The Gianera SocietyIn 1981 as part of the celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Alumni Association, Jerry Kerr ’61, Bud Rowland ’31, and Father Louis Bannan, S.J. proposed that a special group be created to officially recognize alumni celebrating their Golden Reunion. The recommendation was unanimously accepted by the Santa Clara University Alumni Association and, in honor of Father William Gianera, S.J., Santa Clara alumnus (class of 1907) and university president from 1945–1951, the Gianera Society was formed. The Gianera Society is an honorary designation and the group’s membership is limited to those alumni whose class graduated from Santa Clara fifty or more years ago. The Society’s sole purpose is to pay tribute to the legacy provided by our “Golden Broncos” and acknowledge their long-standing loyalty to the University, their classmates, and the Alumni Association. Gianera Society members meet every year to induct their newest members (those attending their 50th Reunion) and renew the camaraderie and lifelong friendships that developed and flourished at Santa Clara.
For more information about the yearly Gianera Society gathering, visit our homecoming page.
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