ReUnion 2004, which welcomed back
some 1,400 alumni and guests, brought words of praise from everyone, it seemed.
The programming, the look of the campus, the volunteers … all were touted by
the happy guests and the hosts.
And the weather? As if by design,
the rain that threatened events all day on Saturday kindly waited until after
the fireworks to let loose.
“The weekend was a wonderful
'welcome back' for alumni,” said Nick Famulare '92, director of alumni
relations. “And for those of us on campus, it was a great showcase for the
energy and excitement that alumni have for Union.”
The Class of 1954, which sang
songs of their day while marching in the ReUnion parade, took
the bulk of the awards: the McClellan Cup for the greatest percentage of
classmates; the Van Voast/Class of 1941 for best costumes; and the Class of
1943 ReUnion award for overall ReUnion effort.
The Class of 1979 won the Anable
Cup, for the greatest number of classmates.
Admissions and volunteer alumni awards
went to Robert Fischman '71 and Frederick Simon '76.
The Laudise Chemistry Alumni
Award was presented to Kenneth D. Legg '64.
The Alumni
Council presented Alumni Gold Medals to William
Burns '54, retired vice chairman and director of NYNEX and life trustee of the
College; James Lippman '79, president of JRK Asset Management and chair of
ReUnion 2004; and Dr. Estelle Cooke-Sampson '74, a Washington, D.C.-based
radiologist and trustee of the College. George Gmelch,
professor of anthropology and leader of many Union term abroad programs,
received the Faculty Meritorious Service Award.
Class Awards were presented to
John Moses '34, Marvin Dwore '39, Rexford Moon '44, Seymour Gluck '49, Anthony
Tartaglia '54, Gerald Fincke '59, Jonathan Patten '74, Richard Samuels '74,
James Lippman '79, Eric Goidel '79, Daniel Savrin '84, John DeVries '84, Ilana
Klinger '89, Whitney Merrill '94, Jennifer Joynt '99 and Jonathan Zandman '99.