Dear Classmates,

The five of us are delighted to serve as editors of our 50^th Reunion Yearbook. The Yearbook will feature photographs of our four years at Colgate, a four-year timeline of campus and global events, special excerpts from the Colgate archives, and classmates’ reflections of those who have passed on.

Besides a composite portrait of our class 50 years after graduation, we hope our 50th Reunion Yearbook reflects what we hold most important as Colgate graduates a half-century later. What was it about our experience in our four years together at Colgate that has stayed with us, and even shaped who we are?

For this, we need your help—our deadline is October 15, 2025:

• Here is the link to the form to submit your reflections of your life journey and reminiscences of your Colgate days. Please complete the form on a device other than a phone. Note: there is a 580-word limit to the autobiographical form, and we need, at a minimum, a photo to use as a current headshot (no hat or sunglasses please). Additional photos are encouraged too, as explained in the form.  If you have any questions, please contact Margie Palladino ’82, at margie@reunionsreinvented.com.  
• For the In Memoriam section of our 50^th Reunion Book, we invite you to offer your personal reflections of classmates who have passed away, even if you lost contact with them after graduation. There is no word limit—they can be as short as a few sentences. Please send your reminiscences, along with any special photos of our deceased classmates, to Margie at margie@reunionsreinvented.com. You can submit your reflections in a Word or Pages document or in the body of the email to Margie. If you have any questions, please contact Margie.

We look forward to receiving your contributions to our special 50^th Reunion Book by October 15.

Warm regards,

Your Class of 1976 50th Reunion Yearbook Committee:
Laurie Loewenstein (chairperson)
Val Avedon Gardiner
Sally Frazee
Nancy Kessler
Liz Lasdon