Kay (Barker) Kingsbury '55 met Chuck Kingsbury '56 during Kay's first weekend as a Bryant student in 1954, beginning a love story that spanned decades of romance, family, and celebration. After another great year with plenty of amazing submissions, we're happy to announce that the Kingsburys are the 2026 Bryant Alumni Love Stories contest winners! As Kay tells it, she was walking on campus in September 1954 when Chuck approached and took her beanie - donned by Bryant freshmen at the time - off her head. Chuck agreed to return it to her Sunday, if she attended church with him. Their relationship blossomed throughout the year, enjoying college dances, meals at Little Brown Jug, and performing in Mrs. Appleby's production of Oklahoma! The happy couple would tie the knot at Trinity Church in Newport on December 28, 1956. Their family would grow over the next decade, as Kay and Chuck welcomed their children Janet, Linda, Nancy, and Chuck Jr. into the world. The @bryantuniversity legacy g...