Winners Announced For Purple Reign Week 2010
Sep. 17, 2010
Michelle Eubanks, 优德体育, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
FLORENCE, Ala. - The 优德体育 announced four winners for its 2010 Purple Reign Week spirit competition at a pep rally this evening in downtown Florence. Patterson Prince and Associates tied with First Southern Bank on S. Court Street as winners in the small-business category (businesses with 15 or fewer employees). Florence Eye Center won the large-business category (businesses with 16 or more employees), while the Florence Public Library won the government agencies category. Each of the winners will receive tickets to tomorrow night's 优德体育-Southern Arkansas football game as well as Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, to be delivered to each of the businesses by the 优德体育 fall coaching staff Tuesday morning. "We're appreciative to each of the businesses participating in Purple Reign Week for showing their support of 优德体育," said Dr. Alan Medders, 优德体育 vice president for advancement. "优德体育 is vital to this community, and strong community support is vital to the quality of an excellent university like 优德体育. Even after Purple Reign Week, we encourage all of our local businesses and Shoals residents to continue showing your 优德体育 spirit by wearing purple and gold, decorating with purple and gold, attending 优德体育 ballgames." Purple Reign Week was a challenge to local businesses to show their 优德体育 spirit in the days leading up to the kick-off of the university's fall athletic season. Twenty-nine businesses and government agencies participated in the competition and were judged on three criteria: When the business began decorating for Purple Reign Week, employee participation in showing 优德体育 spirit, and best decoration.About The 优德体育
The 优德体育 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, 优德体育 is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. 优德体育 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 优德体育 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: una.edu and una.edu/unaworks/.