{"id":11756,"date":"2009-06-15T15:55:35","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T19:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.bates.edu\/?p=11756"},"modified":"2018-06-04T09:30:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T13:30:14","slug":"reunion-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2009\/06\/15\/reunion-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Reunion 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Watch the slide show<\/h3>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-bates-slideshow2-slideshow swiper-effect-slide is-style-boxed-in\">\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-toolbar\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"js-open-fullscreen fullscreen-button\" title=\"View full screen\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"slideshow7005\" class=\"swiper swiper-main has-captions has-autoheight has-pagination-progressbar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reunion 2009\" data-id=\"85310\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5960.jpg-select.jpg\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5960.jpg-select.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5960.jpg-select.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\t\t<div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Members of the Class of 1984 relax in their parade finery outside of Pettengill Hall.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reunion 2009\" data-id=\"85309\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/SaturdayReunion5850.jpg-selectA.jpg\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/SaturdayReunion5850.jpg-selectA.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/SaturdayReunion5850.jpg-selectA.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\t\t<div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Alumni enjoy lunch and conversation on the Ladd Library Quadrangle.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reunion 2009\" data-id=\"85308\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5718.jpg-select.jpg\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5718.jpg-select.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5718.jpg-select.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\t\t<div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Burton Harris '59 and Jennifer Lemkin Bouchard '99 brandish their awards following the Alumni Awards Ceremony at Reunion.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reunion 2009\" data-id=\"85306\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5720.jpg-select.jpg\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5720.jpg-select.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5720.jpg-select.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\t\t<div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Pianist Doris Whipple '34 acknowledges applause as the oldest participant at Reunion 2009 during the Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association, held in front of Coram Library.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reunion 2009\" data-id=\"85305\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5647.jpg-selectA.jpg\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5647.jpg-selectA.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5647.jpg-selectA.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\t\t<div class=\"image_caption\"><p>From left, Vice President of College Advancement Kelly Kerner joins President Hansen on the historic Quad reviewing stand to decide upon prizes for the parade's best costumes.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Click on thumbnails, above, to view the slide show.<\/p>\n<h3>Featured image<\/h3>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5888.jpg-select.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2009\/06\/ReunionSaturday5888.jpg-select.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full\" alt=\"Reunion 2009\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maine sculptor Forest Hart turned the Bobcat statue vision into this reality. Here, a closeup of the bobcat after its unveiling.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mpA3F4M-7GY\">Watch a video <\/a>of the dedication and unveiling of the new Bates Bobcat statue made possible by the Class of 2004 and other donors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/x205353.xml\">Read the citations <\/a>for alumni award winners Burton Harris &#8217;59 and Jennifer Lemkin Bouchard &#8217;99.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/prebuilt\/cmr\/2009-Reunion-Memorial-Program.pdf\">View the program<\/a> from the 2009 Alumni Memorial Service honoring Bates people who have passed away during the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/x141060.xml\">Browse<\/a> Reunions from the past.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Primary Reunion photography by Phyllis Graber Jensen , H. 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