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During the 50th reunion celebration at Summer Reunion, couples Donna ’73 and Bill Yost ’73 (left), Andrew ’73 and Symerdar Baskin (back center) and Elaine ’73 and Edward Allen ’73 danced the night away.
In Alumni Connections Campus Initiatives Summer 2023

Summer Reunion 2023

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Summer Reunion brought home nearly 700 alumni and guests to campus June 9-11 to celebrate many special reunions from 1948 to 1993. Mark your calendars for Summer Reunion 2024, scheduled June 14-16.
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Class photo for the Class of 1948
Harry Kilbourne
Group photo for the Class of 1958
(L-R) Francis Gabbard Baird, Wallace Baird, Kelly Moss, Elizabeth Hensley Bowling Hibbard, Marguerite Dyer Bertram, Frosty Hubbard, Betty Stephens Lamb-Lynn
Group Photo for the Class of 1963
(Bottom L-R) Jack Tate, Clint Layne, Jane Huff Trammell, Barbara Hewlett Barker, Margaret Turnbull Suters, Roger Lester, Elizabeth McConnell Dishner (Top L-R) Rod Bussey, Glenn Ihrig, Bill Teague, Betty Sutton Brown Spiggle, Philip Conn, Charles Fiske, Evelyn Ritchie Nachman
Group Photo for the Class of 1968
(Bottom L-R) Connie Spencer-Ackerman. Betty Thompson Heanssler, Betty Jean Hall, Joyce Howard Hardy, Bill Sturgill, Ruth Campbell Sturgill (Second L-R) Juanita Smith Lee, Margaret Walker Jeffiers, Ron Good, Ed Montgomery, Sylvester Cook, Maggie Jordan McKinney, Freida Hopkins Outlaw (Top L-R) Yvonne Ballew Beasley, Dave Jeffiers, Ben Harmon, Jim Ferguson, Walter Olin, Carolyn McDaniel Rogers, Darrel Rogers
Group Photo of the Class of 1973 - 50th Reunion Class
(Bottom L-R) Wanda Willis Smith, David Thacker, Ruth Swango Langer, Doris Smithson Temple, Kay Stumbo, Ruth Schaeffer Walker, Linda Osborne, Libby McCord, Joyce Church, Brad Hunt (Second L-R) Marshall Smith, Mary Claiborne Johnson, Linda Latham Brown, Karen Cotton McDaniel, Del Hopkins Gillispie, Elaine Wormley Allen, Montie Fugate, Andrew Baskin, Rebecca Blake Carter, Nancy Johnson Rutherford, Rita Scott Blankenship, Bill Yost (Third L-R) Thomas McKnight, Virgil Burnside (Fourth L-R) Mike Johnson, John Grigsby, Ron Garland, E.R. Boat Blankenship, David Tompkins, Robert Grossman, Donna Massey Collins (Top L-R) Jim Avery, Doug Rector, Larry Grisby, Ray Landers, Darrell Perk Perkins, Nelva Herrin, Doug Miracle, Ann Greenwell Clark, Virginia Hubbard Underwood
Group Photo for the Class of 1978
(Bottom L-R) Mike Onatolu, Margaret Richardson, Eunice Hall, Paul Yim, Amy Swango Wilson, Lisa Allred (Second L-R) Jeffrey Robinson, Carl Thomas, Bobbie Fields Washer, Carla Brinegar Franklin, Debby Noble Edwards, Leslie Graham Sulfridge, Larry Sulfridge (Third L-R) K. Michele Williams Deloach, Lon Hays, Ann Adams Hays, Dayna Cheesman Mohammadione, Ali Mohammodione, Jeff Hutton, Jerry Gilbert, Edward Fugaten (Top L-R) Steven Jones, Ken Levi, Cluster Howard
Group Photo for the Class of 1983
(L-R) Diana Smith Thomas, Sherrie Hall Lorenz, Michael Davis, Lisa Thomas Jones
Group Photo for the Class of 1988
(Bottom L-R) Trygve Thayer, Ruth Piedot Baldridge (Top L-R) Doug Warren, Travis Thayer, Donald Lee Faulkner, Teresa Miller-Ruiz, Joe Bagnoli
Group Photo for the Class of 1993
(Bottom L-R) Amy Bick, Matthew Silver, Angela Anderson, Geoff Bartlett (Middle L-R) Juanita Harless Melton, LaMonte Nowlin, Adam Howard, Cathy Luttrell Cornett (Top L-R) Devon Fluty, Kirk Cornett

Summer Reunion Photo Gallery

Joyce Hardy ’68 (left) and Betty Heanssler ’68 take a break and enjoy each other’s company during the picnic on the Quad.
Joyce Hardy ’68 (left) and Betty Heanssler ’68 take a break and enjoy each other’s company during the picnic on the Quad. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05
Alumni gather and catch up with one another during the picnic on the Quad.
Alumni gather and catch up with one another during the picnic on the Quad. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05
Alumni from various class years gather to eat, catch-up with old friends and await their class photos to commemorate the Summer Reunion celebration.
Alumni from various class years gather to eat, catch-up with old friends and await their class photos to commemorate the Summer Reunion celebration. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05
Sylvester Cook ’68 (left) talks with Betty Jean Hall Fd. ’64, ’68 (center) Joyce Hardy ’68 and Betty Heanssler ’68 during the picnic on the Quad.
Sylvester Cook ’68 (left) talks with Betty Jean Hall Fd. ’64, ’68 (center) Joyce Hardy ’68 and Betty Heanssler ’68 during the picnic on the Quad. Photo by Thomas Moonjeli ’23
Earlene Prokopec ’73 and Joyce Church ’73 toast one another as they celebrate with their classmates at the 50th Reunion Breakfast.
Earlene Prokopec ’73 and Joyce Church ’73 toast one another as they celebrate with their classmates at the 50th Reunion Breakfast. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05
Lakeisha Henderson (left), Brenda W. Lane ’79 (middle) and Carlotta Dei ’78 pose for a photo at the president’s State of the College address.
Lakeisha Henderson (left), Brenda W. Lane ’79 (middle) and Carlotta Dei ’78 pose for a photo at the president’s State of the College address. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05
President Lyle Roelofs speaks to a full house at the State of the College Address where participants were allowed to ask questions of the out- going president.
President Lyle Roelofs speaks to a full house at the State of the College Address where participants were allowed to ask questions of the out- going president. Photo by Brooklynn Kenney
During the 50th reunion celebration at Summer Reunion, couples Donna ’73 and Bill Yost ’73 (left), Andrew ’73 and Symerdar Baskin (back center) and Elaine ’73 and Edward Allen ’73 danced the night away.
During the 50th reunion celebration at Summer Reunion, couples Donna ’73 and Bill Yost ’73 (left), Andrew ’73 and Symerdar Baskin (back center) and Elaine ’73 and Edward Allen ’73 danced the night away. Photo by Brooklynn Kenney
Parke ’73 and Becky Carter ’73 laughed and enjoyed the festivities of their 50th class reunion celebration.
Parke ’73 and Becky Carter ’73 laughed and enjoyed the festivities of their 50th class reunion celebration. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05
Dr. Dayna Cheesman Mohammadione ’78 and Dr. Ali Mohammadione ’78 speak at the Sweetheart Reception held in Danforth Chapel. The reception was hosted by Lon ’78 and Ann Adams Hays ’78 (far right).
Dr. Dayna Cheesman Mohammadione ’78 and Dr. Ali Mohammadione ’78 speak at the Sweetheart Reception held in Danforth Chapel. The reception was hosted by Lon ’78 and Ann Adams Hays ’78 (far right). Photo by Brooklynn Kenney
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