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The 2002 BYU-Idaho homecoming celebration, “Faith in the
Future,” will spotlight the Ricks College classes of 1942, 1952, 1962,
1972, 1982 and 1992 as part of its general alumni celebrations.
Members of the class of 1952,
who reach emeritus status this year, may attend their first emeritus
breakfast held Saturday morning at 7 a.m. in the Manwaring Center West
Ballroom. BYU-Idaho President David A. Bednar will speak to the group,
which includes retirees and alumni who graduated at least 50 years ago.
Several emeritus members will also receive recognition at the event.
“I hope
that the alumni will come back and realize that . . . even though the
campus looks different, the spirit, the oneness, the quality, is still
here,” Steve Davis, alumni director, said.
In
addition, alumni members of the A Cappella Choir, Concert Chorale and
Collegiate Singers have been invited to perform in a special concert with
current members of BYU-Idaho choirs Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Barrus Concert Hall. Free tickets, required for the event, are available at
the BYU-Idaho Ticket Office.
Co-sponsored
by the Alumni Association and the BYU-Idaho music department, pieces will
performed by the Men’s Choir, Women’s Choir, University Choir, Women’s
Glee, Collegiate Singers, Vocal Union and the alumni group.
“It
will be a sampling of the choirs in a festive way featuring our repertoire,
to show what we’ve become over the last hundred years. It will be a nice
opportunity for our alumni to see what’s been going on since they’ve been
away,” said Kevin Brower, who conducts the Collegiate Singers.
He
added, “For the alumni themselves, they’ll see what they began, what they
were involved with decades ago, has become. They’ll see that the dream is
coming true. Second, and maybe even more important, is for our own students
here to see is that what they have is built on a foundation from people who
came before us. The blessings we enjoy are in direct relation to people who
have contributed in time and money and other aspects. We enjoy that
richness as faculty and students. This will provide them the opportunity
for the students to rub shoulders with the alumni, to realize that what we
have today is because of them.”
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