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Otterbein College Alumni Weekend 2009. Engaged in tradition . . . Filled with pride . . . committed to lifelong learning

Schedule of Events

Friday, June 12
Photo collage of students at a picnic and at a leaf raking party
12 noon-4:00 PM Class of 1959 Golden Reunion Registration Towers Lawn
12 noon-5:00 PM All Class Reunion and Alumni Registration Towers Lawn
1:30-3:00 PM Campus Tours. For shuttle transport to these locations, meet at the Towers Plaza: Departments of Communication and Art, Frank Museum of Art, Equine Science Center. These sites will be open for you to visit on your own or by golf carts leaving the Towers Plaza: Residence Hall Suites, Dunlap-King Hall, and Clements Recreational Center
1:30-4:00 PM Sneak Peek: Self-guided tours through the new Science Center
2:00 PM Classes Without Quizzes
3:00 PM "History of Otterbein College". Slide and stories presentation. Roush 114. Stephen Grinch '98, Archivist and Dr. Sylvia Vance '47.
4:00 PM Unveiling of the new President's Gallery. 2nd Floor Towers Hall.
6:15 PM Golden Reunion Celebration for the Class of 1959. The Conference Center at Northpointe, 9243 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center, OH 43035; toll free 1-866-233-9393. Hosted by President DeVore.
6:15PM - Social Hour
7:00PM - Dinner
8:00PM - All members of the Class of 1959 will be honored in an evening of celebration.
6:30 PM Class of '64 Picnic Dinner at the home of Liz Glor Allen '64, 9180 White Oak, Westerville, Ohio 43082.
Saturday, June 13 - A Day for the Whole Family!
Collage of old Otterbein photos Collage of old Otterbein photos Collage of old Otterbein photos
8:30-11:00 AM Registration Tent, Towers Lawn (Rain site - Roush Hall)
9:00-10:00 AM Coffee Hour with Emeriti Faculty and Staff, Towers Hall Patio
9:00-10:00 AM Quiz & Quill Strawberry Brunch, Towers Hall 117
9:00-10:00 AM Class Pictures for Post '49 to Pre '59, Battelle Fine Arts Center, Riley Auditorium (See class photo schedule)
9:20 AM Class Picture for the Class of '59, Battelle Fine Arts Center, Riley Auditorium (See class photo schedule)
10:00 AM-12 noon Alumni Band Rehearsal, Battelle Fine Arts Center, Band Room
10:15-11:45 AM Classes Without Quizzes
11:45 AM Class meets at Campus Center Lounge and proceeds to the Alumni Awards Luncheon
12:00-2:00 PM Annual Alumni Awards Luncheon, Campus Center - Featuring the Alumni Award winners and the Golden Reunion Class of 1959.
Distinguished Alumnus - Dr. Paul Paulus '66
Special Achievement - Dr. Thomas E. Dipko, 58
and Peggy Ruhlin '79
Alumni Community Service - Dr. Dennis '64 and Dee Dee Krumm Heffner '64
2:15- 3:30 PM Meet the Author Book Signing in the Campus Center. Curt Tong' 56 authored a memoir of how his family survived Japanese imprisonment during WWII.
2:30 PM 60th Diamond Year Reunion for the Class of '49 Campus Center East Main Lounge
2:30-4:00 PM Campus Tours. Meet at the Campus Center Front Patio. For transportation to these locations: Departments of Communication and Art, Frank Museum of Art, McCuan Equine Science Center. These sites will be open for you to visit on your own: Hanby House, Residence Hall Suites, Dunlap-King Hall .
2:30-4:00 PM Sneak Peek and Self-Guided Tours through the new Science Center
2:30 PM Class Pictures for the Classes of '64 and '69, Battelle Fine Arts Center, Riley Auditorium (See photo schedule)
3:00-5:00 PM Greek Open Houses - TBD
3:00 PM Stories of the '50s and '60s with Dean Joanne Van Sant and Marion and Jean Chase, Courtright Memorial Library
5:00 PM Class Reunion Gatherings.
60th Reunion for the Class of 1949 - MCL Cafeteria, 60 Westerville Sq, Westerville, OH.
6:00 PM 55th Reunion for the Class of 1954
Holiday Inn Columbus-Worthington, 7007 N. High Street, Worthington, OH 43085
6:00 PM - Social Hour
6:30 PM - Dinner
 50th Golden Reunion Dinner for the Class of 1959
Little Turtle Country Club, 5400 Little Turtle Way, Westerville, OH 43081
5:30 PM - Social Hour
6:30 PM - Dinner
 45th Reunion Dinner for the Class of 1964
Holiday Inn Columbus-Worthington, 7007 N. High Street, Worthington, OH 43085
6:00 PM - Social Hour
6:45 PM - Dinner
 40th Reunion Dinner for the Class of 1969
Old Bag of Nails Pub, 24 N. State St, Westerville, OH
6:00 PM - Social Hour
6:45 PM - Buffet Dinner
Sunday, June 14
Photo of freshman students in 1950
9:00 AM Class of 2009 Baccalaureate Services Cowan Hall
9:00-11:00 AM Brunch for Class of 1959
Howard House Lawn (Rain Site: Roush Hall)
11:00 AM Class of '59 Worship Service, Church of the Master