Fermilab 50th Anniversary

Ice cream in the atrium for the 50th anniversary employee celebration.

Zoltan waits patiently for the Fermilab photo to be taken.

Jamie Santucci helps operate the dunk tank event while a dunker gets ready to pitch.

Nice throw!

Talent abounds during the afterparty.

When the party is over but you're not ready to go home yet...

People smile and wave their hands as they are photographed by Reidar Hahn, who is at the top of the high-rise. Excitement all around.

As the excitement builds, people get ready for Reidar to take the Fermilab's 50th birthday group picture.

People in the horseshoe waiting for the 50th anniversary group picture.

People in the horseshoe waiting for the 50th anniversary group picture.

Anne Heavey winds up for the dunk!

The unfolding of a dunking at the 50th anniversary employee celebration.

Terry Hart contemplates perhaps how he might complete a perfect game.

A large fraction of Fermilab's employees gather in front of Wilson Hall for a group shot. The group that organized this photograph was Harry Ferguson, Lauren Biron, Kimberly Pearce, Kathrine Cipriano, Robert J. O'Sullivan, Kelly Dombrowski, Luz Jaquez, Marilyn Franck and Rosette A Mace.

Delicious ice cream toppings were served on the ever popular round table in the cafeteria.

Visitor-scientist Teppei Katori enjoys his bowl of ice cream.

Taking selfies while waiting for group picture!

Employees line up to get their T-shirts for the 50th anniversary photo.

A beautiful sunset caps an enjoyable day celebrating Fermilab's 50th anniversary.

Stephany Unruh dares the next person in line to dunk her.

Happy 50th birthday Fermilab!!

From left: Stacey Lindeman and Mari Mendez chill out during the June 15 afterparty.

Spentz gets dunked, and Heath is up next!

The Black, Red, White and Blue anniversary soccer tournament teams are friendly rivals.

The Black Team emerged victorious from the anniversary tournament. Look at those cool t-shirts!

It's Nur Nuruzzaman versus Sergey Los and Vladimir Shiltsev (background).

A bison overlooks a happy trio.

Dave and Julie Vander Meulen have fun at the selfie booth.

Leah screams with excitement as people get in their places for the Fermilab 50th birthday group shot.

Sergey Los, left, and Vladimir Shiltsev high-five each other. They've just won a badminton battle.

Karl Williams has a great time at the ice cream social in the atrium.

Dixon enjoys a beverage at the after-party in the Fermilab Village for Fermilab's 50th.

Roger and Marilyn enjoy looking at the artwork in the Fermilab Art Gallery during the Fermilab 50th celebration.

Rob Roser gets ready for the next pitch.

Party-goers perform a circle dance on the lawn.

A giddy Rick Tesarek waits in the cool atrium before going out into the hot weather for the Fermilab group photo.

A bean-bag-toss player collects the bags for the next round.

Jose De la O reminds Mark Bollinger of his participation in the dunk tank.

The colorful sign reminds us that today is a party day!

Reidar Hahn is up on the roof, prepping to take the 50th anniversary picture of the gathered employees.

Reidar invites all to come be part of the Fermilab 50th birthday celebration picture.

Looks like Nigel is trying to hurry Jose along ... andale pues - hurry up Jose!

Ray says hey!!

Reidar Hahn and Lauren Biron excitedly prepare for the festivities!

Piggyback rides at the 50th anniversary employee celebration.

Director Nigel Lockyer takes a picture of the crowd.

Mark Bollinger's excitement gets the better of him as he photobombs the pic taken by lab Director Nigel Lockyer.

Felix Yu knows that, while battle each other on the court, we wish each other peace off the court.

Paul Gentry recently retired from the lab, but he couldn't miss the party.

You can never have enough Fermilab t-shirts.

Ming-Jen Yang of the Accelerator Division's Main Injector Department enjoys a moment at the Fermilab 50th birthday party in the atrium.

I take a picture of Mark and Mark takes a picture of me. Happy 50th Fermilab!

Anadi and Marco of the CMS Department relax for a bit and enjoy the festivities.

John Hatfield puts more hot dogs on the grill for the Fermilab 50th after-party in the Village.

Time for the Fermilab photo. Look up everyone!

Anne Heavey looks though a solar telescope at the sun. This device was provided by Greg Cisko for everyone to see during the Fermilab 50th birthday party. It was set up south of Ramsey Auditorium.

Daughter sees something to the right, mother to the left.

The smiles say it all: Lisa and Kurt Riesselmann and Valerie Higgins, in the background enjoy the afterparty.

Linda Valerio and her kids enjoy the warm evening sun.

Lidija Kokoska and Charley Hess smile for the camera.

There ought to be more dancing in the world, as there was on June 15. In the foreground, Nicola McConkey partners with Doug Jensen in a folk dance. In the background are Elizabeth Keppel and Vijay Iyer.

Here's the individual who organized the June 15 shindigs and shebangs: Lauren Biron.

Lauren uses a megaphone to direct the people in the Fermilab blue t-shirts to stand in on the dots in the center ... it was no easy task ... HA.

Sergey Koshelev and Alexey Kochemirovskiy loved showing the photographer how much fun they are having celebrating Fermilab's 50th birthday!

Fermilab fellowship and friendship forever.

Katie Yurkewicz takes a cell-phone picture of Kent Collins, Randy Ortgiesen, Joe Pygott and Karen Kosky at the Fermilab 50th birthday party in Wilson Hall.

Jose welcomes you to the Fermilab festivities.

John Myer, general counsel, is the first dunkee of the evening.

Cooling off after the Fermilab photo in the atrium along with hundreds of Fermilab folks.

Jimmy Mac jams out.

Jesus Orduna holds is happy son tight.

Jim Ranson seems to flick the bean bag away.

It's all the rage.

Ice cream, good for the soul.

This Fermilab firefighter waits to put his fire out with the delicious ice cream provided after the photo.

50th anniversary ice cream social

This photograph was taken on the first floor of Wilson Hall when the ice cream social was in full swing.

This is a shot of Nick Gurley getting ready for a shot.

Horst says hello Fermilab, and happy birthday!

Dan Hooper's lecture in the Undergraduate Lecture Series was filled with folks ready to run out to join the big group photo in front of Wilson Hall. Notice all the "Fermilab 50" t-shirts.

Sylvia Gonzalez snaps a picture of Reidar looking down from the very top of the Wilson Hall building with her cell phone.

How much fun is it to play badminton outside? Jenny Teng and Nur Nuruzzaman know the joy.

Hema Ramamoorthi enjoys a cool dip in the water on Fermilab's 50th birthday.

Patrick Fox's son enjoys the view from atop his dad's shoulders.

Harvey can't get enough of those toppings.

The Drug Sniffing Dogs playing at the 50th anniversary celebration!

Clearly the Telecom Department is having too much fun!

Hanging with the firemen!

Patrick Fox is ready to go snorkeling in the tank.

Marco Mambelli was among the participants in the go-as-slow-as-you-can bike race held during the June 15 afterparty — a harder-than-it-sounds competition from a more-brilliant-than-mine mind.

Mary Convery relishes being a dunkee.

Getting lined up for the 50th photo.

Hello Georgia!

Taking in the party.

Friends enjoy refreshments at the Frontier Pub for during the afterparty. From left: Martina Martinello, Mattia Checchin, Kavin Ammigan, Cory Crowley, Paolo Berrutti, Giuseppe Gallo

From left: Clécio De Bom from Centro Brasileiro Des Pesquisas Fisicas; Sheila Amaral, postdoc; Gabriela Lima, who works in the Fermilab daycare; Guilherme Lima, a Fermilab scientist and husband to Gabriela; Louise Lima is Gabriela and Guilherme's daughter; and Márcia Lima is Guilherme's sister, who is visiting. All are having a wonderful time celebrating Fermilab's 50th birthday.

Sunshine, food, good company, grass — all the elements of an enjoyable picnic.

Front row: Moe, Larry and Curly. Back row: Carrie Farver, Margaret LeKander and Anita Menz-Cwiklik.

Other folks enjoy playing Fermilab trivia in the Curia II conference room.

Folks flock for Fermilab T's.

Fermilab is 50!

The people get a good laugh when they hear Jose De la O remind Mark Bollinger of his dunk tank turn.

Happy 50th birthday Fermilab, and may you have many more!

Many hands prepare to make this 50th birthday celebration one of the best days ever!

The Summer Internships in Science and Technology, SIST, interns enjoy their ice cream at the Fermilab 50th birthday party.

Rich Andrews of the Accelerator Division has a pleasant conversation in the atrium.

A fancy floral fan keeps St. Charles resident and NIU student Ashli Fain stylishly cool.

The eye in the sky belongs to Reidar Hahn.

Just enjoying the ice cream provided after the group photo.

Hm. I'll sign up to throw a ball 4:40, 5:10 and 6:20 p.m.

"I'm not duowning!" says Duane Newhart, who couldn't appear happier to be the final dunkee of the evening.

Duane Newhart tries to fend off would-be dunkers at the 50th anniversary employee celebration.

Drug Sniffing Dogs is the evening's headliner.

It's nice to talk outside over drinks. From left: Leonard Ristori, Carlo Santini, Giorgio Ambrosio

Everyone's sporting cool specs, including Karie Badgley, left, and Leah Poffenberger.

From left: Theorists Kiel Howe, Zhen Liu, Gordan Krnjaic and Patrick Fox raise their cups to the esteemed Chris Quigg, who, a good sport himself, wishes them no ill will though a dunking is imminent.

The cheering section for Nur Nuruzzaman witness a fantastic throw.

A balloon escaped during the after party.

Birthday festivities begin.

Josh Norris' bean bag is coming at you!

John Myer is at bat.

Kurt Krempetz is retired from Fermilab, but he came out for the barnstormer demo.

The Fermilab 50th celebration included some games. Here are some folks playing the bag toss game.

Jim Jenkins, 2017 artist-in-residence, gives a presentation to employees.

Anne Mary Teichert and Valerie Higgins give art gallery talk "A Lasting Mark" to employees.

The Fermilab 50th birthday group photo has been taken. Time to break it up.

A gathering of a small group of friends is just as cheering as that of a crowd of hundreds. From left: Franco di Ciocchis, Donato Passarelli, Silvia Zorzetti

People look at the Angela Gonzales artwork.

... horseshoes! So let's play!