GREENVILLE, Pa. – Thiel College invites all alumni, students, staff and friends of the college to share in the annual Homecoming 2007 celebration from Sept. 28 to 30.

The schedule of events for the weekend is as follows (Please note that the times and locations of several events have changed since the publication of the Homecoming 2007 brochure):

FRIDAY, SEPT. 28

8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Alumni Registration—Friends of Art Gallery, Howard Miller Student Center (HMSC)

Sign in here and find out which of your classmates are on campus. Alumni may enter their business cards in a drawing to win prizes.

11 a.m.                                                       

Blue-Gold Golf Scramble—the Greens of Greenville (formerly Greenville Country Club)

Reservations required.

1-3 p.m.

Thiel Archives Open—Library, Second Floor

Browse historic documents from your Thiel years.

2-4 p.m.

Wine Tasting Opening House—40 Eagle Street

New event featuring Volant Mill Winery. Reservations required.

3:30 p.m.

Campus Tour

Sign in at the registration desk for a staff-guided tour or pick up a campus map to explore on your own.

5 p.m.

Class of 1957 Dinner—Sawhill-Georgian Room, HMSC

Reservations required.

6:30 p.m.

Alumni Awards Ceremony and Reception—Lutheran Heritage Room, HMSC

this event is dedicated to the memory of eleanor (Demi) kilner ’36

This year’s honorees include Distinguished Alumni award recipients James Davy ’75, Denise (Boustead) Muha ’81, and Edgar Robb ’59; Service to Thiel awardees the Rev. Dr. Albert Gesler Jr. ’56 and the late Arlene (Summerhill) Shultz ’56; and Young Alumnus awardees George Heald ’00 and Ryan Gloyer ’04. Reservations are required.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 29

9 a.m.-Noon

Alumni Registration—Friends of Art Gallery, HMSC

9 a.m.-11 a.m.

Thiel Choir Alumni Breakfast—The Rae Johnson ’59 Home, 206 Lynwood Drive, Greenville

9 a.m.

Class of 1957 Breakfast—Masters Dining Room, HMSC

Reservations required.

9-11 a.m.

Campus Dedications

• 9 a.m.—David M. Miller ’61 Business & Economics Classroom (AC 33)
• 9:30 a.m.—Bill Frank ’50 Chemistry Lab (AC 101)
• 10 a.m.—Neuroscience Complex (AC 202)
• 10:30 a.m.—Center for Learning and Advising (first floor, library)

**Refreshments provided, hosted by Thiel’s leadership team—Dr. Robert C. Olson ’60, president, and Gary J. Witosky ’79, senior vice president

10-11:30 a.m.

Thiel Archives Open—Library, Second Floor

10 a.m.

Football Alumni Breakfast, honoring the 1957 and 1982 teams—The Galleria, HMSC

Reservations required.

10:30-11 a.m.

Annual Alumni Association Meeting—Greenville Hall, Room 101All alumni are welcome to attend.

11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Thiel Tailgate Party—Alumni Stadium at Stoeber Field

No charge; donations welcome.

11:15 a.m.

Class of 2007 Gift Dedication—College Avenue, South Property Line

Noon

Thiel College Homecoming Parade

12:45 p.m.

Football Alumni Tunnel

Meet by the tailgate shelter to form a tunnel for the Thiel football players.

1 p.m.

Homecoming Football Game: Thiel Tomcats vs. Bethany Bison—Alumni Stadium

Halftime includes a presentation of the 1957 and 1982 football teams, Homecoming Court and alumni prize drawings.

4-6 p.m.

Post-Game Celebration—The Greens of Greenville

Cash bar

4-6 p.m.

G.O.L.D. (Gradutes of the Last Decade) Reunion—Illusionz, downtown Greenville

For Thiel graduates from 1997 to 2007

4 to 6 p.m.

19th Annual Thiel Players Reunion—40 Eagle Street

6:30 p.m.

Alumni Soiree—Lutheran Heritage Room, HMSC

Elegant hors d’oeuvres and gourmet cuisine served prior to the William A. Robinson Theater Opening. Reunion class photos for years ending in “2”and “7” will be taken. Reservations required.

8 p.m.

William A. Robinson Theater Dedication and Opening Performance

Reservations required

SUNDAY, SEPT. 30

10 a.m.

Farewell Breakfast & Homecoming Service—David Johnson Memorial Chapel

Breakfast will be served in the Chapel lobby with morning worship service to follow at 11 a.m., which includes the Service of Remembrance, a reading of the memorial roster of those alumni who have passed away in the last year.

For more information about any of the events, please contact Lynn McClimans, director of alumni services, at 724-589-2042 or alumni@thiel.edu, or visit www.thiel.edu/alumni/homecoming for more details.

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