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Reunion Schedule

Wednesday, June 16
1 pm Opening Oh Freedom Over Me

Oh Freedom Over Me is a multimedia exhibition marking the fortieth anniversary of Freedom Summer and celebrating American voting rights and responsibilities. Including photographs by members of the Southern Documentary Project: Matt Herron, George Ballis, and David Prince; video news footage, documentary audio, the acclaimed documentary Freedom on my Mind and music from the Civil Rights Movement.

This show will be open during registration hours through reunion.

Thursday, June 17
12 - 5 pm Registration
5 - 9 pm Class of 1960 Class Dinner
(Alumni from class of 1960 and guests)

Friday, June 18
8 am - 5 pm Registration
8 - 10 am Alumni Board Meeting
South Hall
8 - 12 pm Birding with Nick Boutis, director of The Glen Helen
10 am & 11 am Campus Tours

[Reunion officially begins]
12 - 1 pm The Morgan Fellows Present The Gegner Barbershop Incident: Fighting for Civil Rights in Yellow Springs

Herndon Gallery, One Morgan Place, Antioch College

Stories From Activists Who Fought to Desegregate Yellow Springs:
In 1961 Yellow Springs residents filed a lawsuit against local barber Lewis Gegner for his refusal to cut the hair of black townspeople and students. Gegner's continued intransigence, and the consistent lack of action on the part of the Greene County Court of Appeals, led to years of litigation, protests, and sit-ins, culminating in the dramatic civil rights demonstration of 1964 that resulted in over 100 arrests and national media coverage. While Lewis Gegner ultimately closed his barbershop rather than desegregate his business, the demonstration and its aftermath marked the end of de facto segregation in Yellow Springs.

Panelists:
  • Prexy Nesbitt ’67 Board of Trustees, Antioch College
  • Paul Graham ’52 Former Chemist, Vernay Laboratories
  • Hardy Trolander ’ 47 Co-Founder and Former President, Yellow Springs Instruments; Former Trustee, Antioch College
  • Joni Rabinowitz ’64 Founder and Former Director, Just Harvest

For more information, contact Anne Bohlen (937) 286-8455 or abohlen@antiochcollege.org

1 - 2:45 pm Alumni Award Presentations
1 pm JD DAWSON AWARD recognizes significant service and contribution to Antioch College; two awardees.
Recipient: Stephen A. Schwerner ’60
Antioch College Professor and Dean of Students Emeritus
2 pm ARTHUR MORGAN AWARD recognizes alumni contributions which exemplify the concept of "community".
Recipient: Sherry R. Hahn ’78
Organized and distributed humanitarian aid to Bosnia
3 - 3:45 pm Alumni Association Annual Meeting*
Nancy Crow '70, President, ACAA
3:45 - 5:15 pm State of the College Address*
3:45 - 4:15 pm Matthew Derr '89, Antioch College Interim President
4:15 - 5:15 pm Q&A
5:30 - 6:30 pm Picnic Dinner
6:30 - 8 pm Decade Dessert Receptions: Strawberry Festival
Celebrate and reunite with your cohort.
7:30 - 9 pm Alumni Community Meeting
An open forum for Antiochians to discuss issues concerning the rebuilding college.
9 pm Div Dance (cash bar)*
DJ Dr. Falafel aka Shane Creepingbear ‘08

Saturday, June 19
8 am - 12 pm Registration
9:30 - 11:45 am Alumni Award Presentations
9:30 - 10:15 HORACE MANN AWARD recognizes Alumni who have "won some victory
for humanity."
Recipient: Edward Milton Ifft ’60
Anti nuclear weapons proliferation advocate
10:30 - 11:15 JD DAWSON AWARD recognizes significant service and contribution to Antioch College; two awardees.
Recipient: Alvin L. Denman
Antioch College Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Law and Religion
1:30 - 2:15 REBECCA RICE AWARD recognizes alumni for high achievement in their profession.
Recipient: Timothy D. Barrett ’73
2009 MacArthur Fellow; maker of hand-made paper
2:30 – 5:30 pm WALTER F. ANDERSON Award Presentations & Reception*
Celebrate the inauguration of the Walter F. Anderson Award, which recgnizes students, alumni, faculty and friends who have contributed to Antioch College courageously by promoting diversity and breaking barriers.
This year's three recipients: Edythe Scott Bagley ’47, William David
Chappelle III ‘80, Jim Dunn
5:30 - 6:30 pm Remembering AIF: A Tribute to Katy Jako   : more :
6:30 - 10 pm Celebration Dinner
The highlight of Reunion. Join us as we honor our anniversary classes, thank our dedicated alumni volunteers and celebrate Antioch College.
Keynote speaker: The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton '60, Congresswoman District of Columbia
10 pm Bonfire & Sing Along
Bring your instruments.

Sunday, June 20
8:30-9:30 am Community Managers' Taskforce

This is an open meeting to discuss the project in the Herndon Gallery. Emeritus faculty member Al Denman and alumna Jennifer Berman ‘84 co-chair this Taskforce, comprised of former CM’s from across the generations and charged with preparing the background and materials necessary for a yearlong campus program on community governance.

Interim President Matthew Derr stated that his hope is "that this group will serve for two years and continue to assist the community with the development of a model of community governance that honors our values and legacy, and acknowledges the agency and creative potential of the community of students, faculty, staff and administration of 2011 and beyond."

"The “Three C’s” have each been critical educational components to the accomplishments of Antioch College alumni across the generations. The relationship between the program we are now developing and a commitment to community governance as genuine and practical experience are critical to its eventual success."

Matthew Derr letter
RE:Community Government Taskforce   : read letter pdf :
9 - 11 am Farewell Brunch
10:30 am - 12 pm Memorial for Antiochians and Friends*

* Registration is not required for starred events. In order to cover our costs while encouraging participation, we’ve reduced the registration fee.


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