Thursday, September 10, 2009

Cardinal ‘M’ Club Weekend events are Sept. 11-13

The seventh annual Cardinal ‘M’ Club weekend is Sept. 11-13. This weekend has grown tremendously in the last seven years.

Major events include:
• Friday, Sept. 11 — Men’s Hockey Alumni Game, 7 p.m. SMU Ice Arena
• Saturday, Sept. 12 — Golf Outing, 10:30 a.m., Cedar Valley Golf Course; Athletic Awards Ceremony and Sports Hall of Fame Inductions, 7:30 p.m., gymnasium; Friends and Alumni Social, 9:30 p.m., Wellington Pub & Grill
• Sunday, Sept. 13 — Alumni Games and Porkmaster’s Pig Roast, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This year’s Hall of Fame inductees are Tom Pepper of Chicago, a three-year letterwinner and an NAIA All-District basketball player; Sue Otto of Santa Monica, Calif., a four-year letterwinner in soccer; and Chad Doerre of Joliet, Ill., a four-year letterwinner in baseball.

Along with the induction of this year’s Hall of Fame class, SMU’s 2008-09 postseason award-winners, as well as last year’s outstanding male and female athletes and outstanding scholar athletes will also be recognized during Saturday night’s ceremony.

Faculty and staff are invited to join in the weekend events and reconnect with SMU alumni. SMU faculty and staff are welcome to golf for a reduced price of $80. Visit the Cardinal ‘M’ Club website at www.smumn.edu/mclub to register and see additional information, including a list of golf participants. You may also contact Nikki Fennern at nfennern@smumn.edu or Ext. 1638 for more details or to sign up for events.