UT ASE/ME Alumni Reunion - May 17th, 2024
Annual ASE Reunion held inside the Gilruth Center due to the weather
Plenty of give-aways will be handed out to attendees
Blankets, stickers, puzzles and Buc-ee's popcorn will be doled out
Current ASE projects and activities are pointed out for the alumni
Beer, wine and a fajita meal is offered to all the alumni
Afterward, a trivia contest is held with each table as a contestant
Our table ties for first with two others but loses in the runoff
The 40 acres has expanded to more than 415 acres, our guess was 230
My tablemate, works for the ASE dept, was impressed w/my football history
See plenty of friends from the past space working days
Many of whom still are employed at Johnson Space Center
Seconds are available but the first round was filling enough
The give-aways are then handed out calling our raffle ticket numbers
Most attendees walked off with a ASE handout of some sort
My ASE Dept tablemate acquired a bag of Buc-ee's popcorn for me
The Deans were then introduce who bragged about the current ASE Dept.
Mechanical Engineering Department Chair Siegel address the group first
He talks about the various grants the ME Dept has been awarded
And alumni's easy digital access to the ME Department communications
Aerospace Eng/Eng. Mechanics Department Chair Dawson speaks second
When asked, regrettedly informed that Dr. Westkaemper passed awhile ago
Both stress ASE/ME students are far north of Nazi Democrats' encampment
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Alumni happy to group pose inside and away from the heat and mosquitos of the Live Oak Pavilion
My most famous classmate gave the 141st Commencement Address May 11th
Good to see Gilruth softball fields getting some use after COVID Lockdown