Published on October 17, 2007 at 7 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

Â鶹¹û¶³'s 2007 Homecoming court has been announced. Members were elected by vote of their respective classes in advance of Homecoming celebration this weekend (Oct. 19-21).

Court members and their hometowns are: freshmen Jenna Tanner, Hoover, and Hugh Smith, Columbia, Tenn; sophomores Elle Martin, Franklin, Tenn., and Alex Huguenard, Marietta, Ga.; and juniors Susan Macfarland, Winnetka, Ill., and Rocky Alling, Birmingham.

Senior class representatives are Christina Cesler, Cincinnati, Ohio; Ellen Donze, Birmingham; Mary Catherine Stone, Belden, Miss.; Jason Morales, Port Orange, Fla.; Cam Rogers, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and Nate Stenstrom, Evansville, Ind.

The Homecoming queen and honor escort will be announced at halftime of the Â鶹¹û¶³ football game against Austin Peay University on Saturday. Kickoff is 2 p.m. in Seibert Stadium.

A variety of Homecoming events will take place through Sunday, including an on-campus parade at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

Homewood mayor Barry McCulley will serve as parade grand marshal. This fall marks the 50th anniversary of Â鶹¹û¶³'s relocation from the East Lake area of Birmingham to suburban Homewood.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.