{"id":3730,"date":"2018-04-20T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.pages.roanoke.edu\/?p=3730"},"modified":"2018-04-20T10:00:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T14:00:16","slug":"alumni-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=3730","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Weekend Saw Busy Schedule and Fun Spring Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Written by\u00a0Emma Grosskopf<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even the temperamental Virginia weather cooperated last weekend for the return of RC alumni. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alumni Weekend kicked off on Friday, April 13, with the Society of 1842 Luncheon, in which this year\u2019s Roanoke College Medalists s, Dr. D. Rae Carpenter, Jr. \u201849 and Wesley Graves VI \u201863, were recognized for their work and contribution to the school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under the much-appreciated sun on the back quad, Friday afternoon also saw the return of FOTQ, this time the Spring Fest edition, complete with a climbing wall, inflatable obstacle course and Ferris wheel. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the FOTQ festivities, students and alumni headed over to Olin to see the art majors\u2019 exhibition featuring students\u2019 works of ceramics, painting, photography and more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, the new Hall of Fame display in the Cregger Center Arena was dedicated while 2018 inductees were also honored Friday night. The 2018 honorees were Page Moir (longtime RC Men\u2019s Basketball Coach), Dr. Finn Pincus (longtime RC Track\/XC Coach), and Erin Hanson Sigmon \u201808 (Women\u2019s Soccer and Women\u2019s Basketball Student Athlete). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday\u2019s busy schedule involved events such as the RC Rite of Remembrance honoring alumni that have passed and the first annual Noke Hour, in which RC heard stories from alumni such as Anne Roemer \u201897, who is the NASA manager of astronaut selection and Tyler Coles \u201814, who is currently attending Vanderbilt Divinity School, as well as RC senior Haley Moe. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday also saw many department receptions, as well as receptions for on-campus Greek life associations and the Honors program, as well as events such as the a cappella group Mainstreet\u2019s 20th Anniversary performance. The evening ended with the Heritage Ball in the Wortmann Ballroom. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alumni Weekend is the one weekend during the year where everyone, no matter when they graduated, is a Maroon again. After every Alumni Weekend ends, it\u2019s always evident: once a Maroon, always a Maroon. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by\u00a0Emma Grosskopf Even the temperamental Virginia weather cooperated last weekend for the return of RC alumni. Alumni Weekend kicked off on Friday, April 13, with the Society of 1842 Luncheon, in which this year\u2019s Roanoke College Medalists s, Dr. D. 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