Lyn Richards, Class of 1985, is the Alumni Parade Chair and junior Rob Kjellander is the Student Parade Chair. The community is invited to attend the groundbreaking and the picnic, and stay to view the SMU Homecoming parade at 6 p.m. The 1999 SMU Homecoming parade, led by the award-winning Mustang Band, will feature a fleet of lighted floats designed by student organizations. The parade will travel along Bishop Boulevard. 28 Distinguished Alumni Awards Celebration dinner and presentation will honor Texas First Lady Laura Bush, Houston pastor and community leader Kirbyjon Caldwell, University of Texas President Larry Faulkner and Dallas attorney and business leader Tom Luce. Mart n will be at noon in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Promenade Ballroom.
Valet parking is included.
The Fondren Library Center reception, featuring an exhibit on Homecomings of the Past and memorabilia from the SMU Archives will be in the new Fondren Library Center entryway from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. A Student Life Services reception, featuring plans for the new Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building and refurbishing of the Dedman Lifetime Sports Center, will be from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center. The community is invited to the groundbreaking and subsequent picnic and parade. A picnic will follow the Dedman Life Sciences Building groundbreaking ceremony. The picnic will begin at 4 p.m. at the main quad area in front of Dallas Hall.