ATSU celebrates Founder’s Day
Posted: October 30, 2012
Arizona campus features fall festival
Faculty, staff, and students gathered on the Mesa campus to celebrate Founder’s Day. This year, the Arizona campus Founder’s Day celebration was held on Friday, Oct. 19 from 4 to 7 p.m., and the theme was a fall festival.
On hand were free popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones and activities for adults ages 21 and older (including a cash bar beer garden and free wine-tasting). As well, there were fun-filled activities for children including carnival games, inflatables, a Velcro wall, and rock-climbing wall. A barbeque was also sponsored by the Student Government Association.
Missouri campus holds three-day celebration
The Missouri campus celebrated it’s Founder’s Day activities Thursday, Oct. 25, through Saturday, Oct. 27, including a CME program held each day.
Thursday, crowds of alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends of the University participated in events including the dedication of the William Johnston Research Gallery, Tinning Founder’s Day Osteopathy Lecture, and A.T. Still Graveside Ceremony (held indoors due to weather). The day’s events also included the SAAO “Evening with the Stars,” as well as receptions and dinners.
Doran Farnum, DO
On Friday, alumni, faculty, staff, and students participated in the all-campus meeting, which honored alumni from the classes of 1962 and 1987, as well as Doran A. Farnum, DO, ’36. Dr. Farnum will soon be celebrating his 100th birthday, and he still treats nine patients a week! Other events included the first-year vs. second-year women’s flag football game and tours of the Northeast Missouri Health Council Dental Clinic, the ATSU campus, and the Museum’s Research and Collection Area. The day ended with Still-A-Bration’s barbecue, bonfire, talent show, and dance.
The final day of activities concluded with a 5k run/1.5 mile walk. Several participated in the run/walk, held on the trail behind the TCC.