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UCC Alumni & Alumni Association

Alumni Association (1434 bytes)

 Union Junior College
    Union County Junior College
        Union County Technical Institute
            Union College      
                UNION COUNTY COLLEGE

     The one million plus UCC alumni include many accomplished and prestigious persons who went from UCC to colleges and universities across the country.  Alumni studied at Union County Junior College, which was founded in 1933, Union College, Union Junior College, Union County Technical Institute or Union County College, as it has been named since 1982.  We are proud of our alumni!

     Alumni are generous donors to the Shaping Our Future annual campaign, and support the Foundation's special events.  You can make a gift now. Alumni have established endowed scholarships, giving back to the college that gave them their start in higher education.  Three alumni representatives serve on the College's Board of Governors.

     The newsletter "About Union" is mailed three times a year to all alumni whose addresses are in the alumni computer.  You can now read the "About Union" Newsletter Online right here on the site!  Use the "Stay in Touch" form on the back page to send in personal or career news, or an address change.

     Please keep us informed of your address changes – we want to be in touch with YOU!

UCC Alumni Association

Mission:  The Union County College Alumni Association is a private non-profit organization whose purpose is "to assist in advancing the mission of Union County College by maintaining a continuing relationship between alumni and the College and by strengthening the relationship between the College and the community."

Join: 

     Membership Form
       Download this brochure (in PDF format), print, and mail the form to the address on its back page.

     Any graduate or former student with 30 credits or more may join the UCC Alumni Association. Your membership card allows you to borrow materials and use computers at all UCC College libraries. With your membership you can join the UCC Fitness Center through the Office of Continuing Education at the special alumni rate of $25 per semester. You will also receive a 10% discount at all campus bookstores.

Alumni Association Dues are:
3 years .........$15
Lifetime ...... $125

Scroll down for Alumni Photos!

     Send YOUR news for the About Union newsletter, and address or name changes - Contact Us Now!

Union County College Alumni Association
1033 Springfield Avenue
Cranford, NJ 07016
Phone:  (908) 709-7505
Fax:  (908) 709-7166
uccfound@ucc.edu

     UCC alumni support Union County College in many ways.  YOU can make a gift now.  See UCC Alumni.

  

UCC Alumni Association Board of Directors
2008-2009:

Alumni Association President
Nancy Benz '73, Cranford, NJ
nbenz97@aol.com

Jeff Chait, '94
First Vice President
Springfield, NJ		 Gwendolyn Jackson '00
Morris Plains, NJ
Gina Caivano, '91
Second Vice President
Roselle Park, NJ		 Jean Kellogg '01
Scotch Plains, NJ
Suzanne Covine, '58
Treasurer
Westfield, NJ 		Katie Kleissler '83
Landing, NJ
Linda Ives Kurdilla, '89
Recording Secretary
Union, NJ 		Patrick LaQuaglia, '76
Howell, NJ
Karen (Schmidt) Lledo '97
Corresponding Secretary
Edison, NJ 		Alberta Machese, '95
Hillside, NJ
Marion Curka, '50
Edison, NJ		 Marion Menzer, '47
Fanwood, NJ
Gail Ann Denman, '70
Cranford, NJ		 Barbara Weskot, '85
Roselle, NJ
Mary Lou Gray, '48
Edison, NJ		  
Donna M. Herran '85
Roselle, NJ		  

Meetings:

Meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of the month from September to June in the Faculty/Staff Dining Room in the Cranford Campus Center from 7 PM to 9 PM.

PUT THESE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR NOW!

  • April 15, 2008

  • May 13, 2008

  • June 10, 2008 - Reception & Installation of Officers

Activities:

  Each year the UCC Alumni Association sells Entertainment Books from September – December, and at other times by special order.   Call 908709-7505 or fill out a Contact Form to get more information.  Entertainment Books make perfect gifts!

For further information, contact:

UCC Alumni Association at 908-497-4377

or

UCC Foundation at 908-709-7505

    Please take a moment to give us some feedback on the About Union newsletter! You can now read the Newsletter Online right here on the site!  
 
 

Alumni Association Photo Gallery!

Shortcut to 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and earlier 

2006:
 Photo 1:  UCC AA President Nancy Benz ’73 proudly presented the 2006 Alumni Prize to Karin Negele at the May 24, 2006 commencement ceremonies.  Congratulations, Karin!
 
Photo 2:  Suzanne Covine, Nancy Benz, and Linda Kurdilla (l. to r.) happily tended the graduation table, congratulating new graduates and welcoming new alumni.  May 2006
 
UCC alum Bonnie Bendlin chats with a customer at the first Annual Holiday Boutique held on November 18, 2005 .
 
Linda Kurdilla and Karen Edwards work at the busy refreshment table at the Holiday Boutique.
 
Jamie Novak and Nancy Benz pose for a picture at the Holiday Boutique.
 
UCC alumnae Linda Dolin and Katie Kleissler welcome guests at the UCC Foundation’s Art Auction.  February 2006.
 
Mary Lou Gray , Andrea Richel and Suzanne Covine stop to pose for a picture at the Art Auction.
 
The December 2005 UCC Alumni Association’s Holiday Party and well attended and tons of fun!
 
Karen Schmidt and Charles Said chat at the December 2005 Holiday Party.
 
Bonnie Bendlin, Jean Kellogg and Katie Kleissler (l. to r.) are having a great time at the Holiday Party.
 

2005:
UCC AA President, Nancy Benz '73 proudly presented the 2005 Alumni Prize to JoAnn Vicisko at the May 25, 2005 commencement ceremonies. Congratulations, JoAnn!
 
Officers June 2005: Cathy Facchini '98, Gina Caivano '91, Nancy Benz'73, Linda Kurdilla '89, Katie Kleissler '83, and Jeff Chait '94.
 
AA Board Trustee Karen Edwards, '84 and Bonnie Bendlin, '68 get together at an Alumni Association meeting.
    
Louise Yohalem, Executive Director of the UCC Foundation, presents Nancy Benz with the gavel as her term as President begins.
  
Mary Lou Gray '48 chatting with Marion Menzer '47 at the June 6, 2005 Alumni Association meeting.
  
Linda Kurdilla '89, Gwen Jackson '00, Cathy Facchini '98, and Nancy Benz '73 are having a ball at the June 6, 2005 Installation of Officers meeting.
  
Katie Kleissler '83, Director of Development Ann Poskocil, and Linda Kurdilla '89, at the Alumni Table at the 2005 Graduation.
  
Congratulations, 2005 graduates! Welcome, new alumni!
  

2004:
Cathy Meyers, '98 accepted the gavel and her renewed responsibilities as President from Louise Yohalem, Executive Director of Development, UCC Foundation, on June 1, 2004.
  
Officers June 2004: Nancy Benz '73; Gina Caviano '91; Cathy Meyers '98; Suzanne Covine'58; and Linda Kurdilla '89.
   
New Board Member Karen Edwards'84, with Mary Lou Gray '48, Louise Yohalem, and Marion Menzer '47.
   
Vice President Nancy Benz '73 proudly awards the 2004 Alumni Prize to Gail Tornquist '04, of Warren, NJ, at graduation on May 26, 2004. Congratulations, Gail!
  
Cathy Meyers, Suzanne Covine, Katie Kleisler, Gail Ann Denman and Nancy Benz enjoy themselves at the Union County College Foundation Gala in October 2003.
Want to see more?  Check out our Alumni Association Photo Archive for photos from past years!