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Reunions and Celebrations

Meliora Weekend 2004

Photos by Deron Berkhof

Mary Matalin
The husband-and-wife duo of Republican political consultant Mary Matalin and Democratic advisor James Carville squared off at the Palestra.
Virtual Reality Lab
Children tried out the equipment in the Virtual Reality Laboratory, one of several interactive demonstrations set up for youngsters.
Rochester Revue
Student groups entertained audiences during the popular Rochester Revue.
 
Dennis Miller
Comedian and talk show host Dennis Miller provided his acerbic commentary on current events.
John Papachriston ’89, Karen Eberly Beckman ’89, and Wayne France ’89, ’94S (MBA)
Classmates John Papachriston ’89, Karen Eberly Beckman ’89, and Wayne France ’89, ’94S (MBA) celebrated at the Class of 1989 dinner.
Linnette Aponte ’94 and Chereeze Hall ’94, ’95W (MS)
Linnette Aponte ’94 and Chereeze Hall ’94, ’95W (MS) catch up at luncheon honoring Columbia University historian and political scientist Manning Marable.
Eugene Farley ’54M (MD)
Eugene Farley ’54M (MD) and other members of the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s Class of 1954 reminisce during the school’s alumni weekend last fall. As part of the celebration, Alejandro Zaffaroni ’49M (PhD), ’72 (HNR), a founder of the pharmaceutical company Alexza Molecular Delivery Corporation, received the school’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
School of Nursing groundbreaking ceremony
To mark the beginning of work on the Loretta C. Ford Education Wing, a $6.3 million expansion at the School of Nursing, Trustee Robert Hurlbut, Trustee Chairman Robert Witmer Jr. ’59, President Jackson, Loretta Ford ’00 (HNR), founding dean and namesake of the new wing, Nursing Dean Patricia Chiverton, Medical Center CEO C. McCollister (Mac) Evarts ’57M (MD), ’64M (Res), Trustee Roger Friedlander ’56, and Sean McEntee, president of the Student Nurses Association, pose before the ceremonial groundbreaking.
Eastman Philharmonia
The Eastman Philharmonia was one of the first ensembles to take advantage of the newly renovated Eastman Theatre stage, a $5 million effort that was unveiled a week before Eastman’s alumni weekend last fall. The Philharmonia presented the world premiere of Four Seascapes for Orchestra and Chorus, a work commissioned from Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Dominick Argento ’58E (PhD) (foreground) to mark the centennial of the Sibley Music Library.