2007 Emeritus Weekend (view as slideshow)
Each year, the WVU Alumni Association welcomes graduates of 50 or more years back to campus for Emeritus Club Weekend. This year, more than 110 alumni from the Class of 1957, as well as graduates prior to 1957, attended the weekend festivities which included a dessert social sponsored by the WVU Foundation, a brunch at the Erickson Alumni Center, tours of the campus and induction ceremonies.
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Al & Dee Ware attended the 2007 Emeritus Club banquet. |
Attendees of the 2007 Emeritus Club Weekend listen to one of the speakers during the banquet. |
Joanne Woodrum Connell (Class of '51) and her husband, Earl Stalnaker (right), listen to President David C. Hardesty Jr. speak about the changes at the University. |
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Patricia and William Tolley of Melbourne, FL, enjoyed the evening's festivities. |
Friend catch up before the 2007 Emeritus Brunch. |
Calvin Wilson Jr., and his wife, Peggy, pose with President-elect Mike Garrison. Mr. Garrison addressed attendees during the brunch. |
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Calvin and Peggy Wilson await the banquet ceremonies. |
Carolyn Zinn, Kevin Berry and Gloria Cunningham are all smiles for the camera during the 2007 Emeritus Weekend festivities. |
Louise and Mike Caruso, talk with Carolyn Zinn (center) before the banquet. |
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Charles and June Albright of Lehigh Acres, FL, (left) pose with friends John ('57 Mountaineer mascot) & Laurie Coyner of Wichita, Kansas. |
Charles (Class of '51, '52) and Peggy (Class of '53), are familiar faces at Emeritus Club activities. |
Richard (Class of'57) and Delora Hashinger of North Augusta, SC, smile for the camera after the induction ceremonies. |
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Ed (Class of '52, '54) and Ellie (Class of '54) Flowers attended the 2007 activities. Ed will serve as the president of the Emeritus Club for 2008. |
Betty & Eddie (Class '52) Barrett chatted with Ross Brown (Class of '57), right, one of the new inductees. |
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Pam Lyons of the WVU Alumni Association chats with Deannie Van Camp and Louise Caruso. |
James (Class of '56)and Ginny Miller of Charleston joined fellow alumni for the weekend activities. |
Gloria Slaucci Cunningham (Class of '43, '63), left, and Carolyn Zinn (Class of '55) were part of the 2007 Planning Committee for Emeritus Club Weekend. |
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Gordon Thorn (Class of '53, '55), president of the 2007 Emeritus Club, addresses the audience during the banquet at Waterfront Place. |
Harold Shamburger (Class of '48), listens to the speakers. Harold attended the very first Emeritus Club induction ceremonies when he worked in the president's office. |
The 2007 Emeritus Club inductees await their official photo. |
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Inductees were all smiles after the induction ceremonies. |
The 2007 inductees traveled to Morgantown from more than 10 states. |
Jack and Ethel Nuckols talk with Dr. Sharon Ryan (center), chair of the WVU Department of Psychology. Dr. Ryan spoke about "The Question" during the morning activities. |
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Jimmy (Class of '41) and Katie (Class of '44) McCartney have attended almost all of the Emeritus functions since 1991. |
John Breed (Class of '51)enoys a laugh during the banquet festivities. |
Jane Nekoranec Bookman (Class of '51), left, and her husband, Edmund Bookman Jr. (Class of '52) smile with Kevin Berry, Associate Director of the WVU Alumni Association. Jane and Edmund travel from Wilmington, NC, to attend the event each year. |
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Tom (Class of '55) and Janet (Class '60) Rogers talk with Kevin Berry and Mike Caruso (Class of '56,, '58). |
Samuel (Class of '57) and Lois (Class of '51) Hatfield pose with Jane Bookman (Class of '51), center. |
Louise Furfari Caruso catches up with Lois & Samuel Hatfield. |
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Mike (Class of ''56, '58) and Louise (Class of '51) Furfari Caruso enjoyed catching up with old friends at the Emeritus events. |
Betty Tucker, left, and James McCartney (Class of '41) enjoy the evening's festivities. |
Attendees of the banquet enjoyed a pre-induction social hour and dinner, followed by the official induction ceremonies. |
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Charles Casey, left (Class of '52, '55), speaks with Carl (Class of '50) and Glenna (Class of '53) Cather of Morgantown. |
President-elect Mike Garrison speaks with Judge Ed Flowers (right) and Gordon Thorn (back). |
President Hardesty takes time out of the ceremonies to pose with Nick Oliver (right). |
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President David C. Hardesty Jr. addresses guests. |
Richard (Class of '55) and Anna Lee Porter Riddle (Class of '54) pose with friend Joanne Woodrum Connell (Class of '51)after the banquet. |
Richard McClure (Class of '57) and his daughter, Marilyn McClure-Demers (Class of '88, '91), listen to one of the speakers during the Emeritus brunch activities. |
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Shirley Paskey Lewis (Class of '57) of Clearwater, FL, poses with Sydell and Murray (Class of '57) Levy and Nancy Breed. |
Nick Oliver (Class of '49) and Steve Douglas (right), president of the WVU Alumni Association, enjoy the pre-banquet festivities. |
Tom Rogers (Class of '55) catches up with a friend during the 2007 Emeritus Club Weekend festivities. |
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Tom (Class of '55) and Janet (Class of '60) Rogers enjoy attending Emeritus activities each year. |
Gregg (Class of '51, '65) and Deannie (Class of '52) Van Camp are actively involved in Emeritus activities and helped to plan this year's activities. |