May 27 through 29, generations of Haverford alumni descended on campus once again for Alumni Weekend 2011. All classes ending in 1s and 6s celebrated a reunion, and of course, Fords from all years were welcomed back to campus to spend time with old friends and relive their college days by staying in dorm rooms, attending lectures by former professors or just strolling by the Duck Pond. The three-day reunion was jam-packed with events from meals and parties to tours and talks. There was all manner of physical activity to participate in (yoga, kickball, Frisbee), and children of alums joined in the fun at the Family Fun Fair. The Class of ’06 and the Humanities Center even hosted Non Doctior, a special exhibit at the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, curated by student art collective Drop Shot, that acted as a pop art “ethnographic museum of Haverfordinalia” (right down to its titular reference to the school’s Latin motto: “Non doctior, sed meliore doctrina imbutus”).
Five Fords were honored at the 2011 Alumni Awards Ceremony. David L. Thomas ’71 was given The Kannerstein Award For Sustained Service to the College; journalist Michael Paulson ’86 was given the Haverford College Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award For Outstanding Achievement in a Chosen Field or Endeavor; Dr. William A. Craig ’61 and Darwin J. Prockop ’51 were both given the Haverford Award for Service to Society; and Bibhav Acharya ’06 was given the Haverford College Young Alumni Award for Accomplishments in Leadership.
Below is a brief glimpse of some of the weekend’s festivities. (More photos will appear in the upcoming spring/summer issue of Haverford magazine.) But if you took pictures of your own during Alumni Weekend 2011, please share them with us (and your classmates) on the College’s Flickr page.
- Martin Lehfeldt (left) and Dr. William A Craig with their Class of 1961
- Class of 1966
- Class of 1971
- Class of 1981
- Class of 1986
- Class of 1991
- Class of 2001
- Class of 1996
- Alumni Awards
- Michael Paulson ’86 accepting his distinguished achievement award
- All-Alumni Lunch
- Past President of Haverford Jack Coleman (left) with Jon Delano ’71
- Alex Castro ’01 barbecues at Drinker House
- (From left) Spencer Ware ’01, Sara Posnor, Lionel Warshauer ’01 and Florence DePuthod at Drinker House BBQ
- Evan Glass (husband of Janet Slobodien ’91) with daughters Anya and Margot
- Picnic on Founders Green
- Class of ’86 Frisbee at the Cricket Pavillion
- Kids enjoying Family Fun Fair
- Magic tricks on Lloyd Green
- Caroline Coopersmith, daughter of Lisa A. Halperin ’86
- Bridget Noell (daughter of Theodore ’91) at Fun Fair for kids.
- Family Fun Fair
- Alumni reminiscing as the walk towards Founders Green
- President Emerson ’74 at Class of ‘61 Reunion in Founders Hall
- Gathering of those in attendance towards the end of Saturday events
- Rick Swedloff ’94 with daughter Amelia Jane
- Alumni enjoying the beautiful weather
- Sally Weathers ’13 in the Non Doctior show
- Emily Xu ’12 as part of the Non Doctior show
- Kate Irick ’13 as art in the Non Doctior show
- Waleed Shahid ’13 and Hannah Garner ’12 in a Non Doctior installation
- David Richardson and Meg Bishop (both ’12) in the Non Doctior show
Photos by Peter Tobia. (Photos of the Class of ’06 Non Doctior show by Rebecca Raber.)
































