PHOTO: ERIC FOSTER
WITH THANKS: Stanley and Beverly Oberrender of Bloomsburg presented a sculpture to BU’s nursing department to honor five students — now graduates — who came to the rescue when their car burst into flames following a collision near campus in August 2013. Shown from left are the sculpture artist Jef McGreevy, Stanley and Beverly Oberrender, students involved in the rescue James Gould ’14 and Thomas Machovec ’14 and BU President David Soltz. Others who assisted were Nicole Slagle ’14, Jacob Ribecky ’14 and David Arnold.
PREVIEW DAY: Cheryl Latorre ‘80, superintendent, Danville Area School District; Brian Case ’87, manager of academic relations, PPL Corp.; and Steve Carr ’97, CPA, manager of audit and accounting, Kreisher Miller, from left, talked to freshmen about the value of internships and job shadowing during Welcome Week.
FRIENDS FROM ’89: Alumni from the Class of 1989, who have been getting together every year since graduation, posed for a selfie during their 25th mini-reunion at Lake Hopatcong, N.J. From left are Tina LaGreca, Sue Dougherty, Michelle Garrity Nolan, Monique Manning Heffner and Sherri Shuman Kreisher.
WELCOME BACK: Among hundreds of alumni attending the Homecoming Tent Party last fall were, from left, Tiana Patillo ’09, Asia Burnett ’09, Felicia Ellzy ’10 and Stephanie Devaughn ’10.
HOMECOMING VOLUNTEERS: Alumni and friends of BU who volunteered at the BU Alumni Association’s Homecoming Tent Party included, from left, Diane Steckel; Mark Steckel ’93; Juli Miller ’92; Nori Lewis, BU Foundation; Barbara Willders ’83; and Mary Braccilli ’90.
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