Approximately fifty people attended this year's 50plus Club Reunion on Sunday, April 20, at the Courtyard by Marriott in Chapel Hill. Eight members of the Class of 1958 were welcomed to the 50plus Club, which is hosted by the Pharmacy Alumni Association and recognizes all alumni who graduated at least fifty years ago.

Alumni who attended the reunion included Charlie Beddingfield ’44, Elsie Booker ’45, Hubert Dameron ’45, Lloyd Riggsbee ’45, Lynn Blanchard Fowler ’48, Irvin Graham ’48, Pat Burgiss Sanders ’48, Sybil Skakle ’49, Al Alphin ’51, Martha Ann Smith Hobbs ’53, Barbara Gilliam Alphin ’54, Don Hedrick Fisher ’54, Ralph Ashworth ’55, Harold Ball ’56, George Cocolas ’56, Ellyn Courts ’56, Jerry Rhoades ’56, Jim Arena ’57, Ben Courts ’57, Ron Austell ’58, Don Carter ’58, Dave Davis ’58, James Fulton ’58, Bill Marsh ’58, Seth Miller ’58, Bill Ponder ’58, Lawrence Williams ’58, LuRuth Sutton Arena ’60, Dorothy Reaves Ball ’61, Dianne Ponder ’75, and Ann Douglas ’94.

Members of the Class of 1958 who attended the 50plus Club Reunion were, from left: Bill Marsh, Don Carter, Bill Ponder, Ron Austell, Dave Davis, Seth Miller, Lawrence Williams, and James Fulton.

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Things were quite different for UNC pharmacy students in 1957. The School was housed in Howell Hall, and only six women were admitted each year into the School. It was also the year the UNC men’s basketball team won its first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship and went on to defeat the University of Kansas in triple overtime to win the NCAA championship.

Eight members of the Class of 1957 joined existing 50plus Club members on May 12 to relive these old memories and share the stories of their lives since graduation. More than fifty people attended the reunion, which featured a luncheon provided by The Barbecue Joint and a short program where Class of ’57 members had the opportunity to speak.

Alumni who attended the reunion included Jim Arena ’57, LaRuth Arena ’60, Ralph Ashworth ’55, Dorothy Ball ’61, Harold Ball ’56, John Barringer ’56, Charles Beddingfield ’44, Bill Bradley ’54, Lolly Carriker ’57, Bill Cash ’51, George Cocolas ’56, Ben Collins ’49, Doris Collins ’48, H.G. Dameron ’45, Oliver Fleming ’48, Irvin Graham ’48, Bill Griffin ’55, Joseph Claxton Harris, Jr. ’52, Jean Hicks ’49, John Hood ’49, Ingram Jenkins ’55, William Mast ’57, Renus Rich ’57, Lloyd Riggsbee ’45, Stephen Roberts ’57, Clark Russell ’52, W. Darle Shouse ’55, Sybil Skakle ’49, Sue Taylor ’57, Jack Tyler ’57, and Hobart Whaley ’57.

Photos from previous years