Reunion 2006 is all about everything blue and green

The class of 1975 takes a break from the Reunion parade last year.

Generations of alumni whose class years end in ’1 or ’6 will return to campus for Reunion 2006 from June 2-4 to reconnect with old friends and catch a glimpse of Connecticut College today.

This year’s weekend-long celebration coincides with a special milestone — the 75th anniversary of the arboretum — and alumni are encouraged to “come back to their roots.”

The Office of Alumni Relations and the Alumni Association Board of Directors have a number of other activities planned, ranging from mini-classes on subjects like technology, the art of teaching at CC and Middle Eastern politics to a performance by Rhythm Method, an alumni band starring Mike Stryker ’86, Dave Warner ’86, Ross Dackow ’87 and Andy Karp ’89. Alumni authors will share their talent for the written word at a book signing and a poetry reading. The alumni parade, an annual display of class pride, will feature a Dixieland band and antique cars.

At the alumni association annual meeting, alumni who have dedicated themselves to public service or volunteering to support the College will be honored. Edythe “Chips” Van Rees Conlon ’41, Robert “Rusty” Spears ’81, Susan Hazlehurst Milbrath ’76, Dale Chakarian Turza ’71, Laura Jane Allen ’81 and Suzanne “Suzi” Rosenhirsch Oppenheimer ’56 are all slated to receive awards.

Also on the reunion schedule is the annual service of remembrance in Harkness Chapel to celebrate the lives of deceased classmates.

A complete schedule of events and other information can be found at www.conncoll.edu/alumni/reunions.