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Features
Alumni Return to
Old Beloit
More than 450 alumni and guests made the trek
to Beloit from far and wide for Homecoming/Reunion
weekend. Besides reconnecting with old friends and their alma
mater, alumni had their choice of participating in 75 cultural, social,
athletic, and educational events throughout the weekend, from folk
dancing to football to visiting classes and networking with students.
Photos by Greg Anderson
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| Carol and Rich Albrecht’57 join Judy Jordan Hoerr’57 and former interim
president of the College Ed Hoerr’57 at a Chapin Society reception at the
president’s home. Hoerr received a Distinguished Service Citation from the
Beloit College Alumni Association. |
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| Cross country runners plunge into Turtle Creek during the Old English Classic.
Beloit men finished third in the meet, placing three runners in the top 15. |
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| Russ Breyfogle, Dick Sandquist, and Will Castle returned to Beloit to celebrate
their golden 50th reunion. With 178 class members in attendance, 1957 had the
best turnout of any class, while also claiming the highest percentage of class
members in attendance—a whopping 52 percent came back for
Homecoming/Reunion this year. |
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| Folk dancers, led by Janice Darling’72 (shown at far left), capture the
celebratory spirit of Homecoming as they dance on Campbell Plaza in front of
Middle College. |
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| Homecoming/Reunion Weekend 2007 was much too warm for winter clothing,
but this unidentified Beloiter found a way to show off his 1943 letter sweater. |
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| President John Burris welcomes alumni to the assembly in Eaton Chapel. |
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| Left to right: Connie Grieson Anderson, Lynn Friedmann Murray, and Jean
Anderson Robinson, 1947 classmates, catch up with each other after
registering for Homecoming/Reunion in the Logan Museum of Anthropology. |
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| Football fans exuberantly cheer for Beloit. Although the Bucs fell to Ripon 56-9,
the crowd still seemed to enjoy themselves, as they have since the very first
Beloit Homecoming game was played in 1910. |
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| Beloit College cross country runners pose for a photo after the popular Old
English Classic at Leeson Park. The women’s squad won the meet with four of
the top eight finishers, shown here from left to right in the order they finished:
Amanda Hammermeister’08, Shelly Quade’09, Leah Knowles’09, and Julie
Stutzbach’10. Hammermeister placed second and was the first Buccaneer to
cross the finish line. She was named MWC Women’s Cross Country Runner of
the Week, in the week following Homecoming. Many alumni runners also
returned to participate in this challenging race. |
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| Members of the Phi Psi fraternity cook up a feast while tailgating at the Strong
Stadium complex. |
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| Members of the class of 1971 spend a few joyful moments together before
stepping off in the parade of classes. |
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| From left: Megan Hurster, Steve Hurster’82, Tom Hurster’74, and Bill Sullivan’82
wait for the parade of classes to begin. Megan, the daughter of Steve and Lynn
Hurster and a niece to Tom, checked out Beloit as a prospective student during
Homecoming. Sullivan and Steve Hurster were roommates at Beloit. |
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