Homecoming Court Announced at UA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The 2001 University of Alabama homecoming court was selected Tuesday, Oct. 30, in a general student election using Internet voting for the first time at UA.

The following students were chosen to be members of the homecoming court: Bridgette Fisher of Nashville, Tenn., Charel R. Hebert of Hoover, Carrie E. Patterson of Lexington, Ky., Andree Pickens of Houston, and Hill Ringland of Birmingham (35223).

The homecoming queen will be announced Friday, Nov. 2, at the UA pep rally beginning at 7 p.m. UA President Andrew Sorensen is scheduled to crown the queen during halftime of the homecoming football game between Alabama and Louisiana State University on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 2:30 p.m. in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

UA students voted on the queen and her court from a selection of 21 candidates. Some 4,500 students voted in the election – an increase of almost 50 percent from last year, noted Carl Bacon of the UA Office of the Dean of Students. Bacon attributed the increase in student participation to the ease of Internet voting.

Fisher, a senior majoring in special education, is a resident assistant in Harris Hall. She is vice president of the Student Council for Exceptional Children. She has been named to the Dean’s List and is a member of Phi Eta Sigma honor society. Fisher also is active in University Church ministry.

Hebert, a junior majoring in marketing, is a member of the Independent Voters Association, the National Council of Negro Women and the American Marketing Association. She is the Delta Sigma Theta historian and social chair. Hebert also volunteers with Turning Point.

Patterson, a junior majoring in public relations, serves as Kappa Alpha Theta’s rush chair. She is a member of the Public Relations Student Society of America. She has also been named a Corolla favorite.

Pickens, a senior majoring in biology, is a member of the UA gymnastics team. She has been a NCAA Champion and All-American. Pickens has been named to the Southeastern Conference Honor Roll. She is also the president of the Student Athlete Advisory Board and a member of Omicron Delta Kappa.

Ringland, a senior majoring in finance with a 4.0 (straight A) grade point average, serves as president of Kappa Delta. She is a member of the Anderson Society, XXXI and Mortar Board. Ringland also serves as treasurer of Blue Key.