Alumni Activities

Meet up with your buddies: Brick City Festival reunions

• A number of reunions are scheduled for the 1999 Brick City Festival, Oct. 8 through Oct. 10.
• Hospitality Alumni Society Fall Reception/Reunion, Oct. 8
• College of Science Tailgate Luncheon Reunion, Oct. 9
• 1949 Photographic Technology Reunion Dinner, Oct. 9
• 1949 Mechanical Engineering Reunion Dinner, Oct. 9,
• 1979/80 School for American Crafts Reunion Dinner, Oct. 9
• 1989 Criminal Justice Reunion Dinner, Oct. 9

For more information on the reunions, contact Dan Hickey by phone, 716-475-7638, or by e-mail, ddhalum@rit.edu.

Big Shot 1999

The 1998 Big Shot: Ontario County Courthouse

Alumni reception plans are being developed for the 1999 Big Shot, Oct. 28, in New York City. The reception will be held on the Intrepid Sea, Space, Air Museum following the shoot of the ship. Attendance for the reception is expected to reach 700. Photograph participation is expected to top 2000. For more information on Big Shot 1999, contact Dan Hickey by phone, 716-475-7638, or by e-mail, ddhalum@rit.edu.

Graph Expo 1999
The 1999 Graph Expo Alumni Reception will be held on Oct. 19 in Chicago. The location is still to be determined. For more information on this reception, contact Dan Hickey by phone, 716-475-7638, or by e-mail, ddhalum@rit.edu.

Minority Alumni Advisory Committee (MAAC)
The Minority Alumni Advisory Committee was formed to assist in improving the professional, educational and intellectual growth of minority alumni, the RIT community and the Rochester community as a whole. The following MAAC events are scheduled for the upcoming year:

• Education Day, Oct. 2,
• Scholarship Reception, Dec. 8
• Career Fair, March 25

For more information, contact Dan Hickey by phone, 716-475-7638, or by e-mail, ddhalum@rit.edu or via the Internet, www.rit.edu/alumni.

Hospitality Alumni Society
Melodie Bell-Cavallino '79 received the Sarah M. Gillam Award on April 28 for her professional achievements as a registered dietitian. Mark Bona '99 was given this year's student recognition award on the same evening.
The society's sixth annual golf outing at Shadow Lake on June 11 included a continental breakfast, educational seminar on customer service given by Joe LaLope, and a nine-hole scramble tournament. Over 50 alumni, students, faculty, staff and guests attended the event.
Harvey Stern '84, catering director for Chicago's Standard Club, hosted 40 alumni, students, faculty, staff and guests at the annual National Restaurant Association breakfast on May 24.
Watch for more information on the society's fall reception, to be held on Oct. 8 during the 1999 Brick City Festival. Join alumni, students, faculty, staff and guests for that weekend, Oct. 8 through Oct. 10.
For more information on the Hospitality Alumni Society, call Keith Shugerts '95, 716-272-2322.