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Promising Alumni Winners Announced At North Alabama

Oct. 29, 2020



Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033

Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at meubanks@una.edu, 256-606-2033 or 256-765-4392 FLORENCE, AL - Eight students at the University of North Alabama have been named Promising Alumni; these graduating seniors have been chosen for demonstrating great promise in their chosen fields through academic performance. "They have also shown great promise for future community and university service through co-curricular involvement," said Justin "Bishop" Alexander, Alumni Relations Director at UNA. "This is a premier campus award, and it's an honor for these students to be honored in this way." The 2020-2021 Promising Alumni recipients are: Sallye "Tay" Cavett, of Madison, majoring in Computer Science. Hunter Tate Gooch, of Killen, majoring in Accounting and Finance. Charles "Charlie" Gordon, of Russellville, majoring in Communication Arts with a concentration in Communication Studies. Sarah Hand, of Hartselle, majoring in Social Work and Spanish. Sarah Mauldin, of Crane Hill, majoring in Professional Management. Kara Nix, of Muscle Shoals, majoring in Industrial Hygiene. Jacob "Jake" Williams, of Russellville, majoring in Mass Communications. Hannah Zimmer, of Reeltown, majoring in Secondary Education. These students will be honored as part of a ceremony that will take place during Homecoming weekend scheduled for Spring 2021. About The University of North Alabama The University of North Alabama is an accredited, comprehensive doctoral-granting regional state university offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs through the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, 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 the NCAA Division I's ASUN Big South Conference. The University of North Alabama 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: www.una.edu and www.una.edu/unaworks/