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Welcome to the Home Page for the Class of 79!

Headlines:

bulletSee You At Our 30th Reunion!
bulletBest Bargain in Town
bulletClass of '79 Crew
bulletFun Times at Our 25th Reunion
bullet Class Committee/Class Officers
bulletSend News to Our Class Secretary

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See You At Our Our 30th Reunion, June 4 - 7, 2009!

Please check in at the registration desk in McCormick Hall when you arrive on campus, to receive your reunion packet and tickets.

As of mid-May, over 60 of our classmates have signed up for at least one event.  We expect approximately 130 total attendees associated with our class.  To see a partial list of alumni who have registered for our 30th reunion, please visit this link.

Although online registration is now closed, on-campus registrations will be accepted for many events.  A limited number of additional tickets may be available for Class of 1979 events.  Please call the Alumni Reunion office at 617-253-8824 for more information.

The final schedule is posted on the Alumni Association's reunion page.  Planned events include:

Thursday, June 4:
           Evening:  Pre-Pops Buffet followed by the 112th Tech Night at the Boston Pops
Friday, June 5:
  Daytime:  Visit to Museum of Science *
(Other tours and activities also available throughout the day.)
  Evening:  Welcome Buffet Dinner at the Stata Center (informal)*
Saturday, June 6:
  Daytime:  Technology Day Program, Technology Day Luncheon, and Tech Challenge Games
  Evening:  Class Banquet at the MIT Faculty Club*
(Class elections planned)
Sunday, June 7:
  Morning:  11th Annual Reunion Row (Come cheer on our class team!)
  Late Morning:  Farewell Brunch in 20 Chimneys*

* Events marked with an asterisk are exclusive Class of '79 events. The other events are general events open to all alumni.

 

Invite a friend to meet you at the reunion -- look them up in the Infinite Connection Online Alumni Directory.

Reminder: Your contributions to the Class of 1979 Student Aid Fund help MIT maintain its commitment to admit the best and brightest students, regardless of need.

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Class Dues Are Still a Bargain at $19.79

You can now pay your 1979 class dues online!  To make it affordable in these tough times, class dues are still only $19.79 (could that amount be easier to remember?)  Your class dues help to defray the cost of class mailings and other class expenses.

The first 100 classmates who either register for a reunion event or pay class dues will receive a souvenir flashlight.

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Class of '79 Crew Wants You!

Rick Meinig wishes to remind all Class of '79 rowers to contact him via email at rmeinig@comcast.net if you are interested in forming a boat.  Here are some photos of our intrepid class crew from the last reunion.

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Fun Times at Our 25th Reunion

Speaking for myself and my family, and hopefully many of you, we had a wonderful time at our 25th reunion.  We renewed many old friendships and made some new ones!  We were particularly fortunate with the weather, which had been lousy all week but was spectacular on Friday and Saturday.   The rain even held off on Sunday for our class photo (see below).

As of May 14 (prior to registration deadline, so this was not the final tally), there were 210 total participants registered for one or more reunion events.  The Sunday brunch and the Friday evening buffet seemed to be the most popular events.

See more pictures in our reunion photo album!

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tim.gif (7289 bytes)Reunion Committee/Class Officers

Class elections are held every five years at our reunion.  As of the 25th reunion, our class officers are:

Class President: Lisa Bendixen
Vice President/Treasurer: Bruce Bornstein
Class Secretary: Bill Rust
Class Agent: Rick Kovalcik
Members At Large: Norm Guivens
Rick Meinig
D. Scott Holmes
Evita Vulgaris
  Gail Moskowitz
Class Webmaster: Bonnie Mason

Reunion Committee members for our 30th reunion include:

bulletLisa Bendixen
bulletBruce Bornstein
bulletBill Rust
bulletRick Kovalcik
bulletNorm Guivens
bulletRick Meinig
bulletD. Scott Holmes
bulletEvita Vulgaris
bulletGail Moskowitz
bulletRaphael Vermeir

Our Reunion Gift Co-Chairs are:

bulletEdward D. Hunter
bulletRichard Kovalcik, Jr.

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Send us your ideas and feedback!  We'd love to hear from you!
And remember to send your news to our intrepid class secretary, Bill Rust!
This site has been visited many times since 10/10/98.

 

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