Candlelight Dinner 

When the Rocky Mountain College campus was moved to Billings in 1909, the ground was frozen and too hard to finish the buildings in time. During the fall of 1909, students took classes downtown until the buildings could be finished. In January 1910, the campus was finally ready, and students, faculty, and staff loaded hay wagons and made their way up 27th Street, along the canal, to RMC's current location. They arrived cold, tired, and hungry; when they went to the dining hall for dinner, they discovered that the electricity had not been turned on. They ate their first meal on campus by candlelight. While it was not the most pleasant meal, the students decided it was an event worth commemorating. Rocky Mountain College has celebrated the Candlelight Dinner every winter since 1910.

Join fellow RMC alumni and friends to commemorate this beautiful and historical event, and nominate deserving alumni and friends of RMC for Alumni Association Awards, which will be given during the Candlelight Dinner.

The recipient of the 2012 Alumni Association Outstanding Service Award went to Rod Svee, RMC '69.

Please join us for the 104th Candlelight Dinner on February 7, 2013, in The Great Room at Prescott Hall.