Reunion 2015

By Christopher P. Sarachilli | February 23, 2016

As the sun set behind Grey Towers Castle on Saturday, June 6, graduates from classes spanning more than 50 years took to the Haber Green dance floor at the “Party on the Green” during the 2015 Reunion celebration.

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From the “Cha-Cha Slide” to the “Cupid Shuffle,” the “Party on the Green” saw all types of dance moves.

Graduates dancing outside on Haber Green.

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Grey Towers Castle welcomes alumni back to campus.

Grey Towers Castle with a banner welcoming alumni.

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Members of the Class of ’55 gather for their 60th Reunion.

Members of the Class of ’55 posing together.

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“Party on the Green” attendees sport the latest in party favor fashion.

Group of alumni wearing funny sunglasses.

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Recent graduates enjoy catching up at Reunion.

Three alumni students posing together.

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Lea Freedman Ruskin ’65 and Gerry Wechter Bogatz ’65 look through the Class of ’65 yearbook.

Lea Freedman Ruskin and Gerry Wechter Bogatz looking at a yearbook together.

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President DeVille Christensen presents Pelley Sablove Brown ’65 with the Mary Louise Armstrong Wolf Award.

President DeVille Christensen presents Pelley Sablove Brown with an award.

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Meghann Ryan ’07M (center) and her parents, Kathleen and Robert, celebrate her Young Alumni Golden Disc Award.

Meghann Ryan posing with her parents, Kathleen and Robert.

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Kimberley Austin ’10 joins Daniel and Christina Rynearson Lopez ’10 at the Alumni Family Picnic.

Kimberley Austin posing with Daniel and Christina Rynearson Lopez.

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Members of the Class of ’65 arrive for their 50th Reunion celebration.

Members of the Class of ’65 posing together.

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President DeVille Christensen congratulates Lois Hinlein Hirsch ’45 on her 70th Reunion.

President DeVille Christensen hugging Lois Hinlein Hirsch.

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Class of 2000 Officers Tricia Kershner Luddecke ’00 and Katie O’Connor O’Brien ’00 spend time by the Easton Hall water feature at the Millennial Reunion Reception.

Tricia Kershner Luddecke and Katie O’Connor O’Brien

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Members of the Class of 1965.

Some members of the Class of 1965 posing together.

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Golden Disc for Distinguished Achievement recipient Emily Perkins Capella ’77 greets President Emerita Bette Landman during the Alumni Association Awards Ceremony.

Emily Perkins Capella hugging President Emerita Bette Landman during award ceremony.

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Jill Buchbinder ’90, Suzi Beaver Meanor ’90, Amy Richardson MacMath ’90, and Marianne King Pedicone ’90 outside Murphy Hall.

Jill Buchbinder, Suzi Beaver Meanor, Amy Richardson MacMath, and Marianne King Pedicone posing together and representing Class of 1990.

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Alumni Association President Ellen Booth ’78, ’85M; Awards and Honors Committee Chair Meghan Makar ’07; and Trustee Babs Senker Krug ’68, ’81M congratulate Young Alumni Golden Disc Award recipient Sara Accardi ’07.

Alumni women greeting each other and smiling.

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Future Knights get their first campus experience.

An alumni student posing with her two young children.

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Craft and temporary tattoo stations were popular at the Alumni Family Picnic.

Alumni students with their young children at a craft table.

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Linda Helbig Coceano ’93 and her family arrive at Grey Towers Castle.

Linda Helbig Coceano posing with her husband and children.

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Elsa-Lu Greenblatt Berkowitz ’55 and Joan Peppelman Clougherty ’55 on the Grey Towers Castle porch.

Elsa-Lu Greenblatt Berkowitz and Joan Peppelman Clougherty

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Alumni from the Classes of 2005 and 2010 with their table card at the Reunion Classes Champagne Brunch.

Some alumni from the Classes of 2005 and 2010 posing together.

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Victoria VanSant ’15 and Ethan Blackmore ’14 at the “Party on the Green.”

Victoria VanSant and Ethan Blackmore

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Bob and Carol Smith Bender ’65 lead the way for Ed and Lisa Wald Stone ’65.

Senior alumni taking a stroll near Haber Green.

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Alumni and friends outside Philadelphia’s Barnes Foundation.

A large group of Alumni posing together outside Barnes Foundation.

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Barry and Trustee Lyanne Lindo Wassermann ’61 at the Alumni Association Awards Ceremony, where Lyanne received the Golden Disc Award for Meritorious Service.

Lyanne Lindo Wassermann posing with another person.

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Gillian and Brock Koller ’05 join Dana Boneberg Goad ’05 at the Millennial Reunion Reception.

Gillian and Brock Koller posing with Dana Boneberg Goad.

Graduates dancing outside on Haber Green.
Grey Towers Castle with a banner welcoming alumni.
Members of the Class of ’55 posing together.
Group of alumni wearing funny sunglasses.
Three alumni students posing together.
Lea Freedman Ruskin and Gerry Wechter Bogatz looking at a yearbook together.
President DeVille Christensen presents Pelley Sablove Brown with an award.
Meghann Ryan posing with her parents, Kathleen and Robert.
Kimberley Austin posing with Daniel and Christina Rynearson Lopez.
Members of the Class of ’65 posing together.
President DeVille Christensen hugging Lois Hinlein Hirsch.
Tricia Kershner Luddecke and Katie O’Connor O’Brien
Some members of the Class of 1965 posing together.
Emily Perkins Capella hugging President Emerita Bette Landman during award ceremony.
Jill Buchbinder, Suzi Beaver Meanor, Amy Richardson MacMath, and Marianne King Pedicone posing together and representing Class of 1990.
Alumni women greeting each other and smiling.
An alumni student posing with her two young children.
Alumni students with their young children at a craft table.
Linda Helbig Coceano posing with her husband and children.
Elsa-Lu Greenblatt Berkowitz and Joan Peppelman Clougherty
Some alumni from the Classes of 2005 and 2010 posing together.
Victoria VanSant and Ethan Blackmore
Senior alumni taking a stroll near Haber Green.
A large group of Alumni posing together outside Barnes Foundation.
Lyanne Lindo Wassermann posing with another person.
Gillian and Brock Koller posing with Dana Boneberg Goad.

Celebrations kicked off a day earlier with an afternoon at The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, where Art History graduate Jeremy Kramer ’15 led a talk on the historic collection. That evening, alumni and friends joined President Nicolette DeVille Christensen for a dinner reception in the Castle’s Rose and Mirror Rooms. Alumni who spent the weekend on campus enjoyed a few rounds of late-night bingo in the Commons and walked away with a number of Arcadia alumni prizes.

At the next morning’s Reunion Classes Champagne Brunch, classmates shared memories and caught up before being treated to a flute performance by Heather Ciallella ’15 and Elizabeth DePace ’16, accompanied by Music Department faculty member Samuel Heifetz on piano. Afternoon celebrations included the new Alumni Family Picnic, during which alumni and their children and grandchildren enjoyed games, crafts, family fun, and barbecue treats on the Castle lawn.

Alumni continued to arrive throughout the day and took part in student-led tours and presentations from faculty and staff members on campus developments, the Arts at Arcadia, and forensic science, coinciding with the Forensic Science Program’s 10th anniversary.

As evening approached, President DeVille Christensen and Alumni Association President Ellen August Booth ’78, ’85M presented the Alumni Association Awards in the Castle Dining Room. This year’s honorees included Trustee Lyanne Lindo Wassermann ’61, who received the Golden Disc Award for Meritorious Service in recognition of her service to the University. Wassermann urged alumni in attendance to serve their alma mater through the Alumni Career Mentor Program, supporting The Fund for Arcadia, visiting Arcadia’s global centers, encouraging incoming and prospective Arcadia students, and keeping abreast of campus news.