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“We want to give some kid
the opportunity...like we had.”
—Carrol Adams (BS ’55)
The timing is especially appropriate because the
new $500 scholarship has roots in another Homecoming. Several years
ago a few former farm boys ran into one another at the annual Agriculture
Alumni Breakfast in the Memorial Student Center.
Farm boys have always had their own special kind of camaraderie
born of living, studying, and—most of all—working together,
Carrol said. In that spirit, he and the others decided to contact
other farm boys and get them together—but to do so with something
even bigger and better in mind.
It was as if they knew that this year’s Homecoming would be
built around the idea of remembering the past and living the future.
“We decided that, while we could just come to Homecoming and
visit and eat, we wanted to have a purpose,” Carrol said.
“We want to give some kid the opportunity to go to college
just like we had.”
Development officer Gary Hancock (BS ‘68) is helping coordinate
the project.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST
8:00-9:30 a.m. Distinguished Alumni Chapter Breakfast in the
Heritage Room.
Invi- tations will be mailed.
8:30-10:00 a.m. Gold Blazer Breakfast in the Rayburn Room of the
MSC. Invitations
will be mailed.
8:30-9:00 a.m. Agriculture Alumni Reception in the Leadership
Lounge of the
MSC.
9-11:00 a.m.
General registration & reception
for
Alumni, faculty, staff in the Founders Lounge of the MSC.
9:00-10:00 a.m. Reception for active Alumni Association members
in the Lions
Lair on the first floor of the MSC. Admittance with dues
card only. For more information, call Alumni Relations
at 903-886-5765.
9:00-11:30 a.m. Agriculture Alumni Breakfast in the American
Ballroom of the
MSC. RSVP to 903-886-5358 by Oct. 18.
9:00-11:00 a.m. Come-and-go Chi Omega Alumnae Reception at the Chi
Omega
House.
9:00-11:00 a.m. Mathematics Alumni/Student Breakfast in the
Bluebonnet Room
of the MSC. RSVP to 903-886-5157 by Oct. 27.
9:00-10:00 a.m. Reception for International Studies Program
Alumni in the Founders
Lounge of the MSC.
9:00-10:00 a.m. Reception for the Department of Sociology &
Criminal Justice
in the Founders Lounge of the MSC.
9:00-10:00 a.m. Delta Tau Delta Reception in the Founders
Lounge of the MSC.
9:30-10:30 a.m. Biological, Earth Sciences & Chemistry Alumni
Reception in
Room 306 of the Hall of Sciences.
9:30-noon Heritage
House (President’s Old Home) open for viewing.
10:00 a.m.
Mayo Memorial Service at the gravesite on Lee Street.
10:00-11:30 a.m. Health, Kinesiology & Sports Studies Alumni
Reception in
Field House 100. Alumni & current students invited for hors
d’oeuvres and to visit with retired and current faculty &
staff. RSVP to 903-886-5549.
10:00-11:00 a.m. History Department Reception for history Alumni
& families
in the Leadership Lounge on the 2nd floor of the MSC.
10:00-11:00 a.m. Gamma Phi Beta Alumnae Reception at the Gamma Phi
Beta
House.
10:00 a.m. Athletic
Association Board of Directors meeting in Coach Paul
Peak’s office in the Field House.
10:30-11:30 a.m. Wesleyan Campus Ministry Alumni and Mayo Memorial
Reception
(immediately following Mayo memorial service).
10:30-11:30 ONLY Archives in library
open for viewing of latest additions
to
the collection of University memorabilia. Library’s fourth
floor.
10:30-12:30 Alpha
Phi Alumnae Reception at the Alpha Phi House.
11:00 a.m. Kappa
Delta Alumnae Reception at the Kappa Delta House.
11:30 a.m. Homecoming
Luncheon
Located
in the Texas Ballroom of the MSC. Includes presenta-
tion of Homecoming Court, Distinguished Alumnus
Citation, Gold Blazer Awards, and Class of ’52.
Tickets are $10; students $5. Send ticket orders, made
payable to A&M-Commerce Alumni Association, plus
a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Alumni Relations,
A&M-Commerce, P.O. Box 3011, Commerce,
TX 75429. DEADLINE FOR TICKETS BY MAIL IS
OCT. 22. NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR.
11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Kappa Alpha Order Alumni Luncheon at the Kappa
Alpha
House. For more information, call 903-886-2998.
11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Farm Boy Alumni Luncheon in Room 253 of the Ag/IT
Building.
RSVP to 903-886-5358 by Oct. 18.
12:30-2 p.m. Lion’s
Den Tent
A
pre-game celebration located on the West Lawn. Everyone
is welcome!
2:00 p.m. Lions
football!
Tickets
for the game against Abilene Christian are available
at the gate or by calling 903-886-5558.
4:00-5:30 p.m. Training School
Reception in the Leadership Lounge of the
MSC.
5:00-7:00 p.m. Multi-Cultural
Alumni Reception. Call 903-886-5087 for more
information.
6:00 p.m. Training
School Dinner in the American Ballroom of the MSC.
Invitations will be mailed.
6:00 –10:00 p.m. Intercultural Services and Pan-Hellenic Scholarship
Greek
Show in Ferguson Auditorium. Call the Student Life
Office at 903-886- 5087 for information.
6:00-9:00 p.m. Truax Scholarship
Foundation Reception & Dinner at 7 p.m.
in the Lions Lair at the MSC. RSVP to 903- 886- 5637
by Oct. 22.
6:30 p.m. Hall
of Fame Reception in the Founders Lounge of the MSC.
Call 903-886-5558 for information.
7:00 p.m. Hall
of Fame Dinner in the Texas Ballroom of the MSC. Call
903-886-5558 for information.
10:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Pan-Hellenic Scholarship Dance in the Texas Ballroom
of
the MSC. Call the Student Life Office at 903- 886-5087
for info.
Note: Events of general interest are listed
in bold.
And, as always, you’ll want to contact individual departments
or organizations for events not listed on this early schedule. |
