2005 Homecoming Court Announced at UA
October 26, 2005 - Filed under: Announcements | Tagged: Campus Life
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The 2005 University of Alabama homecoming court was selected in a general student election on Tuesday, Oct. 25.
The UA Homecoming Queen will be announced Friday, Oct. 28, at the UA pep rally beginning at 7 p.m. on the UA Quad. The queen will be crowned during halftime of the homecoming football game between Alabama and Utah State on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 2 p.m. in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Some 4,637 UA students voted in this year’s election.
The following students were chosen to be members of the homecoming court:
Marverly K. Nettles, a senior criminal justice major from Birmingham (zip code 35215), who is a member of the UA Women’s Basketball Varsity Team, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society.
Divya Patel, a senior accounting major from Enterprise, who is a member of XXXI, Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, president of the International Student Association and vice president of recruitment for the Alabama Panhellenic Association.
Mabry Poellnitz, a senior finance major from Tuscaloosa, who is a member of Order of Omega, president of Kappa Delta Sorority, a volunteer for Crossing Points, and recipient of the Marion Day Mullins Scholarship.
Jessica Joyce Thomas, a senior broadcast news and political science major from Birmingham (zip code 35214), who is an officer of XXXI, a member of the Capstone Men and Women, and an ASSCA Ambassador.
Sara-Catherine Thomason, a senior theater major from Cullman, who is past president of Alpha Psi Omega, a scholarship student in the department of theater and dance and an APO scholarship recipient.
In other homecoming events, winners of the Roll Tide Run, held Sunday, Oct. 23, include:
WOMEN: Linda Ward (49:21), Adelaide O’Neal (49:42), Frances O’Neal (50:16)
MEN: Brian McCarthy (33:16), Ed Freeman (40:42), Owen Bradley (40:53).
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.
CONTACT: Linda Hill or Corley Sartin, UA Media Relations, lhill@ur.ua.edu, 205/348-8325
SOURCE: Melissa Medlin, office of the dean of students, 205/348-6796, mmedlin@sa.ua.edu