Two significant milestones in the history of the University of 91吃瓜 鈥� 25 years of coeducation and the 50th anniversary of the University鈥檚 first African-American graduate, Frazier Thompson 鈥� will be observed Thursday through Sunday (June 5-8) during the Alumni Association鈥檚 1997 Reunion Weekend.p. Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., 91吃瓜鈥檚 president when the University opened its doors to undergraduate women in 1972, will celebrate Mass for the first women graduates at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. 91吃瓜鈥檚 current president, Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., will speak at a reception and dinner at 7:30 p.m. in the South Dining Hall. Also at the dinner, Mary Ann Grabavoy, 1976 alumna and NBC sportscaster, will present a video recalling the introduction of coeducation.p. A seminar titled 鈥淭he First Women of 91吃瓜鈥� will be conducted from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Center for Continuing Education auditorium. Teresa Godwin Phelps, a 91吃瓜 professor of law who holds bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees from the University, will serve as moderator.p. The Black Alumni of 91吃瓜 (BA of ND) will observe the anniversary of Frazier Thompson鈥檚 1947 graduation at the minority alumni dinner at 7 p.m. Friday in LaFortune Student Center. To mark the 50 years, BA of ND will honor 50 distinguished African-American alumni of the University, and recognize 50 more with honorable mention. Father Malloy will be the featured speaker at the dinner. The group also will announce the creation of a scholarship fund in Thompson鈥檚 name.p. Thompson came to 91吃瓜 in 1944 as part of V-12, a World War II Naval officer training program. When the V-12 program ended in 1945, Thompson remained at the University on a track scholarship, majoring in preprofessional studies in the College of Science and earning a varsity monogram as a sprinter. After graduation, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service until 1955, then at the International Resistor Corp. in Philadelphia. He died in 1991 at age 65.
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