FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6/6/06

Greenville College Set to Host Tenth Annual Alumni Reunion Weekend June 9-11

Saturday's Faculty Jazz Ensemble Concert to Highlight Three-Day Weekend

GREENVILLE, Ill. - Greenville College will host its tenth annual Alumni Reunion Weekend Friday through Sunday, June 9-11.  The three-day weekend reunites the Wilson T. Hogue Society and the classes of 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1970, and 1976 for their class reunions.

The weekend kicks off at 7 a.m. on Friday, June 9, with the Panther Pride Golf Scramble, held at Indian Springs Golf Club, benefiting Greenville College athletics. 

The alumni banquet begins at 6 p.m. on Friday night and will be held in the Armington Center.  This year's alumni banquet features guest speaker, Don Wolf, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aspect Energy and this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award.  Wolf graduated from Greenville College in 1956.

A full slate of Saturday events, capped off by a G.C. Faculty Jazz Ensemble Concert in the WhitlockMusic Center, provides a full day of activities.  The day includes trolley car tours of Greenville, an exhibition at the Almira College House, campus tours, a sing-along, and coffee with the President.  At noon, the reunion classes will reconvene for their class reunion lunches. 

After a Celebration Dinner, “Tour of Italy,” in the Armington Center at 5:30 p.m., the activities move to the Wilson Auditorium in the Whitlock Music Center at 7 p.m. where the GC music faculty will present a jazz ensemble concert, followed by a farewell reception.  The Greenville community is invited to attend the Whitlock Music Center activities, which are free and open to the public.

To register or obtain further information on the weekend, please visit www.greenville.edu or contact Heather Caddell at (618) 664-6514.

Greenville College is a four-year accredited Christian liberal arts school with more than 1200 traditional undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree completion students.  Founded in 1892 and affiliated with the Free Methodist Church, the college is located in Greenville, Illinois, 45 miles east of St. Louis.

CONTACT:
Christy Grimes
Assistant Director of Public Relations
Greenville College
(618) 664-6515