Reunion 2011

Reunion took place on June 10-11 this year for classes ending in 1 and 6, with over 250 alumni/ae and guests returning to campus. Alumni/ae attended a luncheon in Heath Commons, took campus tours, attended special programs including a celebration of the Walter Camp Athletic Center and played in sports games.

For many alums, Reunion began on Friday, June 10 with class-organized parties at local restaurants and homes. School-sponsored events began on Saturday with a 50th Reunion breakfast, a luncheon in Heath Commons, daytime athletic competitions, campus tours, a special student panel discussion of life at Hopkins, children's programs including a magic show and a cookout. This year there were four special programs for alumni/ae during the day. Nicky Dawidoff '81 led a discussion of his book, "The Crowd Seems Happy: A Story of Love and Madness in an American Family," his prizewinning memoir of his childhood in New Haven. Alums Irwin Gelman '76, PhD and James Goldenring '76, PHD led an informative discussion, "Cancer Care: Hope Springs Eternal," and current faculty members Errol Saunders and Donna Fasano also presented group discussions on New Haven History and Oliver Twist, respectively.

Many alums attended the Luncheon in Heath Commons where they heard from President of the Committee of Trustees, David I. Newton '67 HGS and Head of School Barbara Riley about the current state of the School. The student a cappella groups Spirens and Triple Trio performed for the luncheon to the delight of all, as alumni/ae enjoyed a delicious buffet.

Later in the afternoon, a celebration of the Walter Camp Athletic Center took place in the gym, commemorating 25 years since the opening of the building. David Newton, Barbara Riley, former President of the Committee of Trustees Paul H. Johnson and current Director of Athletics Tom Parr addressed a crowd of a hundred alums and former faculty and coaches, about the history of the building and its impact on the athletic program at Hopkins. To learn more about the Walter Camp Athletic Center, see the article in the Spring 2011 issue of Views from the Hill, an issue dedicated to Hopkins Athletics.

As the daytime activities came to a close, more Reunion alumni/ae arrived on campus for the evening's cocktail hour and dinner under the tent. During dinner, a group of 11 alumni, all former Harmonaires, took to the stage to sing a spirited set of classics, the "make-out" songs of their Hopkins years. After three songs, the current student Harmonaires joined the alums to sing the Hopkins Fight Song. We thank the past and present Harmonaires for their hard work in practicing and bringing their talented voices to the Reunion dinner.

Despite the persistent rainy weather throughout the day, it was a successful and joyful Reunion in which hundreds of alums returned to Hopkins, to reconnect with each other and catch up on the Hill.

Visit the Reunion Class Pages to see who attended this year's Reunion.

Reunion 2011 Photo Galleries - click below to see the many photos of the weekend
• Reunion Class Photos
• Friday Night Cocktail Party and Class Dinners
• Reunion Daytime Photos
• Reunion Dinner Photos

1986 had 41 registered attendees plus several spouses!

Marshall Davidson and Lacy Herrmann from 1946 HGS

At lunch was Anita Fahrni-Minear '61 DPH from Islikon, Switzerland.

At dinner, Dave Stevens '76 from Seattle.

$358,653.28

Class of 1951 HGS had a 56% participation

Class of 1961 HGS raised $105,000 for an endowed scholarship, the Class of 1961 HGS Scholarship

We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the dedication and creativity of the class Reunion committees who helped bring hundreds of alums back to campus for a wonderful day of events.

2011 Reunion Committees:

1941 HGS
Raymond Reid

1946 HGS
Marshall Davidson
Lacy Herrmann

1951 PHS
Jane Karlsruher Shedlin
Joan Haskell Vicinus

1951 HGS
Gordon Perry
Don Scott
John Sutton
Dick Wilde
Art Zollin

Bill Celentano

Owen Cylke

Mike Griffin

Jack Leary

Steve Raffel

Dick Walton

Valerie Banks Lane

Nancy Newman Feldman

Mary Deutsch Edsall

Flora Dickie Adams

Martha Porter Haeseler

Fred Auletta

Jack Carroll

Ron Delfini

Mike Giordano

Sam Hunt

Bob Kessler

Bob Lee

Ron Wilmore

Susan Fellows

Jessica Rostow

Jeff Burt

Charlie McClure

Bruce Myles

Hervey Townshend

Larry Walker

Ed Woodyard

Ernie Williams, Chair

Frank Castiglione

Thomas Ferrell

Charles “Chuck” Burd

Kathy Toensmeier

Cheryl Wattley

Tony Astmann

Gail Brundage

Nory Babbitt

Jerry Barber

Stephen Binder

Robin Perlmutter Goldenson

Rick Kleeman

Howie Kreiger

Melissa Powell

Sue Clark Shaw

Chris Volpe

Murat Armbruster

Andy Chepaitis

Rocco DeMaio

Gillian Doyle

Matt Greene

Kim Hart

Beth Maher Leonard

Jason Lichtenstein

Nushin Ghofrany Sayfie

Kyle Theodore

Mike Thomas

Ted Touloukian

Geoffrey Tanner

Andrew Whitley

Jess Roberti

Mary Onacilla

Tyra Dellacroce

Susan Naci

John Masotta

Andy Huszar

Ethan Hugo

Ellyn Weinstein Black

MaryPat Gritzmacher

Eliza Halsey

Jennifer Kravitz

Nick Nash

Marissa Black

Lauren Rauch

Quiana Chambers

Ben Rubenstein

Becky Dow

Jen Ruskis

James Haffner

Vanessa Soto

Liz Kinsley

Jessie Stern

Chanel Laguna

Dan Wolf

Sarah Mansourian

Josh Venter

Melissa Zaffin

Corey Briskin

Andrew Carter

Laquaya Cohen

Doug DeLuca

Tiffany Johnson

Luke Kelly-Clyne

Alexis Sharpe

Eva Wilson