November 1 , 2006

UM Homecoming and Parents Weekend

There was something for everyone Oct. 27-28 at the University of Mobile as current students, alumni, faculty and staff, and their families and friends gathered for UM’s Homecoming and Parents Weekend. Michelle Drashman, director of alumni and parent relations, called the weekend “our widest attended and most entertaining homecoming event to-date!”

During UM’s Homecoming and Parents Weekend, students from North Hall take a break from Dorm Warz,
a relay-style competition for residential students. Pictured left to right are Bethany Luzader,
Mary Carlisle, Stephanie Archer, Jessica Williams and Lacy Wade.

Matt Scott, far left, and Neesha Roberts, far right, stand with University of Mobile President Dr. Mark Foley after being named UM's 2006 Homecoming King and Queen.

Activities included concerts by The Michael Warren Band, Eliot Morris, Jason Morant, Lift, and Seraph; a soccer game featuring a victory by the Lady Rams over the Spring Hill Badgers; a fish and shrimp fry; special events for alumni, including an Alumni Choir performance; an SGA reunion; special events for parents, including a meet-and-greet with professors; and a big Fall Carnival featuring laser tag, a bungee run, inflatable jousting, a dunking booth, a triple sports cage and much more.

Matt Scott of Hoover, Ala., and Neesha Roberts of Anniston, Ala., were crowned the University of Mobile’s Homecoming King and Queen prior to the concert featuring Jason Morant, Lift, and Seraph on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m..

Other members of the university’s homecoming court included:

Senior Court — Anna Aswell of Carbon Hill, Ala.; Arrie Flowers of Longmont, Colo.; Brandy Goins of Chickasaw, Ala.; Lindsey Lunsford of Daphne, Ala.; Daniel Atkins of Demopolis, Ala.; Drew Braden of Montgomery, Ala.; Josh Hornady of Monroeville, Ala.; Jordan Squires of Semmes, Ala..

Junior Court — Kourtney Campbell of Creola, Ala.; Nikki Ellis of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Amanda Green of Birmingham, Ala.; Alanna Huckabee of Thomasville, Ala.

Two class gift checks for scholarship funds were also presented to UM President Dr. Mark Foley during the weekend. The first, a $5,400 check, was from the charter class of 1967 in support of their scholarship fund. The second, a $41,770 check, was from overall alumni giving toward the annual scholarship fund for the past year.