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Columns::October 14, 2002
Celebration of life: Memorial service for Eugene Odum scheduled for Oct. 16
UGA, consortium dedicate beamline at Argonne National Laboratory
President names search committee to identify candidates for provost
Taste of college life
Divergent paths
Vet med professor endures ‘trying’ times to complete his education
Retirees
Kudos
Review, revise, revisions
The world’s a classroom
Campus News
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| From right: Amanda Jones, Jessica Hansel and Sarah Cherry fought the wind to hang a homecoming poster last year at the Tate Student Center. (Photo by Peter Frey) |
Always and forever
Annual reunion celebrates good times, homecoming
By Larry B. Dendy
ldendy@uga.edu
There’ll be hypnotism and hip hop for students, reunions and recognition for grads, and football and fun for all when the university celebrates Homecoming Oct. 14-19.
“Always Good Times, Always Homecoming” is the theme of this year’s festivities, sponsored by the University  Union’s Special Events Committee and the UGA Alumni Association.
Highlights of the celebration include performances by hypnotist Tom DeLuca and the hip hop group Outkast, the Homecoming Parade through downtown Athens, the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen at the Georgia-Vanderbilt football game, and events sponsored by several schools and colleges.
The Alumni Association’s annual awards luncheon honoring outstanding alumni and faculty will be part of Homecoming this year, and the Red & Black student newspaper will show off its new building.
The fun begins with a Homecoming kickoff Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Tate Student Center plaza. That evening, DeLuca, whose appearances have become a Homecoming staple, will perform at 8 p.m. in the Ramsey Student Center volleyball arena.
“Beach Bash and Dawg Food” will be held Oct. 15 on the Brumby Hall lawn from 4 to 7 p.m. Athens eateries will provide free food, and there will be carnival games and contests.
A “Dawg Rally” Oct. 17 from 5 to 9 p.m. on Legion Field will include music by the UGA Pep Band and appearances by head football coach Mark Richt, football players and cheerleaders.
On Oct. 18, the Alumni Association will honor outstanding alumni and faculty members at an awards luncheon at noon at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. The association will present its Alumni Merit Award to Daniel P. Amos and William Randy Jones, and its Faculty Service Award to Richard Reiff, Sylvia Hutchinson and Michael Dirr. The Friend of UGA Award will be presented to Rebecca Paul, president of the Georgia Lottery Corp.
The alumni award recognizes UGA alumni for extraordinary contributions to their alma mater. Amos, the president and CEO of AFLAC, received a bachelor’s degree in business in 1973. Jones, CEO of Capitol Publishing Limited and founder of Worth magazine, received a journalism degree in 1977.
The Faculty Service Award recognizes active or retired faculty and staff members for dedicated service to the university and exceptional professional achievement. Hutchinson retired this year from the College of Education as the Aderhold Distinguished Professor, and was also a professor in the Institute of Higher Education. Reiff retired this year as executive director of the Office of International Education and had also served as director of the Office of International Services and Programs. Dirr is professor of horticulture in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
The Redcoat Band will lead the Homecoming Parade through downtown Athens Oct. 18 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The grand marshal will be David Jacobs, a defensive guard who had to quit playing football and leave school last year when he had a sudden stroke in mid-season. Following intensive rehabilitation, Jacobs has returned to school. He is a student assistant for strength and conditioning in the athletic department and is a volunteer football coach at an Athens middle school.
Riding with Jacobs will be Mark Christensen, a training room assistant on the athletic training and sports medicine staff. Christensen, who suffers from cerebral palsy, has been chosen Fan of the Year by the Football Letterman’s Club and has been a member of the Shepherd Spinal Center’s soccer team for athletes in wheelchairs.
At 8 p.m, Outkast will perform at the Homecoming Concert in Stegeman Coliseum. Sponsored by the student activities department, the concert is open to the public. Tickets, ranging from $15 to $25 for students and $30-$40 for non-students, are on sale at the Tate Student Center ticket window.
Five male and five female students are vying for the title of Homecoming King and Queen. Students will cast votes throughout the week on the OASIS computer system, and the winners will be crowned during halftime of the Georgia-Vanderbilt football game Oct. 19 in Sanford Stadium. The game will be telecast by Jefferson Pilot with kickoff at 12:30 p.m.
Alumni who worked on the Red & Black are invited to an open house at the paper’s new building on Baxter Street Oct. 19. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude two hours after the end of the football game. In addition to tours of the 10,000-square-foot building, the open house will include tailgate fare and television sets showing the football game. |
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