Alumni Weekend

Left: Whitney Stow, Claudia Larson ’20, Anthony Lockhart ’20, Christopher Blackwell ’20, and Samuel Young ’21

Below: Christina (Bart) Bilsky ’85, this year’s James V. McEnery Alumni Service Award recipient, with Mount president Dr. Jason N. Adsit, James Cotter, professor emeritus of English.

Coming home

Alumni Reunion Weekend draws a crowd

Hundreds of successful grads, spanning decades of Mount history, journeyed back to their alma mater from November 5 to 7 for the college’s annual Alumni Weekend.

Alumni and their families celebrated their accomplishments, caught up with old friends and professors, and saw what’s new at the college that launched their careers. They enjoyed a barbecue with their classmates and professors; class dinners and other reunions; and more.

During the festivities, James Finn Cotter, the longest-serving professor the Mount has ever known, was honored by the Alumni Association for 57 years of dedicated and outstanding service to the college. Cotter retired in August of 2020.

Christina (Bart) Bilsky, a 1985 Nursing graduate, was presented with the James V. McEnery Alumni Service Award for her continued service to her alma mater. Also, journalist Enny D. Pichardo ‘06,

The Class of 1971 danced the afternoon away as they celebrated their 50th anniversary.

host of #EnNYConMas, was honored with the college’s Distinguished Alumni Award, recognizing his contributions to society through professional and volunteer work.

Linda (Dobias) Dombroski ’82, Anne (Fitzgerald) Conway ’81, Nancy (Robinson) McKenney ’81, and Peggy Quinn ’81.

Members of the Class of 1986 and the Class of 1990 enjoyed catching up at Alumni Reunion Weekend.

Lynn Maelia, professor of Chemistry, Irene Nunnari, professor emerita of Arts and Letters, Matthew Sautner ’90, and Sr. Catherine Walsh OP ’70, professor emerita of Communication Arts.

John Como ’10, Allison (Hauser) Como ’10 MSEd ’13, Erin Symons ’10, Melinda (Burke) Canary ’10 MSEd ’12, and Joseph Canary ’12 MBA ’13. Jackie Governale ’11, Sarah Johnson ’11, Lynn Maelia, professor of Chemistry, Rebecca Seepersad ’13, Suparna Bhalla, associate professor of Biology, Tom Sarro, professor of Biology, and Alyssa Scagnelli ’11.

A gathering of graduates from the 1980s enjoyed returning to their alma mater for Mount Saint Mary College’s Alumni Weekend.