The Rev. George Gravitte, a Berry alumnus, will be the guest minister for the college’s annual Alumni Weekend and will present a sermon “Berry Boots on the Ground.” He will speak about why Berry “people” are uniquely qualified to help others and correct injustices. The 11 a.m. worship service Sunday in the College Chapel is open to the community. Gravitte is pastor of Hackleburg Methodist Church and has been working diligently in the community to foster hope and provide spiritual as well as physiological support to the residents.

More than 800 people are expected for this year's Alumni Weekend and Work Week festivities, scheduled for May 18-25. Alumni Weekend officially begins Friday May 18, welcoming home more than 20 years of Berry graduates. Friday morning’s highlight is the Golf Scramble at Stonebridge Golf Club to benefit Berry’s men’s and women’s golf teams. 

Saturday afternoon, alumni, staff, faculty and students will gather for the campaign kickoff to name the Science Building after Professor Lawrence E. McAllister or “Dr. Mac,” as he was fondly known. McAllister started Berry’s physics program in 1932 and led the program until his 1971 retirement. Former students are launching an effort to raise $5 million to name the science building after their beloved professor. The program will begin at 1:30 p.m. with an open house and science building tours until 3:30 p.m.

Now in its second year, Young Alumni Weekend offers newest alumni (those who attended Berry in the last 10 years) the opportunity to “party on the green” at Oak Hill, rekindle intramural rivalries and leave a legacy through various service projects. New this year is a live auction benefiting the Season’s Harvest student enterprise.

Work Week begins Sunday, May 20, honoring Berry’s proud “work” tradition, with teams of alumni investing time and energy in numerous campus projects. Contact the alumni office at 706-236-2256, 800-782-0130 or alumni@berry.edu for more information.