Photograph of Scrappy the Eagle in balloon form, standing at least twenty feet high and made entirely of white, green, yellow and black balloons. Scrappy the Eagle was made for the Wingspan Gala of 2016, a celebration of the 125th anniversary of the University of North Texas' founding.

Photograph of Special Collections staff (L-R) Jessica Phillips, Robert Lay (back), Perri Hamilton (front), Morgan Gieringer (back), Connor Flowers (back), unidentified, Rachel Motes (back), and unidentified. Celebrating 125 Years of UNT Excellence the inaugural Wingspan Gala was held during UNT’s 125th anniversary year in the new University Union.

Photograph of Stan Walker, Assistant Vice President for Development, and an unidentified woman posing for pictures together at the Wingspan Gala of 2016. Celebrating 125 Years of UNT Excellence the inaugural Wingspan Gala was held during UNT’s 125th anniversary year in the new University Union.

Photograph of three unidentified men posing with Eagle mugs as they are in attendance of the Wingspan Gala of 2016. The three men are dressed in their formal attire and wearing green ties or bowties. Other guests are in attendance seen behind them engaged with other guests. Celebrating 125 Years of UNT Excellence the inaugural Wingspan Gala was held during UNT’s 125th anniversary year in the new University Union.

Photograph of two bartenders behind their counter, serving a drink called "The 1890," the year the University of North Texas was founded. The bartenders are hired for the Wingspan Gala of 2016, the 125th Anniversary celebration of the school. A hundred glasses are seen at the ready with one filled with a green tinted liquid.

Photograph of two unidentified guests attending the Wingspan Gala of 2016, they are side-hugging one another and smiling as their picture gets taken. Celebrating 125 Years of UNT Excellence the inaugural Wingspan Gala was held during UNT’s 125th anniversary year in the new University Union.

Photograph of the University Union hallway decorated for the Wingspan Gala of 2016. The gala is a celebration for the University of North Texas 125th anniversary of their founding. The balloons in the foreground read 125.

Photograph of the dining hall from the Wingspan Gala of 2016. Celebrating 125 Years of UNT Excellence the Wingspan Gala, during UNT’s 125th anniversary year in the new University Union. The faculty can been seen setting up the tables with the first entree course. The hall has been decorated in white and green.