Union Homecoming set for Oct. 21-26

Union University’s annual Homecoming celebration will take place on campus Oct. 21-26, with a full slate of activities for current students and alumni.

Among the week’s key events:

• A community prayer breakfast Oct. 25 from 6:45-7:45 a.m. in the Carl Grant Events Center. The breakfast is free, but reservations are required.

• The annual Buster Bowl football game, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Liberty Tech High School, with a pregame tailgate party beginning at 6 p.m.

• The annual Campus and Community: A Day of Remembrance and Service on Oct. 22. Union cancels classes for the day so students, faculty and staff can participate in dozens of service projects in the Jackson community.

• Women’s volleyball games against Valdosta State University at 6 p.m. on Oct. 25 and against the University of West Florida at 11 a.m. on Oct. 26.

• Women’s basketball game against the University of Tennessee Southern at 4 p.m. on Oct. 26, with the Homecoming court announced at halftime.

• Men’s basketball game against Cumberland University at 6 p.m. on Oct. 26, with the Homecoming Cup winner announced at halftime.

• Blank Slate Improv show on Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. in the W.D. Powell Theatre. Tickets are $3.

In addition, the Meritorious Service Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 25 in the Carl Grant Events Center will honor 18 Union alumni and friends for outstanding achievements in their respective fields. Award winners include:

• Alumnus of the Year: Jeff Perkins

• Young Alumnus of the Year: Hannah Daniel

• Young Alumnus of the Year: Katy Restum

• Family Legacy Award: Richard Lewelling

• Robert E. Craig Service Award: Larry and Betty Standridge

• Lest We Forget Award: Lisa Rogers

• G.M. Savage Legacy Award: Sandra Williams

• Distinguished Achievement Award in Health Care: Denese Shumaker

• Distinguished Achievement Award in Arts and Media: Dusty Doddridge

• Distinguished Achievement Award in Humanities: David Clark

• Distinguished Achievement Award in Business: Chris Allison

• Distinguished Achievement Award in Church Ministry: Shawn Parker

• Distinguished Achievement Award in Research Sciences: Jennifer Carson

• Distinguished Achievement Award in Education: Bob Sparks

• Distinguished Achievement Award in Sports: Andy Rushing

• Distinguished Achievement Award in Government and Public Service: George Boyte

• Distinguished Achievement Award in Not-for-Profit: Jo Ann Reyes

Reservations for the awards banquet are $20, and the deadline is Oct. 22.

For a complete Homecoming schedule, and to make reservations for the awards banquet and the prayer breakfast, visit uu.edu/events/homecoming.