2010 Awards Brunch
Dick Kite and Charlie Quillin of the Wabash Class of 1960 received the 1909 Trophy Cup from President Pat White for having the highest percentage of their class (45.3%) return for Big Bash Weekend.
Dick Kite ’60 and President White pose with the 1928 Attendance Trophy, which is given to the reunion class with the largest number of alumni returning for the Bash. Fifty-three members of the 50th reunion class signed the official Alumni Register.
That's Dick Kite and President White with yet another reunion award — the Edmund O. Hovey Annual Giving Award. The Class of 1960 boasted 59 percent of its members on the Annual Fund roll.
Tom Runge ’71 is Director or Alumni and Parent Relations, whose office is responsible for planning and executing Big Bash Reunion Weekend. President Pat White quipped that a certain battery company approached Runge to be its spokesperson. When Runge said no, the company went with a toy bunny!
Dick Kite poses with President White and the plaque that honors recipients of the Dorman Hughes Award, which is presented annually to the reunion chair who works hardest on behalf of his class.
Scott Himsel accepts from President White the Robinson-Ragan Award for the Class of 1985, which narrowly won the Alumni Chapel Sing competition. Rumors are that several members of the class were seen handing cash to the judges before, during, and after the competition.
President White bid the reunion classes farewell at Sunday's brunch: "You have returned to Wabash, some after a short time, some after many years. I hope that you have been revitalized by this weekend. I hope as you have found much that is new and exciting, you have also found much that is old and true."
President White, Class Agents, Reunion Chairs, and Alumni Glee Club members led everyone in singing Alma Mater on Sunday.
Standing are Heather Bazzani and Michele Tatar of the Alumni and Parent Relations Office, who did much to plan and execute the weekend (along with Tom Runge and Mike Warren!). Also pictured are Rachel Barkley, Guyanna Spurway, and Carolyn Harshbarger, who were among the many Wabash folks who staffed and organized the weekend.