Wine Over Water

16th Annual Event Benefiting Alumni Scholarships

THE SUN IS SETTING ON BAYOU DESAIRD. PICTURE yourself on the Northeast Drive Bridge on the beautiful University of Louisiana Monroe campus. You are surrounded by your best friends, former classmates, and anyone who is in Northeast Louisiana, sipping your new favorite wine and snacking on food from local restaurants. As the sun sets, you head to the stage and enjoy upbeat tunes from Monroe’s favorite band – Mr. Taylormade and the Taylormade Band. Before you grab another glass of wine, you take a boat ride through the Bayou and see the sights of the ULM campus after dark.

This can be your experience at Wine Over Water this year. Have you purchased your ticket?

Your contribution means you are changing futures, which forwards the mission of the ULM Alumni Association. Proceeds from Wine Over Water benefit the Spirit of the Warhawk Endowed Scholarship and the Alumni Association. This scholarship is instrumental in attracting local students to attend ULM and specifically supports students in Ouachita and the eleven surrounding parishes. The 2021 recipient, Ousman Amadou, shares that “this scholarship has propelled me to excel in my studies. Because of the support in my academic future, I am interning this summer and will most likely be offered a job before graduation. My future would look completely different if it weren’t for this scholarship.”

The Alumni team is counting on your participation to change the future of the incoming freshmen of Northeast Louisiana. Beverages are provided by Southern Glazer’s and Marsala Beverage. The ULM Alumni Association would like to thank our partners B&L Marine, The Radio People, KEDM 90.3 Public Radio, Holland Broadcasting (KWCL-FM), and Bare Necessities of NELA.

Stroll across the historic ULM bridge while sampling hors d’oeuvres from these local restaurants: All Things Nash in a Dash, AMAZE’N TREATS & EATS, Aramark, Avocados, Bake318, Big MC’s BBQ, ,Cali Café, Casa Real Mexican Bistro, Catfish Cabin, CC’s Coffee, Chicken Salad Chick, Coca-Cola United, Firehouse Subs, Jac’s Craft Smokehouse, Kitchen Cooking, Miro’s, Okaloosa, Papi Loco, Planter’s, Raising Canes, Revival Pizza Company, Roll Play, Sweet Hands Bakery, Thurman’s Food Factory, The Fat Pelican, and Waterfront Grill.

Bill Boles, ULM alumnus and partner of Boles, Shafto – Public Finance Attorneys, has been a sponsor since 2018. He states “my organization is always happy to sponsor this wonderful event. When great friends and supporters of our University gather, with the Bayou as a backdrop, a beautiful setting which captures the true spirit of the University is created. This is one of the best events of the year, which I always look forward to.”

Local alumnus Lee Estes, Branch Manager of Homeland Bank, shares “Wine Over Water is an excellent event for our community to unite and support our great university. It’s also a wonderful opportunity to enjoy ULM’s beautiful campus. With the funds from Wine Over Water going towards ‘The Spirit of The Warhawk’ scholarship, Homeland Bank is proud to support the further education of our local students.”

Wine Over Water would not be possible without generous support from our sponsors:

Allen, Green & Williamson, CPAS, LLP; Andy Snelling; Architecture Associates; Architecture Plus; Argent Financial; Bank of Oak Ridge; Bayou Bowl; Billy “Bo” Boughton; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana; Boles, Shafto - Public Finance Attorneys; C.A. Butler Counseling & Consulting LLC; Camille Currier; Centric Federal Credit; Century Next Bank; Cross Keys Bank; Entergy; Holmes Consulting Group; Holyfield Construction; Homeland Bank; First Horizon Bank; Johnny’s Pizza; Johnson, Perry Roussel & Cuthbert, CPA; Julie Harlan O’Brien; Kimpa Hayes Boyd, CPA; Land 3 Architect; Latner McDonald; Little & Associates; Louisiana Plastics; Magnolia Wealth Strategies; Mike & Lisa Boggs; Monroe Chamber of Commerce; Morehouse General Hospital; North Delta Title; Origin Bank; Peregrine; Progressive Bank; Regions Bank; Scott Powerline; Sheriff Jay Russell; St. Francis Medical Center; Sue & Tom Nicholson; Sunquest Properties; Terry Duke; Thomas & Farr; VCOM.

Tickets for the Bridge Party are $60 and tickets to the Patron Party, which includes the Bridge Party begin at $125. Tickets are available online at ulm.edu/wine, by calling 318-342-5420, or at the Laird Weems Center located at 4400 Bon Aire Drive. Office hours are Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Friday, 7:30 – 11:30 a.m.