College Night
History
College Night is an 88-year tradition at Montevallo, and no other school has anything quite like it. The first performance in 1919 featured “college stunts” from each of the four classes. Within three years the event had become a contest between Purple and Gold teams.
Early College Nights included from each side a toast, a “pep song, "a slow song, a stunt and an impersonation, interspersed with cheers and music. Performances were staged in the dining hall until 1927, then in Reynolds Hall until 1930, when College Night moved to the new Palmer Auditorium. In 1950 students and faculty decided that each side should stage a single production, incorporating drama, comedy, music and dance.
College Night productions are original from the ground up. Scripts, music, sets and costumes are all created by students, and students direct, conduct and perform the final product.
1919
1920's
1930's
1940's
1950's
1960's
1970's
1919
Leaders: Presidents of the Classes
Winner: Senior
1920
Leaders: Presidents of the Classes
Winner: Junior-Senior Tie
1921
Purple Leader: Ora Swann
Gold Leader: Lillian Sharpley
Winner: Gold
1922
Purple Leader: Louise Willingham
Gold Leader: Bessie Padgett
Winner: Purple
1923
Purple Leader: Charlotte Leeper
Gold Leader: Emma Jean Collins
Winner: Gold
1924
Purple Leader: Leader’s Name Not Available
Gold Leader: Leader’s Name Not Available
Winner: Purple
1925
Purple Leader: Joyce Jackson
Gold Leader: Hazel Black
Winner: Purple
1926
Purple Leader: Margaret Grayson
Gold Leader: Mildred Gilchrist
Winner: Purple
1927
Purple Leader: Ina Mae Malone
Gold Leader: Gladys Waldrop
Winner: Gold
1928
Purple Leaders: Let Jones DeShazo and Janet Wilson
Gold Leaders: Alice Lowery and Frances Loftin
Winner: Purple
1929
Purple Leaders: Mary Gloster and Janet Wilson
Gold Leaders: Margaret Farish and Laurice Butler
Winner: Gold
1930
Purple Leaders: Mabel Peters and Janet Wilson
Gold Leaders: Florence Stevens and Dora Little
Winner: Gold
1931
Purple Leaders: Bell McCall Hord and Rachel Bradnox
Gold Leaders: Dora Little and Dorothy Kitchens
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Parents
1932
Purple Leaders: Mabel Peters and Annie Seay Owens
Gold Leaders: Dorothy Kitchens and Ammi Copeland
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Dr. O. C. Carmichael
1933
Purple Leaders: Alva Craig Kendrick and Ammi Copeland
Gold Leaders: Floyce Griffin and Lucy Lee Pruitt
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Faculty
1934
Purple Leaders: Cherokee Shirley and Eunice Thomas
Gold Leaders: Margaret Coley and Eleanor Rennie
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Dr. T. H. Napier
1935
Purple Leaders: Ellis Ayres Burns and Aeolean McRee
Gold Leaders: Isabel Henderson and Eleanor Watson
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Board of Trustees
1936
Purple Leaders: Mary Nell Kendrick and Willie Mae Hill
Gold Leaders: Helen Hewell and Aileen Holley
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Miss Anna Irvin
1937
Purple Leaders: Aeolian McRee and Emily McLendon
Gold Leaders: Aileen Holley and Martha Nicolson
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Miss Mattie Lee
1938
Purple Leaders: Frances Cumbee and Nell Chappell
Gold Leaders: Martha Nicolson and
Sara Frances Whiteside
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Dr. A. F. Main
1939
Purple Leaders: Ruth Rice and Marinelle Oliver
Gold Leaders: Modeska Kirksey and Jean Watson
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Dr. Willena Peck
1940
Purple Leaders: Jean Letson and Ann Canon
Gold Leaders: Emily Pratt and Mary Diamond
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Mr. E. H. Wills
1941
Purple Leaders: Nell Wooten and Ann Canon
Gold Leaders: Jean Farr and Allee "Bitsy" Robins
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Miss Myrtle Brooke
1942
Purple Leaders: Virginia Boykin and Carolyn Roe
Gold Leaders: Patricia Bozenhard and
Edwina Morgan
Winner: Purple
Dedication: People in the service of the USA
1943
Purple Leaders: Ann Cumbee and Marian Simler
Gold Leaders: Carolyn Breaux and
Nelladeane Chandler
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Dr. W. H. Trumbauer
1944
Purple Leaders: Helen Newton and Virginia West
Gold Leaders: Bettie Norwood and Marise Daves
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Dean T. H. Napier
1945
Purple Leaders: Sue Dunn and Edith Foster
Gold Leaders: Rudy Renfro and Betty Dunn
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Dr. A. W. Vaughan
1946
Purple Leaders: Mamie Lou Pipkin and Frances Nybeck
Gold Leaders: Alice Mayfield and Sarah Snuggs
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Dr. M. L. Orr
1947
Purple Leaders: Marian Dillon and Grace Korth
Gold Leaders: Betty Lowery and Franklee Gilbert
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Mrs. A. F. Main
1948
Purple Leaders: Martha Priester and Shirley Byrd
Gold Leaders: Judy Ellard and Mariana Parsons
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Dr. Leah Dennis
1949
Purple Leaders: Audrey Golightly and Twynette Beasley
Gold Leaders: Barbara Andrews and Dottie Breland
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Dr. Hallie Farmer
1950
Purple Leaders: D. D. Wesley and Alice Creel
Gold Leaders: Elizabeth Milton and Julia Cheape
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Mr. A. C. Anderson
1951
Purple Leaders: Bettie McDonald
and Ruth Brandenburg
Gold Leaders: Cora Curtis and Dot Baumgartner
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Mr. George Winslett
1952
Purple Leaders: Joan Hixon and Jane Sarver
Gold Leaders: Joan Gregory and Mary Frances Estes
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Dr. John T. Caldwell
1953
Purple Leaders: Mary Anne Blackwell and Pat Harper
Gold Leaders: June Segler and Pat Howe
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Dr. H. D. LeBaron
1954
Purple Leaders: Sue Dobbins and Georgia Gingles
Gold Leaders: Dolly Brumfield and Bobbie Long
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Dr. Paul C. Bailey
1955
Purple Leaders: Harriet Dickson and Bettie White
Gold Leaders: Martha Fulton and Betty Jane Douthit
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Dr. Bernice Finger
1956
Purple Leaders: Vera Stevens and Sara MargaretMeadows
Gold Leaders: Ann Oliver and Barbara Bradford
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Dr. F. E. Lund
1957
Purple Leaders: Virginia Dixon and Carolyn Barton
Gold Leaders: Barbara Baker and
Mary Ruth Hardigree
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Dean Richard Powers
1958
Purple Leaders: Lois Swindal and Ann Ellis
Gold Leaders: Bonnie Strickland and Anne Elise Berry
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Dean Iva Gibson
1959
Purple Leaders: Sue Swann and Jennie Cotney
Gold Leaders: Barbara Walker and Jean Findlay
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Mrs. W. H. Trumbauer
1960
Purple Leaders: Joyce Willis and Flora Clark
Gold Leaders: Frances Benton and Bobby Harrison
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Mr. George Winslett
1961
Purple Leaders: Betty Baker and Shirley Baker
Gold Leaders: Sylvia Pound and Christel Ludewig
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Mrs. Sarah P. Morgan
1962
Purple Leaders: Judy Bengert and Billie Anderson
Gold Leaders: Florence Wentz and Allen Holmes
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Dr. John B. Walters
1963*
Purple Leaders: James Earl Davis and Ann Farley
Gold Leaders: Sidney Benton and Bonnie Markell
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Mr. Frank Leslie
1964
Purple Leaders: Louis Harris and Carolyn Johnson
Gold Leaders: Temple Watson and Marty Musgrove
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Dr. Miriam Collins
1965
Purple Leaders: Leigh Kieffer and Taylor Reynolds
Gold Leaders: Jayne Byrd and Jerry Williams
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Dr. Eva Golson
1966
Purple Leaders: Kerry Hancock and Ted Bridges
Gold Leaders: Mary Margaret Neely and
William Caldwell
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Dr. Katherine Vickery
1967
Purple Leaders: Bonnie Pike and Jerry Hopkins
Gold Leaders: Vicki Hymel and Doug Burnham
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Miss Mary Frances Tipton
1968
Purple Leaders: Paulette Moore and Pat O’Rourke
Gold Leaders: Sharon Henderson and James Waid
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Miss Mary Martin
1969
Purple Leaders: Donna Donnelly and Jim Weese
Gold Leaders: Peggy Gaskin and Eddie Austin
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Miss Sarah Puryear
1970
Purple Leaders: Susan Clarke and Jim Cole
Gold Leaders: Jan King and Charlie White
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Mr. Bobby Jenkins
1971
Purple Leaders: Susan Cook and Steve Lawrence
Gold Leaders: Linda Baltzell and Charles Kelly
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Mrs. Charlotte Blackmon
1972
Purple Leaders: Barbara Olson and Eric Olson
Gold Leaders: Terry Dennis and John Gary Ellis
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Dr. Kermit Johnson
1973
Purple Leaders: Glinda Ogle Godwin and
Mike Murphy
Gold Leaders: Claudia Harrell and Jim Methvin
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Mr. Jack Honeycutt and Mr. Don D. Hayes
1974
Purple Leaders: Drucilla Minton and Bill Meitl
Gold Leaders: Diana Durham and Carmon Love
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Dr. Ted Pritchett
1975
Purple Leaders: Melissa Martin and Larry Snipes
Gold Leaders: Margaret Tucker and David Matthews
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Mr. Milton Martin
1976
Purple Leaders: Denise Shadwick and Sam Hitchcock
Gold Leaders: Joan Hill and Grant Taylor
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Dr. Henrick van Tuyll
1977
Purple Leaders: Inge Hinricks and Ted Fenn
Gold Leaders: Janet McLaughlin and
Mike Bohorofoush
Winner: Purple
Dedication: Miss Jeanette Crew
1978
Purple Leaders: Terri Drinkard and Doug Brom
Gold Leaders: Phyllis Evans and Mike Bynum
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Mrs. Sarah Palmer
1979
Purple Leaders: Sharon Parks and Mike Dillard
Gold Leaders: Tricia Corbett and Butch Belcher
Winner: Gold
Dedication: Mrs. Inez Jones
1980
§ Purple Leaders: Karen Kelly and Steven Hitt
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Liz Farrow and Mike Williams
· Production:
§ Winner: Purple
§ Dedication: Miss Mary Frances Tipton
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1981
§ Purple Leaders: Karen Wingate and Michael Johnson
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Robyn McQueen and Glen Gray
· Production:
§ Winner: Gold
§ Dedication: Mr. Keith Harrelson
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1982
§ Purple Leaders: Doria Gibbons and John Pendergast
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Florence King and Brad Hall
· Production:
§ Winner: Purple
§ Dedication: Mr. James Wilkinson
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1983
§ Purple Leaders: Joanna Gagliano and Chuck Maurer
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Robin Schrohenloher and David Coker
· Production:
§ Winner: Purple
§ Dedication: Ms. Jeanetta C. Keller
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1984
§ Purple Leaders: Beth Killough and J.B. Brown
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Virginia Young and Klinte Kallies
· Production:
§ Winner: Purple
§ Dedication: Dr. James F. Vickrey
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1985
§ Purple Leaders: Brooks Burdette and Brett Dollar
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Melanie Poole and Jerry Bullock
· Production:
§ Winner: Gold
§ Dedication: Dr. Linda Mahan
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1986
§ Purple Leaders: Naomi Metz and Michael Madigan
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Donna Bean and Scott Brunner
· Production:
§ Winner: Purple
§ Dedication:
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo: Dr. Margaret A. Blalock and Ms. Corrine L. Miller
1987
§ Purple Leaders: Robin Martin and Rodney Whatley
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Donna Davis and Patrick Evans
· Production:
§ Winner: Purple
§ Dedication: Ms. Betty Hollon
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1988
§ Purple Leaders: Shelly Howell and Faron Brindley
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Janey Nichols and Joe Hill
· Production:
§ Winner: Gold
§ Dedication: Dr. Frank Lightfoot
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1989
§ Purple Leaders: Linda Miller and Gary Blankenship
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Julie Speers and Chip Dawson
· Production:
§ Winner: Purple
§ Dedication: Dr. David C. Martin
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1990
§ Purple Leaders: Haden Anderson and Chuck Stephenson
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Evelyn Beach and Barry Baros
· Production:
§ Winner: Gold
§ Dedication:
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo: Mr. Eric Olson and Ms. Barbara Sloan Olson
1991
§ Purple Leaders: Linda Baucher and Christopher Crews
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Mary Reid and Rob Hicks
· Production:
§ Winner: Gold
§ Dedication: Mr. Bill Plott
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1992
§ Purple Leaders: Siouxsie Little and D.L. Richardson
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Kim Cain and Shayne Gill
· Production:
§ Winner: Purple
§ Dedication: Dr. Frank McCoy
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1993
§ Purple Leaders: Lara Swearengin and Mark B. Moore
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Andrea Walker and Thomas Kenley
· Production:
§ Winner: Purple
§ Dedication: Dr. Charles Harbour
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1994
§ Purple Leaders: Marion Brown and Gary White
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Stacy Darnell and Bryan Comer
· Production:
§ Winner: Purple
§ Dedication: Ms. Donnie Spears
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1995
§ Purple Leaders: Beth Ann Barksdale and J.W. Gibbs
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Kim Garland and Chris Gaines
· Production:
§ Winner: Gold
§ Dedication: Mr. Newton Neely
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1996
§ Purple Leaders: Evelyn Fugate and Carl Dean III
· Production:
§ Gold Leaders: Kirsten Derringer and John Stough
· Production:
§ Winner: Gold
§ Dedication: Ms. Mae Glosson
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo:
1997
§ Purple Leaders: Dena Puliatti
· Production: "All for you"
§ Gold Leaders: Mally James and James Riches
· Production: "The Suit of Lights"
§ Winner: Gold
§ Dedication: Mr. Alan Jefferson
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo: Randy Quinn and Beth Gentry
1998
§ Purple Leaders: Elin Olson and Brian Quillin
· Production: "United We Stand"
§ Gold Leaders: Michelle Little and Mark Allen
· Production: "Revolution"
§ Winner: Purple
§ Dedication: Ms. Connie Pitts
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo: Mark Penaskovic and Paige Harwell
1999
§ Purple Leaders: Amanda Johnson and I. DeVon Lucy
· Production: "Crossed Wires"
§ Gold Leaders: Maureen Mulroy and Greg Lee
· Production: "WGLD"
§ Winner: Purple
§ Dedication: Mr. David Pritchett
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo: Allen Wilson and Amanda Johnson
2000
§ Purple Leaders: Jennifer Barnette and Joshua Jones
· Production: "Legacy"
§ Gold Leaders: Miranda Garrison and Andy Jordan
· Production: "Borderline"
§ Winner: Gold
§ Dedication: Mr. Fred Crawford
§ Mr. and Mrs. Montevallo: Willie Phillips, Jennifer Barnette, and Miranda Garrison