Hobart and William Smith Colleges

This week, we celebrate Reunion 2024 that brought back hundreds of alumni and their families to campus. Here, alumni line up outside the Scandling Campus Center before the start of the traditional Pulteney Street Parade.

Led by the Savannah Cellar Savers Marching Band, alumni parade down Pulteney Street on Saturday.

Professor Emeritus of Economics Alan Frishman P’00 offers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Faculty Award. In absentia, the late Professor Emerita of Physical Education Mary Ellen Hosking P’74 also received the honor.

President Mark D. Gearan and Mary Herlihy Gearan toast alumni celebrating more than 50 years since graduating.

Aboard the William Scandling research vessel, alumni enjoy a Seneca Lake tour led by Graduate Programs Career Coordinator Sam Halfman and Finger Lakes Institute Staff Sam Beck-Andersen, Nadia Harvieux and Trevor Massey.

Led by Associate Professor of Anthropology Chris Annear, alumni begin a 17.2-mile bike ride around the Finger Lakes.

ALAA President Ricardi Wallace ’91 gives Mark “Skip” Darden ’87, P’17 the inaugural Michael Rawlins ’80, P’16, L.H.D. ’24 Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of his contributions to HWS, ALAA and the broader world of lacrosse.

During the 30th anniversary celebration of ALAA, alumni gather on the porch of The Adams Intercultural Center.

Kathy Collins ’09 and her daughter Kendra enjoy meeting a friendly goat at the petting zoo during the Family Festival.

Saoirse Scott ’19, Kahiya McDaniels ’19 and Denzel Degollado ’19 pose for a photo at the Finger Lakes Wine and Beer Tasting.

Alumni enjoy the many activities on the Quad including caricature drawing, wine tasting and food trucks.

Members of the Class of 2004 join for a group photo on the steps of the Seneca Room.

A view of the Quad from St. Mark’s Tower.

President Mark D. Gearan receives a check for nearly $12 million, representing giving from the Reunion classes in the past five years. He is joined by Honors Committee Chairs Steven Westort ’94 and Shavonne Ward ’09 and Director of Alumni and Alumnae Relations Chevy DeVaney ’95, P’21, P’23.

Winning awards for the most giving and best attendance, members of the Class of 1974 gather for a photo at the Reunion Forum on the Quad.

Kelly Noyes Rose ’74 leads a discussion titled “A Level Playing Field - Are We There Yet? Women in Athletics” with former William Smith Athletic Director Susan Bassett, Emma Faso ’23, MSM’24, Jeremy Foley ’74, Pat Genovese P’01, P’03, P’05, P’08 and Katie Coleman Nicoll '74.

Vice President of Campus Life Becca Barile and LGBTQ+ Resource Center Director Mace McDonald talk with Brendan Csaposs ’09 and Zoe Van Nostrand ’14 during the LGBTQIA+ Alumni Network Reception.

Alumni from the Class of 2014 huddle on the steps of Coxe Hall.

The band Uptown Groove performs during Saturday’s Quad Party.

Fireworks illuminate the sky on Saturday.