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

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Ray Pruitt gives food to the ROTC truck to deliver to victims of Hurricane Frederic in Mobile. The ROTC department collected food and clothing for three days in front of Keller Hall, which they then sent in a convoy with other trucks to Mobile. The Zodiac Playhouse downtown gives many GISA students and faculty members the opportunity to practice their acting skills. Nancy Muse, Carl Jones, and Scooter Muse, all ONA alumni and all members of the Mud Road Band, join Dr. John Roth as innkeeper Homer Eaves in the fall production of the musical comedy The Robber Bridegroom. Dr. Roth is an associate professor of English at UNA. The People ' s Choice, the singing and dancing ensemble who performed for incoming freshmen during the summer orientation program, take their show to Regency Square Mall for a special engagement.

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@yf MQfl ' fe National recognition canne to GNA througii the championship basketball team. On March 17 the Lions defeated the Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix to win the NCAA Division I! Championship. This victory made the Lions the first Alabama team to win a national basketball championship. The team was featured in the March 26 issue of Sports Illustrated. After the victory, Coach Bill Jones heaped praise on the team. Those kids are the ones who deserve the credit. They have never quit. Ron Darby drives in between two Wisconsin- Green Bay players to shoot for two points in the finals of the NCAA Division II tournament. The finals were held at Mammons Center in Springfield, Missouri. A Parade on Friday. March 23. celebrating the Lions ' national triumph features a confident and proud Gerald Lavender. Lavender was quoted in The Flor-Ala as saying, It ' s a great feeling to be National Champs. .

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©ytf ItAmh s If V L UNA worked with the community to produce good public relations. A study done by Dr. Michael Butler, Head of the Department of Finance and Economics, and Dr. William S. Stewart, Head of the Department of Marketing and Management, showed that UNA made a $23 million impact on the Shoals area. Cooperative projects such as pep rallies held in downtown Florence helped to promote good relations between the school and the community. Kindergarten students from Kilby school come to help the UNA mascot, Leo, celebrate his fifth birthday. Leo is often visited by children from the area and is a favorite at UNA home games. President Robert Gulllot. as Sheriff Bob, and his secretary, Ms. Nancy Trowbridge, as Miss Kitty, welcome Florence businessmen to Bosses ' Night at UNA. an annual event with dinner and entertainment provided by the SOAR cast and other entertainers such as Joel and Susie Vaughan Raney. ( «■ }•» !■ «; Sm m • • •■ ■ yVf «• I. • u • J- •»• 4