Alumni Activities MARK MEITZ ’95, ALUMNI DIRECTOR
Tiger club events abound The summer and fall of October 20, these groups 2011 have been very busy showed their solidarity at and exciting for alumni, an annual event sponsored parents, and friends. by Ray Bottom ’53 at the The academic year Nansemond River Golf Club began with a welcome party in Suffolk. Alumni, parents, on August 19, honoring and prospective students senior football players and were treated to remarks from their parents. It was hosted Elliott Professor of Biology Dr. jointly by the Southside Alexander Werth and Dean of Club and Gridiron Club at Admissions Anita Garland. the home of Dickie Cralle While some of the ’65. From then on, each components of Homecoming weekend was action packed. changed this year—we played Supporting the Tigers all Bridgewater rather than W&L the way to their ODAC and had the first annual crown, alumni, parents, Hampden-Sydney Grilling Bill and Cornelia Shumadine ‘66 at their tailgate. and fans complemented our Competition—the results nationally-recognized home of the weekend were very football tailgating tradition Wednesday of each month at the familiar. The Tigers got a victory with impressive gatherings at all of Blackfinn Restaurant downtown. The and thousands of you enjoyed a perfect the away games. In Greensboro, the September gathering drew more than day catching up with old friends, making Triad Club welcomed travelers, and 60 alumni from the Class of 1977 new ones, and taking the occasional stroll we outnumbered the home crowd through the Class of 2011. across campus or down memory lane. at Guilford. Before the game, Tiger On October 19, a group from Other clubs met throughout the fall. fans were treated to Barbecue from within the Richmond Club and The Lynchburg Club, winners of the 2011 Ryan Pitz ’00, owner of The North headed by Joe Dunn’93 gathered for Waters Cup for Small Clubs, held their Carolina Barbecue Company. We the first meeting of our Midlothian quarterly luncheon at Terrace on the look forward to your joining us next Club, which will operate as a James and heard from Assistant Dean of year as we continue this tradition and component of the Richmond club, Students Wes Lawson ’03. In October, support the Tigers to another title. complement its activities, and expand the Hampden-Sydney Club of New York Throughout the fall, the H-SC the H-SC alumni footprint. The held a happy hour in Manhattan. In Club of Richmond maintained its Club’s first event will be a bus trip on November, Head lacrosse coach Ray regular monthly January 4 to cheer Rostan spoke to The Maryland Club at lunch program, Upcoming Spring on Tiger Hoops as an alumni-admissions event in Annapolis. in September they face Virginia Then, in conjunction with the Wilson Events welcoming new VP Wesleyan. Center, the DC Club held its signature Alumni Council of Advancement, Dr. Our alumni event at the office of George Albright, March 2&3 H. Lee King ’94. in Southeastern overlooking the White House (see photo Black Alumni Mentorship Virginia will In October, History on page 48). Dr. Howard introduced his Reunion Weekend Professor Dr. John soon benefit from dear friend, New York Times writer Eric April 6-7 Coombs talked an expanded Schmitt, author of Counterstrike: The about early Virginia geography like Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Classics Department history. Head the club in Against Al-Qaeda, to the large crowd. Certamen Football Coach (and Central Virginia. On November 11 (11/11/11), the night February 4 ODAC Coach of the The Western before the Macon Game, fraternity Year) Marty Favret gave his annual Tidewater Club, headed by Ben alumni of H-SC held the first annual address in November. Brown ’78, will include the outlying Circle Event with music by Doug Clark Beginning with an idea from areas of Chesapeake, Suffolk, and the Hot Nuts, and a live and silent its Young Alumni Committee, The Windsor, Franklin, Smithfield, auction. A portion of each ticket price Richmond Club also expanded Wakefield, and Zuni. The group’s benefitted the Hampden-Sydney Fund its offerings by establishing a activities will complement those and proceeds from live and silent auctions networking social hour (sometimes of our longstanding Peninsula and went to support Greek Life recruitment, several hours) held on the second South Hampton Roads Clubs. On scholarships, and programs. 3 2 T H E RECO RD O F H AM PDEN- SY DNEY C OLLEGE • DEC EMBE R 2 0 1 1