About 125 ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ alumni, and faculty and staff from the Nicholson School of Communication gathered to celebrate ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½βs 50th anniversary Saturday at the ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ FAIRWINDS Alumni Center.
The Nicholson School of Communication Alumni Chapter hosted the reunion, and the networking reception concluded the College of Sciencesβ week-long celebration of ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½βs anniversary.
βOur alumni were eager to celebrate ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½βs anniversary and they appreciated the opportunity to reminisce about their days in the classroom,β said Shaloni Prine, a 2007 graduate and assistant director of Alumni Relations for the College of Sciences.
Throughout the evening, a special 50th anniversary-themed slideshow played, allowing guests to take a trip down memory lane as they viewed pictures from the past 50 years of ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ and Nicholson School of Communication history. Alumni, ranging from the class of 1971 to the class of 2012, also submitted photos from their own time at ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½, allowing them to share personal memories with the group.
Attendees heard from College of Sciences Dean Michael Johnson and NSC director Robert Chandler, who provided an update on the Nicholson School of Communication, focusing on the schoolβs expansion of its global communication studies programs, certification programs, highlights of current NSC student achievements and upcoming school events.
Some of the eveningβs other special alumni guests included Ybeth Bruzal, β05, Central Florida News 13 anchor; Lee Constantine, β74, Seminole County commissioner; Clay McMillan, β90, president of CMI Production Services; Roger Pynn, β73, president of Curley & Pynn; and Matt Weber, β83, president of ROAR! Internet Marketing.
Former NSC director Ray Buchanan, former NSC interim director Bruce Whisler and ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ vice president and ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Alumni Association executive director Tom Messina, β84, as well as nearly 20 retired NSC faculty also attended.
To learn more about the ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Nicholson School of Communication Alumni Chapter, visit https://ucfalumni.com/nicholson. To view photos from the event, visit www.facebook.com/ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½nscalumni.