University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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AND THE WINNER IS . . . Jill Lindsey reacts to being crowned Miss UNA 1995. Lindsey is a senior majoring in elementary education. Photo by Shannon Wells. TIME FOR THE BEACH. Jill Lindsey poses for the judges during the swimsuit competition. Photo by Shannon Wells. i : ' r If STAR SEARCH. Jennifer Wright performs Somewhere Over The Rainbow for the talent portion of the con- test. Wright is a sophomore majoring in public com- munications. Photo by Shannon Wells. SWEET SOUNDS. Sophomore Leslie Simpson holds the audience ' s attention with her rendition of Hand On My Shoulder. Simpson is from Florence, Alabama. Photo by Shannon Wells. Mi U A I. )

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ream come true Senior elementary education major captures Miss UNA crown By Kim Jackson A childhood dream came true for Jill Lindsey when she was crowned the 1995 Miss University of North Alabama. I was thrilled when I won, Lindsey said. This has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl. My mother had always taken me to see the pageant and I wanted to be Miss UNA when 1 grew up. That dream turned into a goal when I entered college. Lindsey, 21, is an elementary education major and her platform for the pageant was Positive Role Models for America ' s Youth. Lindsey said she wants to be a good ambas- sador for UNA. I hope to speak to several groups about the opportunities at UNA. The university has given me so many oppor- tunities to be a role model on campus. I have had the opportunities through SOAR and the LaGrange Society. I like working with the entering students and encouraging them. The education department has also helped me learn about teaching and my values. This school has helped me be a bet- ter person. My main goal i about my platform, Lindsey said. Lindsey is a member of the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization and hopes to encourage others to be mentors and role models for young people. She said, The organization has really helped me grow and learn more about the needs of children. I think that is important for school teachers to know. Lindsey plans to teach elementary school for several years and eventually get her masters degree and doctorate. I want to stay in the education field, either teach- ing college or administration, she said. Lindsey said she started preparing for the pageant in the summer. She worked out at the Courthouse Racquetball Club. The Courthouse gives Miss UNA a one-year membership and I was up for renewal in January, she said. Now I can pr epare for Miss Alabama during the spring. For her talent, Lindsey used an arrangement she performed at SOAR. I felt really comfort- able with the song and knew I could do a Also, she waiKeo m ner nign neeis ra ' get comfortable in them and had friends both on and off campus interview her so she could practice for the interview in the pageant. I also had to watch the news and read the paper to be informed of current events, Lindsey said. This year I really did a lot of soul search ing, she said. I have been in the pageant three times before and sometimes I think we try to make things happen for ourselves, I decided to lean on God. I decided to be confident in myself and say ' This is me. Whatever they tfiink, they think ' . I knew if it was meant to be, God would make it hap pen and He did. I lYanted to be Hiss LIMA when I grew up. -Jill Lindsey JD. Contestant Emily Wakefield entertains a captivated auoii Canon. Wakefield is a senior from Lynn, Alabama. Photo by Sfiannon Wells MISS UNA FINALISTS-Rachel Bobo, second runner- up; Suzanne Yeager, first runner-up; Jill Lindsey, Miss UNA 1995; and Jennifer Wright, third runner-up.

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OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE. A daring student takes a flying leap during the Spider Web competition. This new event at Spring Fling was extremely successful. Photo by Shannon Wells. HUT-HUT. Flor-Ala Editor Shannon Heupel prepares to tackle anyone in his way during the Jax State- Style Football competition during Spring Fling. Photo by Brentwood Reid. THE IMPOSSIBLE GRASP. Shaun Butler shows deter- mination in trying for the plastic can during the Bungee Run competition. Photo by Shannon Wells. WHERE DID IT GO? Students apply hands-on training while searching for pennies in the White Lincoln com- petition. Photo by Shannon Wells. 16 S|ii ' iii;! Klinp