During Class Officers Weekend in May the awards for classes of the year and officers of the year were announced. Further, each association announced new officers for 1990-91.
Named the top class, out 25 years or more, was 1953, which has set new reunion records for attendance and giving. The class of 1967 was named first among those out less than 25 years. Special recognition was announced for both 1919 and 1964, the first for attaining 50 percent attendance at its 70th Reunion, the second for setting a record for the largest amount given to the Alumni Fund. Honorable mention went to 1928,1934,1942,1954, 1979, and 1987.
For the second time in the past three years the award for class president of the year was given posthumously, this year to Ad Winship '42, long-time College development officer who died in March. Fred Louis IIi '58 was named secretary of the year and Edward S. Brown '34 became treasurer of the year. The new newsletter editor of the year is Robert H. Austin '40 and bequest chairman of the year is Robert L. Manegold '38. The joint winners of the mini-reunion chairman of the year designation are Mary Ellen Reilly and H. Lucy Harvey of the class of 1985.
The Treasurers Association will be headed by John Osborn '45, with Willian Sadd '62 as vice president. The head agents elected John Cramer '57 and Gil Tmis '38 as their top officers, and the newsletter editors tapped Doug Wise '59 and John Murphy '5B. John WL. White '45 is president of the bequest and trust chairmen, with Steve Winship '41 as vice president. The Mini-Reunion Association has Mary Thomson Renner '82 as president and Gordon Thomas '49 is VP.
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