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Photos from Centennial Celebration

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Brianna Radicioni

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Brianna Radicioni

Brianna DiPietro Radicioni is the Associate Director of Content Strategy at Babson College. Her career includes public relations and strategic communications planning for corporations, nonprofit organizations, startups, and thought leaders. She is a proud alumna of Babson.

September 17, 2019

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From September 18–22, 2019, the Babson community is traveling from around the world to Boston and Wellesley, Massachusetts, for a celebration and convening unlike any other—Babson’s Centennial Celebration.

Events include Babson Connect: Worldwide, the Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs® Global Summit Gala, and Back to Babson.

Photos from Karl Jeffs of Gecko Media and Paige Brown Photography

Athletics Hall of Fame - Celebration of Champions

Athletics Hall of Fame - Celebration of Champions

Brian Barefoot '66, H '09, MP '01 at the Athletics Hall of Fame - Celebration of Champions

Recognition Brunch: Back to Babson

Alumni Award Winners

Jamie Kent '09 performing at Back to Babson

President President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD with alumni business, Mainely Burgers: Back to Babson

Half Century Club: Back to Babson

Half Century Club: Back to Babson

Half Century Club: Back to Babson

Pioneering Women's Luncheon: Back to Babson

Pioneering Women's Luncheon: Back to Babson

Pioneering Women's Luncheon: Back to Babson

Babson takes over Copley Square

What are you ready to start?

Babson takes over Copley Square

Babson in Boston

Welcome Reception at Babson Connect: Worldwide

Gustavo Cisneros ’68, H’19, Chairman and Adriana Cisneros, CEO, Cisneros with Lauri Union, Executive Director of Babson's Institute for Family Entrepreneurship

From left to right: Babson President President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD; Niraj Shah and Steve Conine, Cofounders of Wayfair; Boston Mayor Marty Walsh; Katherine Craven, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer

From left to right: Linda Pizzuti Henry '00, H'19, Managing Director of Boston Globe and Co-Founder of HUBweek; Arthur M. Blank '63 H'98, Owner and Chairman of Blank Family of Businesses and Co-Founder of The Home Depot; Phil Castellini '92, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Cincinatti Reds; Geoff Molson MBA'96, Owner, President, and CEO of the Montreal Canadiens

John C. Merritt '61 (ADE 1992), Owner and President of Dockside Marine Supply, Eric Johnson '72 P'08 (ADE 2019), President and CEO of Baldwin Richardson Foods, and John J. Cullinane (ADE 1984), President of The Cullinane Group Inc.

Peter J. Sprague H'88 (ADE 1985), Chairman and Founder of Satellite Displays, Doug Rauch (ADE 2015), Founder and President of Daily Table, and John Hatsopoulos for the late George N. Hatsopoulos G'20 (ADE 2000), Co-founder of Thermo Electron Corporation.

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