2017 Alumni Weekend – Full Schedule
Friday, April 28
7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Owl’s Nest Coffee Shop
McNutt Campus Center
We serve Starbucks! Who doesn’t need a latte?
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
William Woods/Westminster Golf Tournament ($75 per player)
Tanglewood Golf Course – Open to all alumni, spouses, and friends
9 a.m. check-in; 10 a.m. shotgun start
Registration Deadline: Monday, April 24
9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Alumni Weekend Registration
Tucker Dining Hall Deck (Rain site: Tucker Dining Hall)
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
George Morris Clinic
WWU Equestrian Complex – UPHA Arena
No charge to audit the clinic for alumni registered for Alumni Weekend.
George Morris is a legendary American trainer and judge in the hunter/jumper
disciplines.
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
2017 Senior Student Art Show (no charge)
Gladys Kemper Center for the Arts – Mildred M. Cox Gallery
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Lunch with Students ($7.50)
Tucker Dining Hall
4:30 – 6 p.m.
Happy Hour Shopping @ the WWU LOGO Store
McNutt Campus Center
Lots of new items available. Get your coupon at registration for the “Friday Specials!”
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Happy Hour – Why Limit Happy to an Hour?
Tucker Dining Hall Deck (Rain site: Tucker Dining Hall)
Appetizers and Cash Bar
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Equestrian Open House
Equestrian Complex - Classroom
5 – 7 p.m.
Joint Cocktail Reception with William Woods and
Westminster Alumni
Mueller Leadership Hall/Backer Dining Hall
Appetizers and Cash Bar
Shuttle service provided from Harmon residential hall 4:45 to 7:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
Owls Baseball vs Lindenwood University-Belleville
Owls Field – Backer Sports Complex
(Free admission and popcorn!)
6:30 – 9 p.m.
T.G.I.F. – Let the Good Times Roll with Food Trucks and Tunes!
Tucker Dining Hall Outdoors (Rain site: Tucker Dining Hall)
Food Trucks 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.; Cash – food and bar
The Taste
The Ozark Mountain Biscuit Company
Lilly’s Cantina
7:30 p.m.
WWU Theatre Production – “Steel Magnolias”
By Robert Harling
McNutt Campus Center – Cutlip Auditorium
Box Office opens one hour before curtain.
Adults $10, Seniors (62+) $6, and Children (6-12) $5
(Parental guidance required for children under 12)
Saturday, April 29
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Owl’s Nest Coffee Shop
McNutt Campus Center
We serve Starbucks! Who doesn’t need a latte?
9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Alumni Weekend Registration
Tucker Dining Hall Deck (Rain site: Tucker Dining Hall)
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
George Morris Clinic
WWU Equestrian Complex – UPHA Arena
No charge to audit the clinic for alumni registered for Alumni Weekend.
10 – 11 a.m.
50th Year Alumni and Awards Ceremony
Dulany Auditorium
Conferring of 50-year medallions for the class of 1967.
Installation of new alumni board officers and members, and the alumni
awards presentations.
Alumni Board Officers-Elect
President …………………….. Christy Tennyson ’97
Vice President …………….. Martha Cockerell ’73
Secretary …………………….. Lee Ann Homberger ’08
Treasurer …………………….. Adam Patchett ’02
Alumni Board Members-Elect
Gretchen Adams ’86
Susan Erdel Atkins ’68
Kelly Christy ’91
Helen McKee ’97
Liza Payne ’12, MBA ’14
Kim Sydenstricker ’85
Mimi Arnold ’01
Molly Borgmeyer ’07
Andy March ’06
Lauren Ortego ’07
Carl Sweezer ’03
2017 Alumni Awards
Alumni Awards of Distinction …………….. Mary Marcum Orr ’01 and Evan Orr ’01
Graduate College Alumni Award ………… Joann Perkins MBA ’07
Green Owl Award …………………………….. Meredith Varnell Leslie ’95
Honorary Alumnus ……………………………. Dr. Michael Westerfield
Order of the Owl ………………………………. Walter Logan
Outstanding Service Award ……………….. Stephanie Westwood Rothermich ’87
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
“Catching Up with Friends” Brunch Buffet ($20 per person)
Tucker Dining Hall
Mimosa and Bloody Mary Bar Special
Noon
President’s Keynote
Tucker Dining Hall
Noon and
2 p.m.
Owls Baseball vs Lindenwood University-Belleville
Owls Field – Backer Sports Complex
(Free admission and popcorn!)
1 – 2 p.m.
Reunion Class Pictures (every 10 minutes per class)
Dulany Auditorium Steps (Rain site: Dulany Auditorium)
Class years of 1967, 1977, 1987, 1992, 1997, and 2007
1 – 4 p.m.
2017 Senior Student Art Show (no charge)
Gladys Kemper Center for the Arts – Mildred M. Cox Gallery
1 – 4 p.m.
WWU Logo Store Shopping!
McNutt Campus Center
Get your coupon at registration for the “Saturday Specials!”
2 and 2:15 p.m.
Campus Tours
Departs Outside Tucker Dining Hall
Walking tour at 2 p.m.; Golf cart tour at 2:15 p.m.
2 – 4 p.m.
Greek Residential Halls Open Houses
Visit Sorority Circle – Delta Gamma, Chi Omega, Alpha Phi, and Alpha
Chi Omega, along with Pike (Booth) and Fiji (Cockerell) fraternity halls
2 p.m.
WWU Theatre Production – “Steel Magnolias”
By Robert Harling
McNutt Campus Center – Cutlip Auditorium
Box Office opens one hour before curtain.
Adults $10, Seniors (62+) $6, and Children (6-12) $5
(Parental guidance required for children under 12)
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Second Annual Creative Writing Expo with Professor Matt Dube
Gladys Kemper Center for the Arts – Mildred M. Cox Gallery
Got a way with words? Been writing in old notebooks for years?
Bring your writing into the light! Poets, short story writers,
memoirists: all are welcome to read, share, and listen.
4 – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Afternoon "Sips and Nibbles!"
Tucker Dining Hall Deck
Beer and wine available for purchase.
Nibbles provided. Cash bar.
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Italian Dinner with the Students ($10)
Tucker Dining Hall
Enjoy a “taste of Italy!”
7:30 p.m.
WWU Theatre Production – “Steel Magnolias”
By Robert Harling
McNutt Campus Center – Cutlip Auditorium
Box Office opens one hour before curtain.
Adults $10, Seniors (62+) $6, and Children (6-12) $5
(Parental guidance required for children under 12)
Sunday, April 30
8:30 a.m. – Noon
Registration
WWU Equestrian Complex – UPHA Arena
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
George Morris Clinic
WWU Equestrian Complex – UPHA Arena
No charge to audit the clinic for alumni registered for Alumni Weekend.
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Brunch with Students ($8)
Tucker Dining Hall
1 – 4 p.m.
2017 Senior Student Art Show (no charge)
Gladys Woods Kemper Center for the Arts