Homecoming 2022

On the first weekend of October, alumni returned to Keene to relive memories and make new ones. Over 700 alumni, representing classes from 1951 to 2022, returned to campus, making it a record number of attendees in recent years.

Homecoming 2022Men’s Hockey played an alumni game the Sunday of Homecoming WeekendOver 75 Rugby alumni players came back to celebrate 50 years at Keene StaFinley Morgan ’21, Mitch Hale ’18, Joe Nutting ’22, Palmer Belowski ’22Alumni award winners pose with Interim Alumni Director Andrea Vickers-Sivret ’01: Paul Henkel from Electronic Imaging Materials, Inc., Justin DeFlumeri ’11, Lauren Caulfield ’86, Ed Wojenski ’87, Ian Kaplan ’19, and Julio Del Sesto ’07Students Emma Cahoon ’24, Paxton Blanchard ’23, & Maggie Cahoon ’22The 80’s came to represent at the Homecoming Parade of ClassesDominic Lynch ’23 and VP of Enrollment and Student Engagement, MB LufkinDot Jobin ’62 and Ray Jobin ’63 M’70 at the Alumni Awards LuncheonEnable Javascript to view image gallery.

The weekend kicked off Friday with two exciting events: the 2022 Keene State Hall of Fame induction, and the Keene State Men’s Club Ice Hockey win over Southern New Hampshire University.

The weekend was full of events recognizing the accomplishments of our alumni and celebrating important milestones in Keene State’s history. The Alumni Awards Luncheon honored four alumni and one friend of the College for their achievements and dedication to Keene State.

There were many milestones to celebrate, including the 50th anniversary for the Class of 1972, the 50th anniversary of Men’s Rugby as a club team, the 30th anniversary of the Center for Research and Writing, and the 25th anniversary of Men’s Lacrosse. The oldest milestone honored was that of our College mascot, Hootie, who turned 100!

In addition to milestones, the talents and creativity of our artistic alumni were showcased during Homecoming weekend in the annual Owl Artists Fly Home exhibit. Saturday night closed with alumni bands jamming out, while alumni and students enjoyed what some alums report that they miss most after graduating: a Sizzler.