March 21, 2006

 LIVINGSTON, Ala.—The University of West Alabama National Alumni Association, in partnership with Meridian Coca-Cola Bottling Co., will sponsor the UWA/Coca-Cola Golf Tournament for Academic Excellence Saturday, April 1 at 1 p.m. at the Livingston Country Club. The $160 entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, a cocktail reception at the President’s Home and a steak dinner at the Bell Conference Center with Head Coach Bobby Wallace as the guest speaker.

“This two-man scramble is a wonderful time for alumni to catch up and enjoy a round of golf to benefit UWA,” said Rob McInturf, Director of Alumni Affairs. “We are especially excited to have Coach Wallace join us this year at the tournament and as the speaker at the steak dinner."

Coach Wallace, who took over the football program this week, comes to UWA with a variety of honors. He was named the GSC Coach of the Year three straight seasons from 1993-1995, while also being named the NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year during that same span. In 1997, he was named the first Division II Coach of the Quarter Century, before being inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

Individual tickets for the dinner are also available for $20. All proceeds from the two-man scramble and the dinner go to the academic scholarship funds in the Colleges of Business, Education, Liberal Arts, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and the Division of Nursing. For more information or to sign-up, contact the Office of Student Affairs at (205) 652-3581or db@uwa.edu.