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Alumni Return; King, Queen Crowned at Homecoming

Bright fall colors and a beautiful campus welcomed alumni, students and community members for Homecoming 2010.

 

St. Johns senior Brandt Ayoub and Kalamazoo senior Aysha Abiade were crowned king and queen during halftime of the football game.

 

Alumni award winners, front row, from left: Don Fullenwider '65, George Hebert Service Award; Carolyn Schultz '84, president of alumni board; Alan Otis '71, Smith Distinguished Service Award; back row, from left: Brian Bartes '87, past president of alumni board; David Provost '76, Distinguished Alumni Award; Jeff Abernathy, Alma College president; Scott Hill '00, Young Alumni Award; and Jeff Leestma '78, vice president of alumni board.

 

President Abernathy presents a plaque to grand marshal Joe Walser.

 

The Alumni House welcomes alumni.

 

The Kiltie Marching Band marches in the parade.

 

The homecoming court "sails" down Superior Street.

 

The brothers and sisters from Delta Gamma Tau, Sigma Tau Gamma and Sigma Alpha Epsilon returned to campus for the Ultimate Reunion.


 

 

Alma College is among the top 40 baccalaureate institutions in the country for the percentage of students who choose to study abroad, according to a report published by the Institute for International Education. Among Alma’s graduates in the 2009–10 academic year, 61.4 percent participated in study abroad, which ranked 37th in the nation.

 

Graduate Profile

Dr. Ernest Yoder

Dr. Ernest Yoder
Graduation: 1974
Major: Chemistry

As founding dean of Central Michigan University’s College of Medicine, Ernest Yoder ’74 has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He joins CMU with nearly 30 years of experience in medicine, most recently having held positions at Providence Hospital and Medical Centers and St. John Health and Ascension Health—simultaneously.