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

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eo-er Seniors KRlSTl- COOPER MIchic, Tenn. Nursing KELLY COPELAND Tuscumbia Fashion Merchandising ANITA CORNEUUS Connth, Miss. Elemeniar ' Education LORI SUZANNE COTTRELL Lexington Computer Information Svstenis, Management W ILLIAM EVAN COUCH Cherokee Secondan ' Education. Sociiii Science VilLLLAM CHRIS CR. FT .Muscle Shoals Professional Geography 0 ' NTHL ' CROOKS! lANK Holieinv.ikl. Tenn MEU.NDAi Kl MI ' ION Computer information Svstenis zJtS ayi ho hi OKI Recognition given to top students, staff A French professor born in Mobile, a female senior from Florence and a male senior from Killen received the outstand- ing service, and university woman and man of the year awards, respectively, at the university ' s Honors Night ceremonies on April 20. Dr. Max Dillon Gartman, the head of the Department of Foreign Languages since 1982, was surprised not only by the outstanding service award but also the appearance of his entire family at the ban- quet which recognizes an outstanding employee and the top students at the mstitution. A Mobile native and a Phi Kappa Phi scholar, Gartman was called a living defi- nition of the modern Renaissance man. A member of the Omicron Delta Kappa hon- orary leadership society, he received a B.A. degree from Samford University and M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Alabama. He did postdoctoral work at the University de Nice in France. Not only has he established himself as a major figure in the classroom, he has also proven himself through unselfish par- ticipation in campus and community activities, said University Program Council vice president Eric Berryman, of Florence. Gartman is the faculty adviser to the Alabama Nu chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, a member of the Alabama Humanities Foundation board and minister of music at Woodmont Baptist Church in Florence. Maria Claudia Henao, of Florence, was named the University Woman of the Year. The co-captain of the UNA Ambassador Golden Girls, she was also named to the UNA Hall of Fame. Henao received senior academic awards for hav- ing the highest grade point average of the graduating seniors majoring in commer- cial French and commercial Spanish. The Panhellenic Council presented her with an outstanding member award. Student Government Association trea- surer Jerry Craig Lewis, of Killen, was named University Man of the Year and inducted into the UNA Hall of Fame. The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity named Lewis as their outstanding member of the year. James Marty Gray, of Rogersville, and Laura Virginia Gray, of Scottsboro, were also inducted into the UNA Hall of Fame. Laura Gray was named the most outstand- ing member of Alpha Gamma Delta. Undergraduate service awards went to Jennifer Collin Dicken, of Athens; Russ Alan Edwards, Huntsville; Lia Suzette Pope, Decatur; and Hannah Leigh Woodard, Cullman. Woodard was named rookie of the year among the Golden Girls and Ambassadors. Edwards and Dicken received outstanding member awards from the Spanish Club and Alpha Delta Pi, respectively. Senior Kristy Hunter Holdbrooks, of Haleyville, juniors Joseph Wayne Hanson, Florence, and Dortha Moser Clemmons, Florence, and sophomores Amanda Lee Hughes, Courtland, and Amy Michele Beavers, Lexington, were given Phi Kappa Phi awards. The latter four were recog- nized for having perfect 4.0 grade point averages. Holdbrooks, who had a 3.98 GPA, received the top academic award among senior general biology majors. The Willingham Award, given in mem- ory of the late State Normal School (UNA) president Henry J. Willingham, was pre- sented to Lisa Albright Knight, of 30 eta

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Seniors ew-De MAKV CURTIS l-li)rciKc Criminal Justice and StxkAofff ANUY WAYNE DAVIS Florence Mathematics and Music Education MAURY DAMS Hance ' ille Marketing T.MJmw DAVIS Pulaski, Tenn. Finance •n-sON DAVIS Hnicnic I ' iii.ini c w i;sl.f■: da ' Is Fi( irem t.- Miis M.I.- l) sON TiAwiCrccu Political Science . I.E.X DeJARNETT Birmingham Ptiliiical Science fuscumbia. Other Golden Girl Ambassador awards vere given to Jonathan Patrick Key Ambassador of the Year), of Madison; (imberly Ann Weems (Golden Girl of the I ' ear), Decatur; Rebecca Bell Mitchell rookie of the year), Tuscumbia; and ennifer Kimbrough Sellers (president ' s jward for academic excellence), Florence. JVeems vi as given a senior academic award for mathematic majors. Zeta Tau Ipha picked Sellers as its outstanding Tiember. The second John C. Martin Leadership scholarship was awarded to Ryan Geoffrey Brake, a sophomore from Birmingham. A lative of Wintersville, Ohio, the late Vlartin was the director of student activi- ;ies at UNA from 1 974 to 1 984. Rather than giving prepared remarks, JNA President Robert L. Potts eulogized 21-year-old Michael Gist of Killen, who ad died in an auto accident on April 15. Potts said Gist ' s death reminded him of the preciousness of life and challenged the audience of students and their fami- lies to make the most of their opportuni- ties in life. Gist, who graduated from Brooks High School, was an accounting major and the son of Glen and Margie Gist. (Continued on page 32) Tops at UNA. Two seniors and a faculty nnember were recognized as leaders during honors night artivities. Craig Lewis was selected University Man of the Year. Claudia Henao was named University Woman of the Year. Dr Max Gartman, head of the Department of Foreign Languages, was presented the outstanding service award for his many contributions to campus and community life. Photo by Larry Akers. 6tJU U S