UA EMBA Heads To Ballpark for Family Day
- July 12th, 2016
- in EMBA Alumni Network
To the sounds of “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” The University of Alabama Executive MBA alumni, students, staff and their families celebrated the 
2016 Family Day. Hosted by the EMBA Alumni Network everyone gathered at Regions Field on Sunday July, 10 to watch a Birmingham Barons game. This year’s event brought out 96 attendees, representing nine different EMBA classes.
As Birmingham’s minor league baseball team bested the Jacksonville Suns 7-4, alumni reconnected, and everyone mingled, forged new friendships and had a great time on the Party Deck in the stadium.
Hot dogs, hamburgers, potato chips, ice cream and Bud’s Best cookies were on the menu along with the traditional peanuts and Cracker 
Jack®. Babe Ruff, the popular Barons mascot, stopped by to pose for pictures and entertain children.
“This was a great networking event. It always helps when you have a fun reason to get together and at such an 
amazing venue,” proclaimed Ben Paulk, President of the EMBA Alumni Network.
Regions Field opened in 2012 and is credited with revitalizing downtown Birmingham.
The history of the Birmingham Barons traces back to 1885, when the Barons were originally called the Coal Barons. Regions Field also has the honor of being named at the 2015 Southern League All-Star Game Ballpark Digest’s Best of the Ballparks: Double-A.
The UA Culverhouse College of Commerce Executive MBA Alumni Network hosts several events throughout the year for alumni as well as current and incoming students.
For more information on the EMBA Alumni Network and the EMBA Program contact Cheryl Altemara at 205.348.4501 or email at caltemara@cba.ua.edu.