| The 50th Anniversary reunion for the Class
of 1949 was held at MSU-Northern May 7-8, 1999. The six alums that returned
for their Golden Anniversary reunion were: Samuel DeRosa, Ray
Peck, Willis and Jackie Norberg Welty, Margaret Conway
Ruetten, and Charles T Whalen.
The reunion began Friday morning and the
fun continued virtually non-stop through Saturday evening. The "Golden
Graduates" enjoyed activities such as tours of the campus and local attractions,
a barbecue, and lots of time for socializing.
Highlights of the weekend included the
reunion Dinner on Friday evening at the Chancellor's home where the graduates
were introduced and awarded their 50-year pins, and Saturday morning when
the 50-year graduates donned their gold caps and gowns and led 336 graduates
in the 1999 Commencement Ceremony processional. |
Class of '49 Golden Grads
(L to R) are: Willis Welty, Ray Peck, Charles Whalen, Margaret Conway Ruetten,
Samuel DeRosa and Jackie Norberg Welty |