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Alumni Class Reunion 2023
Alumni Class Reunion 2023
June 23-25
Classes of 1978 | 1983 | 1988 | 1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | 2013 came back to Springfield
SIU School of Medicine Alumni convened in Springfield on June 23-25 for Reunion 2023, celebrating the classes of ‘78, ‘83, ‘88, ‘93, ‘98, ‘03, ‘08, and ’13. It began on Friday evening with a family-friendly event at Erin’s Pavilion at Southwind Park. Alumni connected and danced the night away to their favorite classics. Activities on Saturday included a Q&A panel in the morning with medical students, a Memory Lane Tour of the campus with Dean and Provost Dr. Jerry Kruse, individual class lunches, and a formal dinner and update with the Dean at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. The weekend concluded on Sunday with forest therapy offered by Cassandra Claman, MD ’83, at Lincoln Memorial Gardens.
View the full gallery of photos online at https://siumed.zenfolio.com/p89613657.
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