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In this issue.....
Spirit of the 60s Lives On
The Spirit of the 60s was alive and well the weekend of May 14-16th
as approximately 45 Petrels and their guests celebrated 40 years since
their graduation from Oglethorpe.
Reunion Chairmen Eric Scharff ’63 was thrilled to see his former
classmates at all the events. The reunion kicked off on Friday night with a
cocktail party in the Great Hall of Hearst. On Saturday, the Alumni
Office offered a guided tour of the campus highlighted by a visit to the
new Archive room in Weltner Library. Archival Librarian, Joanne Yendle,
gave the group a glimpse of the treasures she has uncovered and preserved
from OU history. Saturday evening featured cocktails, dinner and a time to
reminisce about the glorious '60s. Alumni were joined by retired faculty
and staff members Dr. Martha Vardeman and her husband Burt and Elgin
McConnell and his wife Muriel. A keepsake memory book was put
together and distributed during the reunion and excerpts of that book can
be viewed at www.oglethorpe.edu/alumni
Calling all 80's Graduates-Save the Date!
A committee of 80's graduates is forming to plan the first 80's reunion on
October 15-17th, 2004. The weekend will coincide with the
annual John Salamone '86 Memorial Soccer Tournament and alumni night at
the Georgia Shakespeare Festival. We are looking for a committee member
from each class year, so please volunteer to assist with this important
event. Committee Members include: Ellen Heckler O'Herlily '82, Howard
Barr '83, Don Henry '83, Karen Keiser Jenkins '83, Joanie Kelley Reinheimer '84, Barbara Henry '85,
Stacy McDonald Soloway '86, Sue McCue Johnson '86 Scott Soloway '87, Rich Hans '87, and Charis
Andrews Hanberry '88, For more information contact: Barbara Henry '85
bhenry@oglethorpe.edu or
404-364-8443.
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11th Annual Stormy
Petrel Golf Classic
On Monday, May 24, 2004 93 alumni and friends of Oglethorpe participated
in the 11th Annual Stormy Petrel Golf Classic at St. Marlo
Country Club in Duluth, GA. Players enjoyed a beautiful and fun filled
day of golf while supporting Stormy Petrel Athletics and the Oglethorpe
Fund. The tournament was followed by a 19th Hole
reception and award presentation where Robert Fink ’03, Robert Miller ’03,
and Drew Farris ’02 walked away with the title and the Jack. M. Berkshire
Championship Trophy. Our sincere thanks go out to those who
supported the tournament!
The Young Alumni Club Hosts First Event in Conjunction with
Shakespeare
All recent graduates within the past 10 years are invited to join the
Young Alumni Club for a picnic, cocktail party and a performance of
Georgia Shakespeare Festival's "What the Butler Saw" June 24th at 6:30
pm at the Conant Pavilion. Tickets are $21 and include a picnic dinner,
beer, wine, margaritas and the show. The host committee for this event
includes:
Brooke Bourdelat-Parks '95, Dave Pass '98, Jeanie Flohr '99, Kiley Ryba
'99, Jeremy Greenup '99, Cleve Hill '01, Karen Anthony '02, Meiyen Bell
'03, and Christina Vinluan '04. For reservations and information
call 404-364-8893 or
www.oglethorpe.edu
For more information
If
you are interested in serving on the Young Alumni committee, please email
Barb Henry '85
for additional information.
Georgia Shakespeare Festival 's OU Alumni Night
On Thursday July 22nd, the Alumni Association will sponsor
Coriolanus, Shakespeare's rarely performed tour-de-force.
The play centers around the unequalled warrior,
Caius Marcius. However, his arrogant and unyielding nature soon turns the
people of Rome against him and he is banished. The once beloved warrior returns
with a mighty army and brings the Roman Empire to the brink of
destruction. Discussion
led by Georgia Shakespeare Festival's Artistic Director Richard Garner will begin at 6:15 pm, picnic and pre-show
at 7:00 pm, performance at 8:00 pm. Tickets are available for a special
reduced rate of $20 each and include the pre-show discussion.
For tickets, contact Mary Crosby at 404.364.8893. Picnic dinners can
be ordered through the festival caterers at
http://www.proofpudding.com/GSF_MENU.htm for delivery before the show
or you are welcome to bring your own. We will have a special reserved area
for alumni under the Conant Pavilion. For additional information on the
complete Georgia Shakespeare Festival season,
http://www.gashakespeare.org
Oglethorpian Involved in the Torch Relay
Peter Rooney, new VP for Development and Alumni Relations is excited
about his new position at Oglethorpe, but he is also thrilled to be
involved in his third volunteer assignment for the Olympic games. Rooney
will serve as one of four coordinators for the Olympic Torch Relay
traveling to many countries during the month of June in advance of the
torch runners. See the full story in the
Buckhead/Intown Newspaper
The following memories were taken from the
"Spirit of the 60's" Memory
Book
"What a joy it was to receive an education in such an intimate
setting. The student body was diverse, conformity was not highly
esteemed, and the only sure way to bring ridicule upon ourselves was to
appear lacking in an opinion. If nothing else, Oglethorpe graduates were supposed to
know how to THINK! At graduation, I really felt I had accomplished
something worthwhile. For that, I thank O.U."
Virginia Bremer
Wiley '64
"Oglethorpe means an entrée to the world through a liberal arts
education that opens portals in the arts, music, classics, literature,
sciences, history, humanities and so much more. My future hopes are that
Oglethorpe not become a “large” university, but stay small so that it can
continue to have the feel of “family” among its staff and students; that
it continue to have an ever-improving reputation among academia and make
contributions to the world by turning out graduates who make a difference
in our society."
Barbara "Bambi" Klein Stewart '64
"Some of my happiest days were at Oglethorpe, and also some of my
proudest. We were the very first college in Atlanta to integrate during
the 60's, and we had the help of Dr. Donald Agnew, and Dean Sewell and
Ralph McGill, editor of the "Atlanta Journal Constitution". I was
President of the Student Council and was asked if we would assist in the
effort. You bet we did! There was no arm twisting; everything was
done on a voluntary basis. Plus, we helped a few thousand people
register to vote."
Joyce
Bacon '65
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