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REUNIONS

REUNIONS

Class of 2003 reunions

Brian Spar

eing a member of the RVC changed since 2003, expertly tailored by lives and began our professional lives
graduating class of 2003, Professor Dan Brockman, who managed together. My classmates came together
myself and some of my to find photos of our entire year from from all around the globe for this reunion
Bclassmates, thought a 20-year 2003 to put in his slide show! It was – as far west as Texas and Oregon, USA
reunion would be a good idea – and wonderful to see Dan, and we were all and as far east as Australia, and I’m very
since we spent time between Camden thankful that he gave up some time on a proud to be a member of this class of
and Hawkshead campuses, why not Saturday to spend with us. amazing people.
have TWO reunions, one at each site?
After this, we had a delicious lunch at It seems like so much time has passed…
Back in February, we started our grand the campus restaurant and moved on to yet no time at all. We fell right back into
reunion tour at the Camden Campus a tour of the entire campus, including all step as if we never left each other, and
– this was arranged by my classmate the new buildings and clinical facilities that is a gift that never gets old.
David Walker, who liaised with the RVC that have been erected since our I’d like to thank the RVC alumni team,
alumni team to make it happen. We departure 20 years ago. especially Samantha Benson, for
toured the facilities, which are almost As with Camden, the campus is almost arranging both of our campus tours –
unrecognisable from when we roamed unrecognisable to us now compared to they exceeded expectations and we all
the halls! A couple of rooms were the when we were students – the facilities had a wonderful time!
same (i.e. the anatomy lab and the are state of the art, very modern and
original old circular lecture theatre at tailored to the student experience. All
the side of the building), but the rest of my classmates remarked how lucky the
the place had been entirely modernised current RVC students are to have such
and seemed extremely comfortable and an amazing campus to live/learn on!
accommodating for student life.
Once our tour was over, The Buttery was
Then, in October, we reconvened at opened for us to have a drink or two and
Hawkshead. Once again, the RVC catch up before we left campus to head
alumni team went out of their way to out to our reunion party at the West Lodge
accommodate a group of nearly 50 of us!
Park hotel. A brilliant day was had by all!
We started the afternoon with a short It was quite a nostalgic experience to
presentation on how things have
be back where we all ended our student
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