MSU Alumni Magazine, Fall 2004 issue - MSU Alumni Association ...

ALMAMATTERS
COASTAL GEORGIA—Jun. 26:
More than two dozen area Spartans
attended the Club Charter
Presentation at the Moon River
Brewing Co., Savannah, GA. A
silent auction raised $170 for the
club.
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX—Jun.
12: More than 70 area Spartans
attended the Fifth Annual Golf
Tournament and Scholarship
Drive at the Riverchase Golf
Club, Coppell, TX. A raffle
of merchandise autographed by
Tom Izzo, John L. Smith and
Dallas Cowboy Flozell Adams
helped raise $2,600 for the club’s
scholarship fund, which now well
exceeds $10,000. The event has
been organized by Patrick Johnson
all five years.
and Jane Loper in Jamestown,
OH. About $250 was raised for
the club’s scholarship fund.
EASTERN VIRGINIA—Apr. 24:
About 30 area Spartans attended
the Annual Dinner and Meeting
in Williamsburg, VA. Special
guests included Pamela Horne,
MSU director of admissions
and scholarships. About $100
was raised for the club’s student
scholarship fund.
REGIONAL CLUBS
BERRIEN COUNTY—Jun 15:
This child relaxing in the arms of
Sparty was one of 550 area Spartans
who attended the 18th Annual
Steak ‘n’ Suds Outing at
Sportsman’s Park, St. Joseph.
Special guests included MSU athletic
director Ron Mason, assistant
hockey coach Tom Newton,
and women’s golf coach Stacy
Slobodnik. The event was
chaired by Larry Smith and Judy
Soelle.
BLUEWATER CLUB—Jul. 21:
About a dozen area alumni attended
a dinner for 2004 Jim
Reilly Memorial Scholarship recipient
Jenna Gray (center, with
her parents Diane and William)
at the Thomas Edison Inn, Port
Huron.
CHICAGO—Aug.1: More than
115 Spartans gathered at Shoreline
Parks in Evanston to welcome
incoming area freshman.
Jim Higgins served as cook, while
club president Dave LaPorte introduced
the MSU Fight Song to
the new Spartans.
DAYTON, OH—Jul. 17: Area
Spartans participated in the Big
Ten Night at the Dayton Dragons.
Aug. 14: Some two dozen
area Spartans (see photo) attended
the fourth annual summer picnic
at the lakefront home of Joe
GRAND TRAVERSE—Jul. 10:
Sparty, seen here with this year’s
National Cherry Queen, was
among the 10,000 participants at
the Grand Royale Parade of the
National Cherry Festival in Traverse
City. For the 12th straight
year, the club boasted a parade
entry—a chariot pulled by miniature
horse—that was followed by
MSU cheerleaders, a 20-member
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