Remembering ... Coming Home Homecoming '89... A Celebration of Harding Alumni Reunions were all around this year during the annual Homecoming Weekend October 27-29. Many activities filled the event dedicated to Harding alumni. The traditional Homecoming Court proved to be the most desirable aspect of the weekend as the beauty grabbed our attention during both Friday's Homecoming chapel and during halftime during Saturday's football game. Senior Errica Walker was crowned Homecoming Queen by Dr. Burks during Friday's chapel ceremonies. Walker was an elementary education major from Fairmont, W. Va., and was a member of Regina social club. Her court included Stacey Faires, a senior from Chattanooga, Tenn., and 18 Endless Memories Gina Verkler, also a senior, from Black Rock, Ark. Several other activities were planned for the weekend including the musical "Brigadoon," club reunions on Saturday morning, the annual lOk Bison Stampede run, alumni breakfasts and banquets, and the dedication of the Joseph E. Pryor Science Center. The central activity on Saturday was the football game at Alumni Field which ultimately ended in heartbreak as the Bisons lost the game. Despite the loss, Bison fans enjoyed the game. The Bison Band put on an rousing halftime show and a group of students who called themselves ' 'The Blundering Herd" debuted with their antics between plays and on Bison kickoffs. Although Homecoming included many activities, the central focus of the weekend remained on reunions - reunions with friends from years gone by to re-live the late night dorm pranks, come-from-behind club wins, weekend road-trips to Anywhere-but-Searcy, USA, and the all-night study sessions which usually consisted of 253 study and 753 study-break. This weekend will always remain Harding's most attended weekend because of the special ties Harding keeps with her alumni. Harding has a way of bringing her alumni home that is unlike most any other alma mater. And her arms extend far into life's indecisive roadways. -By Randy Williams BLOWN COVER- The tarp covering the new lettering for the Joseph E. Pryor Science Center is pulled off by Dr. Joseph E. Pryor during the dedication Saturday morning. - Photo by Brian Lovegrove. REUNION- Suzette LaRoche, senior, Tracy Turner, grad student, and Donna Garner, junior, greet each other at the OEGE alumni reunion Saturday morning during Homecoming Weekend. - Photo by Phillip Tucker.
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