The Classes of 1965 and 1966 returned to DePauw September 8-11, 2022, to celebrate their 55th reunion. Thank you to those who returned, those who volunteered their time, and those who contributed to the class gift.
Thursday, September 8, 2022 |
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4:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
6:00 p.m. |
Friday, September 9, 2022 |
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. |
10:20 - 11:20 a.m. |
12:15 - 1:30 p.m. |
1:30 - 2:45 p.m. |
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. |
8:30 p.m. |
Saturday, September 10, 2022 |
8:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. (choose one) or Richard E. Peeler Art Center Tour |
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
Free Time |
6:00 p.m. |
Save the date, 1966, for our rescheduled reunion on September 8 - 11, 2022. We are thrilled to again be partnering with our friends from 1965.
This weekend will promise great weather, classes in session, and a celebration years (and a pandemic) in the making.
The campus continues to monitor all things COVID as it relates to the health and safety of our community and the guests we invite back and we will continue to update you on this planning.
The Inn is ready for you all as a committee to call them and make your reservations today! Please call them at 765-658-1000.
The committees are working with the alumni office on the fantastic schedule that was designed to apply to our new dates. More information to come on that!
Registration will open shortly after the Fourth of July! Be on the lookout for more communication from the committee in the coming weeks!
Sincerely,
Bobbie Hendricks Bahler, John Rabb, Sherry Kniebbe Hartshorn, Bonnie Stout Lloyd, Max Hittle, Bill Hamrick, Carolyn Schrank Mugge, and James Thompson
In the interim, we invited you to explore this archive of information from the Class of 1966's 50th reunion, which took place during Alumni Reunion Weekend of June 2016.
Please continue scrolling to find information, lists, and links from our time on campus celebrating our milestone reunion.
When we walked across the stage on the East College Lawn on May 29, 1966, we’re quite confident that no one among us ever thought we would be in this position--away from DePauw for 50 years, with a lifetime of accomplishments behind us and endless tales to tell about how our lives unfolded.
On June 8-12, 2016, the Class of 1966 gathered on campus to celebrate those 50 years, to renew old acquaintances, to see how the University had changed, and perhaps most importantly, to reflect upon how DePauw prepared us for “real” life. Six of our classmates formed a Steering Committee to plan this event and brought us together for a wonderful four days of lookbacks at those remarkable, eventful, hopeful, and formative four undergraduate years.
It's was a fun ride! Thank you for being with us at every pit stop along the way!
"If you ever plan to motor west
Travel my way, the highway that's the best.
Get your kicks on Route 66!"
More than 40 classmates volunteered for our 50th reunion celebration.
Class of 1966's 50th Reunion Steering Committee | ||
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Max Hittle | Reunion Chair | maxhittle@me.com |
John Pogue | Reunion Chair | jpogue@hhmlaw.com |
Bobbie Hendricks Bahler | Communications Chair | bobbie.bahler@gmail.com |
Sherry Bockstanz Hughes | Living Unit Representatives Co-Chair | grammagramma7@gmail.com |
John Rabb | Fundraising Chair | rabbfamily@msn.com |
Tim Scott | Living Unit Representatives Co-Chair | scotttim62@gmail.com |
Fundraising Committee |
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John Rabb, Chair |
Jim Bartlett |
Tom Cooper |
Sharon Kniebbe Hartshorn |
Bonnie Stout Lloyd |
Jim Thompson |
Living Unit Representatives | |
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Sherry Bockstanz Hughes | Chair |
Tim Scott | Chair |
Claudia Lloyd Berry | Alpha Chi Omega |
Karen Havens Disque | Alpha Gamma Delta |
Alice Weyeneth O'Brien | Alpha Omicron Pi |
Jeanie Brown Belhobek | Alpha Phi |
Kim Wincup | Alpha Tau Omega |
Jim Thompson | Beta Theta Pi |
Denny Himan | Beta Theta Pi |
Jim Bartlett | Delta Chi |
Cathie Valeska Davis | Delta Delta Delta |
Sally Gifford Manion | Delta Delta Delta |
Gail Robertson Waller | Delta Gamma |
John Field | Delta Kappa Epsilon |
Jim Terry | Delta Tau Delta |
Mary Lou Coyle Hughes | Delta Zeta |
Wayne Kyhos | Delta Upsilon |
John McConnell | Delta Upsilon |
Sue Bartelsmeyer Bartlett | Kappa Alpha Theta |
Carol Brown Phemister | Kappa Kappa Gamma |
Rich Gaines | Lambda Chi Alpha |
Rich Loeffler | Lambda Chi Alpha |
Cyrena Gilman | Mason Hall |
Chuck Byrum | Phi Delta Theta |
Steve Shattuck | Phi Gamma Delta |
Bob Wells | Phi Gamma Delta |
Carolyn Schrank Mugge | Pi Beta Phi |
Cynthia Batts Summers | Pi Beta Phi |
Beth Hunter Dalton | School of Nursing |
Bo Hagemier | Sigma Alpha Epsilon |
John Pidgeon | Sigma Chi |
Bill Miller | Sigma Nu |
Shel Storer | Sigma Nu |
The 50th Reunion Class historically plays a vital role in the University’s fundraising plan each year. It is our opportunity to collectively make a significant gift to DePauw to honor its legacy and to commemorate the benefits which the University has conferred upon us through the years.
Gifts from the 50th Reunion Class are calculated as 1.) The aggregate of our gifts to The Fund for DePauw (unrestricted annual gifts made between July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016) and 2.) The 50th Reunion Class Gift (which combines all giving since our 45th reunion including planned gifts, foundation gifts, matching gifts and this year’s gift to The Fund for DePauw).
A number of our classmates and members of the Steering Committee and the Fundraising Committee for the 50th Reunion joined together to offer a matching gift challenge of $200,000 to our class for our gift to the Fund for DePauw. Such giving encouraged us to set a total goal of raising $400,000 for The Fund for DePauw. As you may know, gifts to The Fund for DePauw support the ongoing operations of the university. The impact of this support touches every student and faculty member across campus. Thank you to all who made gift to the University in support of The Fund for DePauw.
The second area of goal setting is the percentage of the class making a gift in this Reunion Year. The Class of 1966 reached its best giving percentage at our 40th Reunion when we hit 44 percent. This encouraged us to consider a goal of at least 66 percent in our 50th!
The Fund for DePauw Fundraising Goal |
Dollars Raised |
Participation Goal |
Actual Participation |
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$400,000 | $405,213.66 | 66% | 45% (178 Alumni) |
Giving to All Funds |
Participation Giving to All Funds |
5-Year Giving |
Lifetime Giving |
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$2,927,263.20 | 46.7% (184 Alumni) | $6,309,895.03 | $15,809,886.98 |
View Sally Smerz Grooms Cowal's presentation at the convocation here.
Some other videos of the weekend that you might enjoy:
Returning for the reunion is a great chance to rediscover DePauw. You can explore additional lodging options in the nearby community by following the link.
Start your plans here