____Winter Festival Queen--- '-----::.-,..,. h~ girl cooked food that grew __ _,r-1'~ the boy that threw the ball :'1. that went through the hoop, - ' and she deserved some recognition. In the sfl.adow of her husband, star Bison basketball player, Melissa Collins had lived a quiet life with little hassle from the Democrat, the Gazette or the . Bison, but with the results of the 1986 Winter Festival, the homemaker/elemen- . tary education major found stardom on the basketball court for the first time since she played basketball herself in the 6th grade. Melissa was glad to be chosen as Winter Festival Queen. "It's a real honor to know that the basketball team elected me, and so did the student body," she said. Melissa, who graduated in May after · only three years, and who maintained nearly a 3.5 G.P.A., attended many, many games in her Harding career. She commented that the other regular attenders included several faculty and staff members, but added, "Several of the students are also regular fans, and we've appreciated their dedicated support - this past season especially." Melissa's parents, Bobby and Charlotte Parker, and her sister, Maleah, were among the fans on the night of Winter Festival. Mr. Parker served as Melissa's escort; 1m Queen of our Hearts. Melissa watches as the Harding Bisons men's basketball team defeats Henderson State Unversity 61-57. Melissa Collins, a home · economics/ elementary education major from Harrison was crowned as the 1985-86 Winter Festival Queen . - photo by John Radcliffe. Winter Festival Royalty. Karen McLarty, Julie Turner, Becky King, Melissa Collins, Laura Hendon, Angela Bond, Leslie Willingham. -photo by John Radcliffe. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ·------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter Festival Queen 185
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