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UWA dedicates Wallace Conference Room--The
University of West Alabama recently dedicated the
Sharon and Bobby Wallace Conference Room in the
Julia Tutwiler Library, named in honor of the head
football coach and his wife in recognition of their
$25,000 gift to “The University We Will Be” campaign
for UWA.
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UWA plans memorial service for Dr. David W. Bowen--The
University of West Alabama will hold a memorial
service for Dr. David W. Bowen, former professor and
chairman of the UWA Department of History and Social
Sciences, Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. in the Bell
Conference Center.
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Tigers celebrate College Colors Day--The
University of West Alabama is proud to participate
in National College Colors Day 2008 to be held
Friday, Aug. 29. The fourth annual nationwide event
promotes the traditions and spirit of UWA by
encouraging faculty, staff, students, alumni and
fans to wear Red and White.
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 UWA
begins preparation for Belhaven College--The
University of West Alabama football team prepares
for its 2008 season opener on Saturday, Aug. 30, as
the Tigers host Belhaven College at 7:00 p.m. in
Tiger Stadium.
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Squad tops Red in UWA volleyball scrimmage--Entering
the final week of pre-season practices, West Alabama
head coach Nathan Baker put his volleyball Tigers
through an intra-squad scrimmage on Saturday
afternoon at Pruitt Hall.
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| Greater Montgomery Area Alumni dinner--UWA's
Greater
Montgomery Area Alumni Chapter will hold its summer
event Thursday, Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at The Ox Yoke
Steakhouse and Grill, located at 931 U.S. Highway
231 in Wetumpka. President Richard D. Holland will
serve as guest speaker. The chapter includes members
from Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes and Montgomery
counties. A tax deductible contribution of $15 per
person or $20 per family will go to UWA’s Greater
Montgomery Area Scholarship Fund. For more
information or to RSVP, please contact the UWA
Alumni Office at 1-800-621-7742 or
tstone@uwa.edu.
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| Sumter County Alumni tailgate--The
Sumter County Alumni Chapter will kick-off the 2008
football season with a tailgate party Saturday, Aug.
30, prior to the UWA-Belhaven College season opener.
The social, which features food, friends and fun, begins
at 5 p.m. at the President’s Home on the UWA campus.
All UWA alumni and friends are invited to attend. A
tax deductible contribution of $15 per person or $25
per family will go to UWA’s Sumter County Alumni
Scholarship Fund. To get involved with the Sumter
County Alumni Chapter, contact the UWA Alumni Office
at 205-652-3852 or
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| Marengo County Alumni social--The
Marengo County Alumni Chapter will hold its fall
kick-off social and meeting Tuesday, Sept. 2 at the
Demopolis Country Club. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
will be served beginning at 6 p.m., with the meeting
to follow. President Richard D. Holland will serve
as guest speaker. All local UWA alumni and friends
are invited to attend. A tax deductible contribution
of $15 per person or $20 per family will go to UWA’s
Marengo County Alumni Scholarship Fund. For more
information or to RSVP, please contact the UWA
Alumni Office at 1-800-621-7742 or
tstone@uwa.edu.
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- Aug. 27--Memorial
service for Dr. David W. Bowen. 2 p.m. in the Bell
Conference Center.
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- August 28--Greater Montgomery
Area Alumni Chapter dinner. 6:30 p.m. at Ox Yoke
Steakhouse and Grill, located at 931 U.S.
Highway 231 in Wetumpka. For more information, please contact the UWA
Alumni Office at 205-652-3852.
- Pep rally featuring Coach
Bobby Wallace, football team, Scarlet Band from
Tigerland, cheerleaders and Luie. 7 p.m. in
Pruitt Gym.
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- Aug. 29--Sorority Bid
Day. 4 p.m. on Webb Hall steps.
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- Aug. 30--Sumter County
Alumni Chapter tailgate. 5-6:30 p.m. at the
President's Home.
- Tigers kick-off football
season against
Belhaven College. 7 p.m. at Tiger Stadium.
Listen online at
www.athletics.uwa.edu.
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- Sept. 1--UWA closed for
Labor Day holiday.
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- Sept. 2--Marengo
County Alumni Chapter social and meeting. 6 p.m. at
the Demopolis Country Club. For more information, please contact the UWA
Alumni Office at 205-652-3852.
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- Sept. 4--Volleyball
against Arkansas-Monticello. 5 p.m. in Pruitt
Gym.
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- Sept. 6--Football at
Harding. Kick-off at 6 p.m. in Searcy, Ark.
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