Owen Named UA NAA Vice President

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Rebecca Freeman Owen of Gadsden has been named vice president for District 2 of The University of Alabama National Alumni Association for 2006-2007.

A 1979 UA graduate, Owen has been highly involved the in UA Alumni Association, serving on the activities, recruitment, and scholarship committee as well as Gadsden chapter president.

Owen is also a member of the Gadsden Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Arts Council and she volunteers on local school board committees.

Owen and her husband, Philip, have two daughters: Anna Katherine, a freshman at the University, and Mary Claire, 15.

The UA National Alumni Association is divided into 16 districts within Alabama and six regions outside the state. Each is represented by a vice president who serves on the NAA Executive Committee and makes decisions concerning the organization and funding of a variety of programs and events to benefit alumni, students and the University. The National Alumni Association supports UA through the combined efforts of its volunteer leadership, the alumni staff and more than 29,000 active members.