Alumni Celebrations


39th Annual Alumni Chapter Reunion and Awards Celebration


Nearly 200 alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources gathered at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center on April 19, 2006 to celebrate student, faculty and alumni accomplishments. Prospective students who have been offered scholarships for Fall 2006 were also in attendance. Information on each award recipient can be found at

www.agnr.umd.edu/Alumni

Click on each award title for more information.


A photo collage of those attending this year's awards ceremonies as well as those bidding madly on Silent Auction items can be found here

2006 Alumni Awards Dinner Collage 



Silent Auction Information


Auction Item Description Donor
Terpopoly Game Heather Whirley
Original Handmade Terrapin Quilt Illona Hull
Wine and Coffee Baskets Bob Frazee
Japanese Red Maple- Red Dwarf J. Landon Reeve
Vera Bradley Watch Set John & Kathy Brooks
Umbrella - Petal Pink Pattern John & Kathy Brooks
Jewelry Case - Petal Pink Pattern John & Kathy Brooks
Steve & Barry's Brand UM Leather Jacket - Size L Dan & Mary Williams
Maple Lawn Farms Turkey Iager Family
Lobster Dinner for Two at the Capitol Hill Club Paul Weller
Muppets Postage Stamp Collection Kendra Wells
Gardening Box Karel Petraitis
Rooster Magazine Holder with Paper Goods Karel Petraitis
Various Themed Baskets Karel Petraitis
Rooster Bread Box Karel Petraitis
Rooster Weathervane Karel Petraitis
Cow Jacket & Rooster Beanie Karel Petraitis
Handcrafted Pen Reggie Harrell
Original Watercolor of Symons Hall Donna Aldridge
Small and Medium Concrete Garden Turtle Ella Smart
Official Emblem Quilted Red & Black Tote Ella Smart
Classic European Facial About Faces Day Spa
Final Four Women's Basketball Autographed Program Weida & Chuck Stoecker
Autographed photo of Q"welle Jackson Weida & Chuck Stoecker
Tractor made of nuts, bolts, washers & screws North Carroll High School FFA
Autographed Book Tom McMillian
Basket of Pampered Chef Items Weida & Chuck Stoecker
Hand Quilted UM Table Runner Win-pei Wei
Crocheted Table Runner Joan Doerr
150th Anniversary Book Sheila Brown
Stress Reduction Massage Melissa Johnson
Pair of Orioles Tickets Gary Seibel
Courtyard by Marriott - One Night's Lodging w/ Breakfast Weida & Chuck Stoecker
Golf Package - Hollow Creek Golf Course Bonnie Remsberg
15 Geraniums Carroll Shry



We'd also like to thank all those that supported the event:


Robert Morris, Robert Fogle, Chip Whirley, John Doerr, Judy Majeskie, Judy Iager, Doc Waelzer, John Wells, Eric Almquist, Wenpei Wei, Mina Walker, Michelle Weesner, Terri Polm, Ruth Ridgely, Bonnie Remsberg, Laura Downey, David Almquist, Jim Leamer, Ella Smart, Mary Ellen Waltemire, Mina Walker, Diana Patton, Barbara Stiles, Laurie Savage, Kathy Brooks, Mary Williams, Wesley Brown, Cheng-I Wei, Charles Iager, Bee Buckel, Sheila Brown, Chip Whirley, Dick Byrne, Amanda Brown, Kendra Wells, Stuart Greene, and Kathy Stiles

Once again, thank you all to those that made this year's event such a success!

For more information, contact Gail Yeiser

Last updated: 08/9/2006