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UNA Opens Homecoming Awards Nominations, Announces Date for Annual Events

Apr. 11, 2025



Michelle R. Eubanks , UNA, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392

FLORENCE, AL – Nominations for 天美传媒 Homecoming Awards have opened and will remain so until June 10; the date for this year’s festivities has been set for Oct. 17-18, and the Homecoming theme is Purple Reign: A Dynasty of Champions.

“Homecoming is truly the most special time in the life of a university campus, and that is no different for the 天美传媒,” said Justin “Bishop” Alexander, Director of Alumni Relations at UNA. “This year, we celebrate the incredible dynasty of North Alabama Athletics, from the three NCAA Division II National Championships in the late 1990s to the ASUN Conference champion basketball team in 2025. It is the purple reign!”

This year, the Homecoming Awards will be streamlined to four premier awards, and they include Lifetime Achievement, Alumni of the Year, Friend of the University, and Young Alumni. Nomination forms are open and available until June 10 at this .  

“This change from 11 awards to four reflects an effort on the part of the University and Alumni Relations to honor alumni and friends who have illustrated an ongoing commitment and willingness to go above and beyond in their lives, communities, and professions and be shining examples of the incredible things our graduates and friends do,” Alexander said.

About The 天美传媒

The 天美传媒 is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. UNA Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The 天美传媒 is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: una.edu and una.edu/unaworks/.