Family and Friends Weekend 2019

Alumni and Friends Weekend

Another Great Alumni and Friends Weekend Capped with a Bengals Victory

We had another very successful and fun celebration at our September 27 & 28, 2019 Alumni and Friends weekend. The weekend began with an open house, where our current students were on hand to meet our guests and let them know of the exciting outreach they are doing here at the College. Following the open house, our guests were treated to a wonderful dinner along with entertainment from Roy McKee. During the festivities we honored the Class of 1969 as they celebrated their 50-yearclass reunion. Those in attendance from the Class were Gary Isom, Dave Frounfelter, Dave Della Zoppa and Jim Hunter. Jack Rupp, who passed away in October 2018, was represented by his daughters Janice Lung and Shari Aldrich. Each received their Golden Bengal pin to commemorate their 50th anniversary. The evening included a range of alumni from 1959 to 2013 including David Faux, who has attended every one of our past alumni and friends weekends. David was celebrating his 60th anniversary. Dean Walt Fitzgerald, who was attending his first alumni event in Pocatello, welcomed everyone and talked about his vision as we enter the next decade. Phil Yankovich discussed how our alumni and friends can support the Centennial Campaign which continues through 2020. On Saturday, we had a wonderful time under a tent to keep us dry from the elements. After the tailgate we went on to cheer our Bengals to a 51-24 win, which is exciting as the Bengals finished the season with a six-game losing streak and ended the year with a 3-9 record. Mark your calendar to join us on September 11 and 12, 2020 for our Centennial Celebration. More details are outlined in this section of the bulletin.