M M A
HOMECOMING ’16
A great crowd of Alumni came back to campus
this September for a special Homecoming to include
75th Anniversary festivities and celebrations for fifteen
honor-year classes. Accommodations in Castine and
Bucksport were sold out prior to the events, and pre-reg-
istrations poured in to the alumni office as the weekend
drew closer.
Early Friday morning, a handful of alumni joined
morning muster and then attended classes and labs open
to visitors. As more alumni checked in for the weekend,
groups congregated and started to catch up with one an-
other. An afternoon reception was held at Wyman House
and then alumni moved to the Hall of Fame ceremony and
the alumni banquet. Evening entertainment included a
comedy show with Jimmy Dunn at the Field House.
There was a hum on campus early Saturday as the
Alumni Fun Run started, and groups of alumni and their
families made their way to the bleachers. Members of the
honor classes gathered for photographs while waiting to
March On to Ritchie Field. Hundreds of alumni carried
blue cups with the signature 75 mark, received as a gift
when they checked in.
The game didn’t yield a win against MIT, but the crowds
were boisterous and supportive of the Mariners, as usual,
and many stayed to catch the men’s and women’s soccer
games that followed.
As other spectators made their way to the waterfront
for the barbecue and street dance, the town parking lot
and tent filled with the sounds of Whoopy Kat, a local 80s
cover band that wailed Bon Jovi, Led Zeppelin, and The
Beatles, and got people up and dancing after they had their
fill of burgers and slaw.
To top off the evening’s festivities, President Brennan
gave a short speech—a tribute to MMA’s 75 years—thank-
ing all who were there for being part of the college’s suc-
cess. The crowd enjoyed an amazing fireworks show, and
then feasted on birthday cake set aglow with sparklers. The
rest of the night was left to parties and large congregations
of people at Danny Murphy’s (aka The Reef ).
We plan to build on the enthusiasm of this year for
Homecoming 2017, so save the date on your calendars:
September 15-17, 2017!21