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Homecoming Week Schedule of Events - Alumni Events

Test Your Bronco Trivia Skills!

Albertsons Library is excited to offer avid Bronco fans the opportunity to put their memory to the test for the chance to win Bronco memorabilia! Beginning on the afternoon of Monday, September 28, 2009 until mid-day on Saturday, October 3, 2009 Albertsons Library at Boise State will have a Bronco exhibit prominently displayed on the first floor, just beyond the main entrance.

Please come in and view the memorable Bronco mascot images from over the years and match each one to the correct corresponding decade and, enter your answers in a drawing to win your own piece of prized memorabilia!

We look forward to seeing you — Go Broncos!

For more information: kellypalmer1@boisestate.edu

Golden Grad Class Reunion - Honoring the Class of 1959

Date: Wednesday, September 30
Time: 2 pm Campus Tour
6 pm No Host Cocktail Reception
7 pm Dinner
Location: Alumni Center (Corner of University Drive and Grant Street)

Members of the class of 1959 are invited to celebrate the golden anniversary of their graduation from Boise Junior College. All graduates from the '30's, '40's and '50's are invited to attend. Please click here to register, or contact Donna Conner at (208) 426-1959.

College of Health Sciences Honored Alumni Reunion

Date: Thursday, October 1
Miniature Golf Tournament Time: TBD
Location: TBD

Honored Alumni Ceremony
Time: TBD
Location: TBD

Alumni and friends of the College of Health Sciences are invited to attend the 4th annual Alumni Reunion. For additional information and/or to RSVP, please contact Anita Castello at (208) 426-1678.

Bronco Spirit Rally

Susan G. Komen for the Cure Date: Thursday, October 1
Time: 8 - 9 p.m.
Location: Boise City Hall Plaze in conjunction with The Pink Project

Homecoming is proud to support the Susan G. Komen Boise Affiliate during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please help us imagine a world without breast cancer by supporting The Pink Project in downtown Boise in October.

Social Work Homecoming Open House

Dept. of Social Work Homecoming Open House for alumni. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the department offices in the education building. Call 426-1568 with questions

Presidential Alumni Recognition Gala

Date: Friday, October 2
Location: Stueckle Sky Center, Double R Ranch Room

The annual Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize excellence among former students of the university. Recipients will be honored at a banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the Stueckle Sky Center Double R Ranch Room.

The campus community, alumni, students and the general public are invited to attend. Tickets are $50 each and must be purchased in advance by calling the Alumni Association at (208) 426-1698.

Part of Homecoming Week, the event is sponsored by the Boise State Alumni Association. Proceeds support the association's Legacy Scholarship Fund.

The Distinguished Alumni winners are Trent Johnson, head basketball coach at Louisiana State University, Paralympic gold medalist Barbara J. Buchan, art educator Jennifer L. Williams and Boise Police Department deputy chief James M. Kerns. In addition to the Distinguished Alumni Awards, two recipients will be honored with Alumni Service Awards: Tom Beitia, senior vice president of Banner Bank, and Susie Schumacher, revenue integrity officer at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center.

  • Trent Johnson graduated from Boise State in 1986 with a degree in physical education and played for the men's basketball team from 1974-1978. In 2008, he was named head coach of the Louisiana State University Tigers men's basketball team, becoming the first African American head coach of a men's sports team at LSU. Johnson won the SEC COY award during his first season after compiling a 13-3 regular season record to win the conference title outright. His 26-7 overall record, along with the SEC title, earned his team its first NCAA tournament berth since 2006. He was a finalist this season for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award and the Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year. Previously, Johnson was head coach at Stanford and Nevada.
  • At 52 years of age, Barbara Buchan, a 1978 Boise State graduate in athletic training/teaching, was the oldest member of the 2008 U.S. Paralympic team. That didn't stop her from winning two gold medals in her disability class in the individual 3,000-meter cycling pursuit and in the individual time trial. Buchan was the 1972 state champion in the mile while a student at Mountain Home High School, ran track at Boise State and later took up cycling. While competing in a qualifier for the World Championship in 1982, she was involved in a crash that shattered her skull and left her in a coma. Following a grueling rehabilitation and permanent brain injuries, she began competing on the U.S. Paralympic team in 1988.
  • Jennifer Williams, who graduated from Boise State with a master's degree in secondary education, art emphasis, in 1977, recently retired as a high school art teacher. That doesn't mean she's taking it easy. She is author of a textbook, teaches art classes at Boise State and continues to travel to the state's smallest rural schools with Project Van Go. She founded the mobile art workshop in the early 1970s to provide art education to rural schools with the help of her high school and college students. Williams won the 2000 Governor's Award in the Arts, two Teacher of the Year awards from the Mountain Home School District, the US West Outstanding Teacher award, three Idaho Art Teacher of the Year awards, the Skyview High School Teacher of the Year award and the Idaho Teacher of the Year award, among other state and national awards.
  • After earning his degree in criminal justice administration from Boise State in 1982, James Kerns went to work for the Boise Police Department, where he currently is deputy chief of operations. In this role, he oversees a $45 million budget, more than 300 sworn officers and all the department's patrol, investigative and community outreach functions. While Kerns is active in the community, helping with the BPD Bigs 'n Blue Program, with Big Brothers and Big Sisters and with the "Shop with a Cop" program, he is best known for his longtime Special Olympics support. Kerns led the Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg for the recent World Winter Games, which led teams of international athletes through 55 Idaho cities over two weeks.
  • Tom Beitia began serving on the Alumni Association Board in May 2001 and was president in 2007-2008. He first came to Boise State as a student in 1980, living in Chaffee Hall. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in both economics and management, he returned to earn an MBA in 1987. During that time he was a Department of Economics graduate assistant and was named Langroise Scholar of the Year. Beitia will begin a term on the board of the Boise State University Foundation in October.
  • Susie Schumacher earned her A.S. in medical record science, B.S in health information management and master's in health science, all at Boise State. Her 23 years of health care experience encompass a range of services from information management to organizational integrity and audit services. She served as president of the Alumni Association in 2006-2007 and is secretary of the Past Alumni Leaders Chapter, in addition to serving on several university boards and committees.

To attend or for more information, call the Alumni Association at (208) 426-1698.

5th Annual Men's Alumni Lacrosse Game

Date: TBD
Location: Intramural Field

Intercollegiate Knights 2009 Homecoming Reunion Tailgate

Date: Saturday, October 3
Site: East side of Caven Williams Sport Complex

BSU Construction Management Reunion Tailgate

Date: Saturday, October 3
Location: TBD

For more information contact Mike Sis at msis@idahosand.com

Homecoming Parade

Date: Saturday, September October 3
Time: 2 pm
Location: University Drive

AFTER SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 PLEASE SUBMIT PARADE APPLICATIONS TO AMANDA DOBEY AT amandadobey@boisestate.edu.

Boise State is looking for volunteers for the annual Homecoming Parade!

Date: Saturday, October 3
Set-up Time: 12:00 pm
Parade Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Volunteers are needed to help block streets, set up cones and signs, and to organize parade floats and bands. This annual event cannot occur without the help of Boise State and the Boise community, so please contact Amanda Dobey at amandadobey@boisestate.edu if you are interested in being a part of this bronco tradition!

Bronco Bash

Date: Saturday, October 3
Time: 3 – 6 pm
Location: Boise State Alumni Center (Corner of University and Grant Street)

The week's events come to a climax as the Boise State Broncos get ready to take the field and the fans celebrate in true Bronco spirit. Join us for parade viewing, family activities and tailgate. Expect Buster, the Maneline Dancers and Bronco Cheer Squad to make an appearance.

Call (208) 426.1698, for more information.

Boise State vs. UC Davis

Date: Saturday, October 3
Location: Bronco Stadium
Time: 6 pm

Full time students may pick up 1 free ticket and 1 guest ticket at any on-campus Select-a-Seat location at 10 am on the Monday, before the game. Part time students my purchase one guest ticket. All seats are in the student section. Tickets require a valid student id and are based on first come, first served availability. For game ticket information call, (208) 426.4737 or visit www.idahotickets.com.

PRSSA Homecoming Party Boise State University Public Relations Student Society of America

  • Date: Saturday, October 3
  • Sponsored by: ASBSU & PRSSA
  • Where: Simplot Ballroom in the Student Union Building
  • Time: after Homecoming football game 9pm-2am
  • What: Dance. Free food & drinks