Northeastern State University - Tsa La Gi Yearbook (Tahlequah, OK)

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aA ® OLee MT et a aa aes iJ In addition to McKoy, the Outstanding Alumni were Ken Selby, founder of the Ken’s Pizza food chain, and J. Roy Dodds, the president of Phoenix Federal Savings in Muskogee. The football game was a fitting conclusion to Homecoming activities. The wind and NSU flanker Bobby Smith defeated Evangel College before a crowd of 7,500 at Gable Field had time to settle into their seats. Smith set a new Redmen record by scoring five touchdowns as Northeastern outclassed the Missouri school, 48-26. The halftime show proved to be the most spectacular event of the day. Twenty-two bands flooded the field to spell “NSU Alumni” and lead the crowd in singing the Northeastern fight song. According to NSU.Band Director Dr. Lowell Lehman, the halftime band formation was the largest ever at Northeastern and represented a $300,000 investment in uniforms and instruments. 1. Over 20 area high school bands joined at halftime in forming “NSU Alumni”. The halftime program was the largest in history at Northeastern. 2. NSU’s Bobby Smith scored a record five touchdowns as the Redmen beat Evangel 48-26 in the Homecoming football game.

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| — Brings alumni returned home and the community turned out to celebrate NSU’s 1979 Homecoming. The Homecoming theme, ‘Future Worlds,” was portrayed in a parade of shining robots and starships which marched into Tahlequah Saturday morning to signal the beginning of the day’s festivities. The Homecoming Parade featured 22 bands from area schools and was the largest in Northeastern history. Dea Ann Winkle was crowned Homecoming Queen in ceremonies before the NSU-Evangel football game. Winkle was elected over other Homecoming Queen finalists Robin Robertson, Robyn Davis, LaTicia Owens and Fredonna Carthen. At the afternoon alumni luncheon, visiting alumni were introduced to 1979 Outstanding Alumnus Errol McKoy. McKoy was recognized for his achievements as manager of the Six Flags Over Texas theme park in Dallas-Ft. Worth. Also honored by the NSU Alumni Association was A Future World A “Future World” dawned on Tahlequah Oct. 20 as eee ee ee ee ee ere ee Se a ea Homecoming alumnus Lynn Burris who recruited 68 new members for the association. Burris received a new moped donated by the First National Bank of Tahlequah. The association had reached its drive goal of 1,000 members prior to Homecoming Day. Following the game, copper etchings of the Outstanding Alumni of 1977, 1978 and 1979 were dedicated. The plaques were permanently mounted in the Morgan Room of the University Center. OW Closer Loo ‘ 1. The Native American Student Association Homecoming float depicted the past and future worlds of the Indian. 2. Errol McKoy was named Outstanding Alumnus of 1979. McKoy is manager of Six Flags Over Texas. 3. Karen McManus and her Delta Zeta sisters were among many organizations which built floats for the Homecoming Parade. 27

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a will be the first to correct you on the | duties of a Homecoming Queen. 7 | @ re asked to do many things all year long, not just ae oe season.” — ‘The Broken. oe Do ionoes was ae finalists. “There was a lot of work late. I was glad when it was over.’ | “People knew who I was through eae Winkle said about her role as featured twirler in the marching band and its importance in her election. Her | candidacy was sponsored by Kappa Bree Psi, the national band fraterni- : th 1978, Winkle was awarded sixth | ee Gacen Den Ann Winkle P clected Homecoming Queen by a vote of the student body from among five involved in campaigning and staying Up : “More than just football season” place by the U.S. Twirling Association in national competition at Milwaukee, Wis. She qualified for the national contest by being named 1978 Oklahoma champion in the eee twirling division. “My mom gave me a choice when © I was little: twirling or ballet, and I took twirling,” Winkle recalled. Although being part of the halftime show was not new to Winkle, being the featured Homecoming honoree was flattering. “It means a whole lot more when the whole school picks you.” “If anyone runs for Homecoming Queen they should run in the best interest of the school. It has to be in your heart not just in glamour or beauty.” U] PAC 29