45th Reunion
June 9-12, 2022
Thank you to the 189 classmates, who came from all over the country, to Bill Nye ’77 who spoke at Schoellkopf Stadium and encouraged us all to change the world by voting. A huge and very special thank you to our tireless reunion committee Cara Kagan, Karen Wellin, Mary Flynn and Debbie Lechner and to Geoffrey Gailey, Halsey Knapp and Donna Copley. Thanks to everyone who sent in photos!
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Registration for Reunion
Official Cornell Reunion Information
Class of 1977 brochure with details about packages and costs from the 2022 reunion
Consider making a gift to our 45th Reunion campaign
Headquarters and lodging
Class headquarters and housing was on West Campus in Carl Becker House South.
View the virtual tour of Carl Becker House. Address: 647 Stewart Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14853
We always offer a variety of Reunion package and pricing options to flexibly accommodate attendee schedules. You are able to communicate specific medical or mobility needs as part of your housing registration.
Events and Activities for Class of 1977
Contact Reunion Chairs:
| Cara Kagan | clk816@aol.com 631-697-1899 | Reunion Chair | |
| Karen Wellin | karenwellin@gmail.com | Accessibility & Mobility Chair | |
| Debbie Lechner | debbie.lechner@gmail.com | Registration Chair | |
| Donna Copley | cornell77reunion@gmail.com | Communications Chair | |
| Halsey Knapp | Hknapp@khlawfirm.com | Reunion Committee | |
| Geoffrey Gailey | geoff.gailey@midwest-fertilizer.com | Reunion Committee |
40th Reunion
June 8-11, 2017
Thank you to the 272 classmates, 415 total including family members, who came from near and far, to Bill Nye ’77 who made us proud with his wonderful “sold out” lecture in Bailey Hall, to the musicians led by Geoffrey Gailey who entertained us with hits from the 70s at our Friday night reception, and to Sheryl Checkman who put together a fabulous slideshow retrospective of photos from our years on the hill. Thanks to everyone who sent in photos!
A huge and very special thank you to our tireless reunion committee Cara Kagan, Geoffrey Gailey, Halsey Knapp, Karen Wellin and Donna Copley.
Suggestions, Comments and Appreciation are all welcome
Contact Reunion Chairs:
Cara Kagan ’77 at clk816@aol.com
Geoffrey Gailey ’77 at geoff.gailey@midwest-fertilizer.com
Halsey Knapp ’77 at hknapp@khlawfirm.com
Karen Wellin ’77 at jdwellin@verizon.net
Contact Registration Chair:
Donna Copley ’77 at cornell77reunion@gmail.com
Livestreamed Events
Just in case you missed reunion some of the events from reunion weekend were livestreamed and are recorded. You can check them all out on the alumni reunion website.
Reunion Recap
- We stayed in William Keeton House on West Campus.
- Thursday night we had a nostalgic welcome dinner catered by the Hot Truck.
Friday’s reception was on Willard Straight Terrace featuring our Class of ’77 all-star musical review followed by a buffet dinner at Okenshields- We had a class BBQ lunch at Beebe Beach
- followed by a wonderful presentation by our classmate, Bill Nye at Bailey Hall.
- Saturday’s reception was at the Big Red Barn, we took our class picture and had dinner at the Physical Sciences Building overlooking the Arts Quad, with a performance by After Eight and special photo slideshow retrospective of our years on the hill.
- finally we had a wonderful farewell brunch on Sunday morning.
You can also check out our Cornell Class of ‘77 Facebook Page to see photos and memories of the weekend. (You have to “join” the page to see the photos.) If you’re not into facebook you can check out other photos on the official Cornell Reunion page. You may also check out these 40th Reunion Google album photos (and add your own to them!)