Bona's Alumni Weekend, Baron HOF Induction June 5-7
Announcement of the Alumnus or Alumna of the Year and the induction of former Bonnies basketball player and coach Jim Baron into the Athletics Hall of Fame are two of the key events that will take place during St. Bonaventure University’s Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 5-7.
The reunion salutes graduates of the Class of 1949 and other graduating classes in five-year increments up through 2004, although alums from all classes are welcome at the annual gathering. More than 900 SBU alumni and friends are expected to return this year for activities on and around the St. Bonaventure campus.
Alumni will arrive on campus throughout the day on Friday, June 5, when golf, campus tours and other activities are slated. A Mass for the Class of 1959 and prior graduates will be held at 4:45 p.m. in the University Chapel, after which class dinners will be held at various venues. The evening will end with a social on campus.
Events on Saturday begin with breakfast in the Magnano Centre’s Hickey Dining Hall, followed by golf, a 5K Fun Run and a number of talks and presentations hosted by university faculty and staff. Among the presenters is Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., university president, who will help close the book on the university’s year-long sesquicentennial celebration and share her vision for the university over the next 150 years.
There will also be an Athletic Department Yard Sale from 9-11 a.m. Saturday outside the Reilly Center featuring game-worn jerseys, warm-ups, blankets, glasses, mugs, and more.
Following a picnic lunch hosted by the campus Franciscans, there will be additional presentations as well as self-guided tours of academic buildings and open houses hosted by a number of schools and departments.
The induction of Baron into the Athletics Hall of Fame will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday on Bob Lanier Court in the Reilly Center Arena. Baron, now head basketball coach at Rhode Island, was a senior co-captain and starting point guard when he led the Bonnies to the NIT Championship in 1977. He coached the Bonnies for nine seasons starting in 1992, a span during which the team made three NIT appearances and earned its first NCAA Tournament berth in 22 years.
Saturday evening activities begin at 4:30 p.m. with the Alumni Memorial Mass at the University Chapel. Alumni will then gather for a reception prior to boarding shuttle buses that will transport them to the Premier Banquet Center for the annual reunion dinner and program.
A highlight of the evening will be announcement of the William “Stax” McCarthy Alumnus/a of the Year Award.
Alumni weekend will conclude Sunday morning with a farewell breakfast and Mass.
For more information, contact Alumni Services at (716) 375-2302, e-mail alumni@sbu.edu, or go online to alumni.sbu.edu.
The reunion salutes graduates of the Class of 1949 and other graduating classes in five-year increments up through 2004, although alums from all classes are welcome at the annual gathering. More than 900 SBU alumni and friends are expected to return this year for activities on and around the St. Bonaventure campus.
Alumni will arrive on campus throughout the day on Friday, June 5, when golf, campus tours and other activities are slated. A Mass for the Class of 1959 and prior graduates will be held at 4:45 p.m. in the University Chapel, after which class dinners will be held at various venues. The evening will end with a social on campus.
Events on Saturday begin with breakfast in the Magnano Centre’s Hickey Dining Hall, followed by golf, a 5K Fun Run and a number of talks and presentations hosted by university faculty and staff. Among the presenters is Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., university president, who will help close the book on the university’s year-long sesquicentennial celebration and share her vision for the university over the next 150 years.
There will also be an Athletic Department Yard Sale from 9-11 a.m. Saturday outside the Reilly Center featuring game-worn jerseys, warm-ups, blankets, glasses, mugs, and more.
Following a picnic lunch hosted by the campus Franciscans, there will be additional presentations as well as self-guided tours of academic buildings and open houses hosted by a number of schools and departments.
The induction of Baron into the Athletics Hall of Fame will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday on Bob Lanier Court in the Reilly Center Arena. Baron, now head basketball coach at Rhode Island, was a senior co-captain and starting point guard when he led the Bonnies to the NIT Championship in 1977. He coached the Bonnies for nine seasons starting in 1992, a span during which the team made three NIT appearances and earned its first NCAA Tournament berth in 22 years.
Saturday evening activities begin at 4:30 p.m. with the Alumni Memorial Mass at the University Chapel. Alumni will then gather for a reception prior to boarding shuttle buses that will transport them to the Premier Banquet Center for the annual reunion dinner and program.
A highlight of the evening will be announcement of the William “Stax” McCarthy Alumnus/a of the Year Award.
Alumni weekend will conclude Sunday morning with a farewell breakfast and Mass.
For more information, contact Alumni Services at (716) 375-2302, e-mail alumni@sbu.edu, or go online to alumni.sbu.edu.
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