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Alumni Day draws more than 1,300
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Moira Lavelle was captivated
by the tiger skeleton in the display case at the
Frist Campus Center when she came to visit Feb. 24
with her father, John Lavelle Jr. '85, for Alumni
Day activities.
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Princeton, NJ -- It was a weekend that offered something
for most everyone.
For the more scholarly inclined, events began Feb. 22-23
with a conference on "A Constitution for the Ages: James
Madison the Framer," which celebrated the 250th anniversary
of Madison's birth and the centennial of the Graduate
School. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia offered
his views on Madison's interpretation of the Constitution
during a concluding speech
on Friday.
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Madison Medalist Lloyd
Axworthy GS'72 (left) and Wilson Award winner
Stapleton Roy '56 chatted in Jadwin Gymnasium
following the presentation of their
awards.
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On Saturday more than 1,300 returned to campus for Alumni
Day, which began with addresses by two alumni who have
served their countries with distinction in the foreign
service: Lloyd Axworthy, former Canadian minister of foreign
affairs, who was this year's James Madison Medalist; and
Stapleton Roy, three-time U.S. ambassador, who received the
Woodrow Wilson Award.
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A reception, dinner and
halftime ceremony during the Dartmouth game noted
the 100th anniversary of Princeton basketball. From
left are Director of Athletics Gary Walters '67,
former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley '65, former head
coach Willem "Butch" van Breda Kolff '45, former
head coach Pete Carril, Geoff Petrie '70 and John
Berger '74, president of the Friends of Princeton
Basketball.
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But the awards didn't stop there. During the annual
luncheon, three Princeton students were honored for their
distinguished achievements (see related
story), and alumni were honored for leadership in annual
giving, schools committees, and community service.
Two afternoon panel discussions
celebrating the Graduate School centennial featured
current and previous recipients of the Madison
Medal reflecting on challenges of a new century,
including: (ABOVE) Robert Venturi '47 GS'50, Jack
Peltason GS'47, William Bowen GS'58, Robert Goheen
'40 GS'48, Frederick Seitz GS'34 and John Milnor
GS'54; and (BELOW) Andrew Goodpaster GS'50,
moderator Kathleen McNamara, George Will GS'68,
Lloyd Axworthy GS'72 and Cornel West GS'80
h'76.
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Throughout the day, alumni also had opportunities to hear
presentations by faculty members on topics like fusion,
watch Rapunzel let down her hair with their children,
celebrate 100 years of Princeton basketball, or attend a
memorial service for alumni, faculty and staff.
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The Cotsen Players celebrated
the Year of the Fairytale in the Cotsen Children's
Library with a special theater production of
"Rapunzel."
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