AboutU: Union College Alumni

Dear Alumnus,

Welcome to a special edition of the Alumni newsletter featuring 2007 ReUnion and Commencement. We hope you enjoy reading the highlights and viewing the photos from each of these grand campus events. This will be the last edition of the Alumni newsletter, as we take a break from production for the summer months. The next edition of the newsletter will be released Oct. 1. Let us know what you think. Your feedback is welcome.


ReUnion Weekend

ReUnion 2007 a wrap
A record 1,500-plus people converged on campus for the annual celebration of Union's graduates which ran from Thursday through Sunday. It was a time to reminisce, reacquaint and explore the campus anew.


Frank Messa '73 elected Chairman of Board of Trustees
Frank L. Messa of Saratoga Springs, a 1973 graduate of Union College, was elected chairman of the College's Board of Trustees at their meeting on Saturday, June 2, 2007.


Commencement

Gibson to graduates: 'Know what you stand for'
ABC World News anchor Charles Gibson, a familiar face to millions, officially became part of the Union community at the College's 213th Commencement Sunday. Photos


Campus News

Changes in the Admissions Office
After 16 years of service to Union College, Dan Lundquist is stepping down as Vice President for Admissions and Financial Aid. In his travels around the country, Dan has shared the virtues of a Union education with many people.


Update from the Inter-Fraternity Council
Greeks show commitment to both community service in Schenectady and an intellectual environment here at Union.


Alumni in the News

Warren Bagatelle '60, ardent Union supporter, dies
Warren D. Bagatelle '60, a well-known investment banker, ardent supporter of Union College for more than three decades and founding member of Union's Eliphalet Nott Society, died May 31. He was 69.


Ted Berger '72: The Memory Hacker
He has spent the past decade engineering a brain implant that can re-create thoughts. The chip could remedy everything from Alzheimer's to absent-mindedness—and reduce memory loss to nothing more than a computer glitch.


George A. Hendon '51
George A. Hendon has spent the majority of his nearly eighty years as a student and practitioner of the art of managing ideas and people.


Robert J. Mielke '60, devoted alumnus dies
Robert J. Mielke '60, former chairman of Union's UCALL Steering Committee, treasurer of the Union College Club of Schenectady and member of the Union Alumni Council and Terrace Council, died Monday, May 28.


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ReUnion Weekend
2007