Regions 'Drafts' Athletes for Fall 2005 Small Business Salutes.BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Regions Bank (part of Regions Financial Corporation, (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :RF)) has drafted its third class of Southeastern Conference entrepreneur-athletes for the bank's now-annual fall "Small Business Salute" advertising campaign. Regions has a long-time relationship with the Southeastern Conference as a proud corporate partner and the Official Bank of the SEC. The campaign - which highlights former Southeastern Conference athletes who are now successful small business owners - also showcases Regions' consistent annual ranking by the U.S. Small Business Administration as one of the nation's top small business-friendly financial services providers. "At Regions, we admire the qualities of athletes who strive to become champions, and we recognize that small business is the lifeblood of American commerce," said Regions Chief Marketing Officer Andrew Rosen. "That is why our fall 'Small Business Salutes' are so important. "We designed the campaign to honor athletes for having the confidence to achieve success in both sports and the business world, and to communicate the Regions focus on small business to our customers and communities," Rosen said. One candidate from each SEC school is represented in this year's class of honorees, which consists of: Bob Baumhower, football, The University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as 'Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama System. , Wings Sports Grill; Jim Grizzle grizzle a bluish-gray or iron-gray coat color in dogs, consisting of a mixture of black and white hairs. In canaries, it describes light, grayish markings on the head, body, wings or tail. , football, The University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used , Jim Grizzle Tire Company; Charles Rogers Trotman, football, Auburn University, The Trotman Company; Scott Trimble, football, The University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. , Trimble Logistics Companies Inc.; Mitch Frix, football, The University of Georgia Organization The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. , Associates in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Art Still, football, The University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. , ABS Support Services/ABS Construction Services; Willie Teal, football, Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. , Teal Office Products Inc.; Sean Tuohy, basketball, The University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1848, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford and three branch campuses located in Booneville, Tupelo, and Southaven. , RGT RGT Right RGT Register(ed) Gross Tonnage RGT Regiment RGT Reliability Growth Testing RGT Remote Ground Terminal RGT Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator RGT Rich Guy's Telescope RGT Requirements Growth Testing Management; Artie Cosby, football, Mississippi State University Mississippi State University, at Mississippi State, near Starkville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1878 as an agricultural and mechanical college, opened 1880. From 1932 to 1958 it was known as Mississippi State College. , Cemco Inc.; Ryan Brewer, football, The University of South Carolina
• • , Ryan Brewer Enterprises; Darwin Walker, football, The University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. , Progressive Engineering Group LLC; and father and son John Rich and Tate Rich, baseball (John) and football (both), Vanderbilt University, Delta Coals. The campaign is scheduled to run during the televised broadcasts of the Jefferson Pilot Sports Network SEC Game of the Week each Saturday this fall; it will also air in Top 50 radio markets across the South throughout the college football season. The ads will be presented in a 20-second video format designed to simulate the look of a broadcast on a Jumbo-Tron in a collegiate football stadium. Images of the honorees will play on the screen as voice-overs recount their achievements in SEC sports and salute them for their continuing successes in the business world. In addition to this year's class, Regions will also recognize past Small Business Salute honorees in the "Regions Small Business Salute Hall of Fame." The Small Business Salute Classes of 2003 and 2004 will be featured on the Regions sports partnership Web page at www.regions.com as the fall football season progresses. This site also offers information on Regions' other sports marketing efforts, including athletic sponsorships with the Sun Belt Conference and several individual universities across the bank's 15-state footprint in the South, Midwest and Texas. Regions also supports Southeastern Conference fans with the SEC Football Travel Planner. If football fans are not content to sit home and watch the big game on television, they can visit www.secroadtripplanner.com before hitting the road to their SEC destination. The Web site, featured during the Jefferson Pilot SEC Game of the Week broadcast, features information about each of the conference's 12 school towns and football venues. Information on the site includes directions to the town, a map of the stadium and a list and map of all nearby Regions Bank branch and ATM locations, as well as other local information. The planner will be available at the beginning of the 2005 football season at www.secroadtriplanner.com. About Regions Bank A community-focused bank with local leadership in the markets it serves, Regions Bank currently offers full-service commercial and retail banking from more than 1,400 offices and a 1,700-ATM network across 15 states throughout the South, Midwest and Texas. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the bank, a part of Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF), draws on the resources of its parent company's other affiliates, including Morgan Keegan, to ensure that both business and retail customers can avail themselves of a full range of financial products and services in the areas of mortgage banking, securities brokerage and insurance. Additional information about Regions Bank (currently still doing business in some locations as Union Planters Bank) and Regions Financial Corporation - a member of both the Forbes and Fortune 500 and one of the nation's Top 15 financial services providers - can be found at www.regions.com. |
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