Emeritus Club Inducts Class of 1956

A Fairmont State tradition is uniting 1956 graduates with a whole new generation of students and sharing a literal "taste" of life on campus.

Students enrolled in the Pierpont Community & Technical College of FSU Culinary Arts program, under the direction of Chef Brian Floyd, will prepare the meal for the Emeritus Club luncheon at noon Friday, Oct. 13.

Members of the Fairmont State class of 1956 are scheduled to be honored with induction into the Emeritus Club during the ceremony, which will be held in the Falcon Center Third Floor Conference Rooms on the main campus.

The annual Emeritus Club event brings members of the 50 year graduating class together with friends from other previous class years. The event is designed to celebrate the life and legacy of Fairmont State's golden anniversary graduates.

The Culinary Arts students will provide an autumn meal featuring the following gourmet items: a salad of seasonal greens and grilled pears dressed in grape seed oil, balsamic vinaigrette; an entre of Italian style braised beef served with crispy polenta and autumn vegetables and dessert of pumpkin tartlet.

Advance tickets for friends and family of current Emeritus members or the inductee class are $10 per person. Tickets at the door are $15 per person. Members of the Class of 1956 are invited to attend the event free of charge as guests of Fairmont State.

In addition to the induction ceremony and luncheon, two plaque rededications honoring Emeritus members will take place. A Dining Hall Plaque Rededication Ceremony honoring Frank Pulice, Jr., former director of food services at Fairmont State will take place at 2 p.m. in the Falcon Center, Third Floor, Dining Hall. The Nickel Plaque Rededication Ceremonies honoring Archie Cain and Don Nichols, founders of the original Fairmont State Nickel will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Falcon Center, Second Floor, Main Street. Admission to both ceremonies is free and open to the public.

To purchase tickets to the Emeritus luncheon and induction ceremony, call (304) 367-4009 or toll free at (866) 372-2586. To make a gift in honor of the class of 1956, Frank Pulice, Jr., Archie Cain or Don Nichols, send your check made payable to the Fairmont State Foundation, Inc. to Fairmont State Foundation, 1201 Locust Avenue, Fairmont WV 26554.