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Homecoming 2009: Student Royalty, Alumni Celebration

Alumni returning for Homecoming enjoyed a cool but dry Saturday full of all the traditional festivities. Here's our photo review:

 

Montague senior Ian Harrier and Harbor Beach senior Rachel Rochefort were named homecoming king and queen during halftime of the football game.

 

Smith Distinguished Service Award-winner Patrick McDonugh '85, with Art Smith '38.

 

Grand marshals Mart and Dottie Johnson wave to the crowd.

 

Alumni award winners, front row, from left: Jim McCarty '69, Distinguished Alumni Award; Bree Brownlee '04, Young Alumni Award; Duffy Duncan '72, Hebert Service Award; top row, from left: Carolyn Schultz '84, Alumni Board President; Patrick McDonough '85, Smith Distinguished Service Award; and Saundra Tracy, President.

 

A full house in the Heritage Center enjoys the annual homecoming choir concert.

 

Past Barlow Trophy winners return to campus.

 

The 50-year reunion class of 1959.

 

The Kiltie Marching Band leads the parade.

 

Alma College students report levels of educational experiences and faculty interaction that exceed the national norms by significant amounts, according to the findings of the 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement. In the 2006 study, Alma students reported a level of interaction with faculty that ranked among the top five percent in the nation.

 

Student Profile

Elizabeth Heitsch

Elizabeth Heitsch
Graduation: 2008
Major: History
From: St. Louis, Michigan
Interests: Reading, Music

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