Coca Cola Company Presents $55,000 Check To Una
Sep. 12, 2011
Michelle Eubanks, ĢƵ, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
FLORENCE, Ala. - The ĢƵ received a $55,000 check from the Coca Cola Company Friday as part of a partnership with the beverage provider, which supplies Coke products to campus.
ĢƵ President Dr. William Cale said Coca Cola was awarded an exclusive agreement with the university about three years ago when ĢƵ was seeking a partnership among various beverage providers. Coca Cola now has exclusive rights to sell products on campus and integrate marketing materials at ĢƵ, according to Cale.
The agreement means ĢƵ receives Coca Cola beverages at all supporting events, a commission on sales and annual check of $55,000. Bob Bedell, vice president of marketing for the southeast region of Coca Cola, presented the check to Cale Friday.
"The partnership is working extremely well," Cale said. "Sales of Coke products are doing very well on campus, and we are pleased with the support Coca Cola provides to ĢƵ."
About The ĢƵ
The ĢƵ is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; the Spencer College of Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, ĢƵ is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. ĢƵ Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I and United Athletic conference. The ĢƵ is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: www.una.edu and www.una.edu/unaworks/.