Fallfest Sept. 10 and Reunion Weekend, Sept. 9-11
Register by Aug. 5--Fallfest at French Field House
The Ag and SENR Fallfest will be the background as the Buckeyes host the Rockets of the University of Toledo on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in the 'Shoe. Game time has not been determined at this time, but Ag Fallfest, with all of its great friendship, sharing, food, and silent auction for scholarships, will begin three hours before kickoff at the newly renovated French Field House just north of the stadium. This will be University Reunion Weekend as well so make it a big family experience and join the festivities all weekend, Sept. 9-11.
University Reunion Weekend
The University Reunion Weekend committee will host campus tours, including a tour of the Ohio Union, and a panel discussion led by WOSU's Ann Fisher, on Friday, Sept. 9. Also, alumni who graduated in 1961 will receive a special invitation from President Gee for a Sunday brunch. For details, see http://www.ohiostatealumni.org/connections/reunions and click on "OSU Reunion Weekend 2011."
CFAES Fallfest
The CFAES Alumni Society has planned a great Fallfest for Saturday, Sept. 10, beginning three hours before kickoff at the French Field House on Woody Hayes Drive. More information will be posted on the alumni website, http://cfaes.osu.edu/alumni-and-donors/alumni/. The menu entree will feature beef and all the trimmings. Graduates of 1951 and 1961 will receive special recognition at Fallfest.
Game ticket allocation is limited this year and will require a lottery. Application for the lottery is included in this newsletter (download the PDF file of the Alumni pages to print out the form if you like, or download just the form, available at http://cfaes.osu.edu/alumni-and-donors/alumni/fallfest/). Please complete and return by the Aug. 5 deadline.
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. 5, to qualify for the lottery drawing to be conducted on Aug. 11.
Notification of lottery winners and non-winners will be completed by e-mail, unless you do not have an e-mail address. Please be certain your e-mail address is legibly listed on your application. This process will be completed by Aug. 17 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 CFAES Alumni Society Undergraduate Scholarship Endowment Fund, which supports three to five 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 scholarship endowment 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. 9-11 for tours of campus, Saturday's Fallfest, and the brunch (by invitation only) on Sunday. 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 including Natural Resources and ATI, and are dues-paying members of The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc. Tickets must be purchased with Fallfest tickets. 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/Student, 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 Fallfest. Alumni who receive tickets to the Toledo game through the Alumni Association's lottery will not be eligible to receive tickets through Reunion Weekend or Fallfest, and again we hope you will join us for Fallfest. 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!
Nominate Outstanding CFAES Alumni for 2011 Awards
We are looking for top-flight CFAES alumni to recognize at the 2012 CFAES Alumni Society Awards luncheon to be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012, 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 36,000 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 2012.
"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 Jim Leonard, 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 Awards 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 alumnus have a pinnacle moment by downloading the nomination form from the college website 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 website. All nominees must be living at the time of selection for the awards for 2012. Nomination deadline is October 1, 2011.
