DID YOU KNOW?

–– The former Alliance College in Cambridge Springs was founded by the Polish National Alliance in 1912 and operated for 75 years, graduating more than 5,000 students in various degree programs. Having closed in 1988, the campus was sold to the state of Pennsylvania in 1990 to be converted into a minimum-security correctional facility for women.

–– Kujiawiaki, Alliance College’s traditional Polish dance troupe, performed at President Lyndon B. Johnson’s staff Christmas party at the White House on Dec. 26, 1966.

–– The Riverside Inn, host to the Alliance College Alumni Association’s bi-annual reunion, itself has a close tie to Alliance’s history: Years ago, the historic inn served as a lush winter-time dormitory for the college’s students.

–– More information: Visit the Alliance College Alumni Association at www.alliancecollege.com

ALLIANCE COLLEGE MEMBERS HONORED

Four of Alliance College’s former longtime faculty and staff members were honored at the college Alumni Association’s bi-annual reunion recently:

n Josephine Haluch, an administrative office worker and coach’s wife;

n Elizabeth Jenkins, a librarian, teacher and professor’s wife;

n Rose Matejczyk, a teacher and professor’s wife; and

n Evelyn Stillwagon, secretary to the college’s president during the 1960s and ‘70s.

Each of the honorees were presented a plaque during the reunion’s banquet.