By ADAM P. BARR

Staff Writer

Centennial Plaza's brick-by-brick effort for the recognition of alumni continues with new plans including Tolliver Hall, newly re-built Hale Hall and the future pedestrian bridge to University Park Apartments.

Dickie Crawford, dean of student life and auxiliary services, said, "We held off on the completion of the 1999-2000 alumni bricks until Tolliver's completion because of construction but now the new plans for the continuation of the alumni bricks are in place."

Crawford said the plans will place the future bricks by Tolliver Hall down to Hale Hall.

The new pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks, projected to be finished by February 2005, will be a part of the long road of recognized achievement, Crawford said.

Projected brick paths will run through the new University Park Apartments.

Galen Rocket, director of judicial affairs, said, "This summer we plan to fix the broken bricks and replace missing ones."

Some of the funds used for this project come from the "20 for 20" program, Rocket said, which is a program started in 2002 where students give $20 every quarter for 20 quarters.

Now that the parking lots are mostly completed, the funds generated by the "20 for 20" program will go to help with the completion of the alumni bricks walkway, Rocket said.

Rocket said sometimes on the weekends you may catch graduates looking at their brick and others.

Eric Appleton, a 1997 graduate with a degree in mechanical engineering, said, "Every time I visit the campus for homecoming or an alumni event, I end up walking over to Centennial Plaza to look at my brick and others that I remember from college."

Dr. James King, vice president of student affairs, has been the visionary on the project, Rocket said.

Rocket said, "It is hard work sometimes dealing with some of small problems, but at the end it's worth it."