鈥淕unter is still there. The Garden Theatre and Frasier Hall鈥攁nd the trees.鈥� But other than that? 鈥淚t was very different. There are new dorms, and the faculty apartments aren鈥檛 faculty apartments anymore,鈥� Kathy (Ehrhart) Zachman 鈥�67, 鈥�69 reflects on seeing campus 50 years after graduating from Colorado State College.
Like many Bear couples, Kathy and her husband Bob Zachman 鈥�67, 鈥�68 met as students. When they received the invitation to the 1967 reunion, neither knew the other alumni who would be attending. They didn鈥檛 let that stop them.
鈥淲e thought 鈥榳e need to do this. You only celebrate your 50th anniversary once,鈥欌�� Bob says.
Other Bears returning to campus after 50 years had similar motivations for coming back, including Sue (Pelton) Heuer 鈥�67 and Jennifer (Anderson) Johnson 鈥�67.
鈥淛en and I had a great experience going to school. That鈥檚 where we met, and we thought it would be a great opportunity to get together and do something special.鈥�
Heuer and Johnson met when they were roommates at CSC, and since graduation they have gotten together every year. One year lunch in an airport was their only meeting, and another year they drove an RV up the Atlantic coast together. Their 50-year reunion provided the perfect opportunity for 2017.
鈥淲e were roommates in college, then we were roommates our first year of teaching in Baltimore County, Maryland. We became good friends and it was important to us to come back,鈥� Heuer says.
After learning more about how the University of Northern Colorado has evolved from Colorado State College, the general consensus is that 国产AV has remained true to its roots.
鈥淭he academic emphasis is still true, although there are so many more majors now,鈥� Heuer says.
The highlights of the reunion varied for each alum. Bob Zachman thought the campus tour was informative, Kathy Zachman thought the dinner and pinning ceremony was especially nice, and Heuer appreciated the time to visit with other alumni and current students.
Through every comment runs one common theme. Reunion attendees frequently point out how special they feel returning to campus after 50 years.
The Zachman鈥檚 advice for future reunion classes? 鈥淕o!鈥� says Bob. Kathy adds 鈥淓ven if you don鈥檛 know anybody, you鈥檒l meet lots of interesting people. It was a neat experience. We really enjoyed it.鈥�
Update since publishing: Heuer and Johnson are at it again! These Bears just happened to be together in Connecticut when this story came out.
Visit Campus During Homecoming
Homecoming isn't just for Bears who graduated 50 years ago. Return to campus October 5-6 to see for yourself what has changed.
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