HOMECOMING 2018 A weekend brimming with precious moments
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he 2018 edition of Monmouth College Homecoming weekend, celebrated Oct. 5-7, wasn’t officially
given a theme. But in her remarks to a crowd of alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the College, Bonnie Bondurant Shaddock ’54 expressed a theme-worthy sentiment. “There have been so many precious moments,” she said, as the Bonnie Bondurant Alumni House on East Broadway was formally dedicated. “I’ve been filled with them all weekend.”
The three M Club Hall of Fame inductees could relate to what Bondurant meant. Standout distance runner Doug Carlson ’66, who could have recounted several tales of dominant individual performances, instead recalled crossing the finish line of a one-mile race, arms linked with two of his beloved teammates, Jim Whalen ’64 and Steve Pettit ’66. Jonny Henkins ’08 recalled visiting Monmouth as a prospective student. Track and field coach Roger Haynes ’82 “brought me into the Hall of Fame area,” he said. “I remember thinking, ‘How much of a badass do you have to be to get into this?’” During his time at Monmouth, Henkins got a pivotal nudge at just the right time from Haynes. “It took him about 60 seconds to change my perspective and what I wanted to accomplish in life,” said Henkins, who went on to capture
ABOVE: Bonnie Bondurant Shaddock ’54 cuts a ribbon to dedicate the new alumni house named in her honor. Formerly known as The Manor, the building was presented to the College by Shaddock in 2006 and recently renovated to house the Office of Alumni Programs. From left are Russ Smith (friend of the donor), First Lady Lobie Stone, President Clarence R. Wyatt, Bondurant, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Mark Kopinski ’79, Debbie Kopinski and Alumni Board President Mary Corrigan ’82.
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