Fallfest Sept. 12 and Reunion Weekend, Sept. 11–13 

Register by Aug. 7-- New location for 2009 at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center

What a weekend and what a game! University of Southern California Trojans vs. Ohio State Buckeyes! Sept. 12, 8 p.m. in the Shoe! This is University Reunion Weekend as well as Ag Fallfest, and we are certain you don't want to miss the great food, fellowship with friends, and the game. So, mark your calendars and hold the dates--Sept. 11, 12, and 13, 2009.

University Reunion Weekend

The University Reunion Weekend committee has planned events for alums returning to campus. To register for a Friday tour of the campus or the newly renovated William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library, or for the Alumni Brunch on Sunday at Longaberger Alumni House, contact the University Alumni Association directly at http://www.ohiostatealumni.org/reunions.

CFAES Fallfest

The CFAES Alumni Society has planned a great Fallfest for Saturday, Sept. 12, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, due to a last-minute decision to renovate French Field House. More information will be posted on the Alumni web site, http://cfaes.osu.edu/alumni-and-donors/alumni/.

Since this game is a high-profile evening game, our game ticket allocation has been reduced significantly, and a lottery will be necessary.

Several restrictions have been placed on who can apply for game tickets, so read the Lottery Application Guidelines carefully before submitting. All Fallfest applications must be postmarked by midnight, Aug. 7, to qualify for the lottery drawing to be conducted on Aug. 11. Print out the form by clicking on the "PDF" next to "News from Alumni Affairs" for this issue of Continuum. The form is on the first page; print it out, fill it in, and send in the application by Aug. 7.

Notification of lottery winners and non-winners will be completed by e-mail unless you do not have an e-mail address, so make certain your e-mail address is legibly listed on your application. This process will be completed by Aug. 18 at the latest. Non-winners will also be notified and checks will be shredded unless you specify they be returned to you.

Silent Auction

As always, the Society will be conducting the annual silent auction to benefit the FAES Alumni Society Undergraduate Scholarship Endowment Fund, which supports one or two students each year with financial assistance. If you have an item to donate, please check the box on the application, and our auction committee will be in touch with you for details. Unique Buckeye items seem to draw the best activity on auction day. If you cannot attend this year but want to support the scholarship fund, you can contribute an item to the silent auction, or the Society will gladly accept any size cash tax-deductible donation you might want to make to the fund. Checks should be made payable to The Ohio State University for any cash donation to the scholarship fund.

Again, join us for reunion weekend Sept. 11–13 for the tours on Friday, Saturday's Fallfest, and the Alumni Brunch on Sunday at Longaberger Alumni House. It will be a great time!

Lottery application guidelines

We expect the demand for this game to exceed our supply and thus a lottery will be held to determine the ticket allocation. Tickets will only be available to those alumni who are graduates of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and dues-paying members of The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc. Tickets must be purchased with our tailgate event. You are limited to two tickets per household, not per membership. It is our desire to maximize the number of alumni who can attend Reunion Weekend. The person purchasing the tickets must be the person who uses the tickets. Anyone caught reselling their tickets may lose future rights to purchase football tickets through the Alumni Association and our Society.

Alumni who receive season tickets via President's Club, Buckeye Club, Faculty/Staff, Varsity O Men football or long-time season ticket purchase holders WILL NOT be eligible to receive tickets through Society Reunion Weekend, but we hope you will join us for the tailgate. Alumni who receive tickets to the USC game through the Alumni Association's lottery will not be eligible to receive tickets through Reunion Weekend and again we hope you will join us for the tailgate. All applications will be double-checked with university databases to ensure compliance to this policy.

If you have any questions, please write to miller.64@osu.edu or pasternak.6@osu.edu. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you in September!

CFAES alumni to host hospitality tent at FSR

When you are visiting the Farm Science Review Sept. 22–24 at the Molly Caren Ag Center near London, Ohio, plan to stop by the CFAES Alumni Society hospitality center and rest your weary feet a few minutes.

This year, we will be located near the center of the grounds near the intersection of Kottman and Friday and close to the Ohio-Michigan Equipment Dealers Asso-ciation display.

You can get a long, cool drink of water, check up on what is happening with the Alumni Society, meet other alums who may be resting with us, or just stop by to say hello.

Ray Miller, CFAES Alumni Coordinator, will be around the tent and several other society officers and other alums will be helping out for the three days. We might even have an O-H-I-O cheer practice or modify it to a more difficult cheer, like OH–IO.

Admission tickets to the Review are available for $5 in advance from your county office of OSU Extension or can be purchased at the gate for $8. Check out Farm Science Review and its programs for 2009 at http://fsr.osu.edu. It's more than just for farmers!

GO BUCKS! See you at the Review.

--By Ray Miller

Nominate outstanding CFAES alumni for 2010 awards

We are looking for 14 top-flight CFAES alumni to recognize at the 2010 CFAES Alumni Society Awards luncheon to be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010, at the Fawcett Center on The Ohio State University campus.

We seek your assistance in nominating your friends, colleagues, and fellow alumni in a wide variety of occupations and careers for Meritorious Service, Distinguished Alumni, International Alumni, and Young Professional Achievement Awards.

With over 34,000 living alumni of the college who live and work around the globe, doing all sorts of great things in their professions and communities, we know you can help us identify a large pool of candidates from which the committee can select the best of the best for 2010.

"We are looking for a pool of candidates that clearly represents the broad array of careers and service sectors, both profit and non-profit, our alumni are involved in, and that clearly represents the contributions our women and men have made to their professions, industry, and communities," said Ann Ball, president of the CFAES Alumni Society. "This includes business, production areas, education, research, government, natural resources, community service, and many more." So take a few minutes to think about your associates and friends from your Ohio State days and nominate a person worthy of recognition as an outstanding CFAES alum.

"The Alumni Award program is a pinnacle moment in the lives of the alumni recognized each year, and is a highlight of my activities each year," said Vice President and Dean Bobby Moser. Help another alum have a pinnacle moment by downloading the nomination form from the college web site at http://cfaes.osu.edu/alumni-and-donors/alumni/alumni-awards-program/ or contact Amber Pasternak at (614) 247-2745 or pasternak.6@osu.edu.

Criteria for each of the four categories of awards, as well as a list of prior recipients in each, are located on the college web site. All nominees must be living at the time of selection for the awards for 2010. Nomination deadline is October 1, 2009.

--By Ray Miller