Slide show features Homecoming 2010
“Reach out,” said Larry Handerhan ’05 during a Saturday-afternoon Homecoming panel discussion co-sponsored by OUTFront and Bates Alumni Pride.
While Handerhan was specifically encouraging gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered job-seekers to connect and network with alumni, his message — “reach out” — reflects a pretty decent theme for Homecoming, which featured mini-reunions (the 1956 championship football team), celebrations (30 years of women’s varsity soccer and 90 years of the Outing Club), and bushels of honors to Bates people. Photographs by H. Lincoln Benedict ’05.
• Click on the thumbnails below to view images from a few Homecoming 2010 activities:
Paul Anderson '53, recipient of the Alumni Community Service Award, and his wife, Jean (right), are congratulated by Paul's classmate Dick Coughlin '53 and Christina Wellington Traister '94, director of annual giving.
Chick Leahey '52 (in garnet sweater), a coach on the 1956 Maine State Series football team, gets a rousing cheer from his former players.
All-American track and field performer Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan '10, also her class co-president, accepts the audience's appreciation for her Bates achievements.
Tanya Schwartz '04, recipient of the Distinguished Young Alumni Service Award, speaks at Saturday evening's Alumni Celebration dinner. Also honored was James Houston '95 for his work with Alumni-in-Admissions.
As Jason Hall '97 (left) listens, Larry Handerhan '05 (right) makes a point during Saturday's discussion about strategies for LBGT job seekers. Handerhan encouraged students to "use all the networks you have available to you." The event was co-sponsored by OUTFront and Bates Alumni Pride.
