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August 9, 2007
2007 soccer, volleyball alumni contests scheduled for Aug. 18
Fort Lewis College will host its annual soccer and volleyball alumni matches on Saturday, Aug. 18. To get a sneak peak at the 2007 volleyball, men’s soccer and women’s soccer teams and to take another glance at some of FLC’s finest alumni, fans ... (more)

August 9, 2007
Nominations for FLC Alumni Association Board of Directors
The Fort Lewis College Alumni Association will hold its elections for Alumni Board of Directors later this fall. Four seats will become vacant this fall. Directors shall be elected annually to four-year (4) terms. Nominations for are due August 17, 2007. The election will close on Friday, Oct. 19, 2007. To nominate a classmate (or yourself), please complete the nomination form and return to the Office of Alumni Relations via email (aaland_c@fortlewis.edu), fax (970-247-7175) or mail (Office of Alumni Relations, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Dr., Durango, CO 81301.

August 8, 2007
Trustees chairman Silva highlights 2007 alumni awards winners;
Group to be honored at Homecoming on Oct. 20

Board of Trustees Chairman Leonel Silva highlights the list of seven alumni award winners for 2007, the Fort Lewis College Alumni Association announced today. Recipients will be honored at an awards dinner at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 during Homecoming. Silva, who ... (more)

August 8, 2007
FLC's Sept. 22 football game slated for national internet broadcast
The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division II Presidents Council and the NCAA Division II Media Advisory Group have selected the September 22nd football game between Fort Lewis and Mesa State as one of four broadband (internet) NCAA Division II Football Games of the ... (more)

August 1, 2007
Athletic Department launches GoSkyhawks.com website
The Fort Lewis College Athletic Department announced today the launch of a brand new website, GoSkyhawks.com. After over six months of contract negotiations, designs and the task of information transferring, GoSkyhawks.com is live to the public and will feature many new components ... (more)

April 9, 2007

Medal of Honor recipient, Old Fort alumnus Jerry Murphy dies at age 77
Old Fort alumnus Jerry Murphy, best known for receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroics in the Korean War, died on Friday, April 6 in the Veterans Administration Nursing Home in Pueblo of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 77 ...
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March 26, 2007
Alumni Association to host Southern Colorado gathering on May 11 at Colorado Springs Sky Sox baseball game
The Fort Lewis College Alumni Association will host a gathering for Southern Colorado alumni on Friday, May 11 at a Colorado Springs Sky Sox baseball game. The event begins with an all-you-can-eat cookout from 5-6:30 p.m. Barbecue pork, barbecue chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs ... (more)

March 26, 2007
Career Services launches Skyhawks' Job Source program for students, alumni, employers
he Fort Lewis College Office of Career Services has a new software program that will allow students, alumni, and employers to find one another. “As alumni you are welcome to use the new program that we are calling Skyhawks’ Job Source in three ... (more)

March 25, 2007
Homecoming scheduled for Oct. 20-21, 2007
Fort Lewis College has announced that Homecoming is scheduled for Oct. 19-21, 2007.
Traditional events like the parade, bonfire, football game, and alumni awards banquet are again on the agenda for 2007. The Skyhawk football team, coming off a 7-4 season that ... (more)

January 16, 2007
Fort Lewis College launches Alumni Ambassador program
The Fort Lewis College offices of Admission and Alumni Relations are pleased to announce the Alumni Ambassadors program. This new volunteer program aims to connect alumni and prospective students in an effort to promote Fort Lewis. Competition for the best and brightest students ... (more)

October 31, 2006


Four elected, three appointed to serve on Fort Lewis College Alumni Association Board of Directors
Fort Lewis College alumni elected four people to fill four-year seats on the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors, while another three vacancies were filled by appointment by the Board of Directors at the Board’s annual meeting in the Student Senate Chambers of ... (more)


September 27, 2006
Fort Lewis College remembers President Emeritus Don Whalen, who passed away on Sept. 26
Longtime Fort Lewis College coach and President Emeritus Dr. Donald F. Whalen passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2006. He was 75. Dr. Whalen began his career at Fort Lewis College in 1959 as a physical education instructor, basketball coach, and assistant football coach ... (more)

September 14, 2006

Fort Lewis to host Denver Nuggets preseason training camp; Oct. 7 intersquad scrimmage to benefit Skyhawk basketball teams
Fort Lewis College will host the 2006 Denver Nuggets preseason training camp from Oct. 3-7, culminating with an intersquad scrimmage on the final evening. The Denver Nuggets players and ownership found Durango to be a perfect fit for their training camp because of ... (more)


September 6, 2006
10 alumni vye for four vacancies on Alumni Association Board of Directors in 2006 elections
Ten Fort Lewis College alumni are vying for four vacancies on the Fort Lewis College Alumni Association's Board of Directors this fall. The balloting closes on Sunday, Oct. 15 at the Alumni Association's annual meeting. Alumni can dowload a .pdf ballot and return ... (more)

August 30, 2006

Old Fort alumni gather for 50th anniversary of Fort Lewis College coming to Durango
In 1956 Fort Lewis College moved to its present location in Durango from what is today known as the "Old Fort" in Hesperus. To help mark the 50th anniversary of the move and begin a special scholarship drive, alumni and staff from the ... (more)


August 19, 2006

Five former Skyhawk, Raider greats enter Athletic Hall of Fame
Before a crowd of 200, five former Skyhawk and Raider athletic greats entered the Fort Lewis College Athletic Hall of Fame this morning. Among the inductees were Jeremy Fishbein and Marcy Jung, two coaches who led their teams to a combined seven league ... (more)


August 18, 2006

Fall Convocation will honor Old Fort alumni, feature folded paper cranes
Fort Lewis College alumni from 50 and more years ago — plus hundreds of folded, paper cranes — will give the college’s annual Fall Convocation a new look this year. Convocation is the college’s welcome for incoming freshmen and their parents. The ceremony marks the ... (more)


August 3, 2006

Historic Drive-In Sign Saved: Now at Fort Lewis College
The sign that stood for years at the entrance to Durango’s historic Rocket Drive-in is now safely in storage at Fort Lewis College. Thursday morning, college workers and a crane company cut the sign off its support posts, hoisted it onto a trailer ... (more)

July 21, 2006
Outdoor Pursuits climbers reach summit of Africa's Kilimanjaro
In a satellite phone call on July 21 to Director of Recreational Services Jack Krider, Chris Nute, leader of the Outdoor Pursuits team attempting to climb Kilimanjaro, announced the team’s success in reaching the summit. Nine of the ten team members made it ... (more) 

July 18, 2006
Nominations for Fort Lewis College Alumni Association Board of Directors
The Fort Lewis College Alumni Association will hold its elections for Alumni Board of Directors later this fall. Four seats will become vacant this fall. Directors shall be elected annually to four-year (4) terms. Nominations for are due August 15, 2006 — sixty (60) days prior to the October 14, 2006 election date. To nominate a classmate (or yourself), please complete the nomination form and return to the Office of Alumni Relations via email (aaland_c@fortlewis.edu), fax (970-382-6948) or mail (Office of Alumni Relations, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Dr., Durango, CO 81301.

July 5, 2006

Fort Lewis expedition reaches summit of Europe's highest peak
Eight of the ten members of a Fort Lewis College climbing expedition have reached the 18,510-foot summit of Mt. Elbrus in a grueling, 13-and-a-half-hour climb. Elbrus is in the Caucasus Mountains of Russia, and is Europe’s highest peak ... (more) 

July 1, 2006
Old Fort alumni to be honored at Fall Convocation on August 25, 2006
Fort Lewis College will host a day of activities honoring Old Fort alumni on Friday, August 25, 2006 in Whalen Gymnasium and the Student Life Center. Old Fort alumni and their spouses will be treated to a coffee reception, an awards ceremony, special recognition at the Fall Convocation welcoming new freshmen and their families to campus, and an exclusive lunch. Save-the-date letters were mailed to Old Fort alumni in mid-May. For this year only, the special Aug. 25 events will replace the August Gathering. These events will also kick off festivities celebrating Fort Lewis College's golden anniversary in Durango.

April 24, 2006
Former coaches Jung, Fishbein lead Athletic Hall of Fame class for 2006 
Two coaches who led their teams to a combined seven league championships and three national playoff berths highlight Fort Lewis College’s 2006 Athletic Hall of Fame class, announced by committee chairman Steve Miller today. Jeremy Fishbein, who coached men’s soccer at Fort Lewis ... (more) 

April 17, 2006
Women's athletics pioneer Peppy Seale to be inducted into Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame
Former Fort Lewis College coach and Exercise Science instructor Carol “Peppy” Seale will be inducted into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame on July 8. Seale is best known as pioneering women’s athletics at Fort Lewis. As much as she ... (more)

February 16, 2006
Fort Lewis names Aaland as its new Director of Alumni Relations
Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Sponsored Research Judith Heasley announced the appointment of Chris Aaland as director of alumni relations and annual fund effective March 1, 2006. “Chris was the top choice for the position ... (more)

August 6, 2005

Alumni Association adopts revised bylaws
A major revision of the Alumni Association's bylaws was approved by the Association members in order to correct a structural anomaly that has existed in the Association's governance since its inception in 1965. Passage of the motion required a 2/3 affirmative majority of those members voting. The members provided an affirmative majority of 95.4% in approving the proposal. The Board of Directors recommends an affirmative vote on this bylaws revision.
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