Hundreds of Alumni return for Reunion Weekend ’18

Though the hillsides had lost some of their color by mid-October, alumni and families were treated to not one but two rainbows at the end of the football game during Reunion Weekend. A mix of rain, sun, and wind didn’t appear to dampen the enthusiasm of all who returned to the Hill on October 12 - 14, 2018. The weekend included a well-attended Alumni Social at The Perfect Wife on Friday evening, tours of the main campus and Mountain Campus, Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony, and the ever-popular Alumni Dinner at the Equinox Hotel on Saturday night. In addition, a number of classes arranged get-togethers, dinners, and brunches at the homes of local classmates and nearby restaurants. All in all, it was a great weekend to reconnect with old friends, see all that is new on the Hill, and enjoy Vermont at the peak of its beauty during fall foliage.

Joining us for her 70th Reunion, Sally Baldwin Utiger ’48, received the Alumni Service Award for her many contributions to tennis as a USTA Certified Official, for helping found the National Head Start Program in the early ’60s, to her community in Massachusetts, and Burr and Burton. Violinist Lauren Cauley ’08 received the fifth annual Alumni Arts award. Lauren performed a violin piece during the Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony. Bill Fritts ’68 received the Legend award at the Hall of Fame Ceremony in the Riley Center for the Arts and joined his classmates for their 50th Reunion. Chip Edson (second from left) received the Friend of Athletics award at the Hall of Fame. Joining Chip at the Alumni Dinner (left to right) Jo Lambling, Chip Edson, Aubrey Edson Carpenter ’05, and Conor Carpenter.

Hall of Fame ’18 Congratulations to the inductees into the Hall of Fame during Reunion Weekend on October 13, 2018!

Athletes Margot Benedict ’08 Erika Metzger ’01 Raymond Spofford ’83

Special Olympics Benjamin Comar ’10

Coach Peter McNealus ’79 Friend of Athletics Chip Edson

Legend Craig Fedor ’66 William Fritts, Jr. ’68

Team 1986 and 1987 State Champion Cheerleading Teams Alumni Service Award Sally Baldwin Utiger ’48

Alumni Achievement Award Barbara Lombardy Keough ’53

Alumni Arts Award Lauren Cauley Kalal ’08

E.H. Henry Distinguished Faculty and Staff Award David W. Curtis

The class of ’78 gathered for their 40th, front row (left to right) George Mench, Liz Russell Mench, Karen Daley‐Regan, Cyndi MacDonald, and Betsy Cook Hoag. Back row (left to right) Ken Ax, Geno Bilka, Mark Piviratto, Nathan Choice, Sam Cook, Kevin Wyman, and Terry Badger.

The 50th class of ’68 had the biggest turnout at the Alumni Dinner during Reunion Weekend ‘18 at the Equinox Hotel. Front row (left to right) David McLellan, Janet Taft Waite, Janis Taft Ferenc, Donna Tuttle Wald, Dulce Bongartz Bird, Susie Rowley Wyman, and Kip Swezey. Back row (left to right) Walter Osmer, Ruth Rumney Brownlee, Louis Lorenzo, Patti Gilbert Hughes, Ron LaMontagne, Pauline Towslee Davison, Nadine Norse White Eagle, Jim McNaughton, and Doug Gemmell.

The class of ’83 met for their 35th. Pictured here front row (left to right) Jill Batchelder, Ronda Seidler Ihasz, Jennifer Goodfellow Bushee, and Penny Fisher Simmers. Back row (left to right) Veronica Mayer, Bob Bushee, Randy Taft, Carla Riggs Ingram, Jennifer Wilcox Naaktgeboren, Lisa Buckley Brown, and Scot Ameden.

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The class of ’93 celebrated their 25th with (left to right) John Scieszka, Stephen Drunsic, Eben Thurston, Chuck King, Charity Clark, and Amanda Taft Brooks. Celebrating their 65th Reunion, the class of ’53 traveled from as far away as Florida for Reunion Weekend, (left to right) Shirley Squires Guthridge, Lorraine Perry Harrington, Al Zoesch, Sandra Johnston Nichols, and Greta Towslee Crandall.

A big thank you to our Reunion Sponsors!

Alumni (for whom we have valid addresses) will receive a postcard in January and the Reunion registration will be mailed in early July to Class of ’74 and older and alumni ending in 4 and 9.

All alumni and families from all classes are invited.