2023 Welcome Luncheon

 

The Quarter Century Club hosted its annual welcome luncheon on April 5, 2023 at the Samberg center to honor this year's class of new members, as well as our 50-year achievers. Our keynote speaker was Debbie Douglas, Director of Collections at the MIT Museum. Relive the wonderful celebration with this video and photos!

Video: MIT Video Productions
Photos: Gretchen Ertl

A group looks up at the presentation from their table. Attendees enjoyed a look back 25 years! Smiling man arrives at the luncheon. Edward Rutledge Table setting with a photo from Seinfeld for a centerpiece. Alan looks out at the Boston skyline. Alan Duros A trio smiles for a photo. Bill Fitzgerald, Traci Swartz, and Kenneth Cobb Two men survey the decorated event space. Jeffrey Palmer and Huy Nguyen A candid shot of a smiling man. Alan Bernard, a 50-year achiever! Two men converse. Jeffrey Palmer and John Stewart share stories. A group examines the table centerpieces which are memorabilia and photos from 25 years ago. Checking out the centerpieces. Felicia smiles at someone off camera, with happy conversations in the background. Board member Felicia Gauthier. Two friends conversing, wine in hand. Joe and Board Member Bonny Kellermann Man smiles to the camera as guests arrive behind him. Nicholas Pulsone and fellow members arrive for the festivities! Table setting with menu, ER television series photo as a centerpiece. A man arrives and greets his colleagues. Woman with a gold name tag smiles off camera. Sandra Wellford celebrates 50 years at MIT! Woman in white smiles at her tablemate. Marie-Teresa Vander Sande Woman at a podium holds up notes, while an ASL interpreter signs next to her. Debbie Douglas shares MIT history with the new inductees. Woman in red smiles to her two conversing friends. Man leans over to shake hands with a seated attendee. Joe congratulates Kenneth Cobb and Mike Fitzgerald. Woman with a colorful face mask signs to her table mate with purple hair. Kimberly Schive chats with Yvonne Gittens. An attendee holds a QCC Booklet reading "Your First Chapter in MIT History; 25 Years Proud!" Three friends laugh at their table. A man and woman in conversation. Zhongming Ge and Donna-Ruth Yost chat at their table. A woman in a light blue sweater speaks to a table mate. Sandra Crawford A pink-masked attendee knits and smiles at fellow guests. Bryt Bradley enjoys the festivities. Three men chat with each other. Woman in a blue coat chats with an attendee with a colorful scarf. Christine Maglio Woman in pink speaks to her fellow inductees. Alicia Duarte catches up with friends. A group of attendees converse over coffee. A woman in a purple blazer stands at a podium. Debbie Douglas shares stories of MIT history. A wide shot of attendees at tables, with posters, a presentation, bar, and the view of Boston in the background. Gathered friends and colleagues looked back 25 years and 50 years to celebrate MIT's longest serving employees. A man in a navy blue shirt smiles off-camera. Anthony Zolnik A man and woman greet attendees at a table. Board members Kim Calden Woodrow and Doug Piercey greet attendees. A woman in a black business suit smiles and converses. MIT Vice President for Human Resources Ramona Allen chats with her table. A man smiles and hakes a woman's hand. Stephen Charles greets Ramona. A man stands among attendees. Board member John Russo stands to greet the inductees. A seated woman smiles and claps. Carol Matsuzaki A woman speaks at a podium with her hand to her ear, next to an ASL interpreter. Wide shot of the gathered attendees watching a projected video clip. Sally Kornbluth congratulates the inductees! Attendees watch an off-screen presentation. Woman in black suit speaks at a podium. VP of Human Resources Ramona Allen honors the induction class of 2023. Wide shot of attendees watching a man speak at the podium. Assistant Director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory Justin Brooke congratulates the new members. A woman speaks at the podium while her powerpoint plays on a projector. Debbie Douglas reviews a 'Quarter Century of Consequential Change at MIT'. A distinguished gentleman holding a coffee cup watches the presentation. A gentleman in a blue jacket watches the presentation. Tony Chavarria Two women near the stage laugh together. Debbie and Yvonne share a memory of their early days at the 'tute. The crowd watches a presentation; one woman in a red jacket smiles at the camera. Two men at a table converse while two standing men chat just behind them. Justin Brooke congratulates Lincoln Laboratory 50-Year Achiever Alan Bernard. A group of five women pose for a photo. A man laughs with the person next to him, who is out of the camera focus. Stephen Charles The gathered crowd watches a video clip of a woman speaking on a blue background. Sally Kornbluth thanks the QCC class of 2023, and congratulates each and every one of you!