Alumni Issue - Pierce Arrow

Return, Reconnect, and Remember

Alumni Association

Joe Davis................2

Kyle Provost...........2

President’s Welcome..........3

Alumni Award Winners

Melissa Conway.....4

Andrew Cohen.......4

Jean St. Pierre.........5

Temple Grandin..................5

Pierce Timeline..............6-7

Reunion Years

’70s........................8

’80s.........................9

’90s.......................10

’00s.......................11

Calendar of Events..........12

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Alumni & Reunion Weeekend Special Edition October 21, 2010

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Alyssa DandreaEditor-in-Chief

Joe Davis, Class of 1989, has been an active Alumni Association board member for almost six years and currently serves as the association’s president. Through his work, he has

enjoyed reconnecting with members of the university community: admin-istrators, faculty, and alumni.

“You think as a board member you’re serving the association, and I think I’ve gotten way more out of be-ing a board member than the school has gotten from me,” he said. “It’s just great the connections I’ve been able to make, the people I’ve been able to interact with, and the new friends that I’ve made.”

Davis said that he is thankful for the experiences and memorable conversations he’s had as president, including the opportunity to meet President James Birge. “It’s just great to talk to everyone and get an idea of what’s going on and the exciting things that are happening at Pierce.”

Prior to becoming Alumni Asso-ciation President, Davis was VP of External Relations, VP of Academic Relations, and has also held other committee chair positions. “I decid-ed to come up to visit one year for Alumni Weekend just out of curios-ity and fell in love with the campus

again. I decided it was time to get involved - that was about six years ago,” he said.

When Davis graduated in 1989, he worked at the college for almost three years as an academic technical support person. Graduating with a degree in Computer Management, Davis has always held a job in the technology field. He’s been a support person, worked in system administra-tion, and managed a network group. Davis is currently the Director of Information Technology at Immuno-Gen.

During his senior year at Franklin Pierce, Davis remembers PC comput-ers were becoming more commonly used. Prior to the start of the fall se-mester, he and other students moved into school early to set up the new computer lab in the library.

“We helped Professor Harry Nel-son put together the lab. I think we came up a couple weeks early – you know, a bunch of us computer geeks – and just really had a good time building the lab and spending some

time together,” he said. In addition to that project and

his time as a lab assistant, Davis said that he gained valuable experience, which in many ways prepared him for his job today. “Being kind of on the ground floor of building that facility and working with the kinds of tech-nology that we did back then really gave me an advantage as I went out into the job world.”

Davis said that he chose Franklin Pierce for the small-school atmo-sphere, but also because of a positive experience that he had with his fam-ily at an open house.

“My stepfather had gone to Flor-ida A&M [University] and so he couldn’t understand why I wanted to go up to New Hampshire,” he said. “Then after spending a couple hours on campus and on the ride back he said, ‘You should definitely go – that school is great for you!’ It was just a total 180 in his opinion of it. I loved the campus when I visited and my family loved it so I knew it was the right place for me.”

President of the Alumni Association - Joe Davis

Molly BucciniManaging Editor

“Alumni Weekend is the best op-

portunity for alumni of all ages to come on campus and share in some stories and memories of their days at Franklin Pierce,” said Kyle Pro-vost, Alumni and Reunion Weekend

chairman.Provost, who is in his second term,

began as a volunteer on the Alumni and Reunion Weekend committee,

where he helped produce award vid-eos for the event after graduating in 2005. “It was a great chance for me to stay involved with Franklin Pierce and reconnect with some of my fel-low classmates who were still on cam-pus,” said Provost.

He was elected to the chairman-ship in 2009, and he said that the goal of the committee is to help cre-ate a memorable experience for all alumni who are welcomed back each year. “I am looking for every person who comes on campus to have fun,” he said. “We hope that excitement will draw them back each year to

campus.”As a student at Franklin Pierce,

Provost was an active member of the Franklin Pierce FPC-TV 25 station.

Majoring in Mass Communication, he began at the station right away as a freshman. He was a broadcaster at sporting events and started his own sports talk show, “Spotlight Sports,” which Provost said was “rivaled by the famous Blais Quiz Show.”

He also helped pioneer the Inter-net broadcasting program which, according to Provost, helped a lot of young sports broadcasters get more experience. “I spent most of my time in the television studio, and really loved creating new show ideas and programs,” he said.

Currently Provost works as an

account manager for a healthcare IT company called athenahealth, which supports healthcare facilities and physicians with solutions such

as electronic medical records, owns and operates a baseball league, and founded a nonprofit group, Friends Against Violence.

While Provost misses hanging out at Lakeview, the condos, and playing horseshoes, he looks forward to com-ing on campus for Alumni and Re-union Weekend so that he can recon-nect with the different generations of alumni. “My favorite part of being an active alum is listening to the great stories from alumni who graduated before me. I learn so much from the earlier alumni who talk about the days of living in Rindge in the

’60s, ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. There has been so much that has changed on campus and Alumni Weekend is the perfect place to meet the people who shaped Franklin Pierce.”

Provost said that preparing for Alumni and Reunion Weekend can take years. Classes that are having a reunion year are sought out a couple of years in advance to help. “The most challenging part of the planning pro-cess is the promotional piece,” said Provost. “We want to make sure that as many alumni return to campus as possible.”

The schedule of events is com-pleted with the help of Alumni Re-lations, volunteers, and suggestions from alumni. Provost said, “the ef-forts of everyone help make Alumni and Reunion Weekend a special time to return, reconnect, and re-member!”

Alumni and Reunion Weekend Chairman - Kyle Provost

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We all have beginnings: Life, formal education, committed rela-tionships, professional careers, and others. Those of you returning to campus for this Alumni Reunion Weekend share the experience of Franklin Pierce as a beginning, too.

Pierce, for many of you, was the springboard to deep friendships, to professional careers, to service in the military, to graduate study, and to family life. This weekend we wel-

come you back to that beginning to share your stories with other alumni and current students who are on a path similar to yours.

Undoubtedly, during your visit you will see many familiar places and faces on campus and relive many wonderful memories. Equally famil-iar is the characteristic of today’s Franklin Pierce University as a vi-brant learning community commit-ted to educating students to be lead-

ers of conscience in an ever changing world. With a foundation of a liber-al arts education and the skills of an academic degree, our students and alumni continue to make meaning-

ful contributions to the communi-ties where they live.

Your return to campus this week-end is an important accomplishment for the University community. Your presence here suggests a fondness for what the Rindge campus means to your educational experience. That you want to return and share your own story of success and meet old friends and make new ones is a pow-erful message of connectedness for

our current students. I am delighted and grateful that you have returned to your alma mater, so that we can hear about what you have been do-ing and share with you the accom-

plishments of your University.Returning to Pierce is also an op-

portunity for you to see that we con-tinue to educate students based upon a sound mission, with high quality faculty, and caring staff members. Just as when you were a student here, we provide today’s students with an educational atmosphere that pre-pares them well for life after Pierce. You, too, have a role in helping today’s students—and it begins with

your return to the campus. You can speak with students about the work you are doing and how they can enter your field; you can connect seniors with people in your field and help the students prepare for professional work; you can support students by making a financial contribution to a scholarship fund at the University, and; you can return to campus at any time to exemplify what it means to be a leader of conscience.

Welcome back to Franklin Pierce University; welcome back to what I think of as one of your most impor-tant milestones. I hope you think so too.

President James Birge

President James Birge welcomes alumni back to Pierce

“Undoubtedly, during your visit you will see many familiar places and faces on campus and relive many wonderful memories. Equally familiar is the characteristic of today’s Franklin Pierce University as a vibrant learning community committed to educating stu-dents to be leaders of conscience in an ever-changing world. ” - President James Birge

Photo by: David White Photography

Alumni and Reunion Weekend Chairman - Kyle Provost


Amelia WaltersReporter

Melissa Conway, Class of 1998, is this year’s Alumni Participation Award winner. Each year, the Alumni Association selects an alumnus that is still active in the Franklin Pierce community.

Conway served as President of the Alumni Association from 2005-2006. She has been a member of the External Relations Committee and Co-Chair of the New Hampshire chapter for the last five years. Conway also works on the Rindge campus as the Assistant Director of Admis-sions. Her responsibilities include recruiting and assisting with incom-ing students, over-seeing tour guides, and interviewing, as well as selecting students from Franklin Pierce appli-cants.

Conway graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. “I wanted to be a world-famous veterinarian,” said Conway. She loved science, but she was glad to have a liberal arts foundation. “[Indi-vidual and Community] classes were important; they were like electives to me because I got a break from labs.” Her favorite professor was Gerald Burns.

The well-rounded education she received, she says, made her the per-son she is today. Conway was able to change career paths because of the In-dividual and Community core cours-es she took. “The liberal arts allow me to interact with many people and talk about many different topics.” Prior to

working for Admissions she had been a publisher for eight years.

Conway does not regret her deci-sion to pursue a path outside of Bi-ology because she believes everything happens for a reason. There are many opportunities she feels she would have missed by not getting involved in the Alumni Association. It’s one of the main things she incorporates into her speeches about leadership. “I’ve learned a lot about being a leader and being on a team,” she said.

Conway believes that it is impor-tant for alumni to keep in touch with Franklin Pierce because “it is a great opportunity to meet other alumni,” she said. “Alumni benefit from other students as well. It gives students an opportunity for networking connec-tions.”

While Conway was at Franklin Pierce, she served as the Secretary of the Senate, tour guide, Information Desk Manager, and Vice President of the Medical Club. “I worked as a tour guide in Admissions for three years and it was the best job on campus,” she said. “I really had a lot of fun with the staff...some of my fondest memo-ries are from that job.”

One of Conway’s best friends is from the Class of 1982. She said that she remains connected with many people from her time at Franklin Pierce. “I met so many interesting and nice people here as a student. Most of my current friends I met at Pierce. One of my favorite quotes reminds me of my college days. The quote is by Conan O’Brien. ‘In college every-one had a weird roommate, and if you didn’t have a weird roommate than you were the weird roommate.’ I won’t say I had weird roommates, but I will say some of them were very interesting.”

She said that she always looks for-ward to Alumni Weekend because it is a networking event and a time when everyone can get together to share their own stories about Frank-lin Pierce. “Even though we might only see each other once a year, we get to talk about things even if we don’t hang out all of the time. We just have a connection: Franklin Pierce.”

Alumni Participation Award -Melissa Conway ’98

Photo: FPU Archives

Leader of Conscience - Andrew Cohen ’73

Alyssa DandreaEditor-in-Chief

From protesting America’s involve-ment in the Vietnam War, to his travels in Greece, Turkey, and Mexi-co, Andrew Cohen, Class of 1973, re-members Franklin Pierce College as a place of vast educational and social opportunities. As this year’s Leader of Conscience honoree, Cohen is excited about returning to Franklin Pierce for Alumni Weekend and thankful for the chance to reconnect with the university.

His choice to attend Franklin Pierce in 1969 was easy because com-ing from a small prep school environ-ment, he was drawn to the smaller campus community. As someone who had grown up in the Spring-field, Mass. area, he also wouldn’t be far from home. For Cohen it was

the friendships he formed and the people at Franklin Pierce that made a lasting impact.

“At the time, the school insisted you live on campus the first two years,” he said. “They didn’t have a lot of other housing other than the dorms so you became friendly with people on campus, and in my case many of us have stayed friendly since we met– that’s 41 years ago.”

Cohen believes that the college made a tremendous effort during that time to hold campus events on the weekends, whether movies or concerts in the Fieldhouse. He re-members artists such as Santana, El-vin Bishop, B.B. King, and J. Giles.

“I think the college did us a favor by insisting two things – that we lived on campus and that we did not have a vehicle because I think that tends to solidify the friendships by doing stuff on the weekends with them,” he said.

In addition to on-campus events, Cohen took part in a trip to Greece and Turkey during the winter of 1972 with former Professor Apollon Valakis. During another inter-ses-sion he went on a walk across part of Mexico, where over the course of about 27 days they covered 500 miles with former Professor Taylor Morris.

Since graduating in 1973 with a Business degree, Cohen has been back to Franklin Pierce a couple of times; two years ago he returned for his 35th class reunion. Married to his college sweetheart whom he met at Franklin Pierce, Cohen now lives

in East Long Meadow, Mass. and has two children – Alexander who is 29 and Elizabeth who is 25.

When Cohen graduated, he worked for a little over a year at a real estate company and then for a short time at an electrical company, after which he joined his family’s real es-tate business. Century Investment, which sells commercial real estate in the greater Springfield, Mass. area, was started by his father and two brothers.

“I’ve also been involved in the Jimmy Fund – Dana-Farber out of Boston – for about 30 years. I’ve been President of the Western Mas-sachusetts Council for the Jimmy Fund, and started a golf tournament in Stockbridge, Mass.,” he said. “At the height, we were grossing about a million dollars in fundraising, all of which went to Dana-Farber.”

One golf tournament was so suc-cessful, Cohen remembers, that over the course of a day close to $600,000 was raised. “That number has since gone down I think due to the times, and that people have other tourna-ments to be involved in,” he said.

Looking back on his college ex-perience, Cohen said that he has Franklin Pierce to thank for the friends that he met and in turn the lasting relationships that he’s had. Whether he meets up with the guys for a few days in Falmouth, Mass. to go boating, or they go skiing in Kil-lington, Vt. for the weekend, he is assured that there will be good times and laughter.

Photo provided by: Andrew Cohen


Liz SquireReporter

Temple Grandin is one of Franklin Pierce’s most distinguished alumna. She has overcome the limits associat-ed with autism to become one of the world’s foremost experts in autism studies and livestock welfare.

Grandin, who graduated in 1970, received a B.A. in Psychology. Today, she is a designer of livestock handling facilities and a professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. She has designed and consulted on facilities around the world that ease the stress and pain of livestock des-tined for slaughter.

In 2008 for Alumni and Reunion Weekend, Grandin returned to Franklin Pierce, where she received the Leader of Conscience Award for her contributions to the field of neu-roscience and animal welfare. Dur-ing her visit back to her alma mater, Grandin remembered some of the teachers who led to her success.

“I remember Mr. Dion, the math teacher. He really helped me,” she said. “I had lots of problems with math and I would come up to Mr. Dion’s office after class and he would do the whole lecture over again with me. I am really, really grateful to Mr. Dion for that.”

Professor Normand Dion, who

now teaches part-time, began work-ing at Franklin Pierce in 1966. Gran-din took two of Dion’s math classes while in Rindge. Dion reminisced about Temple during her days as a student. “During this time she was still finding herself. She was doing very well grade-wise but found math frustrating; however, she’s become very proficient now.”

Dion remembers Grandin having a sort of mental block when it came to math and said, “She made full use of my office hours, I spent a lot of time with her out of class working on the material.”

Although Grandin struggled in Dion’s math class, he said he always knew she would succeed. “She was focused on what she needed to do. Temple had problems that other people didn’t have, and she dealt with those but also she dealt with the ordinary challenge of doing college work.”

Grandin, who has now received international attention for her work with livestock and autism, was depict-ed in a film about her life, played by actress Claire Danes. The film won seven primetime Emmy awards and has created autism awareness.

She has also authored over 300 articles in both scientific journals and livestock periodicals on animal handling, welfare, and facility design. She is the author of “Thinking in Pictures,” “Livestock Handling and Transport,” and “Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals.” Her book “Animals in Translation” was a New York Times best seller.

In addition, Grandin has ap-peared on television shows such as “20/20,” “48 Hours,” “Larry King Live,” “PrimeTime Live,” the “Today Show,” and many other programs internationally. She has been fea-tured in People Magazine, the New York Times, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, Time Magazine, the New York Times Book Review, and Discover Magazine.

Photo provided by: Patricia Garrity

Liz Squire Reporter Jean St. Pierre is being honored with the Outstanding Service Award at Franklin Pierce, but Geno, the humble jack-of-all-trades, as he is known around campus, doesn’t think he deserves the award. “I see part-time teachers here everyday, put-ting in twice the effort and getting paid half, just because they love what they do,” said Geno.

Something Geno finds admirable about some of the faculty at the university is their passion for what they teach. “I’m jealous of that pas-sion for one thing,” he said. “I’ll try everything, but I’m not great at one thing—I’m good at a lot of things.”

Geno has to be good at a lot of things for his job. He not only over-sees maintenance at The Bubble, but also works with the recreation depart-ment and takes care of matters at the Boathouse and Fieldhouse. “One day I’ll be hanging from a rope putting a patch on The Bubble and later I’ll be building a kiln for the art depart-ment,” he said.

“Every day is different. My job nev-er gets boring; I’m constantly being stimulated,” said Geno, who added that one time the school tried to com-pile a list of all his duties and the list came to about 26 pages.

Geno, who is a New Hampshire na-tive, was born in a small mill town in the state. “My family came from Can-ada, and I was raised a good Catholic

boy,” he said with a chuckle.Geno’s history with Franklin Pierce

extends long before the 15 years he has worked here. “My Aunt Blanche sold the piece of land that Frank-lin Pierce sits on to the school. The town’s people called her the Rindge Wrecker for bringing a college to the town,” he said.

Before working at Franklin Pierce, Geno worked as a machinist for a long time and went to school for Machine Tool Technology. He said that he came to Franklin Pierce to figure out what he wanted to do and never left. Geno tried out glass blow-ing when he first arrived here. Along with Professor Jordana Korsen, the two revamped the entire glass blow-ing hut to make it what it is today.

In addition to glass blowing, Geno has tried stained glass, photography, filming, and the trade of a black-smith. Geno tries to take at least one class a semester on campus. “I try to take a fun class like music or art, any class where I can have fun with the kids,” he said.

Geno, who has never had kids of his own said, “Every year I get 1,500 new kids.” If Geno could tell you his favorite thing about campus, he would say “around the world” at Lakeview. “I’m supposed to set a good example though,” he joked.

On a more serious note, he said, “I’m not perfect. I’ve made a lot of mistakes and admitting when you’ve made one is a good thing.”

Franklin Pierce alumnus Melissa

Conway, Class of 1998, said that she first met Geno when she was a sopho-more at Franklin Pierce, and they instantly became friends. Fourteen years later, they are still the best of friends. “Jean is one of those friendly, smiling faces that everyone knows on campus. When walking across cam-pus with Jean it’s not surprising to have him stop several times to say hi to someone, to introduce me to a new friend, or just to chat with a student or faculty member. It doesn’t matter who you are - administration, staff, faculty, student, or coach - Jean is sin-cerely friendly to everyone.”

Conway recalled that a tour was being given of the glassblowing hut for a prospective student, and Geno, who happened to be in the hut, gave a demonstration for the student. He made a glass rose and gave it as a gift.

Geno, who has been called a re-naissance man on campus, said, “If a renaissance man is a jack-of-all-trades but a master at none, than that’s me.”

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Timeline information complied by:Amelia Walters, Reporter

Jeff Payne, Reporter

Source:Pierce Arrow Archives

1970s

1990s

“21 Club” is opened for students.

1970

Franklin Pierce ski team takes first place at Alpine

Championship.

1972

The Tunnel, an on-campus thrift store, opens in the basement of Peterson Hall.

1973

The women’s athletic program is

approved.

1974

George H. W. Bush and Jimmy Carter visit campus.

1976

Women’s Center is organized.

1977

First Messiah Concert held.

1978

1994

Northwoods apartments are

built. Crestview is renovated into

classrooms and office space.

1995

The North Field Activity Center, commonly known as the The Bubble, is built.

Cheshire Hall is opened to house sophomores.

1998 1999

Franklin Pierce joins the Northeast-10 Ath-letic Conference.

The Individual and Community integreted curriculum is implemented.

1992

Reconnect...Highlights of Franklin Pierce through the decades


A timeline of Franklin Pierce University

1980s

2000s

Reverend Jesse Jackson visits campus.

1983

The Emily Flint Campus Center opens. Franklin

Pierce Athletics becomes part of the NCAA Division II.

1986

Mountain View apartments are constructed. Musician Pat Benatar performs on campus.

1988

Franklin Pierce buys the Hampshire Court Townhouses for campus housing.

1989

2002

The Marlin Fitzwater Center for

Communication is dedicated.

2004

Sodexho Soccer field opens. Lakeview Townhouses are con-structed near Pearly Pond.

2005

Franklin Pierce ac-cepts 16 “Katrina

Scholars” from the Gulf Coast after

Hurricane Katrina devastates their

college plans.

Franklin Pierce Helpline begins operation.

1981

Franklin Pierce receives federal grants to help renovate the library.

2000 2006

Presidency and the Press, a conference for high school media, is held. The Campus Center be-gins renovations on a new auditorium and meeting place, Pierce Hall.

2007

Franklin Pierce College becomes Franklin Pierce

University.

2008

Petrocelli Hall is built. Students are sent to the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.

2010

Franklin Pierce holds its first presidential inauguration.

Students go to the Sundance Film Festival.


Average cost of gas: 36 cents per gallon.

Average cost of a new house: $23,450.00.

First Earth Day was celebrated..

The world’s population reaches 3.63 billion.

1970 playlist:“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My

Head” by B.J. Thomas

“Bridge Over Troubled Water”by Simon and Garfunkel

“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Diana Ross

“I Think I Love You”by The Partridge Family

Remember...Class of 1970: 132 graduates

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Editor-in-ChiefAlyssa Dandrea

Managing EditorMolly Buccini

Production ManagerVal Armstrong

Copy EditorTawni Turcotte

Reporters Amelia Walters

Liz SquireAdam StahlJeff Payne

Pierce Arrow Editorial Staff

Oscar

Nominations

“M*A*S*H”

“Patron”

“Love Story”

“Five Easy Pieces”

Oscar

Nominations

“One Flew Over the

Cuckoo’s Nest”

“Jaws”

“Dog Day

Afternoon”

“Nashville”

Remember...Class of 1975: 142 graduatesAverage cost of gas: 57 cents per gallon

Vietnam War Ends on April 30.

Saturday Night Live premieres on NBC; George Carlin was the first

episode.

1975 playlist:“He Don’t Love You (Like I Love

You)” by Tony Orlando and Dawn

“Love Will Keep Us Together” by Captain and Tennille

“That’s the Way (I Like It)” by KC and the Sunshine Band

“Bee Gees”by Jive Talkin

Top Franklin Pierce Degrees

1. Economics/Business2. Psychology

3. History

Top Degrees

1. Economics/Business2. Biology

3. Psychology

“Of course for the guys, the war was always on our minds. When you graduated, you lost your student deferment and become 1-A. The hippie movement and protest marches were everywhere. The country was pretty much in turmoil.” - Dennis Maliangos ’70

Photo: FPU Archives


Average cost of gas: $1.25 per gallon

Most popular children’s gifts for Christmass: Rubik’s Cube and Mag-

na Doodle.

John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman.

1980 playlist:“Rock with You”

by Michael Jackson

“Call Me” by Blondie

“Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen

“Another Brick in the Wall Part II” by Pink Floyd


Video game Tetris was released.

Coca-Cola attempted to change its 99-year-old formula in an effort to attract younger drinkers, but the “New” Coke was poorly received, and the company soon reintroduced the

original “Classic” beverage.

1985 playlist:“Like a Virgin” by Madonna

“I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner

“Everybody Wants to Rule the World”

by Tears for Fears

“Take on Me”by A-Ha

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Oscar

Nominations

“Ordinary People”

“Coal Miner’s

Daughter”

“The Elephant Man”

“Raging Bull”

Remember...Class of 1985: 149 graduatesOscar

Nominations

“Out of Africa”

“The Color Purple”

“Kiss of the Spider

Woman”

“Prizzi’s Honor”


1. Economics/Management2. Psychology

3. Biology


1. Computer Science2. Management

3. Marketing

Photo: FPU Archives



Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait on Au-gust 2, setting off the Persian Gulf

war.

The Simpsons debuts on Fox and Seinfield debuts on NBC.

On April 25 the Hubble Space Tele-scope was launched.

Two students, Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan, are elected into the Baseball

Hall of Fame.

1990 playlist:“Vogue”

by Madonna

“Step by Step” by New Kids on the Block

“Nothing Compares 2 U”by Sinead O’connor

“Black Velvet”by Alannah Myles


Criminal Trial of OJ Simpson be-gan in January, lasting until October when the jury found him not guilty

of murder charges.

The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Build-ing in Oklahoma City is bombed,

killing 168 people.

Women’s soccer wins NCAA Divi-sion II National Championship for a

second straight year.

1995 playlist:“Kiss From a Rose”

by Seal

“This is How We Do It” by Montell Jordan

“Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman”

by Bryan Adams

“Waterfalls” by TLC



Oscar

Nominations

“Dances with Wolves”

“Ghosts”

“Goodfellas”

“The Godfather Part

III”

“Awakenings”

Oscar

Nominations

“Braveheart”

“Apollo 13”

“Babe”

“Il Postino”

“Sense and

Sensibility”


1. Mass Communication2. Management

3. Graphic Communications


1. Education2. Psychology

3. Mass Communication

“Our small-knit, family-like atmosphere set us apart from other schools. From the first day on campus to my last day as a senior, every moment was a moment to live for.” - Kim Brissette Guberman ’95

“[The community had a] tight-knit, family-like feel from the adminis-tration and faculty right down to the students. Everybody knew your name and everyone seeemed to really care about one another.” - Mike Zurcher ’90

Photo: FPU Archives

Reunion year information complied by:Molly Buccini, Managing Editor

Sports information complied by:Adam Stahl, Reporter

Sources:Alumni Relations, thepeoplehistory.com, billboard.com/charts/hot-100,

awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards

Editor’s Note: All class sizes are based on graduates of the Rindge Campus.



In November, Mad Cow Disease was rampant throughout Europe.

Elian Gonzales, a 6 year old Cuban boy, was reunited with his father on April 22, after being in the middle of

an international dispute.

The “I love you” virus made it’s way through computers globally.

Women’s field hockey team reaches Northeast-10 Championship Quar-terfinals and ECAC Championship

Semifinals

Women’s soccer team is Northeast-10 Champions, NCAA New England Regional Champions and NCAA

Championship Semifinalist.

2000 playlist:“Independent Women”

by Destiny’s Child

“Maria Maria” by Santana ft. the Product G&B

“Come on Over (All I Want is You)“by Christina Aguilera

“Amazed” by Lonestar

Average cost of Gas: $1.90 per gallon

Pope John Paul II died on April 2. Benedict XVI became the next pope

on April 24.

More than 350 million digital songs were purchased in 2005. It marks an increase of 150 percent from 2004,

according to Nielsen SoundScan.Students Shawn Hayes and Matthew

Fisher are drafed into the MLB.

Men’s Soccer team is Northeast-10 Regular Season Champions, NCAA Championship New England Region-al Champions and NCAA Division II

National Championship Finalist.

Women’s soccer team is Northeast-10 Regular Season Champions and NCAA Championship Semifinalist

Women’s volleyball team is North-east-10 and ECAC Semifinalist.

2005 playlist:“We Belong Together”

by Mariah Carey

“Gold Digger” by Kanye West

“Hollaback Girl” by Gwen Stefani

“Let Me Love You”by Mario



Oscar

Nominations

“Gladiator”

“Chocolat”

“Crouching Tiger

Hidden Dragon”

“Traffic”

“Erin Brockovich”

Oscar

Nominations

“Crash”

“Brokeback

Mountain”

“Capote”

“Good Night and

Good Luck”

“Munich”


1. Mass Communication2. Criminal Justice

3. American Studies


1. Mass Communication2. English

3. Criminal Justice and Graphic Communications

Photo: FPU Archives

Photo: FPU Archives

Photo: FPU Archives

Alumni Issue - Pierce ArrowPage 12 October 21, 2010

Alumni Weekend Schedule of EventsFriday, October 22, 2010

12:00 p.m. Alumni Golf Outing - Shattuck Golf Club, Jaffrey NH3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Alumni Check In - Peterson Hall, Alumni Lounge 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Meet and Mingle - Peterson Hall, Alumni Lounge

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Class of 1970/Pioneer Reception - Lakeside Education Center7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Pub Trivia - Ravens Nest

8:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Rock n’ Reunion with Hot Vance - Pierce Hall

Saturday, October 23, 20108:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Alumni Check In - Peterson Hall, Alumni Lounge

9:00 a.m. President’s Council Breakfast - Emily Flint Campus Center, Pierce Hall 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Guided Tour of Campus - Meet at Peterson Hall

10:30 a.m. State of the University Address and Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association - Marcucella Hall11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Class/Affinity Group photos - Pierce Hall

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Alumni and Family Lunch - Tent behind DiGregorio11:30 a.m. Atlatl Demonstration - Softball Field

11:45 a.m. Reunion Luncheon - Pierce Hall12:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs College of Saint Rose - Sodexo Field

12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Family and Children’s Activities - North Fields Activity Center1:00 p.m. Blais Quiz Show - TV Studio, Fitzwater Center

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Men’s and Women’s Alumni Basketball Game - North Fields Activity Center1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Glassblowing Demonstration and Exhibition - Glassblowing Studio

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Class of 2010 Gift Dedication - Lakeview Townhouses 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Franklin Pierce Art and Craft Fair -Pierce Hall2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Class of 1995 Meet and Greet - Raven’s Nest

3:00 p.m. Alumni and Family Wiffleball Game - North Fields Activity Center 3:00 p.m. Ravens Field Hockey vs Adelphi - Upper Field

6:00 p.m. Reunion Celebration - Fieldhouse

Sunday, October 24, 20109:30 a.m. Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting - Lakeside Education Center

11:30 a.m. Farewell Brunch - Grand Hall

Documents

Alumni Issue - Pierce Arrow