2011 Fall - Saint Joseph's College

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SERVICE
Classes of 1960 and 1961
Homecoming 2011 marked the 50 th reunion of the Class
of 1961. In June of 2000, members of the Class of 1961
chose to raise funds for the Campus Gateway Complex to
celebrate their 40 th reunion. The campus entrance was an
important first step in the vision of a unified campus image.
One hallmark of the Campus Gateway is the Fountain
and Reflecting Pond—welcoming students, alumni, and
guests to campus for generations. To preserve this icon,
the Classes of 1960 (in 2010) and 1961 (in 2011)—in honor
of their 50 th reunions—adopted the restoration of the
structure as an honor class gift project.
Together, these classes raised $44,973—an investment
in the most important impression the campus of Saint
Joseph’s College can make: the first impression. Thank
you—one and all.
A complete list of 1961 honor class gift supporters will
appear in the next issue of Contact.
RENOVATE the FOUNTAIN
A group of Pumas (primarily men of ’71
with Puma wives in other class years)
who renewed their vows during a special
Homecoming ceremony pose in
front of the repaired fountain.
Class of 1961 (2011) 43 donors $34,295
Class of 1960 (2010) 26 donors $13,678
TOTAL $47,973
Fountain before restoration.
DEDICATED SJC EMPLOYEE REPAIRS THE
FOUNTAIN • Starting in May, Jim Thomas
of the SJC Carpenter Shop braved the summer
2011 heat five days a week, coming in at
5:00 a.m. and working 10-hour days (and some
Saturdays) to repair the fountain. When asked
about the work, Thomas said, “All of the fountain
had to be redone because it was so deteriorated;
it had been in need of repair for seven
to eight years. We had to rebuild the base underneath
and put concrete in. To make it interesting,
we mixed old rocks and new rocks. We
started with face rock and then used finish rock.
Filling and testing had to be done before school
started.” Thomas is from Rensselaer, starting
at SJC in March 1985. He was honored for his
25 years of service
at the Employee
Service
Recognition
Breakfast on
March 3, 2011.
Jim Thomas