Aggies gather for Homecoming Weekend


USU alumni traveled from across the nation Homecoming weekend to celebrate a new and expanded multi-day Homecoming celebration the week of Sept. 21-26.

Click here for an extensive photo gallery of just some of the weekend's main events.

The annual Homecoming Parade Saturday on Main Street in Logan was led by Grand Marshal Eric Hipple and included other homecoming dignitaries: Alumni of the Year Gary and Karen Black and Young Alumnus of the Year Charisse Bremond Weaver.

New activities included a Silver Aggie Reunion, the Young Alumni Mixer and Classes Without Quizzes, which featured some of the university's most popular professors and guests teaching classes without the pressure of tests.

These new events were in addition to the traditional Homecoming Dance Friday night, the Aggie football game against Southern Utah University - which the Aggies won 53-34 - on Saturday and the always-popular "True Aggie Night" that was at midnight Friday.

One of USU's most beloved professors, Ross Peterson, taught Friday in a lecture titled "B.S. Baffles Brains: the Best History Lecture I Never Gave in 33 Years at USU." Peterson is well known by former students from across campus for his engaging wit, profound knowledge and entertaining teaching style.

Dr. Alan Parrish taught a class Friday about John A. Widtsoe, the father of Extension who changed the face of the American West with his work in irrigation and dry farming. Widtsoe was president of Utah Agricultural College (USU's former name) and the University of Utah and an LDS General Authority. Parrish wrote a book the life of Widtsoe.

Homecoming week also was scheduled in conjunction with College of Agriculture Week, so events Saturday included the traditional Ag Day barbecue - always a crowd favorite - featuring Utah's best agricultural products.