservedonthe volunteered tojointheU.S. George Richard Archer NON-GRAD ORY graduated from attended r. , was taught of Trustees of Montevallo as amemberoftheBoard served Mrs. Carmichael Who inAmericanPolitics. Politics, andWorld Who’s Who’s WhoinAmerican in PersonalitiesoftheSouth, waslisted Mrs. Carmichael Colbert CountyTax Assessor. In 1979,shewaselected Convention inLosAngeles. the NationalDemocratic as aTeam ofDelegatesto were thefirstcoupletorun she andherhusband,Charlie Democratic Politics.In1960, She was very active in National Letters from AthensCollege. honorary DoctorofHumane College andreceived an the Universityof Tennessee. Engineering degree from aB.S.Electrical He earned was draftedintotheArmy. Teachers College before he attended Florence State James WheelerVann build bridges. buildings aswellhelpingto as acarpenterdoinggeneral being discharged heworked during theKorean War. After andserving the U.S.Army John PeterSell Club. member ofUNASportsman’s Metals Company, andhewas He retired from Reynolds University ofNorthAlabama. Jim Ringnell with theU.S.Army. He wasaKorean War veteran Hamilton HousingAuthority. Bay Water andGasBoard and County IndustrialBoard, Red member oftheFranklin (WRMG). Hewasapast of RedmontBroadcasting five yearsandco-owner Institute (Bevill)fortwenty- Alabama StateTechnical instructor atNorthwest Maurice Fikes Aluminum. with ARAVending atReynolds Terry ElaineDavis Council. and workedinGirlScouts College inMontevallo,Ala., attended the was an enlisted in worked Program Development. Preliminary DesignOfficeof Skylab Program andinthe Panel. Helaterworkedonthe CrewSaturn-Apollo Safety where hewassecretary ofthe Marshall SpaceFlightCenter before transferringtoNASA/ the Propulsion LabofAOMC employed forseveralyearsin After graduationhewas 1997. Alabama before retiring in at theUniversityofNorth President forAdvancement of StudentsandlaterVice 1983, hebecametheDean University inFargo, N.D.In later atNorthDakotaState in StateCollege,Pa.,and Pennsylvania StateUniversity as AssistantDeanofMenat to highereducation,serving 37 yearshededicatedhislife Penn StateUniversity. Forover Doctorate inEducationfrom Pa.,andhis Wilmington, Westminster College,New Bachelor’s Degree from Daniel Leasure Teacher’s College. President atFlorence State administrative assistanttothe secretary forOtisPeacock, the Christine PaschkeFinley Social Work. North AlabamaDepartmentof tenure withtheUniversity of services, whichincluded thirty fiveyearsinsocial Alva DotsonFields assistant tothepresident. of GraduateStudies,and Continuing Education,Dean professor atUNA,Director of football. Dr. Crocker wasa Mention All-Americanin Tulsa, andwas anHonorable track atMississippiStateand participated infootballand Alabama, Ed.S.andEd.D.He M.A.) andtheUniversityof Tulsa University (B.A.and veteran. Hegraduatedfrom and wasaKorean War served intheU.S.Navy Jack Wayne Crocker FAC ULTY/ S earned his earned TA worked FF

was including Albert Einstein.She number ofnoted scientists time sheworked around a for thewareffort. Duringthis Grounds, Aberdeen, Md., Missiles atAberdeen Proving recruited toworkinBallistic age 19.DuringWWIIshewas and startedteachingmathat University ofNorthAlabama (’31) Elizabeth GainesMann 1959-1978. and PoliticalSciencefrom Professorformer ofHistory Leonard Wigon be worthyofthathonor. times andalwaysworkedto “Outstanding Professor” three students, hewasvoted Known as“Bud”tohis department for23years. Marketing andManagement UNA where hetaughtinthe he joinedthefacultyat and AtlanticFleets.In1977, aircraft inboththePacific multi-engine andhelicopter 1956, flyingsingleengine, hisNavywingsin earned member ofthemilitary;he honors. Hewasaproud University, graduating with and M.B.A.from Harvard Washington University, his B.S.from George Leon L.(Bud)Smith and Teacher oftheYear. awards forresearch, service, and celebratedwithnumerous tenure atUNAwasmarked for more thanthirtyyears.His He madeFlorence hishome University ofNorthAlabama. Miss., before settlingatthe at thelibraryinPicayune, as ascholar-in-residence colleges andspendtime would alsoteachatseveral in Pasadena,Calif.Nelson at FullerTheologicalSeminary Nelson continuedhisstudies in 1972.Upongraduation, Ph.D. inAmericanHistory of Missouri;hereceived his time graduate of the University Dr. LarryNelson 930s 19 graduated from the was the was atwo- earned earned Endowed Scholarship. Raymond F. andMaryDeeters She alsoestablishedthe $1 milliontotheuniversity. her willtodonatemore than death, shemadeaprovision in close toherheart.Prior kept hercollegealmamater it clearthatshehadalways March of2013,Deetersmade chemist. Uponherdeathin D.C., andasaresearch and PrintinginWashington, Treasury’s Bureau ofEngraving printer’s assistantwiththeU.S. (’38) Mary MatthewsDeeters the StudentCouncil. Department andSponsorof as theHeadofMath for eighteenyearsandserved Dallas. ShetaughtCalculus Engineer andtheymovedto husband, G.B.Mann,aCivil Aberdeen shemetherfuture where shewaslocated.At full storiesofthebuilding computer whichcovered three also workedontheveryfirst National Diabetes Foundation. Fibrosis Foundation andthe money forthe National Cystic System. Shehelpedtoraise Montgomery PublicSchool after fortyyearsfrom the She retired from teaching Lawrence County and Falkville. and MountHopeSchoolsin (’48) Annie MaeWittOwens 1988. held untilherretirement in Representative, apositionshe Tributary Area Development secretary andadvancedto her career withTVA asa Administration. Shebegan Degree inBusiness graduated withaBachelor’s Jane Patterson(’46) retiring in1954. Dean atFlorence Stateuntil she servedassecretary to the College andaftergraduation from Florence StateTeachers Cunningham (’45) Mildred Henderson 940s 19 workedasateacher, a taught atC.C.Smith graduated

Army 23 Army He servedinWWIItheU.S. of EducationforAlabama. Assistant StateSuperintendent University andwastheformer of Educationfrom Auburn (’51) Dr. Erskine S. Murray retired in1990. Elementary School.James years asprincipalofSaraland Harbor Schoolandspentthirty He wasprincipalofSnug taught atEightMileSchool. Lauderdale County, Ala.,then was ateachingprincipalin forty-two yearsofservice.He he wasaneducatorwith to Chickasaw, Ala.,where James Kimbrell (’50) Convention. Board oftheAlabamaBaptist and amemberofExecutive of theMinisterialAlliance Hardy waspastPresident pastor fortwentyyears.Mr. Baptist Church astheirfirst called toWoodward Avenue Baptist Church, andthenwas pastored atWoodstock and religion atUNA.He as instructorinphilosophy Andy Hardy (’50) Republic’s Croix deGuerre, two Bronze Stars,theFrench Star withoakleaf clusters, soldier, the Silver earning a heavilydecoratedcombat the European theater. Hewas served asaninfantrymanin and drafted intheU.S.Army Clyde Holder(’52) own businesses. basketball before startinghis taught schoolandcoached serve intheKorean War. He was draftedintotheArmy, to Boyd LincolnDavis(’52) forces inJapan. serving intheoccupation duringWorldArmy War II, served intheUnitedStates Insurance Companies.Chris as anagentwithStateFarm retired aftera40yearcareer Chris EltonLuther(’50) 950s 19 earned adoctorate earned rd HQ SpecialTroops. served was moved

of service. Company after thirty-fiveyears retired from ReynoldsMetals College inchemistry. Kilgoar graduated from Florence State at HaleyvilleTextile Mills.He Haleyville, Ala.Heworked Transportation Companyfrom War withthe107thTruck his countryduringtheKorean Thomas Kilgoar(’57) over thirtyyears. Reynolds Metalsaschemistfor an educator, Hallworkedat messages. Afterbrieftimeas coding anddecodingsecret the UnitedStatesArmy College before servingin to Florence StateTeachers James F. Hall(’56) degree. her educationspecialist Franklin counties.Sheearned than fortyyearsinColbertand was aneducatorformore Mary FrancesWilliams(’55) high schoolsbefore retiring. assistant principalinseveral Supervisor, and servedasan the MathandScience Nashville Schools,becoming Nashville where hetaught in Alabama, hemovedto from theUniversityofNorth Korean War. Aftergraduating at FortStill,Okla.,duringthe as aninstructorfortheArmy Neal W. Carter (’54) Mate. as aNavyFirstClassGunners World War IIwhere heserved United StatesNavyveteranof TVA. Mr. Townsend wasalsoa Rogers School,andworkedat Chemicals, aschoolteacherat Manager forOccidental a retired Environmental Troy Townsend (’52) 80. until 2000whenheretired at supervisor, apositionheheld City Schoolstoserveasplant hired in1966bytheFlorence Weeden Schoolbefore hewas later asamathteacherat at Crooked OakSchooland was employedasaprincipal Badge, tonameafew. Holder and theCombatInfantry went served was served

45 2014 spring UNA Magazine 46 2014 spring UNA Magazine the Korean War. He was States AirForce servingin a veteranofthe United Walter (’59) Garner licensed real estateagent. served theD.C.area asa Orkand Corporationand he workedtenyearsatthe Following hisretirement Valor, andaPurpleHeart. Bronze Stars,Bronze Starfor twenty medalsincludingfour Buff wasawarded more than at thePentagon.Colonel spending more thantenyears honorably forthirtyyears, (’59) Colonel MaxLaDonBuff Squadron. Force inthe47thAirPolice served intheUnitedStatesAir Command inHuntsville.He Missile for theArmy retirement asanaccountant (’58) Gerald Wayne Whitehead part-time years. well asnumerous interspersed thirty-two full-timeyears,as at Sheffi eld HighSchoolfor English, Latin,andSpanish Shirley Wagnon (’57) Confl ict. Corps duringtheKorean years. HeservedintheMarine Brooksville forhislastnine Mitchell BlackElementaryin County inFlorida.Hewasat as principalinHernando education, twenty-two after thirty-twoyearsin Howard Wade (’57) Service totheFoundation. Citation forMeritorious Award andtheDistrict’s the LifetimeAchievement Governor. Healsoreceived Rotary ClubandDistrict President oftheMontgomery in hisfi eld. Heservedas trophy—the highestaward received theChairman’s General Offi ce ofNYL,he Manager oftheMontgomery 53-year career. AsGeneral York LifeInsuranceduringhis shape theculture ofNew in theU.S.Navy. Hehelped Wayne Simms(’57)

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retired was taught Landmark Association. the ColbertCountyHistorical Jimmy wasalsoamemberof as Tuscumbia CityJudge. Reserveandserved Army served intheUnitedStates National Convention.He delegate totheDemocratic Party andwaselected in theAlabamaDemocratic over fortyyears.Hewasactive practiced lawinTuscumbia for James “Jimmy”Hunt(’59) Department ofPublicHealth. as abiochemistwithAlabama employed forthirty-fi ve years John Tappan Doughty(’64) his retirement in2006. Miss., forthirteenyearsuntil Rehabilitation inCorinth, Department ofVocational worked fortheMississippi seventeen yearsandthen Park ElementarySchoolfor served as principal at Highland Shoals HighSchool,and County SchoolSystem,Muscle employed bytheLauderdale Don CarlSmith(’63) andEnglish. taught Journalism Coffee HighSchoolwhere she and retired after17yearswith several yearsinmarketing State College.Sheworked High SchoolandFlorence head cheerleaderforCoffee Mary KayMoore (’62) fi fty years. was aMasterMasonforover with theAmericanLegion.He volunteering countlesshours active inthecommunity, Contractor. Doughtywas an IndependentBuilding in Florida.Heworkedas with ManateeCountySchools school fortwenty-twoyears his militarycareer hetaught for femalestudents.After he endowedascholarship University ofNorthAlabama Corps andtheArmy. Atthe were activeintheMarine service, fourteenofwhich had thirtyyearsofmilitary 960s 19 was was

IPA of250physiciansand Green wasalsoCEOofa local of PlazaMedicalCenter. years andwasachiefofstaff practiced forovertwenty and inFortWorth, where he private practiceinAlabama States AirForce andin gynecology intheUnited practiced obstetricsand Larry KennethGreen (’66) the board forthree years. in Tuscumbia andservedon for CovenantChristianSchool one oftheoriginalorganizers 1982 through 1985.Shewas for thecityofTuscumbia from served asacitycommissioner Carolyn Glenn-Regan(’65) retiring. twenty-two yearsbefore taught atRogersSchoolfor Millie JoMonceret (’67) Athens LionsClub. member andPresident of the driver. Mr. Martinwasapast Decatur CitySchoolsasabus He wascurrently employed by Athens OpticalDispensary. and wasacofounderof business foroverthirtyyears was employedintheoptic Marshall BarryMartin(’67) care forothers. programs andcontinuing to companies buildingHMO director inmanagedcare for Green workedasamedical retiring from privatepractice, over 2,000physicians.After president ofMSOboard with for twelveyears. Hebegan worked inthelab atReynolds back toFlorence, where he as MinniePearl.Hemoved interviewed entertainerssuch Centerville, Tenn., where he then asprogram director in in Columbia,Tenn., and career asaradioannouncer the military, hecontinuedhis Following hisdischarge from of theAmericanLegion. War andwasamember served duringtheKorean joined theAirForce and James Pounders(’70) 970s 19

transport patients andtheir volunteer Angel Flightsto and hisspiritbymaking combined hisloveforfl ying Association for10years.He of theRainbowFlyersPilots licensed pilotandamember chain logistics.Bluewasa technology andsupply a managerininformation had asuccessfulcareer as Worldwide, Inc.in1984and printing, hejoinedUnisource (’79) George Frederick Blue years. Georgia area forthirty-fi ve was aresident ofthenorth worked asasalesmanand Ronald EarlMcGough(’76) Scottsboro, Ala. and volunteer. Shelivedin school teacher, church worker, Bonner (’76) Linda RuthRichardson International. andtheGideons International He wasactiveintheKiwanis Morris PublishingofSheffi eld. in theU.S.Army. Heowned Grady James,Jr. (’72) Central. School, andteacherat was librarianatUnderwood School of Nursing in 1945. She graduated from St.Thomas Carolyn Yielding (’71) Garner End, andCloverdale schools. taught atGreen Hill,West County schoolsystem.She career intheLauderdale retired afteradistinguished Juanita Woods Posie(’71) weeks before hispassing. Center ministryuntilafew the Lauderdale Detention Limestone prisonministryand actively involvedinboththe and Jamaica.Hewas islands ofNevis,Montserrat, in missioncampaignsofthe his wifeFrankieparticipated past thirty-twoyears.Heand the Church ofChristforthe system. Hewasaministerof Lauderdale CountySchool an educatorin1971withthe his twenty-oneyearcareer as workedinsalesand was a former wasaformer served 2013. at Riverbendpart-timeuntil 2011. Shecontinuedworking twenty-fi ve yearsofservicein manager andretired with for MentalHealthasacase work atRiverbendCenter worked inFlorence asasocial Melanie Wimpee(’84) Service. Rescue the AlabamaWildlife was heryearsasavolunteerat diligent andrewarding work industry, but someofhermost the bankingandinsurance (’83) Lynda Lee(Jones)Knox medical research departments. registered nurseinvarious for twenty-fouryearsasa St. Louis,where sheworked Veterans Administrationin and beganworkingforthe for sometimeasafl ight nurse continued intheAFReserves leaving activedutyshe Elgin AFBinFlorida.Upon served asafl ight nurseat joined theAirForce and Linda SueConwill(’81) facilities. families tomedicalcare 980s 19 SUPPORT served manyyearsin When youbuyaUNA licenseplate, $47.50* ofthe$50fee goesto ROAD SCHOLARS *Tax deductibleasperIRSregulations student scholarships.

Auburn University.Auburn toward aPh.D.inEnglish at in Georgia. Shewasworking Columbus StateUniversity was afacultymemberat Amanda HambyMuse(’97) many years. at Waterloo HighSchoolfor High Schoolandwasprincipal career atCloverdale Junior War. Hebeganhisteaching World War IIandtheKorean Force andwasaveteranof Air in theUnitedStatesArmy Lacy Waynick (’87) closing. Shed, retiring in2010upon its then managedtheCarriage from TVA after13years,and Connie Johnson(’86) years. cattle andcrops formany early retirement. Paceraised closed, forcing himtotake in Sheffi eld untiltheplant employee atFord MotorCo. He becamealong-time Arsenal andfortherailroad. He workedatRedstone countries asaradiooperator. country inseveralforeign the AirForce andservedhis Charles Pace(’85) 990s 19 UNA’s joined served retired chamber namedhimandwife JoyceAnncitizensoftheyear. the ShoalsChamberofCommerce. Thefollowingyear, the of Trustees, duringhislifetime. Robbins servedonmanylocal boards,includingtheUNABoard and helpedfl edgingbusinessownersopenshopsdowntown. replica train.Robbinspurchasedseveraldowntownbuildings the BoardofTrustees fortheUniversityofNorthAlabama. Alabama fundedthroughagiftofland.Heservedasmember scholarship forminoritystudentstheUniversityofNorth greatest joyswasestablishingtheJohn&RosieColeendowment Development Corporationthathelpedminoritybusinesses. was instrumentalinthedevelopmentofMainStream as chairmanofShoalsChamberCommercein2002.He of Trustees memberoftheformerAmSouthBankandserved Suffers Loss of Two Distinguished Members UNA BOARD He receivedtheCommunity Investment Award from Education wasveryimportanttohim,andoneofhis as hisbarbeque.HewasaBoard much forhiscivicinvolvement magazines. Colewasknownas the cityandwerefeaturedinmany dogs werewellknownthroughout slaw, hotsauce,barbeque,andslaw opened Bunyan’s BBQin1972.His the spiritofentrepreneurshipand Turtle Point Country Club. John had Penney’s, Dale’s Restaurant,and numerous otherjobswithJ.C. 27 yearsofemployment.Heheld Ford MotorCompanyretireewith included designingandbuildinga Spring Parkamajormakeoverthat and projectsforTuscumbia giving focused onpropertydevelopment with hisfatherin1957.Robbins Floor ProductsCo.,inFlorence, Robbins cofoundedNational town of Tuscumbia in his retirement. time towardrevitalizinghisbeloved and dedicatedcountlessdollars fl ooringproductsduringhiscareer, local company into a world leader in successful industrialistwhobuilta John BunyanCole Harvey Robbins of TRUSTEES wasahighly wasa

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