Tyson named UA Homecoming Queen

Mountain Brook High School graduate Lissa Handley Tyson was named 2012 Homecoming Queen at The University of Alabama Oct. 26, during UA’s annual Homecoming Pep Rally.

Tyson, sponsored by Alpha Gamma Delta, is a senior majoring in accounting and finance. She was crowned at halftime of the homecoming football game Saturday, Oct. 27, in Bryant-Denny Stadium. UA students selected the queen in a general election held Tuesday, Oct. 23. Some 8,962 votes were cast in this year’s election.

Lissa Handley is the daughter of Marc and Lissa Tyson. She was the Homecoming Queen at Mountain Brook High School when she was a senior.