Retirement Party

A beautiful spring day as I walked down through the gardens on my way to the 4pm party.

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Mon, 16 May 2005 06:30:45 -0700

Sandy Ward
A beautiful spring day as I walked down through the gardens on my way to the 4pm party.

Beautiful cake (photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle) -- with image from 1965 college yearbook.

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Fri, 20 May 2005 01:53:19 -0700

Sandy Ward
Beautiful cake (photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle) -- with image from 1965 college yearbook.

Julie caught my entrance into the room. Stan Rachootin, Biological Sciences professor, behind me.

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:05:48 -0700

Sandy Ward
Julie caught my entrance into the room. Stan Rachootin, Biological Sciences professor, behind me.

A corsage for me! (photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:06:32 -0700

Sandy Ward
A corsage for me! (photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

Displays from the Archives Sandy as MHC student 1961-65 and MHC Science Librarian 1992-2005 (photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Fri, 20 May 2005 01:51:54 -0700

Sandy Ward
Displays from the Archives Sandy as MHC student 1961-65 and MHC Science Librarian 1992-2005 (photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

Sandy Ward's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:02:55 -0700

Sandy Ward

Sandy Ward's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:03:36 -0700

Sandy Ward

Co-workers in LITS, faculty and students attended the party.

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Mon, 16 May 2005 06:31:53 -0700

Sandy Ward
Co-workers in LITS, faculty and students attended the party.

Sandy and Janet watch the dancers (photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Fri, 20 May 2005 01:48:51 -0700

Sandy Ward
Sandy and Janet watch the dancers (photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

Bulgarian students dance for Sandy.(photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Fri, 20 May 2005 01:57:19 -0700

Sandy Ward
Bulgarian students dance for Sandy.(photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

Watching dancers(photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Fri, 20 May 2005 01:56:05 -0700

Sandy Ward
Watching dancers(photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

Tessie asks Sandy to lead the next dance (fast-paced Eleno Mome)(photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Fri, 20 May 2005 01:54:49 -0700

Sandy Ward
Tessie asks Sandy to lead the next dance (fast-paced Eleno Mome)(photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

Here we are posing after the excitement of the Bulgarian dancing. Fun! (To see these students in costume, view Festival of Diversity photos. At that time I had drummed for them, but had n ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Mon, 16 May 2005 06:31:13 -0700

Sandy Ward
Here we are posing after the excitement of the Bulgarian dancing. Fun! (To see these students in costume, view Festival of Diversity photos. At that time I had drummed for them, but had n ...

Gifts included a stunning donation to my library project in Holyoke (from my co-workers) and hand-crafted items from Bulgaria (from students). The lace edge was sewn by the grandmother of a ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Mon, 16 May 2005 06:32:34 -0700

Sandy Ward
Gifts included a stunning donation to my library project in Holyoke (from my co-workers) and hand-crafted items from Bulgaria (from students). The lace edge was sewn by the grandmother of a ...

Flowers and symbolic check for Holyoke Consumer Health Library, Inc.

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Mon, 16 May 2005 06:33:12 -0700

Sandy Ward
Flowers and symbolic check for Holyoke Consumer Health Library, Inc.

Chris Lapon, Holyoke Health Center, and Jim Craig, UMass science librarian. Both have been long time volunteers with the Holyoke Consumer Health Library project. (photo by Julie Habjan Boiss ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:07:31 -0700

Sandy Ward
Chris Lapon, Holyoke Health Center, and Jim Craig, UMass science librarian. Both have been long time volunteers with the Holyoke Consumer Health Library project. (photo by Julie Habjan Boiss ...

Faculty enjoying the party: Harriet, Paul, Janice, and Sean.(photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Fri, 20 May 2005 01:50:20 -0700

Sandy Ward
Faculty enjoying the party: Harriet, Paul, Janice, and Sean.(photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

Sean Decatur, Chemistry professor

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Mon, 16 May 2005 06:33:26 -0700

Sandy Ward
Sean Decatur, Chemistry professor

Nancy Birkrem, former colleague, returns to MHC for the party. She and I had worked together on my projects including the library conference in Tbilisi, Georgia.

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Mon, 16 May 2005 06:34:00 -0700

Sandy Ward
Nancy Birkrem, former colleague, returns to MHC for the party. She and I had worked together on my projects including the library conference in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Librarian Nancy Devine points out that she is the only person in the room who remembers me as a student --looking as I did in the photos posted on a display across the room. (Nancy has work ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Mon, 16 May 2005 06:33:40 -0700

Sandy Ward
Librarian Nancy Devine points out that she is the only person in the room who remembers me as a student --looking as I did in the photos posted on a display across the room. (Nancy has work ...

Cards on wall are all answers to "When I think of Sandy..."(photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Fri, 20 May 2005 01:58:46 -0700

Sandy Ward
Cards on wall are all answers to "When I think of Sandy..."(photo by Julie Habjan Boisselle)

Someone dug into the archives...

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Mon, 16 May 2005 06:34:31 -0700

Sandy Ward
Someone dug into the archives...

and created displays of old photos and quotes from past letters.

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Mon, 16 May 2005 06:35:04 -0700

Sandy Ward
and created displays of old photos and quotes from past letters.

Two days later, all that remained of the cake...

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Mon, 16 May 2005 06:35:45 -0700

Sandy Ward
Two days later, all that remained of the cake...

Dogwood trees outside the Art Museum, May 12.

nobody@smugmug.com (Sandy Ward) — Mon, 16 May 2005 06:36:39 -0700

Sandy Ward
Dogwood trees outside the Art Museum, May 12.