Akalonu, Smith Crowned Una Homecoming King And Queen
Oct. 02, 2010
Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
FLORENCE, Ala. - Ralph Akalonu and Cierra Smith were crowned the ӣ's 2010 Homecoming King and Queen this evening at Braly Municipal Stadium. The coronation ceremony was held during pre-game activities before the UNA-Arkansas Tech Homecoming game. Akalonu, a junior biology major from Lagos, Nigeria, is UNA's Student Government Association vice president for Senate, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha and circulation manager for The Flor-Ala campus newspaper. Smith, a junior accounting major from Huntsville, is Student Government Association vice president for University Program Council, president of the Black Student Alliance and a member of Delta Sigma Theta. Other members of the 2010 UNA Homecoming Court include Breann Boughton, of Killen; Erin Dulaney, of Vinemont; Lindsay Parker, of Huntsville; Jennifer Wiley, of Wharton, N.J.; Bo Bailey, of Birmingham; Cory Hamilton, of Warrior; Chase Hutcheson, of Phil Campbell; and Justin Woljevach, of Cullman.About The ӣ
The ӣ is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. UNA Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The ӣ is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: and .