Winners Announced For Purple Reign Week 2010
Sep. 17, 2010
Michelle Eubanks, 海角社区, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
FLORENCE, Ala. - The 海角社区 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 海角社区-Southern Arkansas football game as well as Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, to be delivered to each of the businesses by the 海角社区 fall coaching staff Tuesday morning. "We're appreciative to each of the businesses participating in Purple Reign Week for showing their support of 海角社区," said Dr. Alan Medders, 海角社区 vice president for advancement. "海角社区 is vital to this community, and strong community support is vital to the quality of an excellent university like 海角社区. Even after Purple Reign Week, we encourage all of our local businesses and Shoals residents to continue showing your 海角社区 spirit by wearing purple and gold, decorating with purple and gold, attending 海角社区 ballgames." Purple Reign Week was a challenge to local businesses to show their 海角社区 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 海角社区 spirit, and best decoration.About The 海角社区
The 海角社区 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, 海角社区 is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. 海角社区 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 海角社区 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 .