Join the fun and catch the Blazer spirit with festivities including the famed Gurney Derby Competition, Hoops After Dark, the Homecoming parade and UAB Football vs. Louisiana Tech at Legion Field.

Isabella Mak of Dothan and Eli Ussery of Columbus, Georgia, have been named Mr. and Ms. UAB, and Lakshmi Subramani of Madison and Daniel Alejandro Mendoza of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, were named first alternates.

The 200-member-strong band is rehearsing its show of hit soundtrack tunes, “Hollywood,” for performances at UAB football games, exhibitions and parades. 

The winners of the Mr. and Ms. UAB Scholarship Competition, announced at the Hoops on the Haasephalt event, will each receive a $2,500 scholarship and serve as ambassadors of UAB in the coming year.

Sponsored by the UAB National Alumni Society, this tradition recognizes outstanding male and female students who have demonstrated scholastic achievement, leadership, involvement and overall enthusiasm.

Homecoming Week at UAB gets star-studded appearance.

The Blazers are set to celebrate all things green and gold with fun, festivities and football when UAB goes head to head with North Texas on Oct. 11 at Legion Field.

The Mr. and Ms. UAB Scholarship Competition, sponsored by the UAB National Alumni Society, awards two outstanding students $2,500 scholarships.

The Camille Armstrong Memorial Scholarship Step Show and UAB Homecoming committees will host the tournament.

The winners each receive a $2,500 scholarship and will represent UAB.

Recipients earn a $2,500 scholarship and serve as representatives of UAB; winners will be announced during the Homecoming game on Oct. 6.

A free comedy show, the annual Gurney Derby race and a parade led by mascots Blaze and Vulcan are among the Homecoming 2012 highlights at UAB.

Simbeck of Killen and Hossain of Gadsden will each receive $2,500 scholarships.

The UAB School of Dentistry won the Homecoming Week race for the second year in a row.