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Una Geography Alumni Conference Held Oct. 2

Oct. 01, 2009



Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at media@love365cn.com, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033

FLORENCE, Ala. - The University of North Alabama will host its annual Geography Alumni Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Wesleyan Hall Auditorium.

The event is a professional conference that will include presentations from UNA geography professors as well as industry professionals and alumni from the UNA geography department. The conference will also include a business meeting for the department, where geography student scholarships will be discussed. The list of UNA alumni and faculty speakers includes: Chris Smith - President of the UNA Geography Alumni Association Ashley Peters - Alabama Department of Natural Resources Kevin White - KAYA Associates Ron Reding - SAIC Dr. Lisa Keys-Mathews - Associate professor of geography, UNA Dr. Bill Strong - Chair of the Department of Geography, UNA Alpan Risvanoglu - Ph.D. student at the University of South Carolina Dustin Ray - USACE Wil Karigomba - Instructor of geography, UNA Dr. Bill Cale - President, UNA

FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on the 2009 UNA Geography Alumni Conference, contact the Department of Geography at 256-765-4246.

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