During the past few years twenty-six alumni who left Union before completing the requirements for their bachelor's degrees have returned to march at Commencement-and to pick up their diplomas.
They are part of a program begun in 1990. Candidates must have spent at least two years at Union in good academic standing and earned an advanced degree in a recognized field of study at an accredited institution. If the undergraduate area of study was engineering, the advanced degree must be in the same field; those who earned a bachelor's degree from another college or university are not eligible.
Joining the “new” alumni last June were Christopher H. Demos '46, Leonard S. Levine '52, and Lloyd F. Mayer '73. All three had entered medical school before completing Union's degree requirements; each received a bachelor of science degree.
Mayer, when he learned he would receive his degree, wrote, “The fact that I have no degree serves as good material for a joke every time I am introduced at speaking engagements. I guess they will have to find something else to joke about.”
Alumni who want to know more about the program-or who think they might qualify
should contact Dan West, vice president for college relations, at (518) 388-6180.