Alumni Weekend 2011 camera


Muskingum University 

Newsletter for  

Alumni and Friends 


June 2011

Dear Muskies,

 

This issue is devoted to Alumni Weekend 2011. Nearly 400 alumni attended. Click on any of the photos below to view photo galleries of all the events. Click here to view the event schedule.

 

The classes of 1991, 1996, 2001 & 2006 will celebrate reunions during Homecoming on October 22, 2011. Click here to find out when your class reunion is. 

In this Issue - Photo Galleries of Alumni Weekend
Distinguished Service Awards
Fun Fact Quiz
Class of 1961 Golden Jubilee
Fifty Years of Innovation - WMCO
Learning From Alumni
Fun & Food
Distinguished Service Awards

 

2011 Distinguished Service Awards
Leonard M. Thomas '52, Jan A. Levy '60 (seated), Alumni Council President Gordon Litt, Muskingum University President Anne C. Steele, William A. Cooper '61, John C. Taylor '37 (seated), Frank G. Helman '51. Click on image to view additional photos.


William A. Cooper '61
 
has helped strengthen the economic climate of Silicon Valley since the late 1960's through his real estate firm, Cooper & Company.

Frank G. Helman '51 is a distinguished international lawyer who is renowned for his philanthropic leadership and dedication to protecting human rights and dignity.

Jan A. Levy '60 changed lives every day of his distinguished 39-year career as a general surgeon and medical missionary. 


John C. Taylor '37
has devoted his life to international service as an ordained minister, missionary dentist and wildlife advocate. 

 

Leonard M. Thomas '52 is internationally known as a conductor, arranger, pianist and vocalist as well as for his long career with Fred Waring.

Read full story here

Fun Fact Quiz

 
What was the graduation year of the oldest alumnus/alumna who attended Alumni Weekend 2011? Find the answer here.

Class of 1961 Golden Jubilee  


Class of 1961 reunion committeeClass members were inducted into Muskingum's Half Century Club during Alumni Convocation. Other special activities included luncheon with the president, a casual get-together and class meeting. The class gift, presented at the Alumni Banquet, was a record-breaking $1,781,765. Click on image to view additional photos.

Fifty Years of Innovation - WMCO
 
WMCO 50th anniversary logo

WMCO commemorated its 50th anniversary throughout Alumni Weekend.

  • Live radio drama
  • All-alumni reception 
  • Seminar on the past, present and future of communication with a distinguished alumni panel hosted by WMCO founder Hal Burlingame '62. 
  • Alumni airshifts were broadcast all weekend.


    Click on logo to view additional images.

Learning From Alumni:
Alumni College Seminars 

 

Hal Burlingame '62

Hal Burlingame '62

Communication: Past, Present & Future 

The founder of WMCO hosted a panel composed of the founding radio staff, alumni staff and current staff as WMCO celebrated fifty years of innovation.

 

 

Fred Bonkovsky '61

Fred Bonkovsky '61

Then and Now, For Better and Worse: Church, Family & Medicine 1961-2011

Multi-dimensional perspectives on change in these three areas were discussed by UC San Diego professor of medicine and former NIH department chief.

 

Doris Lee Raymond McCoy '51Doris Lee Raymond McCoy '51 - The Magic of Gross National Happiness

Doris spoke about her book, which was based on her travels to and research on the Kingdom of Bhutan (often called the last Shangri-La.) 


Gladys Taylor McGarey '41Gladys Taylor McGarey '41
- Living Medicine

Workshop participants learned about living medicine, which brings together the science and art of medicine by contacting the physician within ourselves to bring about true healing.  

 

Click on any image to view additional photos.

Fun & Food 


Fun & food at Alumni Weekend
Fun and food are the heart and soul of Alumni Weekend - picnic dinner, dance orchestra, class gatherings, banquet, receptions, ice cream social and more.

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ALUMNI PROFILES

Watch for a new profile series, Muskies in Medicine, beginning with our next issue. 

 

Read our previous profile series, 

The Art of Being a Muskie:  


Dennis O'Neil '69 "Creativity from Collaboration"

Marsha Russell '72 "Designing from the Heart"

Angela Lyonsmith '99 "Healing Through Art"

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