Alumni Updates

Dr. Felella Kiamco-Millman (second from left), immediate past president of the Silliman University Alumni Association of New York-New Jersey chapter, hands over a check of 3,000.00 U.S. Dollars in support of the Student-Alumni Scholarship Matching Program of the Alumni and External Office. Working students will be benefited by this scholarship fund. In photo (L-R): 2015 […]

Mass Communication alumna Catherine Leonardo-Carballo, a certified Walk Live, instructor leads alumni, faculty, staff and students in a one-hour Walk Live (walk-in-place) routine exercise program on August 22, 2015, 7AM at the Luce Auditorium foyer. Catherine received her certification from Rutgers University. This fitness event was organized by the College of Mass Communication and the […]

Outstanding Sillimanian Mr. Julio O. Sy, Sr. was recently presented the Don Carlos Locsin Award for his outstanding contributions to the growth of and continuous support for the sugar industry during the 62nd Philsutech Annual National Convention held August 12 in Cebu City. Philsutech is a national gathering of sugarcane technologists, sugar millers, sugarcane planters, […]

Sillimanian poet Myrna Pena-Reyes recently launched her third poetry collection, “Memory’s Mercy: New and Selected Poesm”. This new collection contains new poems written after she retired with her husband, William T. Sweet, and moved to Dumaguete City in 2015 after living abroad for 34 years. The book includes 13 selections from the out-of-print The River Singing […]

The Silliman University Alumni Association of Ireland and Northern Ireland (SUAA-IE/NI), represented by current chapter president Mr. Noel Jereza, joined the Council of Leaders gathering at the Philippine Consulate in Dublin last July 12, 2015. The gather sought to get more Filipino groups and organizations involved in sharing information about the prospect of doing business […]

The Silliman University Alumni Association of Northern California (SUAANC) recently held their chapter’s annual picnic at the lakeside home of Dr. Gary D. Nazareno (HS ’79) in Hughson, California last July 18, 2015. Newly elected members of the Board of Directors were: Dr. Gary D. Nazareno, Ralph A. Catacutan (BSN ’92) and Ray Patron, replacing […]

Outstanding Sillimanian Prof. Priscilla Lasmarias-Kelso, president of the Silliman Alumni of New England (SANE), and husband Rev. Bart Kelso recently hosted a gathering at their residence in Newton, Massachusetts for visiting Alumni Affairs Director Ruben N. Bokingo. It also doubled as a celebration for alumna Myrish Cadapan-Antonio who recently graduated with a maste’rs degree in […]

The Silliman University Alumni Council of North America, an umbrella organization of different chapters representing alumni and friends of Silliman University residing in the United States and Canada, recently elected their new set of officers for 2015-2017. They are: Betsy Ayaay Jackson (Toronto Chapter), chair; Betsy Merto Engle (Alaska Chapter), vice chair; Dinah Penaflorida (San […]

A fund-raising concert for the Filipino Children’s Fund, Inc. (FCFI) was successfully staged last June 15 in New York by 2014 Outstanding Sillimanian awardee Jenny Lind Aldecoa-Delorino and Miguel C. Braganza, who is among this year’s recipients of the 2015 Outstanding Sillimanian award. They were joined by Mica A. Delorino, daughter of Jenny who graduated […]

The Silliman University Extension Program will be launching the Volunteer Development Program through a 5K and 3K fun run on June 20, 2015. The fun run is geared towards promoting the values of volunteerism, unity and camaraderie among members of both Silliman and the larger community of Dumaguete. Assembly will be at 4PM at the […]