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

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ii-tsa Seniors A.MY.M.DR1DGE Glen .Mien Professional Getigraphy GREG .UEXANDER Sawnnah. Teiin. Mirketing SCOTT AUGUSTIN Loretto, Tenn. Managemeni PM1EU R 1LEY Florence Accounting DAVID S.BARNARD Florence Markci -u MONiaBARKh - RogersMiif Elemenian- Education AUCER RREn Florence Social Xork WENDY B. RTIG Hunisville Health and Recreaiinn U ider coinstriACtioyi Temporary inconveniences mean lasting benefits Campus building renovations wliicli took place this summer have been com- pleted on schedule and within budget according to the university building main- tenance department. Clyde Beaver, direc- tor of Physical Plant and Building Maintenance, said the $1.3 million reno- vation project encompasses several build- ings on campus. Among the most noticeable of the changes, according to Beaver, were the new roofs of five university buildings. Keller and Wesleyan Halls both received new slate roofs; Bibb Graves, Kilby School, and the Math Building (which have flat roofs) were also resurfaced. Beaver said that several noticeable ren- ovations were done to the dormitories on campus. Included in the changes, new car- peting was added to areas in Rice, LaGrange, and Rivers Halls. The bath and shower facilities on the fifth and sixth floors of Rivers Hall were renovated, and the fifth floor rooms and hallways of Rivers were repainted. The Towers Cafeteria, the dining facility for resident students, also saw some changes. Beaver said that a new self-ser- 26 fMu« vice beverage island was installed over the summer, and the facility ' s aging dish washing machine was replaced. Beaver added that Norton Auditorium also received a few renovations, including a new cyclorama (a backdrop curtain for the stage), a water cooling tower for the facili- ty ' s air conditioning system, and a mod- ernization of the auditorium ' s organ. In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, Beaver said that a handi- capped chair lift, similar to the one in Bibb Graves, was installed in the Communications Building. The new lift gave greater access to that building ' s sec- ond floor. Beaver also said that the air condition- ing units in the Art and Music buildings as well as those in Keller and Powers Hall, were reconditioned and reinstalled to pro- vide the occupants of those buildings with greater comfort, and to make sure the machines were operating at maximum efficiency. Several other buildings, including the President ' s Home, Keller Hall, and the Communications Building, received a gen- eral cleaning, regrouting, and water- proofing as a preventive maintenance measure Beaver said. Beaver also said that a conduit system for a new fiber optic network was laid underground this summer. These conduits will house fiber optic cables connecting computer lines and other communications devices throughout the campus. Visitors to the Guillot University Center noticed new offices constructed in the cen- ter this summer to house the new Entertainment Industry Center. The new center was designed to support all educa- tional programs dealing with any aspect of the professional entertainment industry. Also included in the GUC was a newly remodeled bookstore. The bookstore received new lighting, shelves, and carpet as a part of its renovations. The budget for the renovations this summer was provided by the university bond issue last December Beaver said. Some [projects] came in over [budget], and some came in under, but for the most part all work done on campus this sum- mer stayed within the budgeted amount, Beaver said. -Derek Brown

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Ashley Balch gets a jump on registration at a SOAR (Summer Orientation and Registration) session. Balch is a freshman from Decatur. Photo by Shannon Wells. e ' ve all got places to go and things to do, and right here is where all of our paths converge. And the going ' s easier because we don ' t go it alone. There ' s always some- one there to cheer us on when we excel or pick us up when we fall. We share a common expe- rience while we chart our own courses. A normally busy area of front of Collier Library This, the first real snow came in early March. Wayne Sides. the lawn in falls quiet. of the year. Photo by Lynn Simpson, a senior elementary education major, brings her musical talents to her student teaching assignment at Kilby School. Photo by Shannon Wells. nuf ' i 25

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Seniors e- o fe CAROL ANN BECKER L J Hunbville H l English ' «« H | JOHN M. BENSON f H Florence ' 1 Social Work 1 STELIA BERRY Shcfncld k- ! S(xial VI rjrk ■i Q H S.V LV TI W BLACK ' ' y l Athens Hi Nursing 1 JULIE BLACKBURN s ■ Hance ille m Administrative Office Services J JH CWDEEBIACKMON fl Hanselle ■ Marketing JUIJEBLACKWELL Tuscumbia 1 Human Environmental Sciences Ed. v ::-....- J DEBRABOLEY iL T- ri J Hamilton iUlj i,- ' l Accounting Hard at work in the hot summer sun, workmen lay a new slate roof atop Keller Hall. Wesleyan Hall, Bibb Graves, Kilby School, and the Mathematics Building received new roofs over the summer. These were just a few of the major renovations that took place across campus. Photo by Shannon Wells. As a part of the university ' s move into the future, the campus was uprooted in order to lay the mass of fiber optic cables necessary to connect all of the computers in each building. This workman hammers in a trench outside of married student housing. Photo by John Cahoon. C Ou-icj 27