Olde Hornet
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Keep your eyes out for a big 18-wheeler tractor trailer wrapped with Alabama State University’s Mighty Marching Hornets branding rolling through your town or city across the nation very soon.
On Monday, October 1, the Coca-Cola Bottling Company United presented ASU with the tractor trailer during a news conference outside of the ASU Stadium. The truck will be used to move the Marching Hornets’ instruments to and from various venues, becoming another rolling billboard for ASU.
Joining President Quinton T. Ross, Jr. at the presentation were Jim Winkler, Coca-Cola representative; Col. (ret.) Gregory Clark, vice president for Institutional Advancement and executive director of the ASU Foundation; Dr. James Oliver, band director; Dr. Wendy Coleman, dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts; and other ASU faculty and staff.
“It’s a Great Time to be a Hornet. This is a statement to let you know that when the ‘best band in the land’ arrives anywhere, they will know that we are coming. We are so excited about this opportunity to display (our new truck)…This is a moving billboard, everyone. This is enrollment, everyone. A mobile billboard truck is a unique and eye-catching way to get information out to the student body and the larger community. People will know how to contact The Alabama State University, ‘Where History is Made.’ We are excited for our band, we are excited to display this awesome talent, and so excited about the collaborative partnership that came together to make all this possible,” Ross said.
Ross made it a point to thank everyone who was involved. “I want to thank Col. Clark for his visionary leadership along with Dr. James Oliver. This is all a part of a collaborative partnership with our Provost Office, and with all who love, live and work here at Alabama State University,” Ross said.