The Curry College Alumni community added over 800 new members to its ranks on May 17 when the Class of 2009 crossed the stage and received their Curry degrees. We welcome the Class of 2009 to their first edition of @Curry, the e-newsletter for alumni.

Dr. Joan Wallace-Benjamin, President & Chief Executive Officer of The Home for Little Wanderers, served as Commencement speaker and was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters. Melvin B. Drapkin , Vice Chairman of the Curry College Board of Trustees, was awarded a Doctor of Business Administration.

Congratulations to Dr. Wallace Benjamin and Mr. Drapkin and the entire Class of 2009. We wish them well as they continue to live the Curry motto - "Achieve Excellence in All That You Do."

You can view photos from Commencement Week 2009 on our website.

Be sure to mark your calendars for October 2-4. Curry College will be celebrating traditions old and new during Homecoming.

Come cheer on the Colonels as they play a full slate of Homecoming games. Women's Tennis plays Eastern Nazarene at Noon, followed by the annual Homecoming football game against Salve Regina at 1:00 PM and finish the day with Women's and Men's Soccer at 5:00 and 7:30 PM respectively as they take on Regis College.

This will be a great opportunity for alumni who have not been on Campus in a while to see the new Student Center for the first time. There will an Open House after the Football game on Saturday for our alumni and friends to tour this wonderful new facility and see first-hand the impact it will have on our Campus. You will be receiving your invitation with all of the details over the summer but in the meantime, please mark the dates on your calendar!

Feel free to reach out with questions to the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 617-333-2121 or via email. We look forward to seeing you on campus for the festivities!

There are still spots available for the
4th Annual Football Golf Outing. The Outing will be held June 25, 2009 at:

Plymouth Country Club
221 Warren Avenue
Plymouth, MA 02360

The $150 per player entrance fee covers your round of golf at one of the South Shore's premier private courses, cart, range balls, dinner and awards reception. Tee off time is scheduled for 1:00 pm. Please plan on arriving 45 minutes early for registration.

You can download the Enrollment /Sponsorship Form here. Also, Alumni are welcome to come for dinner if you are unable to play in the tournament. For more information, please contact the Office of Alumni & Parent Relations at 617-333- 2121 or via email.

We look forward to seeing you there!

For the past few weeks, visitors have been amazed during their first visits to the Student Center. Visitors have remarked on the rich, warm tones of the woodwork and wallpaper in the dining hall with varied lighting schemes for all occasions, and the distinctiveness of the tile and signage in different food stations of the dining marketplace.

The plasma screens in the fitness center and sports café have been a big hit. The display of Curry pride through the prominent use of Curry purple and the new Curry Colonel logo in the gymnasium and team locker room is one of the many well planned and executed details that will make our new Student Center the destination spot for the community.

Staff have moved in and dining service began in the new Student Center the week of May 26. Visit our website to see more
new interior photos of the Student Center.

On May 12, the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations held a reception at Alumni House celebrating graduating seniors as they prepared to enter the Curry Alumni community.

President Quigley addressed the crowd and emphasized that being a Curry College alumnus/a is something to be extremely proud of, and that the College's goal is to continue to increase the value and prestige of a Curry degree on an annual basis.

Again, welcome to our new alumni! We look forward to the many contributions you will make to our community.

You can view photos from the Welcome Reception on our website.

Each year, Curry College's Athletic Department announces a number of awards for students and supporters of Curry athletics. On May 9 at Awards Night, a number of awards were given out to deserving recipients.

The Male & Female Athlete of the Year Award goes to the male and female athlete who displays the highest athletic performance throughout their Curry career. The selection is made by the coaching staff and normally the individual selected will be an All-Conference player. This year's recipients were Male Athlete of Year: Jeff Hazelwood (Hockey) and Female Athlete of Year: Alysia DiMuzio (Softball) .

You can read more about the athletic awards on our website.

Congratulations to all the award recipients!

Vickie Claypole-Anderson '72 and her husband have two daughters and four grandchildren. In 2002, she became the Executive Director of the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center. Vicki writes, "The PNC is more than social work - half of what the PNC does is act as a senior center for two states and three towns. It's very rewarding work."

Michelle "Bitsy" (De Binder) O'Brien '83 has been employed at the Pediatric Branch of the National Cancer Institute for 20 years. She has been a research nurse for the last 17 years, coordinating investigational drug clinical trials for children with cancer. This past year Michelle was part of a team that received the NCI Directors award for the development of a life saving drug to treat kidney failure caused by the chemotherapy drug methotrexate.

Second Lt. Andrew Gosselin '09 was Commissioned as a Marine officer on the USS Constitution in Boston on May 9, 2009. Drew had served four years in the Marines prior to coming to Curry College and completed Officers Candidate School last summer.