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

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mmmw :-r, From Deep Roots Reaching.... University recreation — varsity and intramural — is a significant stimulus to participants and spectators alike. The University of North Alabama is a member of the Gulf South Conference, a league of seven schools located in Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi. Nationally the teams are affiliated with the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association), competing in Division II ranks. This year, outstanding strides were made in football, basketball, baseball, tennis and golf. The Women ' s Athletic Program is a vital part of the total intercollegiate athletic program. Women athletes at UNA participate in the Alabama Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, a national organization. Women compete in volleyball, tennis and basketball. Intramurals are at an all-time high at UNA. Flag football, volleyball, softball, golf, badminton, tennis, table tennis, swimming, bowling and track all help to develop leadership and to provide fellowship among its participants. McFarland Park provides areas for boating, swimming, water skiing, and picnicing along the Tennessee River. Many UNA students head for the sunny banks of the Tennessee River as a break from the rigors of academic life. (Photo by Scott Long) The Lion baseball team finished the season with 18 wins, 20 losses, and 2 tie games. Under head coach Mike Galloway the Lions faced eight teams ranked in the nation ' s top twenty, three being ranked in the top slot. (Photo by Scott Long) Robert Taylor looks for an open man to receive the ball in the semifinal game against Florida Southern. The Lions ended the season with a 21-10 slate and fourth place in the NCAA Division II National Tournament. I

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Flor-Ala photographer Lloyd Callman braved the heights of a 13-story high crane used in the construction of the new highrise First National Bank of Florence, to capture this view of downtown Florence. The UNA campus is located in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, a town with a population of about 35,500. Dr. Morris Massey, a noted motivational speaker, lectured on What You Are Isn ' t Necessarily What You Will Be to a crowd of around 400 in Norton Auditorium. Here Dr. Massey discusses with Lori Harre, Pam Donley and Donna Forsythe some aspects of his lecture during a reception held in his honor, sponsored by Phi Beta Lambda. A Quality Growth Workshop was hosted by the University of North Alabama. Sponsored by the UNA Geography Department, the Soil Conservation Service, Home Builders Association of Muscle Shoals, and the Tennessee Valley Authority, the , workshop emphasized economically and environmentally sound development practices. Examining a waste water treatment system for home are, from left, David Johnson, National Association of Home Builders, Washington, D.C.; Hershel Trimm, Birmingham developer; Fred Slover, Regional Planning Staff, TVA; and Dr. Bill Strong, Department of Geography, UNA. The final step for many students is the one when the graduating seniors receive their diploma. Last spring the University of North Alabama conducted its 107th spring commencement. There were over 476 prospective candidates for graduation. Ticket sales for basketball and football games became popular at UNA with both teams having an excellent season. Tickets for the UNA-California Riverside NCAA Divisibn II basketball game were sold out within two hours.

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The Lion football team began the season right with an explosive 36-0 victory over Middle Tennessee State. It was this dynamic force that propelled the team onto their Gulf South Conference title win and into the NCAA Division II semifinals. Intramural games are popular among the girls as well as the boys. Here Rice Hall plays the Baptist Student Union. When the intramural flag football season came to an end, LaCrange Hall had captured the women ' s division for the second year in a row with a 6-0 victory over the Bad Girls. In the men ' s division the Outlaws upended the defending champion P.E. Majors 19-8 for the title. Braiy Municipal Stadium was packed almost to its seating capacity of 14,000 at the homecoming football game against the University of Tennessee at Martin. Impressive features of the renovated stadium are its pressbox and elevator. Dr. Robert Guillot proudly cuts the ribbon at the open house ceremony held for the newly renovated Braly Municipal Stadium. On hand for the ribbon cutting are Executive Vice-President Roy S. Stevens, left, and UNA Head Football Coach Wayne Grubb. P SKfi r ' ' -