ALUMNI

from Priory Magazine Spring 2023

Priory Magazine Spring 2023

Homecoming And Reunions

It was a busy weekend on campus October 14 and 15. Those classes celebrating milestone reunions were welcomed to Mass and a reception on Friday, October 14. They were joined by the monks and faculty. Tours were provided for the newly opened Arts and Science Center, made possible by donations to the Sharing the Promise, Shaping the Future capital campaign. The Alumni Board provided a BBQ lunch for more than 300 alumni, students, and families.

Class of 1962 – 60th reunion. Pictured left to right: Joe von Kaenel, Roger Wells, Linn Bealke, Bob Landy, and John Clarke

The Class of 1976 gathered for a reunion organized by Dr. Charles Garvin ’76 and Stephen V. Houston ’76 to honor Abbot Gregory Mohrman, O.S.B., ’76

Pictured left to right: Tom McCarthy III, Alex Furla, Charlie Garvin, Greg Emmenegger, Steve Houston, Mike Molloy, Father Benedict Allin, O.S.B., Ian Sullivan, Father Conor Sullivan (sons of Christopher J. Sullivan, deceased), Mitch Pollvogt, Father Laurence Kriegshauser, O.S.B., Eric Suba, Jim Schier, Abbot Gregory Mohrman, O.S.B., Jim Carter, Emmett McAuliffe Jr., and Mark Gillespie

Class of 1982 reunion, Homecoming weekend:

Front row: John Wilkes, Pete Alhering, and Michael S. O’Leary

Second row: Eric Brauner, Dave Machens, George Neidringhaus IV, Michael T. McDowell ‘81, Mike Massey, Steve Bagwell, Tim Hartzell, Kevin Fagan, Michael O’Reilly, and Bob Ojascastro

Third Row: Martin Kerckhoff

Each year in early December, members of the Priory community travel to New York City for the annual Abbot’s Reception. Held in the Saybrook Room of the Yale Club, and generously sponsored by John Purcell III ’87, this event is always well attended and a lot of fun.