Homecoming Court Announced at UA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The 2008 University of Alabama Homecoming Court was selected in a general student election held Tuesday, Oct. 28 on campus.

The following students were chosen to be members of the 2008 UA Homecoming Court:

  • Caroline Ball, an applied mathematics major from Glenview, Ill.
  • Patty Ann Green, a communication studies major from Columbus, Miss.
  • Caroline Gwaltney, a journalism major from Alexander City
  • Phillips Thomas, an international studies major from Anniston
  • Maegan Wrenn, an accounting major from Gadsden

The 2008 UA Homecoming Queen will be announced Friday, Oct. 31 during a pep rally beginning at 7 p.m. on the UA Quad. The queen will be crowned during halftime of the homecoming football game between Alabama and Arkansas State on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Some 4,627 UA students voted in this year’s election held in the Ferguson Student Center and at the Student Recreation Center. This year’s election showed around a 10 percent increase in voter turnout from the 2007 Homecoming Queen election.

Contact

Drew Wood or Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu