“…each generation of Villanova graduates has released its own ...

Campus. Each class member was presented with a
Half-Century Society Medallion.
■ The Class of 1980 gathered at the Montrose Mansion at the
Villanova Conference Center for its Silver Anniversary
celebration.
■ The Class of 1995 was welcomed back for its 10-Year Reunion
reception in the Dundale Mansion on the West Campus.
■ Meanwhile, Bartley Hall was lively and warm with
individual class receptions for graduates from 1940, ’45, ’50,
’60, ’65, ’70, ’75, ’85 and ’90.
Saturday morning brought another great day for the returning
Wildcats and their fans. Not only was it filled with beautiful
weather, but memorable events as well, starting with the Alumni
Memorial Mass, celebrated in the Corr Hall Chapel. Then,
after a scrumptious buffet breakfast served up in St. Mary’s
Hall Dining Hall, alumni could catch campus shuttle tours that
departed on the half-hour from Klekotka Hall. Alumni with
a son or daughter considering attending Villanova headed
for a presentation by the Office of Admission staff in the
Connelly Center Cinema. Later that morning, the Black Cultural
Society/Black Student League hosted a reception in the
Connelly Center.
Each of Villanova’s four colleges then held an hour-long
open house. Arts and Sciences alumni met in the Gallen
Lecture Hall in the Mendel Science Center. Commerce and
Finance graduates gathered in the Founders Lobby of Bartley
Hall. Engineering alums convened in CEER (The Center for
Engineering Education and Research). The open house for
Nursing graduates took place in the St. Augustine Center.
Graduates of 1954 and earlier and their guests were invited
to the Top ’Cat Luncheon in the Connelly Center’s Radnor/
St. David’s Room. The honorees were the classes of 1940,
1945 and 1950, with a record 75 in attendance.
Saturday afternoon brought everyone together for a more
informal, yet still traditional event: Reunion Family Picnic on
Austin Field. Villanova Radio Alumni and Lefty Lucy, the band
led by Lucy Kolen ’95 A&S, provided the music. The afternoon
offered many picture-perfect moments, including class photos,
and gave alumni an opportunity to meet current Villanova
student-athletes and mug with the infamous Wildcat mascot.
Past soccer greats could relive their glory days as they
strode into the Villanova Stadium for the Men’s Soccer
Alumni Game and Reunion on Saturday afternoon.
In a very touching and meaningful ceremony, 100 Villanovan
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