The 18th Annual Alumni Golf Outing will be held on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Hawk Hollow Golf Course Bath, Michigan. Registration includes 18 holes of world class golf, complimentary driving range and tournament apparel, buffet lunch and dinner along with exceptional raffle and proximity prizes. The cost is $150 per player. More information is available online at ferrisalumni.org!

Save the date for several athletic outings scheduled for this summer including the Football outing on June 7 at Katke Golf Course, the Hockey outing on August 2 also at Katke. Stay tuned for information on the Basketball outing to be held in July. More information will be available soon for all the outings on the FSU Alumni Online Community at ferrisalumni.org

The Bulldog Softball team defeated regional and national title defender Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville on May 11 to claim the GLIAC NCAA Division II championship. The Bulldogs advance to the national championship playoffs in Houston, TX for the 3rd time in the program's history.

Follow this link for more information: www.ferris.edu/sports/softball/
08news/08ncaatourney.htm

Make your plans now to help commemorate 100 years of football at Ferris by attending 1 of 5 home games this fall. Follow this link for the schedule: ferris.edu/htmls/sports/football/
08news/08schedule.htm

Put on some of that Bulldog Spirit by listening to the Fight Song online at: http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/
sports/fight.au

Even cooler! Add the Ferris Fight Song as a ringtone on your cellphone by visiting this link: ferris.edu/htmls/OTHERSRV/telecomm/
administration/ringtones.html

Former Bulldog Football player made the walk of his life when he crossed the stage at Commencement on May 10. Doctors told Jim Bourdlais was told he would never walk again after an automobile accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. Click this link www.9and10news.com/category/
story/?id=134853 to see a video of this memorable moment courtesy of TV 9 & 10 in Cadillac, Mich.

Check the athletic schedules for Bulldog sports at www.ferris.edu/htmls/sports/index/
homepage.cfm

Visit www.ferris.edu/htmls/sports/
wallpaper/homepage.htm and download your favorite Bulldog Sport for your computer's desktop!

The Annual Spring Reunion honoring the classes of 1958 and 1968, as well as honoring Distinguished Alumni, was held on Thursday May 8 at the Holiday Inn in Big Rapids. A complete wrap-up can be found at ferrisalumni.org

If the links do not work in your email program, copy this link into your browser for the web version of Bulldog Bytes:
ferris.edu/htmls/alumni/BulldogBytes/

Did you get married, promoted, receive an honor, have a baby? Let us know! We'll publish your news in the next issue of Crimson and Gold. Send your class note to the editor at maciverm@ferris.edu.

Rob Patin (X'01), Cedar Springs, Mich., wed Sarah Sheathelm of Dansville on Oct. 27, 2007

Visit www.ferris.edu/alumni/historical/ to learn more about the history of Ferris. The upcoming 2008 season marks the 40th anniversary of our first undefeated football team. Learn more about our sports history by visiting the history site at www.ferris.edu/htmls/alumni/Historical/

Share your memories with the Oral History project by visiting www.ferris.edu/alumni/historical/
oralhistory.htm

Have some memorabilia that you would like to donate? Contact Ferris archivist Melinda McMartin Isler at islerm@ferris.edu

Looking for a summer camp experience for your son or daughter? FSU offers summer fun in sports such as basketball, golf, football, soccer, softball, tennis, track, and volleyball! There are also academic camps featuring biotechnology, criminal justice, television and digital media, computer technology and more! Follow this link for more information: http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/
academics/summercamps/ for more information.

The new FSU Alumni Online Community has been launched! Log in at ferrisalumni.org and start building your personal profile today!

You now have more social networking features than ever before, including the ability to stream in information from other sites such as Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, LinkedIn and more! Ever wanted to blog? Now you can right on your profile! You can also advertise your company's job openings on the site. Got a few more stuffed toy bulldogs than you need? Place a classified ad for free!

You can also network with other Ferris alumni, join groups and even create one of your own. Keep up on Ferris activities and get information on alumni events in your area by signing up today!

John Hare receives an honorary doctorate at Commencement on May 10

More than 1,700 students at Ferris State University were candidates for degrees this spring. The university honored these graduates in five ceremonies over two days, during which more than 1,500 students participated.

John Hare and Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick received honorary doctoral degrees. John Hare served as president of ABC Radio’s 72 stations nationwide from February 1999 until his retirement in the spring of 2007. Previously, he was group president of ABC-Owned Radio Stations since 1997. In this capacity, he was responsible for stations in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Detroit and Washington, D.C.

Now in her sixth term serving Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Kilpatrick oversees the budgets of more than 20 governmental agencies, including the Treasury Department, National Credit Union Administration, Postal Service and the Small Business Administration. As a member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, she helps determine funding for the Department of Homeland Security. She is also a member of the House Appropriations Committee and its newly created Financial Services Subcommittee.

Follow this link for more information on Commencement at Ferris: www.ferris.edu/htmls/news/news/detail.cfm?ID=739