“The University Development office asked us to come up with an idea for an afternoon treat for about 300 guests that would be easy and quick to serve,” Mullineaux says. “The challenge was that they asked for this about one week before the event. So our very creative administrative chef, Jeff Russo, worked on several different ideas that would be fun and relate to both Jim Henson and the birthday theme. That led the Development office to create a birthday party event with the Maryland Marching Band playing ‘Happy Birthday’ and several hundred guests being lead in song by our university president and members of the Henson Family.”
For photos from the event, visit FSD’s Facebook page.