| All alumni and friends of the College are invited back to campus today for Alumni Day.
Several activities have been scheduled for throughout the day, including a bluegrass jam session at the Alumni Center from noon until 2:00 p.m., a reunion/retirement reception for Professor Emeritus Rick Sypolt in the Land Resources Department at the Waco Center from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Open House/Tours of the new Waco Center from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., a double header baseball game at the Sue Morris Sports Complex and a 3:00 p.m. Senior Recital in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
All activities on Saturday promise to be wonderful opportunities for everyone to socialize, reminisce, and re-establish contact with fellow alums and friends of Glenville State College that they haven't seen in a while. The Alumni Center, open from noon - 4:30 p.m., will be headquarters for the day's activities.
The College Bookstore will be open from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday for everyone to have an opportunity to find that special GSC souvenir and the Robert F. Kidd Library will be open during these hours as well. The perimeter doors of campus buildings will be unlocked during the afternoon, encouraging alums to tour the facilities and reminisce.
The annual meet and greet social time for banquet attendees will be held in the pre-function area of the Alan B. Mollohan Campus Community Center from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., followed by the alumni banquet at 6:00 p.m. in the ballroom. The evening's banquet spotlight will be on the Alumni Association's guests of honor: Alumnus of the Year, Rich Heffelfinger '80; Alumni Achievement Award Recipient, Kim Wilson '75; Community Service Award Honoree, Mack Samples '64; Outstanding Public School Educator Awards, Phil Tharp '75 and Kathy (Fox) Tharp '74; Outstanding Young Alumna Maggie Beth (Smith) Ponton '06, and Outstanding Young Alumnus Matt Cogar '10. The spotlight will also be upon the family of Professor Ed McKown '61 as he is honored posthumously.
Alumna Margaret (Miller) Goodwin '51 will host a social time at the Alumni Center following the evening's banquet and Rumble on the Hill will be held that night in the Physical Education Building's Jesse Lilly Gymnasium.
For planning purposes, prior reservations at $20.00 each are required for banquet attendees. Contact the Glenville State College Alumni Office at (304) 462-4122, local, or (866) 239-0285, toll free, for more information about Alumni Day activities and to make your banquet reservation(s).
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