Class Note Up Close: Scanlon ’85, Chan ’84
On a recent visit to the Alumni Center, Ray Scanlon ’85 and Tina Chan ’84 found a table from the old Campus Pub on display. “The table has our initials carved in it — done while we were dating,” Scanlon says. The couple has been married for 24 years; their daughter Kaitlyn will be a sophomore in the fall.
QUESTIONS: Tell us about “Ray & Tina: The Early Years”
RAY SCANLON: We met at College-in-the-Woods’ Cayuga Hall in fall 1982. I was a sophomore and Tina was a freshman. We “officially” started dating at the Clash concert, Oct. 15, 1982. I was a poli-sci major and Tina was psych and philosophy. We both knew early on that law school was in our future.
Q: What was special about the Campus Pub?
A: Wow, so many things. It was really the focal point of most social gatherings — they started or ended at the Pub.
I tended bar, working side by side with Billy Baldwin — also class of ’85. The weekends really started on Thursday nights. That was by far the craziest night of the week; $2.50 pitchers of Bud, and Alabama Slammers were the popular drinks.
Q: Who did the carving?
A: I’ll take credit for that. To anyone who remembers the Pub, it was a common practice. I always had a pocket knife on me. Still do.
Q: Was it a romantic gesture or just done on a whim?
A: I’d like to think there was a romantic angle to it. We definitely marked up more than one table, but just in the Pub.
Q: Your daughter’s now a Bearcat?
A: Yes (but what happened to the Colonials?). We were definitely thrilled she got in; competition has always been stiff. Her brother, Connor, is entering his senior year in high school, so ˿Ƶ will definitely be on his list. We’ll be keeping our fingers crossed. My brother, Kevin Scanlon, graduated in 1987, so we’re a legacy family.