TOUR
2017
CELEBRATING THE SPIRIT OF
2017 HOMECOMING & FAMILY WEEKEND
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Homecoming 2017 brought the Spirit home, with the best attendance in decades, as it wrapped up the MacNation Tour. The 1846 Donor and Alumni Recognition Dinner began the homecoming weekend festivities, where four alumni were presented with awards: Tina (Arnold) Prather ‘11 – Young Alumni Award; John Wakefield ‘69 – Distinguished Alumni Award; Terry Osei Chandler ‘68 – Distinguished Career Award; Katherine “Kitty” (Palmer) Conant ‘67 – Community Service Award. Saturday morning started off with the Michalson Monster 5K Run/Walk and then everyone gathered together for the annual Homecoming parade. This year’s parade marshal was Andrea (Gaskill) Moore ’95 who received her teaching degree from MacMurray. She currently teaches a technology class to seventh and eighth graders and, most recently, won the new title Mrs. Illinois U.S. Continental. Saturday was filled with all kinds of fun, including the Art Exhibit featuring the works of Michael Houser ’84, student food booths, campus tours and numerous athletic events. There was also the addition of a block party held in the newly-purchased Franklin School parking lot. The evening ended with the induction of four alumni into the Hall of Fame: Stacy (Robinson) Beeley ‘96 – Volleyball; Jon Jones ‘00 – Football; Tony Killeen ‘99 – Baseball; Launa Roberts ‘98 – Softball, Volleyball & Basketball. Join us next year for Homecoming on October 19-21!