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WELCOME CLASSMATES

What a great Reunion weekend!

Over 240 classmates and their guests attended our milestone Reunion. What a magical weekend!

Our Events page has memory marker program highlights, including class dinners Thursday and Saturday, Friday reception at Merrill House; Class of ’76 Artist & Author showcase; and several Reunion College sessions developed by/featuring ’76 classmates.

In additon to Colgate social media and posts from individual alumni, here are spots to view and share photos:

Class of ’76 Google Photo Album. (Need help getting started? Get tips here.)
Photo tab in Colgate’s Reunion Event App. Event content will be available through August. (If you have not joined the app, find a May 26 email from Colgate with info).
Class of ’76 Cream of the Crop Facebook page.

Listen to the soudtrack of our college days on our 34-hour Spotify playlist crowdsourced by classmate suggestions. Thank you to Mark Johnson for curating these musical memories circa 1972-76. (Get tips to download a free Spotify account.)

*NEWLY ADDED POST-REUNION* songs selected by our classmate volunteer committee to play during the moving Saturday morning memorial service. (Quick search tip – sort the list by ‘recently added’)

Whether or not you attended Reunion weekend, join our 50th anniversary celebration by contributing to our Class Gift. Support any area of Colgate meaningful to you – it all counts and boosts our collective impact on Colgate.

As of June 4, we need only 41 new donors to reach our ambitious 76% class participation goal by June 30. You could be the one who puts us over the top. Learn more about our Reunion Class Gift.

A digital version is available to every classmate. A March 17 email from Colgate has a link and password – access it here with the same password.

A print version was mailed mid-April to all who submitted a profile or registered for Reunion.

Your 50th Reunion Co-Chairs,
Pat Apelian
Rob Kindler

Help Us Find Our Missing Classmates

We have lost touch with these classmates over the years. If you know how we can get in touch with them, please let us know.

Thank You

Our Reunion Volunteers

50th YEARBOOK COMMITTEE

The Yearbook Committee, led by Laurie Loewenstein, is dedicated to creating a book that captures the essence of our class during our years at Colgate and throughout the next 50 years. A heartfelt section of the book will include your reflections of classmates who passed away.

Laurie Loewenstein (chairperson)
Val Gardiner
Sally Frazee
Nancy Kessler
Liz Lasdon

CLASS CAPTAINS COMMITTEE

Madeline Bayliss and Lee Cuthbert are developing a group of Class Captains, who will soon be reaching out to classmates to provide all the information you’ll need regarding Reunion.

Lynn Anderson
Bill Assimon
Madeline Bayliss
Rob Byrne
Barbara Callender-Hayes
Rich Conti
Lee Cuthbert
Cathy Dowgin
Barb Allen Drummond
Al Foster
Doug Frantzen
Bill Freeborn
Kevin Glynn
Larry Goldman
Peter Good
Rich Hehre
Liz Lasdon
Bruce Morser
Amr Nosseir
Jeff Oberg
Mittie Theobald Quinn
Jonathan Quitt
Steve Riley
Claire Schoen
Joanne Spigner

CLASS GIFT COMMITTEE

This Fundraising Committee, led by our longstanding class gift chairs Harry and Sue Shibel Horwitz, will be reaching out to explain the goals and details of how you can participate.

Harry Horwitz
Sue Horwitz
Lynn Anderson
Pat Apelian
Madeline Bayliss
Joe Costanzo
Sally Frazee
Kevin Glynn
Steve Matson
Amr Nosseir
Jeff Oberg
Steve Solomon
Joanne Spigner

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

The Program Committee, led by Rich Conti and Mark Johnson, are planning engaging events for our Reunion, with a special focus on a revival of classmate connections, dialogue, and entertainment. If you have ideas for activities and programming, consider joining the committee.

Rich Conti
Larry Goldman
Mark Johnson

MEMORIAL SERVICE COMMITTEE

This committee will organize a Saturday morning Memorial Remembrance for our deceased classmates. This is the 50th Reunion’s most poignant, intimate, and contemplative event that is not to be missed.

Jim Renfrew (chairperson)
Anne Fisher
Donna Greenleaf Kelsey
Gary Lovett