This year’s Reunion will be a special one for the Class of 1961: It’s their 50th! So, ’61 grads, save that first weekend in June (3–5) to be here on campus and chalk up another milestone. As honored guests, make sure you’re standing behind bagpiper Robert Dinwoodie ’61 to lead the Parade of Classes down Appian Way. It will be all about you (well, mostly) at the Alumni Association Annual Awards luncheon, where you’ll receive your Golden Circle Society Medallions—and all along, you’ll be meeting old classmates and friends. “The friendships people made are the number one thing. It was such a small school that still at our 50th reunion we treasure those friendships,” said Reunion committee member Dottie Simpson ’61.

The reminiscing continues with a casual meeting and chat session after the luncheon, followed by a cocktail hour that evening and a celebratory dinner at Centennial Hall in the Alumni Center. “I look forward to everyone coming back; it is going to be fun to see where they have gone since the last time we have been together,” Simpson said. In addition to Reunion activities, the Class of ’61 has also been working for the past several years to establish a $50,000 scholarship fund to benefit KSC students who demonstrate a financial need, with a preference for students entering the education field. They’ve raised more than $33,000 so far.

You’ll find a lot has changed on campus since 1961, but the memories of Winter Carnival, tanning on the Fiske roof, and Dr. Barnard remain undimmed.

Calling all Alumni!
Reunion 2011 isn’t just for the Class of ’61. There will be plenty of fun and reminiscing for every alum, so come on back to relive the wonderful time you spent here, the laughs you enjoyed, and the people that became your family.