2009 Homecoming -- Saturday, Oct. 17
William Paterson University will celebrate its 2009 Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 17. Alumni and members of the community are invited to participate in a variety of events hosted by the William Paterson University Alumni Association and Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Homecoming is underwritten, in part, by the generous support of Liberty Mutual. Special reunions for alumni who were members of student government, residence hall leadership, The Beacon or the campus radio and TV stations will also be held throughout the day. For more information or to register online, please visit
www.wpunj.edu/alumni.
12:00 p.m. -- Volleyball vs. New York City Tech; Rec Center; Free Admission
12:00 p.m. -- Women's Soccer vs. TCNJ; Pioneer Soccer Park; Free Admission
12:30 - 3:30 p.m. -- Alumni Association Carnival; Zanfino Plaza; $10/person in advance, $15/person same day, Kids 12 and Under Admitted Free with Parent
4:00 p.m. -- Football vs. TCNJ; Wightman Stadium; $7/General Admission, $4/Alumni, Seniors, Kids 12 & Under, TCNJ Students w/ID, Free for WPU students w/ID
2009 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction -- Sunday, Oct. 18
Five individuals and one team will become the newest members of the William Paterson University Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame when they are inducted Sunday, Oct. 18, at 11:30 a.m. at a ceremony conducted in Ballroom C of University Commons, located on the William Paterson campus. The cost for the ceremony and brunch will be $21 per person, and those wishing to attend should contact the William Paterson Alumni Association at 973.720.2175.
Gerry Gallagher ’74, the Pioneers’ football coach from 1989-96, will be inducted along with
Lesley Ann (Dube) Lubanski ’03 (field hockey),
Robert P. Matthews, Sr. ’58 (men’s basketball),
Raymond Ortiz ’02 (men’s basketball) and
Rebecca (Schirrman) Gruver ’02 (women’s swimming). For the first time in the Athletic Hall of Fame’s history, a team will also be inducted as the
1992 baseball team will be honored for its national-championship season.
