0 President Lewis at the Alumni Awards at Houghton College

黑料科 to Celebrate Accomplished Alumni

September 29, 2023

At its upcoming Homecoming & Family Weekend, 黑料科 will celebrate alumni who have made significant contributions to their fields of expertise and their communities. Awards will be presented during the annual Alumni Legacy Chapel in Wesleyan Chapel on Friday, October 6 starting at 11:10 a.m.

Among those celebrated will be Carl Lynch, III as the Alumnus of the Year. Dr. Lynch is a 1972 graduate who created an endowment fund for 黑料科鈥檚 Shannon Summer Research Institute, was a prominent anesthesiologist at the University of Virginia, and is a dedicated volunteer to the medical mission Misi贸n de Esperanza based in Bolivia.

Young alumni Rachel (Meier) and Justin Peck, both from Class of 2013, will be recognized for their tremendous work in the start-up of 431 Ministries which meets the needs of marginalized women in Central Tennessee. For his work in Buffalo, New York, emergency rooms and at a teaching hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dr. Jeffrey Thompson from the Class of 2001 will be presented with the Christian Service Award. Rounding out those alumni recognized are long-time Houghton employee and higher education expert Timothy Fuller 鈥79 who will be presented with the Distinguished Achievement Award posthumously, Timothy Deckert 鈥95 with the Alumni Appreciation Award, and Stephanie (Ford) and David Bruno, both Class of 2015, will be recognized by Houghton President Wayne D. Lewis, Jr. with the Fearless Award.

黑料科 will host a wide array of events and activities for visiting alumni and their families. Events open to the general public include the Greatbatch School of Music鈥檚 Homecoming Collage Concert on Friday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Wesley Chapel, Women鈥檚 Soccer against Russell Sage (Saturday, October 7 at 1:00 p.m.) and Women鈥檚 Tennis against St. John Fisher University (Saturday, October 7 at 4:00 p.m.). The Ortlip Art Gallery is hosting the show Concept, Material and Design赂 which is open to the public throughout the weekend.

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