I have thoroughly enjoyed being the 25th and 40th Reunion Gift Committee chair. It has been an opportunity to work with other dedicated classmates to raise funds for MIT, and to try to maximize the number of classmates coming back for the actual reunion. It makes me feel that I am finally giving back as much as I received.

John Golden ’65, Reunion Gift Committee Chair

Reunion gift chairs

Reunion gifts result from campaigns conducted by those classes celebrating a reunion year. Often, reunion gift initiatives spark and renew class spirit.

Reunion gift chairs concentrate their efforts on spurring their classes toward new fundraising records and higher levels of participation. The chair works with the Reunion Gift Committee and MIT staff liaison to determine campaign goals and strategies. The chair also makes personal solicitations, writes solicitation letters, and works with the Committee and staff to ensure that the campaign remains vital and maintains its momentum. Customarily, the chair is asked to represent his or her class by announcing the class’ reunion gift campaign results during Tech Reunions in June.

This year’s reunion gift chairs:

Class of 1938
Al Wilson

Class of 1943
Stan Proctor

Class of 1948
William Katz

Class of 1953
Jesse Erickson

Class of 1958
Glenn Strehle

Class of 1963
Martin Schrage

Class of 1968
Claude Gerstle & Bart Stuck

Class of 1973
Debra Judelson, Greg Moore & Paul Green

Class of 1978
John M Begg & Teresa C Nolet

Class of 1983
Dan Schwinn, Hyun-A Park & Jonathan M Goldstein

Class of 1988
Laurie J Campos

Class of 1993
R. Robert Wickham & Graham D Fernandes

Class of 1998
Dedric Carter

Class of 2003
Sarah Mendelowitz

2008 Senior Gift
Raffaela Wakeman

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