Alumni Updates

SANE Christmas gathering. Over the Christmas break the Silliman Association of New England (SANE) gathered at the lovely home of David and Joy Contado-Miller in Medford, Massachusetts. Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee Priscilla Lasmarias-Kelso and husband Rev. Bart Kelso, long time pillars of SANE, also graced the Dec. 16 Christmas gathering. The New England alumni Chapter has […]

Sillimanian and head pastry chef of Fortnum & Mason Scott Stewart A. Villacora gets to be featured by Tatler Philippine’s T.Dining section of the December 20, 2018 issue of their newsletter. As the saying goes, there is a tale behind every detail of Fortnum & Mason’s Afternoon Tea experience – from the scones freshly baked […]

Christmas Night with the SU President. The Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. Davao City Chapter had Pres. Betty Cernol-McCann as guest of honor for its annual Christmas party last December 1. the party was held at Club Samal Resort, Samal Island. The alumni gathering was aptly named A Christmas Night with the Silliman University President. Dr. […]

by Adlai J. Amor   Doki. Doc. Dong. Doc Avelex. Baloy. RedRed. Tito Doc. We know Dr. Avelex Salinas Amor through his many names at various stages of his life. We first knew him as Avelex, named after his maternal grandfather, Avelino Salinas and his paternal grandfather, Alexander Amor. It was a name selected to […]

Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee and generous benefactor Dr. Rolando Villanueva del Carmen (October 16, 1930 – October 31, 2018), was laid to rest November 21, 2018, at the Texas State Cemetery, in Austin, Texas. Rev. Francisco D. Somera Jr., officiated the Committal Ceremony, while on behalf of Silliman University, Mrs. Hazel Taglucop Quisumbing, President of the […]

Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee to receive Presidential Award. Engr. Elizabeth Merto Engle, 2016 Outstanding Sillimanian awardee for engineering, has been chosen as one of the recipients of the 2018 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas. Engr. Engle is among 25 awardees selected from a total of 96 nominations received by the Commission on Filipinos […]

As Silliman University celebrates the life of Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee and generous benefactor Dr. Rolando Villanueva del Carmen (October 16, 1930 – October 31, 2018), we share with you tributes from fellow Sillimanians to Dr. del Carmen, who exemplified the Silliman spirit of excellence and service to others throughout his life. _______________________ Dr. Rolando Del […]

The Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. (SAAI) – Davao Chapter, will be celebrating an early Christmas on December 1, 2018, 5pm at Club Samal, Babak, Samal Island, Davao del Norte. The chapter’s Christmas Party will all so be A Night with the President, as Silliman University President, Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann will grace the occasion where she […]

Poet Myrna Peña-Reyes to receive Taboan 2018 awards Dumaguete-based Silliman poet, Myrna Peña-Reyes (aka Myrna Sweet) has been cited as one of the Taboan 2018 awardees. The 10th Taboan Writers Festival will be held in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on October 19 – 20, 2018. The Taboan Writers Festival, A Flagship project of the National Commission […]

Alumnus and internationally acclaimed artist Paul I. Pfeiffer recently concluded his solo exhibition, entitled Incarnator, at the Bellas Artes Projects Outpost at The Alley at Karrivin in Makati. Last day for the exhibition was last October 6. Curated by Diana Campbell Betancourt, Incarnator derives its title from the old Spanish word ‘encarnador’—a term for the […]