UMass celebrates 150 years

University of Massachusetts-Amherst’s 150th anniversary celebration – Stand for UMass – kicked off this morning at the UMass Club in Boston, where a panel of top executives and entrepreneurs discussed higher education’s contributions to the Bay State’s innovation economy.

Pictured, from left: Panelists Douglas Berthiaume, chairman, president and chief executive officer at Waters Corporation and UMass alum; Paul Ferraro, vice president of engineering and technology for Network Centric Systems at Raytheon Company; Michael Scannell, senior vice president, global head of talent acquisition and head of the global inclusion initiative at State Street Corp.; Susan Windham-Bannister, president and chief executive officer at Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

From left: Panelist Paul Ferraro, Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung, who served as moderator, UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, and panelist Douglas Berthiaume.

Robert Caret, president of the five-campus, 70,000-student University of Massachusetts system, showed his UMass pride at the morning’s panel event.

John Kennedy, UMass Amherst vice chancellor, looked on as panelists discussed higher education’s contributions to the Bay State’s innovation economy.

UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy addressed a crowd of more than 150 attendees this morning.

On Boston Common, the UMass Amherst Minuteman Marching Band rehearsed this morning for their State House and Faneuil Hall performances.

The UMass Amherst Minuteman Marching Band.

A UMass student showed her school spirit on Boston Common.

Members of the UMass Amherst Minuteman Marching Band.

The color guard of the UMass Amherst Minuteman Marching Band practiced on Boston Common.

A brief ceremony was held on the Grand Stairway of the State House this morning, with state Senate majority leader Stan Rosenberg of Amherst serving as emcee.

UMass President Robert Caret addressed the crowd.

UMass Amherst alum and Board of Trustees member Jeffrey B. Mullan (also a partner at Foley Hoag) presented a proclamation from Governor Deval Patrick declaring Oct. 25, 2013, to be Stand for UMass Amherst Day. Pictured from left: UMass President Robert Caret, UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, and UMass Amherst alum and Board of Trustees member Jeffrey Mullan.

State Representative Ellen Story, Democrat of Amherst, right, presented President Caret, left, and Chancellor Subbaswamy, center, with a proclamation from the House and Senate.

UMass Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley spoke during the State House ceremony.

The 395-strong Minuteman Marching Band performed for a crowd outside of the State House.

The Minuteman Marching Band performed for a crowd outside of the State House.

The Minuteman Marching Band performed downtown, marching in the streets of Boston.

The Minuteman Marching Band performed downtown, marching in the streets of Boston.

The event was celebrated with cupcakes.

The band performed at Faneuil Hall.

The Minuteman Marching Band marched toward Faneuil Hall.

The Minuteman Marching Band marched toward Faneuil Hall.

UMass cheerleaders cheered alongside the band.

From left: Kathy Smiarowsky of Hatfield, Rebecca Dufault of South Hadley, and Stephanie Subocz of West Hampton. The three, who work in the UMass Office of External Relations and University Events, thought that the performance went very well.

Terri and Vinnie Pace of Wareham. Their daughter, Maghan, plays the mellophone in the band.

From left: Sarah Binette of Brookline, Rachel von Ahn of Brookline, Hannah Moverman of Boston, and Stephanie Mullane of Winchester. The girls, who are alumnae of the UMass Band, were happy to be back.

A band member got the crowd cheering as the band played.

Members of the band during the performance.

Liz Tavares (left) and Stephanie Gendron, members of the band.

Minuteman Marching Band performed for performed for a crowd outside at Faneuil Hall.