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WELCOME CLASSMATES

Counting down the days!

Over 240 classmates are attending our milestone Reunion. Online registration is closed. Walk-in registration is available on campus starting Thurs, May 28.

Watch your in-box for updates from Colgate: May 22 welcome email, includng arrival check-in info. May 26 email to download Reunion event app with full schedule and more. (You can get a print program when you check-in.)

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

Get helpful tips about transportaton around town and campus, meal times and locations, what to wear/pack – and more.

Use this Google Photo Album to upload your photos throughout the weekend.
Need help getting started? Get tips here.

Play Class of ’76 Trivia! Test your knowledge of Colgate history and life in and beyond the Colgate bubble 1972-1976. It will be easy to join the fun, friendly competition at your leisure on your phone throughout Friday-Saturday. Yes, there will be prizes! Find access and schedule information in your welcome packet.

Listen to the soudtrack of our college days! Get 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.)

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

Help us reach our ambitious 76% class participation goal. As of May 12, we had just over 66% participation. You could be one of 50 new donors needed to acheive our goal and boost our collective impact on Colgate. 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. If you registered after the mailing (and did not submit a profile), you can pick up your copy at Reunion.

See many of you at Colgate soon!

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