With nearly 1,000 alumni and friends registered on Wednesday morning, ReUnion 2001 was on pace to break last year's turnout of more than 1,300.
ReUnion runs through Sunday with a variety of events ranging from the traditional (parade and fireworks) to the unusual (trolley tours to the Erie Canal).
The annual ReUnion parade at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday will be followed at 11 a.m. by the presentation of Alumni Gold Medals to Robert M. DeMichele '66, Richard J. Killeen '51, and David A. Viniar '76; and the Faculty Meritorius Service Award to Stephen M. Berk, the Florence B. Sherwood Professor of History and Culture.
ReUnion 2001 also marks a return to one large alumni dinner instead of separate events for classes, Famulare said. “Alumni remember this and they have been asking to return to this one large dinner for the Society of Alumni,” he said. “We'll do a special tribute to the 50th ReUnion Class of 1951, and end the evening with fireworks near the Nott Memorial.”
Members of the Union family coming to ReUnion range from an alumnus of the Class of 1935 to a student from the Class of 2004 (attending with his parents), Famulare said. One alumnus is coming from Chile, another from Switzerland.
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