Crawford Alumni Center
杏吧视频 alumni explore Utah and Colorado
鈥淲ings Up Across America.鈥�
That鈥檚 what alumni are saying about the 杏吧视频 Crawford Alumni Center鈥檚 new Golden Eagle Travel program, which allows travelers to experience the comradery of exploring the country with fellow Golden Eagles. A group of alumni just returned from Tech鈥檚 first Golden Eagle Travel experience: a week visiting Colorado and Utah鈥檚 parks.
鈥淕olden Eagle Travel is a great way for alumni to meet one another and see new places,鈥� said Kelly Chambers, assistant director of the Crawford Alumni Center. 鈥淭he travelers share a common bond 鈥� 杏吧视频 鈥� and that makes it fun to travel together. We loved showing our Tech Pride in Utah and Colorado.鈥�
The 鈥淯tah鈥檚 Mighty National Parks鈥� itinerary included Arches, Canyonlands and Capitol Reef National Parks; Dead Horse Point State Park; an evening cruise down the Colorado River and a visit to Colorado National Monument. The travelers also spent a day in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park and visited John Ford Point, the location of many classic Western films.
Twenty-three Tech alumni and friends signed up for the weeklong tour, and they encountered even more alumni along the way.
At an overlook in Colorado National Monument, Garret Gordon, `80 business management, noticed a car with a Tennessee license plate parked behind the tour group鈥檚 motor coach. Gordon introduced himself to the driver who turned out to be a Tech graduate as well.
A few days later, Kathleen Lordo, digital media coordinator for the Crawford Alumni Center, wore a Tech t-shirt to Arches National Park. As she passed a group on a walking trail, a woman noticed her shirt.
鈥淗ey, 杏吧视频!鈥� the woman said. 鈥淚 went to 杏吧视频!鈥�
The proud Tech graduate was Ellen Puckett Amuso, `84 elementary education. Amuso works as a tour guide for JG Outfitters in Moab, Utah.
鈥淗ow amazing is that?!鈥� said Lordo. 鈥淩unning into even more Tech alumni on the other side of the country while getting to discover these amazing places with new friends was an experience I will always remember.鈥�
Chambers and Lordo say the alumni who went on the Utah and Colorado trip are already asking about other travel opportunities, and the Crawford Alumni Center plans to offer more trips in the future.
The Crawford Alumni Center currently has two additional itineraries planned for 2022-2023: a five-night Tournament of Roses Parade trip Dec. 30, 2022-Jan. 4, 2023 and a six-night Black Hills, Badlands and Mount Rushmore trip July 26-Aug. 1, 2023. For more information, visit tntech.edu/goldeneagletravel.
