2008 SOAR Counselors
Name: Erika Odell, Head SOAR Counselor
Classification: Senior
Hometown: Tuscumbia
Major: Broadcast Journalism
What do you like best about UNA?
I really love the small, personal atmosphere. The campus is beautiful, and the people are very friendly and always willing to help with anything I need!
Personal Quote: "Only one life, Twill soon be past; Only what's done for Christ will last."
Name: Patrick Darwin
Classification: Senior
Hometown: Hazel Green
Major: Business Education
What do you like best about UNA?
The thing I like best about UNA is the small environment. It really gave me a chance to make a name for myself. It also helped me build personal relationships with faculty and staff as well as fellow students.
Personal Quote: "Always be proud of who you are and where you came from."
Name: Nathan Graham
Classification: Freshman
Hometown:: Gardendale, AL
Major: Marketing
What do you like best about UNA?
There is always something to do and be involved with. UNA offers many opportunities to get involved and do good things.
Personal Quote: "Persistence, nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not, nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not. Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and will solve the problems of the human race." - Calvin Coolidge
Name: Grace Ann Coburn
Classification: Junior
Hometown:: Florence (Central)
Major: Elementary Education
What do you like best about UNA?
At UNA you are not a number but a student. You have the opportunity to make a difference and get involved.
Personal Quote: "Life is not measured by the breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away."
Name: Lakedra K. Armstead
Classification: Sophomore
Hometown:: Florence
Major: Political Science
What do you like best about UNA?
The atmosphere is great at UNA. It is almost like we are all one big, happy family. We all love each other; especially the faculty and staff. They truly care about the students and our success in college.
Personal Quote: "Rejoice and be exceedingly glad... for great is your reward in heaven" Matthew 5:12
Name: Scotty Rainwater
Classification: Senior
Hometown:: Guntersville, AL
Major: Public Communication
What do you like best about UNA?
UNA has a small town feel with all the opportunities of a big university.
Personal Quote: "To be who we are and to become what we are capable of becoming is the only end to life." - Robert Louis Stephenson
Name: Matthew Van Ormer
Classification: Junior
Hometown:: Cullman
Major: Nursing
What do you like best about UNA?
The campus is small enough to be personable and encourage involvement, yet large enough to offer everything a larger campus does.
Personal Quote: "I believe in Christianity like I believe in in the sun; not because I see it but because by it, I can see everything." -C.S. Lewis
Name: Bethany Oliver
Classification: Sophomore
Hometown:: Muscle Shoals, AL
Major: Exercise Science
Minor: Biology
What do you like best about UNA?
Even though my home is only ten minutes away, UNA has become my second home. There's nothing that I don't like about this university.
Personal Quote: "Persistence. It's not how heavy the load is. It's how you carry it."
Name: Drew Henderson
Classification: Senior
Hometown:: West Point, AL
Major: Exercise Science
What do you like best about UNA?
North Alabama is a large university with a small town feel unlike other universities that I have visited. I love UNA because it has given me the opportunity to be a part of many organizations on campus.
Personal Quote: "There's no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends" -John 15:13
Name: Anna Kerr
Classification: Junior
Hometown:: New Hope, AL
Major: Nursing
What do you like best about UNA?
I'm from a small town; when I came to UNA I got that small town feeling. I felt right at home with the friendly faces. Also I love the fact that I see a new face everyday. The list goes on and on.
Personal Quote:
Name: Allison Holt
Classification: Junior
Hometown:: Florence, AL
Major: Marketing
What do you like best about UNA?
There is always something to do at UNA. Whether it be Step Sing or Spring Fling, UNA is full of fun.
Personal Quote: "Life's a garden, dig it!" -Joe Dirt
Name: Brandon Dingler
Classification: Senior
Hometown:: Cullman, AL
Major: Secondary Education - Social Science
What do you like best about UNA?
Small town feel with a big college atmosphere.
Personal Quote: "Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield."
Name: Genliscia Edwards
Classification: Sophomore
Hometown:: Mobile, AL
Major: Computer Science
What do you like best about UNA?
I love the people. Everyone is willing to help you in anyway possible and your success is their main interest.
Personal Quote: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." -Philippians 4:16
Name: Allison Vernon
Classification: Senior
Hometown:: Scottsboro
Major: Elementary Education
What do you like best about UNA?
The friendly faculty and helpful staff.
Personal Quote: It's never too late to become the person you always wanted to be. - George Elliot
At some point you have to make a decision. Boundaries don't keep other people out; the fence you in. Life is messy. That's how we're made. So you can waste your lives drawing lines, or you can live your life crossing them. -Meredith Grey
